Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park Podcast

We've reached the end of summer and the end of another season of CoasterRadio.com To celebrate, we're looking back at the last 44 episodes of Season 11 and taking your LIVE, unscreened calls! Thanks for making this season of the show one of the best yet!  

August 16th is National Roller Coaster Day! To celebrate, some of the parks got together and made some major announcements for 2018. On this week's episode of the show, we talk about FIVE gigantic announcements that will make a huge impact on the 2018 theme park season!

The Great Movie Ride  at Disney Hollywood Studios is closing down this week. The ride has been in operation since 1989 and has seen millions of vistors. The ride has also been the home to hundreds of cast members and each of them has stories to tell. This week, we talk with Justin Stone from the  WDW Tales podcast . He was a cast member at the Great Movie Ride from 1997-2002 and has some fantastic...

This week, hear the story of EB's visit to  Glenwood Caverns  to experience the grand opening of their new attraction,  The Haunted Mine Drop! EB tells us all about the park, the surrounding area attractions and ultimately, what it was like to experience this new ride! He also has interviews with park owner Steve Beckley and ride designer Stan Checketts.

This week, we have Live Trip Reports from all over the world! Our listeners take us on a tour of some of the best parks with the best attractions!

Disney has announced  A TON of new attractions  coming to its parks over the next few years. We'll give you the whole rundown. We'll also talk about some interesting news out of  Six Flags Over Georgia  and  Busch Gardens Williamsburg . After a Live Trip Report from the new  Ghostbusters VR Experience , we'll talk with Liz Alterman who wrote a great article for the New York Times -  "How I Became...

It's a jam-packed show (full of news stories!) We'll kick things off with rumors about a new  "Star Wars" hotel  being built at Walt Disney World. It sounds like it would be a "cruise-like" experience that never leaves the park. We'll also talk about how the amazing TRON Light-Cycle ride might be coming to America! We'll also take a look at some new attraction names trademarked by Cedar Fair and t...

This week, EB and his youngest children podcast from Michigan's Adventure! He'll tell you about his first visit to this Cedar Fair park, including reviews of the rides, food and other attractions. He'll also talk about how he and the family saved some money!

There was a strange event at Six Flags Great Escape in New York this week. We'll talk about what happened, how the media covered it and how guests reacted. We'll also do some "Hot Takes" on stories from Europa Park, Kings Island and Six Flags Over Georgia! After a few Live Trip Reports, EB will head outside to celebrate the 4th of July by shooting off some amazing (and loud) fireworks! Thanks for...

Phantasialand in Germany announced that they will be building the world's longest flying coaster next year... and it will launch! We'll talk all about it. Then, we'll do a round-up of all of the latest news... including a look at the POV for Mine Blower , Lightning Rod Rumors and a debate on getting banned from parks. We'll also talk with the Director of Marketing and PR for "The Park at OWA" to l...

This week, we talk about two great attractions that aren't part of Cedar Fair, Disney, Six Flags or Universal! First up, we talk with Emma, the General Manager of Bigfoot on the Strip . This Branson, MO entertainment center has a bunch of fantastic attractions... including the Bigfoot Action Tower. We'll talk with them about their site and a really innovative new attraction that will be opening so...

We start this week's show by taking a look at the new hypercoaster that is coming to Warner Bros. Movie World. DC Rivals looks interesting, but has some quirks. Then, we take a look back at our Listener Meet-Up at Carowinds . We'll tell you the stories that you didn't hear on last week's LIVE podcast. We'll also hear a Live Trip Report from Holiday World's Holly-wood Nights! We'll also talk to the...

This week's show comes to you from the 2017 CoasterRadio.com Listener Meet-Up at Carowinds ! It's one of the few shows per season that we get to produce in front of a LIVE AUDIENCE! We talk all about our first impressions of Carowinds, including our reviews of top attractions like Fury 325, Intimidator, Afterburn and Plants vs. Zombies! Plus, we'll talk with people at the meet-up, park officials a...

