Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park Podcast

8-20-09 - Welcome to the relaunch of the podcast! We talk about our new show segments, 2010 ride announcements, centralized Disney FastPass distribution and body odor on Brittish roller coasters. Plus, we unveil our plan to make David Arquette part of the show.

A new version of CoasterRadio.com will launch on Thursday, August 20th.  This is a preview of the new show.

We launched CoasterRadio.com on April 25, 2005 with a podcast that was frankly a liitle rough around the edges. But what followed has been three years of good times on-line and at the parks. A lot has changed in three years, but we're back today with a brand new podcast to celebrate the occasion. Mario, Flava and I don't spend a lot of time looking back, but we do spend time talking about some of...

Today we're re-launching CoasterRadio.com with some all-new features, including this new blog and the return of the "New Forum Forums". To help explain it all, we produced an all new podcast episode. This is the first of three new episodes we promised our listeners for putting us over the $1000 mark during the 2007 Coaster Crew Single Riders Marathon. Enjoy!

Dear Listeners of CoasterRadio.com, Thank you so much for being a part of our lives during the past two years. It was a great experience producing the show and we couldn't have done it without the support of the thousands of you who came along for the ride every week. Working on this show reminded us of how much fun it is to go to an amusement park with your friends and forget about everyday life...

This week, we had originally scheduled our Series Finale. But so many of you have been sending in messages and other things for our final show, we decided to bump it back one week so we could fit everything in. So for this week's Bonus Episode, we're going to talk about our last-second trip to "Hersheypark In The Dark". It was the first time in over two years that we've been to an amusement park w...

We've all had the experience of standing in line at a park and having to wait an extra cycle while a disabled guest is loaded into the row for which you were waiting. Most of us have no problem with this. But have you ever wondered how the parks decide who gets to jump to the front of the line and who doesn't? What constitutes a reasonable accommodation? This week, we'll talk about the different p...

We've always said that Cast Members in a theme park can make or break your trip. They're the hardest working people at the parks. So, the least we can do is dedicate one of our last shows to them and their stories. Thanks to our friends at StupidGuestTricks.com, we have some fantastic stories about what Cast Members have to put up with each and every day. This week, we're joined by Mike Collins' w...

If you're a fan of theme parks, October is one of the best times of year. Halloween is right around the corner, and most parks are open for special "scare-fests" where you can ride all day and scream all night. Most parks have to create artificial ghosts, but it turns out one park doesn't have to. Six Flags Over Georgia recently played host to the Atlanta-based Ghost Hounds, who spent several hour...

We're looking forward to talking with you guys after this show. After the show, join us in our forums to talk about your opinions. You can also record your thoughts on the CoasterRadio.com Voicemail Line at 206-339-RIDE (206-339-7433). Let us know what you think by e-mailing us at feedback[@]coasterradio.com.

Back in December of last year, we did a show about Extreme Rides where we talked about the different attractions that truly frighten us. One of the best stories to come out of that show is when we talked about how Mario had to ride Drop Zone on a cold, rainy April day...several times... alone! We were all working on a Washington, DC based television show for kids and this particular episode was ab...

Back by popular demand, it's the EB and Mike Morning Zoo! OK, the guys aren't exactly back doing a duo-show because of popular demand..... Flava, Greg and Mario were away this week. But this week, EB and Mike get to finally tell you guys about their trips to Las Vegas. They'll talk about the city, the casinos, the lights and of course... the thrill rides. They'll talk about: * X-Scream, Insanity:...

This is the time of year when many of the different theme parks and amusement parks all over the country announce their new attractions and additions for the 2007 season. During this week's show, we'll talk about two of the most recent announcements: Maverick at Cedar Point - The Point's 17th coaster will be a terrain-hugging ride that features a 105-foot drop at 95-degrees, three inversions and a...

Is it September already? Where did the summer go? We'll start this week's show by telling you about some upcoming events happening at CoasterRadio.com. We'll also re-cap some behind-the-scenes stories from last week's podcast at Six Flags Over Georgia. Then, we'll welcome Kevin and Beth from CoasterFamily.com to discuss the Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards that were announced recently at Holid...

