Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park Podcast

Walt Disney World is experimenting with charging people for the privilege of entering the park early or be able to stay past normal closing times.  Will the regional parks follow suit?  What would a program like that look like at, say, Cedar Point?   This week's ParkHopper is all about Legoland Florida. Would an average theme park fan enjoy this park? Or is it only for the kids?   Universal Studio...

Mike and EB have returned from from  Dollywood  and are back in-studio!   This week, they spend the First Drop segment going over all of the news they missed while out on the road... including  a new roller coaster coming  to  Busch Gardens Williamsburg  in 2017!   In this week's Park Hopper segment, the guys turn their attention to  Kennywood  in West Mifflin, PA!   And, the guys review what happ...

Mike and EB come to you from  Dollywood  to unveil the judges' decision in the 2016 "Reel" Design Contest!   Over the past two months, CoasterRadio.com listeners have submitted their ride designs for attractions based on any movie, TV show or video game.   This week, our esteemed panel of judges have each rendered their verdict!   Our judging panel includes:   Legendary Attraction Creator  Gary Go...

The show comes to you from the first CoasterRadio.com Listener Meet-Up of 2016 at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN!   Mike, EB and a LIVE studio audience review the rides, food and other attractions at this classic southern park.   Plus, there are a few surprise guests!

THIS WEEK: Mike and EB preview the first CoasterRadio.com Listener Meet-up of 2016 at Dollywood!   All this and much, much more!

THIS WEEK: Mike and EB detail each of the 10 Semi-Finalists in the Reel Design Contest!   Check out each of the Semi-FInalists!   Steve Mosley -  Bilbo’s Barrel Rush Tim Wilson -  Creature from the Black Lagoon Chris Ayala -  A Goofy Movie Sean Catherall -  James Bond: Life or Death Casino Benjamin Van Bowl -  Dr. Who: Blink FD Kirkman -  Rita Skeeter Presents - Behind the Scenes of the TriWizard...

Six Flags made  a surprise announcement  about how they will be adding Virtual Reality to nine of their roller coasters across North America. Mike and EB will discuss the pros and cons and whether this will be a fad or a longtime hit. (2:10)   "Park Hopper" returns as we go into detail about  Adventuredome in Las Vegas . (15:37)   We unveil the final five semi-finalists in the 2016 Reel Design Con...

This week, Mike monopolizes the "Off-Topic" segment to complain about ABC's two-hour broadcast that was  supposed  to be a celebration of Disneyland's 60th Anniversary. (0:57)   "Park Hopper" returns as we go into detail about  Busch Gardens Williamsburg . (9:35)   We unveil the next three semi-finalists in the 2016 Reel Design Contest! (18:22)   Plus, we'll interview the production team who creat...

This week, Off-Topic returns with a strange story about an "amorous" couple who got caught "knockin' boots" on the High Roller Ferris Wheel in Las Vegas. (2:58)   We unveil the first three semi-finalists in the 2016 Reel Design Contest! (14:22)   And we play Theme Park Smarts! The game show where a CoasterRadio.com listener must figure out how much an average person on the street knows about theme...

Part II of our 2016 Listener Question Show is here!   Mike and EB tackle your pressing questions, both on-topic and off-topic!   Some highlights: 2:35 - What "holidays" would we add to Holiday World 5:32 - What countries would we add toWorld Showcase 8:30 - Our celebrity "Free Passes" 11:27 - Reactions to "CoasterBoy Christmas Carol" 12:58 - CoasterBoy Puppet Videos 14:45 - What sports did we play...

It's an off-season favorite! The 2016 Listener Question Show is here!   Mike and EB tackle your pressing questions, both on-topic and off-topic!   Some highlights: 2:20 - What was your most memorable ride with a loved one? 3:28 - Is Millennium Force scarier than El Toro? 4:25 - Where was your first kiss? 7:10 - Have you ever been embarrassed to admit that you host a podcast about theme parks? 18:4...

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...