Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park Podcast

This week, we talk with PGAV Destinations Sr. Attraction Designer Jim Wieble. Jim has designed dozens of your favorite attractions including Journey to Atlantis, Cheetah Hunt and Alpengeist! We also have the unveiling of the The 2013 CoasterRadio.com Holiday Gift Guide! Plus. we have a Live Trip Report from the Smokey Mountain Alpine Coaster , a call from the "Bat Cave" and details on a special gu...

THIS WEEK: News from the annual IAPPA Conference There were a lot of new attractions unveiled. A Live Trip Report from Castles 'N Coasters A winner in the Soundwave Contest! We review "Escape from Tomorrow" What listeners are NOT Thankful for at the parks.

THIS WEEK:      * The PolarCoaster is coming to Florida!      * It will break world records for height, speed and length!      * Kentucky Kingdom unveils "Lightning Run!"      * A listener calls in from his Honeymoon!      * Soundwave lives on for another week!      * Mike helps a friend get over her fear of roller coasters.

This week, Mike and EB start things off by taking a look at a rumor that claims a theme park based on "The Hunger Games" is being considered.  Would something like this work?  What attractions would they have?  And, has a friend of the podcast already designed a similar attraction? The guys also discuss the growing list of parks that are opening their doors for the Holiday Season.  The good news f...

This week, EB and Mike take a look at some of the interesting holiday theme overlays that have been added to iconic rides... including Ghost Galaxy at Space Mountain. The guys will also take a look at two news stories involving alleged crimes at the parks. Plus, the return of Off Topic!!!

On this week's episode, Mike and EB take a look at some Halloween-themed stories from the amusement industry, including a visit from everyone's favorite half-giant (who might be running his own Halloween event on the side.) We also have the return of our annual "Halloween Campfire Show," where we perform stories from some of the best haunts across the United States.

Here at CoasterRadio.com, we LOVE Halloween.  We think it's the most fun holiday of all. But, there are some haunts out there that are so EXTREME, the owners claim they are anything but fun. On this week's episode, we'll take a look a specific haunts all across the world that make grown men cry like babies.

The premiere of the 8th Season of CoasterRadio.com!

We're getting close to the end of summer and that means we have reached the end of the 7th season of Coaster Radio! Mike and EB go out with a bang with a lot of great park related discussion... including: * A new report that says teenagers aren't going to the park as much as they did five years ago. * A new, innovative ride reservation system at Thorpe Park in England * The possible debunking of a...

There are only two more shows left in Season 7!  So this week, we have a jammed packed episode! First up, EB and Mike are joined by Kevin and Jonathan, the Coaster Radio Correspondents from Ohio. Kings Island just unveiled plans for their new 2014 Attraction !  It will be named "Banshee" and it will be the world's longest inverted roller coaster. The guys will give you the low-down on all the figu...

We were watching "Jurassic Park" on TV the other night and laughing at the part of the movie where paleontologist Dr. Grant has just seen the dinosaurs. He says, "I think we're out of a job." And Ian Malcolm (played by the totally awesome Jeff Goldblum) says, "Don't you mean extinct?" So many of the things we do here at CoasterRadio.com are inspired by pop culture and this week's show is no differ...

Travis and Jason, the CoasterRadio.com Correspondants from California head to Six Flags Magic Mountain to check out the opening of their new roller coaster "Full Throttle!"

It's been a tough week in the amusement industry. The guys will discuss the accidents that took place this week, including one on the New Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas where a 52 year old woman lost her life. We'll also talk with Travis and Jason from California who represented CoasterRadio.com at the Media Day for "Full Throttle" at Six Flags Magic Mountain. We'll find out where the new rol...

For this week's show you're gonna have to suspend disbelief... and have a lot of imagination. In fact, this week's episode is our little tribute to imagination. It's also a tribute to the grand idea that Walt Disney had over 60 years ago... an idea that is still flourishing today. On this week's episode of CoasterRadio.com, Mike and EB hop in their Delorean Time Machine and head back to July 17, 1...

E.B. returns to the show this week after a two week hiatus with tales of his EPIC Roadtrip! After travelling over 7,000 miles with his wife and three kids (all under eight years old), E.B. is back with tales of theme parks, national parks, volcanos and cowardly westerners. The guys also discuss the latest effort to revive Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, KY.  Ed Hart and his team of investors plan...

EB is still on his massive three week road trip with his family.  So, that leaves Mike without anyone to co-host this week's show. It's up to you guys to bail him out. During this week's "First Drop" segment, Mike turns to the Coaster Radio audience for their opinions on a new rumor out of Universal Orlando. Listeners from all over the world chime in with their opinion and commentary as they becom...

One of the favorite pastimes of summer is a trip to the beach. It's the smell of the french fries and popcorn, a ride on the rickety old roller coaster and a walk down the wooden boardwalk that people yearn for during the summer months. In fact, many of our favorite theme parks try to recreate the "boardwalk vibe" with rides and attractions that simulate a trip to locations like Coney Island, the...

When we did our annual Listener Question Show a few months ago, we had a TON of them! In fact, we had so many that we couldn't answer them all in one show. So this week, we dig back into the mailbag and answer more of your "burning questions." The best part about shows like this is that we have a lot of great pop culture and behind-the-scenes content along with fun theme park talk too! Check out a...

As Summer 2013 rolls along, there's a lot to get excited about! (And we talk about a lot of it on this week's show!) For instance, Busch Gardens Tampa just unveiled plans for their new 2014 attraction... it's a 335-feet tall drop tower named "Falcon's Fury." The new ride will drop riders at 60-mph, but with a new twist.  The riders' seats will pivot 90 degrees so that they are facing straight down...

Every year, the Themed Entertainment Association releases their Global Attractions Attendance Report . The report focuses on the attendance numbers of theme parks, water parks and museums across the globe. On this week's show, EB and Mike break down the numbers and talk about the parks and companies were at the top of the list and the ones were surprisingly at the bottom. Plus, we'll have a Live T...

This year, theme park fans are feverishly anticipating not one, not two, but THREE wooden coasters with inversions. The first, Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City opened to much fanfare and success. Now, we hear about the 2nd inverting wooden coaster to open... Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. We're joined by Arthur Levine, the Theme Parks Guide at About.com , who had a chance to ride the coas...

Our own EB picked up his family and moved to Indiana a few years ago. Since then, he's been enjoying Midwestern life... even getting to Holiday World as often as he can. This past week though, he lived out every "Coaster Boy's" dream. He rode John Iver's legendary backyard looping coaster "The Blue Flash." On this week's episode, EB gives an element-by-element description of the ride and what it w...

When we've had celebrities on this program before, they've talked about how they have to hire park-provided guides to walk them around to the various attractions and rides. If they didn't have this preferential treatment, people would constantly be hounding them for autographs and they wouldn't be able to have any semblance of a "normal" theme park experience. But I bet most people don't know that...

On this week's special episode, join Mike Collins as he speaks with Coaster Radio Correspondants Kevin from Ohio and Cincinatti John about their experience at the Media Day for Cedar Point's new wing coaster "Gatekeeper!" Kevin and Jon will break down the pros and cons of the ride and tell us all what it's like to be at a massive Media Day attended by hundreds of working press and over 1,200 coast...

This week, Disney's Animal Kingdom celebrated its 15th Anniversary. It's fair to say that of all the Disney Theme Parks, Animal Kingdom has the greatest divide between people who like and dislike it. Some people claim it's the best designed, most well-themed park in the Disney chain.  Others feel that it's a complete miss and not worth spending one of their precious vacation days there. On this we...