Six Flags Over Georgia is the second oldest park in the Six Flags chain. It opened in 1967, which was four years before Disney opened The Magic Kingdom in Orlando! Since it's one of the oldest parks in the south, it also happens to have a lot of history and tradition. This week's show marks the first time CoasterRadio.com has podcast from a Six Flags park on a normal operating day. During this wee...

We're back with Part 2 of our Listener Questions Show! On this week's show, we'll talk about: * What we'd do if we were Imagineers * Theme Park Burnout * Back To The Future: The Ride * Flava's ghostly encounter * What annoys us about podcasting * And what we'd do differently if we could start CoasterRadio.com all over again. We'll also play a clip from London Composer Nick Hutson's new musical bas...

Every six months or so, we dedicate an entire show to your listener questions. Over the past few weeks, we received so many good ones that we had to break this bi-annual show into two parts! On this week's show, we'll talk about whether independent parks can survive in a corporate climate, we'll discuss our thoughts on the closure of Back To The Future: The Ride at Universal Orlando, we'll play yo...

It's nice to go on vacation, but it's a great feeling to finally come back home. This week, we return to our Washington, DC studios to look back on our Pennsylvania Amusement Park Roadtrip. We'll let you in on some behind the scenes info and tell you some stories that we didn't share while we were on location. We'll also hear a live trip report from Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia and announce w...

We're at the fourth and final stop on the Pennsylvania Amusement Park Roadtrip - Kennywood in West Mifflin, PA. Beautifully landscaped and designated as a National and State Historic Landmark, Kennywood features 31 major rides, including three wooden roller coasters, an antique carousel, the Phantom's Revenge steel coaster, the indoor Exterminator, three water rides, and 14 Kiddieland rides. The p...

We're at stop three on the Pennsylvania Amusement Park Roadtrip - Knoebels Amusement Park and Resort in Elysburg, PA. Pennsylvania's largest free admission amusement park is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. Knoebels features more than 50 rides, including the Phoenix---voted one of the top wooden coasters by Amusement Today; the Twister---go for the sharp vertical drop and the long ride...

Join us as the Pennsylvania Amusement Park Roadtrip rolls on to Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, PA! From high speed world-class roller coasters like Hydra The Revenge, Talon, Steel Force, and ThunderHawk to soaking wet water slides, you're sure to enjoy a day spent at the park. The park originally opened in 1884 as "Dorney's Trout Ponds and Summer Resort." It quickly became more wh...

Join us as we kick off the Pennsylvania Amusement Park Roadtrip at Hersheypark in Hershey, PA! Rated the No. 1 Amusement Park in the Northeast by FamilyFun Magazine, Hersheypark celebrates its 99th year by offering fun and excitement for every member of the family! Hersheypark is home to over 60 rides and attractions, 6 drenching water rides, and over two dozen kiddie rides. With live entertainmen...

On this week's show, we'll celebrate the 4th of July by shooting off some of the lamest legal fireworks that the Commonwealth of Virginia allows. Our fireworks display isn't gonna be like what you'll see over Cinderella Castle, but it's better than nothing. We'll also fire up the deep fryer and pay homage to the greatest theme park food ever made - Fried Oreos! Yes, we know this is a theme park po...

On this week's show, Flava returns from his seven day Orlando vacation and has a detailed trip report. He'll have news and reviews from EPCOT, Disney Studios, Magic Kingdom, Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Florida. He'll even explain how he got a chance to wrestle an alligator at Orlando's famed Gatorland Zoo. Plus, Flava will unveil what he believes is the greatest thrill ride in Orlan...

This past week, the record breaking wooden coaster El Toro opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Immediately, several coaster enthusiasts began to claim that it was better than the rides they took on The Voyage at Holiday World. We'll have a live trip report from In The Loop's Will Holder and some on-ride audio to help us decide if this could be true. We'll also give you another clue...