Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park Podcast

The 2016 Season will be here before you know it!   To get you ready, we're joined by  Arthur Levine , the  theme parks expect from About.com  to preview 35 different new attractions. Part I of this series was last week! Part II is here now!   This week, we'll preview:   Shanghai Disneyland The Wizarding World of Harry Potter  at Universal Studios Hollywood The Iron Man Experience  at Hong Kong Dis...

The 2016 Season will be here before you know it!   To get you ready, we're joined by Arthur Levine, the theme parks expect from About.com to preview 35 different new attractions over the next two shows.   This week, we'll preview:   Galactica  at Alton Towers Joker  at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom  Storm Chaser  at Kentucky Kingdom Soarin’ Round the World  at EPCOT The Monster  at Adventureland WC1...

It's the FIRST show of 2016!   We kick off the new year by taking a look at your predictions about 2015?  How many came true? How many were laughably off the mark,   Then, we'll let you become "CoasterDamus" and make bold predictions for the 2016 Theme Park Season. What rides and attractions will be hits? Which ones will be failures? What crazy things will happen at the parks this year?   Plus, we...

It's the FINAL show of 2015!   We celebrate Christmas Eve by taking a look at the top new attractions in 2015!   We take a look at listener voting from  poll.coasterradio.com   and crown the "Best New Attraction of 2015!"   Plus, we have the traditional re-telling of  "A CoasterBoy Christmas"  and the finale of   " A Coaster Carol!"   All this and much, much more!

Star Wars: The Force Awakens  opens this weekend! We are joined by  Josh "Two Cents" Miely  from  Chips, Dips and Dorks  to review his experience at  Season of the Force at Disneyland  - including a review of Hyperspace Mountain!   Our Park Hopper segment heads to  Fun Spot in Orlando, Florida . We'll talk about the interesting aspects of this park and review their two excellent roller coasters.  ...

Profiles in History  is having an auction of some amazing pieces of Theme Park, Animation and Film History. On this week's "First Drop," we take a look at some of the headline items up for auction.   We'll also have a Park Hopper segment that features  The Great Escape  and their unique place in the Six Flags Chain.   We also have one of our "Interactive Topics" where we ask our listeners to call...

The  SkyPlex  project has been up for debate over the past few months.  This week, we received word out of Orlando that the project has been approved by Orange County.  What does this mean for the project and why did Universal Orlando object to the project in the first place? We have some ideas.   We'll also have a Park Hopper segment that features  Michigan's Adventure  and their fantastic wooden...

It's the 2015 CoasterRadio.com Holiday Gift Guide!  This is our list of the best holiday gifts for Theme Park and Amusement Park fan!

Orlando's International Drive is set to be the home of the  SkyPlex  project - scheduled to include the world's tallest rollercoaster  "Skyscraper."  Joshua Wallack, the project's leader has been fending off opponents of the project, including Universal Orlando.   We'll talk to Joshua to find out the latest on the project and and hear what could happen at the December 1st vote in front of the Oran...

This week, we interview  Kevin Dumont , the owner of  Liquid Planet Water Park  in Candia, New Hampshire. He has chained himself to the top of one of his waterslides in an attempt to save his business from foreclosure. We have a live interview with him from his camp on top of the slide!   We discuss the announcement from  Sea World San Diego  that they will be phasing out their Killer Whale shows...

This week, EB reports from Kings Island in Ohio! He has tips and tricks to make your day at the park the best it can be!

It's Halloween Week here at CoasterRadio.com! We take a look at the  Haunted Attraction Association's  list of 17 "Top Haunted Attractions." We also have a bunch of Live Trip Reports from Halloween events all over the world. Our First Drop Segment focuses on a new World Record Roller Coaster attempt in England....  where all of the riders were naked. We also have this week's  Park Hopper  segment....

It's  October, 21, 2015  - the day Marty and Doc Brown travelled into the future in  Back to the Future: Part II .  To celebrate, we talk with the director of one of the greatest theme park attractions ever. This week, we're joined by  Douglas Trumbull  who created  "Back to the Future: The Ride"  at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood! We also talk about  a developing story...