As we get ready for the 2017 CoasterRadio.com Listener Meet-Up at Carowinds, we take a look at some of the best and most beautiful park entrances around the world. Then, we talk about whether or not we think the USA will get its own version of a TRON ride. Could something like this really be coming to EPCOT? We'll also take another look at the proposed CoasterRadio.com Augmented Reality App. Did a...

It's a fact of life that rides sometimes get stuck... and sometimes people have to be removed from stalled rides in ways that look dramatic. One park in Australia is battling public perception of these "ride evacs" by releasing a video on Facebook and Twitter. Should American parks consider doing something similar? We'll also take a look at a cryptic tweet sent out by the General Manager of Cedar...

This week, Cedar Fair held their quarterly earnings call and made a few very interesting announcements . We'll ask the audience to speculate on what new roller coasters might be coming to Cedar Fair parks in 2018 and who will be designing them. Then, our interactive topic has us asking the audience to talk about what one specific ride, attraction or park they are looking forward to most in 2017.

This week, the guys are joined by Arthur Levine to talk about the media preview of "Pandora: The World of Avatar." Arthur gives us the rundown of the land, including descriptions of its two major attractions. There's also talk about a brand new service at a Japanese theme park that allows you to impress your girlfriend by staging a simulated fight. Imagine the look on her face when you defend her...

This week, the guys tackle a ton of news stories from around the amusement industry, First up, news of a 2018 attraction at Sea World Orlando that will boast a unique world record. What could it be? Then, it turns out Disney is going to franchise their exclusive "Club 33" to all four parks at Walt Disney World . Will Mike approve? Six Flags Great Adventure unveiled a new policy for El Toro and Kin...

It's the time of year when new roller coasters are having their grand openings! EB was at the opening of Mystic Timbers at Kings Island . He was joined by Kevin and Cincinnati Jon , who had a chance to interview Rob Decker, Don Helbig and Mike Koontz from the park. Spoiler Alert... we're going to talk about #WhatsInTheShed We're also joined by Dan the T-Shirt Guy who talks about InvadR at Busch Ga...

Knotts Berry Farm is a hotbed of activity this week! We're joined by Knotts Berry Farms' Director of Digital Marketing, Brad Jashinsky who tells us all about it! They just unveiled their new VR Showdown in Ghostown ... a new VR game that takes guests on a time traveling adventure to visit a futuristic version of Knott's western town of Calico. They also took part in an innovative video shoot wirth...

The Virtual Reality craze at the parks is rolling on. This week, Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced that one of their major attractions will be VR-based in 2018. We'll tell you all about it. EB spent part of his Spring Break in New Orleans and managed to do some park-related things... including visiting the former site of Six Flags New Orleans! Mike got a lot of help from listeners Imagineering...

Once again this week, we take your listener questions. Plus, this year, we take LIVE PHONE CALLS during the show! Thanks for listening to CoasterRadio.com!

One of our off-season traditions is to take a few episodes and answer all of your listener questions! We spend time talking about on-topic questions... but we also have fun answering your off-topic and off-the-wall questions. Plus, this year, we take LIVE PHONE CALLS during the show! Thanks for listening to CoasterRadio.com!

This week, we welcome Nancy Heard to the show. She is the General Manager of Glenwood Caverns and has details about the new "Haunted Mine Drop Ride" that is scheduled to open this summer! We also hear all about the many other thrilling attractions at this park built on a cliff! We also take a look at the many different themes at parks across the country... and which ones don't work correctly anymo...

The Off-Season is a GREAT time to start making plans for the summer. You can buy tickets, book airline fare, choose hotels and get excited for what's to come. We start off this week's show by hearing what EB has planned for his first and second theme park trips of the 2017 season! We'll also hear Part II of an interview with Adam House , the Senior Design Engineer at Great Coasters International....