Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park Podcast

Mike and EB provide commentary on one of the biggest amusement industry stories of the past decade... the 2024 merger of Cedar Fair and Six Flags.

Mike and EB take a look at the latest news from around the industry... including droids at Disneyland, discounts at Universal Orlando and a hero at a carnival. Plus, Live Trip Reports from inside the parks!

The Halloween season is one of the best times of the year at the parks. Cooler temperatures, fun events and great haunts make theme parks the place to be. BUT...it's not all perfect. There are some new trends that take some of the fun out of the haunts. We'll talk about them and some possible ways to fix it.

Mike and EB take a look back at some of the classic Halloween skits from the podcast's archive.

Inspired by the "Dueling Dragons" house at Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights, the CoasterRadio audience submits their own ideas for haunts inspired by defunct rides. Plus, Mike and EB talk about more new rides for 2024!

A theme park company is ready to spend 60 billion dollars, a new coaster concept is being unveiled in Europe and a much-anticipated new park will have some cutting-edge tech. Mike and EB will cover these stories, plus setup an interactive contest for next week's show!

Back after a two week hiatus, Mike and EB are here with their takes on all the latest news and rumors. The guys talk about the changes coming to Dollywood's "Lightning Rod" in 2024, the announcements made by Disney Parks at Destination D23 and a full review of the winners of the 2023 Golden Ticket Awards.

It's Labor Day weekend, so Mike and EB are doing two podcasts at once!

Theme park fans have a personal connection to their home parks. They know everything about them... including what is missing. On this week's show, dozens of CoasterRadio.com listeners tell us about what their home park needs to add to make it perfect.

EB was in the great state of Iowa to visit both Adventureland and Lost Island Theme Parks. He'll have in-depth reviews of both parks, including the rides, food and atmosphere. We also have new about a new attraction at Silver Dollar City, rumors about Dollywood's Lightning Rod and a possible upgrade to one of the world's most iconic roller coasters.

It's announcement season! We start off the show talking about a park that is getting its first new roller coaster since 2005. We also give a park CEO some advice on how he can bring us back through the gates. We also have a Live Trip Report from the reopening of Fury 325 at Carowinds and details on a new Interactive Topic!

This week, we welcome Tony Clark, Director of Communications at Cedar Point to the show! Tony was a busy guy with Tuesday's announcement of "Top Thrill 2," the reimagined experience of the former "Top Thrill Dragster" stratacoaster. We'll hear the behind-the-scenes story about the creation and design of the ride and other fun details from Tony's job at Cedar Point. We will also be joined by Intern...

Big news is coming next week... can you guess what it is?

Cedar Point is ready to make the announcement about their 2024 coaster. We'll talk about what the word "REVVVED" means. You'll also hear EB rant about another park's coaster announcement. Plus, a live trip report, details on EB's trip to Lost Island Theme Park AND details about a new contest.

Lots of great news this week...including some artwork that points to an infamous coaster given new life. Plus, we have the return of "Two Truths and a Lie: IAAPA Edition!"

It's a jam packed show as we learn that all news stories are not what they are "cracked" up to be. Plus, EB gets a strange coin in the mail and we have our 18th Annual Fireworks Spectauclar live on the podcast!

This week, Mike anchors the show from the DC studios while EB visits Mt. Olympus and other attractions at Wisconsin Dells! We'll hear live audio as EB experiences three different walk-through attractions. He'll also give in-park reviews of the different wooden coasters at Mt. Olympus!

We celebrate our 700th Episode by taking a look back at your favorite moments from the past. We also play a live, interactive game where listeners from around the world will compete for bragging rights about who knows the most about the show. And of course... we have theme park talk.

A roller coaster that looks like it was designed by eight-year-olds is being built overseas... and it's supposed to break the height, speed and first drop records. We'll tell you all about it. Plus, EB heads to Kings Island to ride the updated Adventure Express!

Mike and EB talk about one of the biggest news stories of the year. They also review two major new roller coasters that have opened. Plus, EB has a report from his trip to San Diego.

We have amusement industry news from all around the country, including one of the first reviews of "Pipeline" at Sea World Orlando.

The show heads to Cedar Point to check out "The Boardwalk!" We have interviews with the park's VP and GM Carrie Boldman. We also talk with Adam Sandy from Zamperla about the new "Wild Mouse."

We looking ahead and then we're looking FURTHER ahead! Plus, news from around the industry and reports from inside the parks!

Mike is back from Las Vegas and has stories to tell. Plus, news about how the parks have new rules for teens this year. Also, we have details about testing and opening dates for new attractions in 2023!

Games shows are a big part of the storied history of CoasterRadio.com. We're excited to unveil a new one on this week's show... "Two Truths and a Lie." What makes this game really interesting is that the main premise of the game was recorded on the IAAPA Show floor. We also have a ton of news and rumors from around the amusement industry!