Cedar Fair was testing  Virtual Reality headsets  on a roller coaster at  Canada's Wonderland . We have the reaction. A  raccoon stumbled onto the tracks  of Volcano: The Blast Coaster at  Kings Dominion  and met a sticky end. We have thoughts about the raccoon's life. This week's Park Hopper segment features  Lake Compounce  in Connecticut. We all know about  "Boulder Dash,"  but we'll also learn...

Mike and EB comments on how pieces of  "The Incredible Hulk"  coaster from Islands of Adventure are in the trash! Cincinnati Jon gives us a Live Trip Report from  Kings Island's  Halloween Haunt and Matt from Yorkshire calls in from Oktoberfest.  We also have our first-ever "Park Hopper" segment focusing on  Six Flags Great America ! And we're joined by the creators of the  "Mystic Motel"  DIY dar...

This week, we kick off Season 10 with a re-cap of the past month's news... courtesy of CoasterBoy. We also have a Live Trip Report from Scarowinds, the results from our 2015 Listener Survey and the announcement of a brand new segment!

Season 10 of CoasterRadio.com kicks off with the premiere of our new video series starring the one and only COASTERBOY!

Phantasialand in Germany is building a new ride... and it's wild.  An Irish guy took his taxi driver to a park in the UAE... and it gave us an idea. A Live Trip Report from Holiday World. The  2015 Listener Survey  is here! Take it now! YOUR favorite theme park memories from 2015. All this plus a lot more!

Disney has announced something we've all been waiting for... STAR WARS LAND!  Cedar Point's 2016 Announcement has been delayed because of a tradgedy. A Live Trip Report from Six Flags Magic Mountain.  The  2015 Listener Survey  is here! Take it now!  YOUR favorite theme park attractions that use water creatively. All this plus a lot more!

Dollywood has announced  "Lightning Rod"  for 2016! EB and Mike break down the stats and the theme for you. Supposed details of  Cedar Point's 2016 coaster  have leaked. Do you believe it? A Live Trip Report from Midwest Jim gets interesting. Mike apologizes for a previous comment. The  2015 Listener Survey  is here! Take it now! More stories from Cast Members! All this plus a lot more!

Riding a theme park attraction is fun enough as is, but now designers at HUSS want us to wear Virtual Reality devices to take the experience to a whole different level.  Mike reviews Laff Track at Hersheypark and Flying Turns at Knoebels. Are they worth the hour-long waits? CoasterRadio.com listeners call in and write in for Part 1 of our Cast Member Stories Episode! All this plus a lot more!

EB tells behind-the-scenes stories from the second CoasterRadio.com Listener Meet-Up of 2015 at  Knott's Berry Farm !  He has reviews of Ghostrider, Pony Express, Silver Bullet and Voyage to the Iron Reef. We talk about "Storm Chaser," the new RMC retrofit at Kentucky Kingdom. All this plus a lot more!

The second CoasterRadio.com Listener Meet-Up of 2015 is at  Knott's Berry Farm!   EB made his first trip to Knott's and has reviews of Ghostrider, Pony Express, Silver Bullet and Voyage to the Iron Reef. Knott's Entertainment Supervisor Jeff Tucker joins us to talk about his career and his involvement with Knott's Scary Farm! All this plus a ton of listener interaction live from the park!

Cedar Fair CEO Matt Quimet gave  an interesting interview  to the Sandusky Register.  The GM of Carowinds  tweeted something interesting  and then deleted it. OK, we'll bite. Our  West-Coast Listener Meet-Up  is at  Knott's Berry Farm  on Saturday, July 18th! Live Trip Reports make their triumphant return!  Baron 1898  has opened at  Efteling . Is it one of the best themed coasters in the world? T...

Disneyquest at Walt Disney World is closing down. We'll talk about the history of this attraction and why it didn't live up to its potential.  One of our "Coaster-Damus" Predictions for 2015 has come to pass! Our  West-Coast Listener Meet-Up  is at  Knott's Berry Farm  on Saturday, July 18th! EB braves danger and shoots off high-octane fireworks for the The 2015 Sparktacular Exploosioloosa! This a...