Traveling the Globe for the Best Coasters and Theme Parks
Halloween Horror Nights has returned to Universal Studios Hollywood and they have returned with a clear goal in mind – to scare the living daylights out of us! But how is this event holding up after last year’s absence? With many old mazes and a few new, explore the frights with us as we delve into this year’s haunt!
Continue reading “Universal Studios Hollywood – Halloween Horror Nights 2021 Review”
We’ve wanted to write a Flying Coaster Top 5 for years now, but a certain Dutch prototype project in Germany made us take pause. Now that we have F.L.Y. under our belts, we ask ourselves: how does Vekoma’s flying coaster reset stack up against the flying coasters of the preceding 20 years?
Continue reading “The Top 5 Flying Coasters”
Jurassic World VelociCoaster is just a few days away from officially opening, but lucky annual passholders and parkgoers have had the chance to experience the new thrill ride during passholder previews and technical rehearsals since the beginning of May. We too have gotten our fair share of rides in on the Intamin launch coaster and thought it was time to compare Jurassic World VelociCoaster on a global scale. How does this fierce new coaster compare to similar coasters around the World? Let’s find out.
Continue reading “Jurassic World VelociCoaster Against the World”
With Velocicoaster now hypnotizing the entire community, we figured now would be the perfect time to launch a Top 10 across all of Universal’s parks, like our Disney Rides Top 20 . There’s just one small problem: we haven’t made it to Universal Studios Singapore yet.
Continue reading “Universal Rides Top 10”
We’ve had a busy month but found some time for a quick trip to Universal Orlando Resort. Of course we couldn’t visit and not get some VelociCoaster testing footage! Enjoy this new VelociCoaster update!
Continue reading “Jurassic World: VelociCoaster Update + Testing – Late March, 2021”
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done a major Jurassic World: VelociCoaster Update, mostly because there wasn’t much visible to the public of the new developments. Since then, as you may already know, Universal Orlando Resort has removed the panels at the raptor paddock that blocked the view of the new coaster. We’ll dive into some of the recent changes, as well as some testing footage of course!
Continue reading “Jurassic World: VelociCoaster Update – February 28, 2021”
We’ve got a few exciting new things to share with you since our update last weekend! While we welcomed new raptors to the entrance plaza last week, we’ve now got a ride marquee (entrance/sign) as well as active water features. In this update we’ll also look at changes added to Wizarding World of Harry Potter to hide the new Jurassic World coaster.
Continue reading “VelociCoaster Marquee, Water Features and More! – Late January, 2021 Update”
We’re very excited for this new VelociCoaster update as we saw Universal Orlando Resort lift into place several new raptors! We’ve got lots of changes to infrastructure as the ride rapidly gets prepared for an on-time opening. Also featured in this update are a collection of can’t-miss long exposure night time testing pictures!
Continue reading “New Raptors and Long Exposure Shots – VelociCoaster Update”
As you may have noticed, Jurassic World: VelociCoaster has now starting testing with functioning lights! We’ll have some pictures of that in today’s VelociCoaster update! This update will also cover some changes around the area and additional shots of daytime and sunset testing. Enjoy!
Continue reading “VelociCoaster Update – Lights/Testing – Mid-January 2021”
2021 has started and we’re excited for Universal Orlando Resort’s new Intamin coaster, the Jurassic World: VelociCoaster! Let’s take a look at the progress of the ride’s infrastructure, landscaping, entrance, etc. This update also includes more testing footage!
Continue reading “Jurassic World: VelociCoaster Update and Testing Footage – Early January, 2021”
The first Asia Coaster News update of the year is filled with exciting news from several countries! We’re excited to continue offering timely coverage of an array of notable projects throughout the continent!
Continue reading “Asia Coaster News – Early January 2021”
Super Nintendo World is opening at Universal Studios Japan on February 4th! Several special guests have been allowed to enter into the new world this month for a spectacular preview of the Nintendo offerings. One of the two rides opening with the land is Yoshi’s Adventure, a gentle omnimover dark ride taking you through the Mushroom Kingdom. Let’s find out who we’ll meet on this adventure! Spoilers ahead!
Continue reading “Who You’ll Find on Yoshi’s Adventure at Super Nintendo World”
This will be a rather unusual report because we’re combining Iron Gwazi, TRON Lightcycle / Run and Jurassic World: VelociCoaster into one update! We visited the three parks/projects over the past three days and though we didn’t quite collect enough for three separate reports, we definitely have enough to share for an exciting Central Florida Coaster Construction report! Continue reading “Central Florida Coaster Construction + Testing – Mid-December 2020”
It’s been two years since our last Florida Coasters Top 10 – needless to say a lot has happened in these two years. We planned on holding off on our next Florida Top 10 until Iron Gwazi and VelociCoaster had opened; with the way 2020 unfolded, we ultimately decided to sound off on the region’s current collection of coasters without them. The next two years promise a dramatic shuffle in Central Florida coaster hierarchy, so let’s consider this 2020 countdown the foundation upon which we’ll judge the region’s variety of new coasters.
Continue reading “Coaster Kings’ Florida TOP 10 Coasters – 2020”
Though we had an update just two days ago, we went back to Universal’s Islands of Adventure to capture more testing of the new Jurassic World: VelociCoaster! In this update you’ll find an array of pictures and videos of the new coaster, slated to open in the Summer of 2021. Continue reading “Jurassic World: VelociCoaster Daytime Testing Footage – December 9, 2020”
We’re back with a new VelociCoaster Update! As the coaster has started daytime testing, we now also have testing footage to share with you, along with progress on infrastructure and theming! Continue reading “VelociCoaster Update – With Testing Footage – Early December 2020”
We’re so excited for what looks like the new standard for immersive story telling in the themed entertainment industry! Universal Studios Japan, located in Osaka, is opening their highly anticipated new Super Nintendo World on February 4th of 2021! Let’s take a look at what we can expect to see in this new land! Continue reading “Super Nintendo World – First Look”
Today’s Islands of Adventure update will again focus on the park’s new headliner attraction: Jurassic World: VelociCoaster! This week we’ve got more theming, more nets, more details on the queue and ride experience, etc! Continue reading “Universal’s Islands of Adventure & VelociCoaster Update – November 10, 2020”
I just love how quickly the entire Jurassic World: VelociCoaster project is coming together! This week we’ve got another detailed picture report of the new-for-2021 massive roller coaster coming to Universal Orlando Resort! Continue reading “Universal’s Islands of Adventure & VelociCoaster Update – Early November 2020”
Another week, another exciting update on the Jurassic World VelociCoaster coming to Universal’s Islands of Adventure in the summer of 2021! While projects at Walt Disney World down the street seem to be delayed or pushed back. Universal’s coaster is looking more ready by the day! Join us for this new construction update! Continue reading “VelociCoaster Update – Universal’s Islands of Adventure – October 26, 2020”