Coaster Redux

EPCOT was the final stop on my four-day trip to the Walt Disney World Resort. The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow was originally intended to be a master-planned home for park employees but morphed into a massive theme park after Disney's death. It currently stands as a sort of permanent Worlds Fair with multiple pavilions showcasing 11 different countries, and highlighting human achievement, technology, and innovation. While home to thrill rides like Test Track and Mi...

It's not every day a brand-new theme park opens, especially on this level. Known for immersive theming, cutting-edge attractions, and world-class roller coasters, Universal Orlando Resort debuted Epic Universe in May, and I visited shortly after opening. The park is home to five themed worlds: Celestial Park, Super Nintendo World, Dark Universe, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Ministry of Magic, and How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk. On my first of two days at Epi...

Welcome to the first episode of Redux Rundown! Coaster Redux is all about in-depth storytelling from my visits to new theme parks, and I'm going to continue bringing you that type of content. Redux Rundown episodes will now join full Coaster Redux episodes on this same feed, giving me the ability to step outside the story timeline and talk about the news, what's going on with the podcast, tell a quick story that doesn't warrant a full episode, or interview a fellow enthusiast.&nbs...

My third and final stop on my northwestern trip was Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA. With the future of California's Great America very much in doubt, this just may be the only major theme park in NorCal within the next five years. The park experienced staggering growth during the Coaster Wars with a whopping seven roller coasters installed between 1998 and 2001. The headlining attractions are the massive custom B&M floorless Medusa, and the Joker, the first G...

A few months after my summer road trip, I continued my quest to ride new roller coasters by flying northwest to visit three parks for the first time. Stop number one was Lagoon in Farmington, UT. It's a family-owned amusement park known for doing things differently. They've built their last three roller coasters completely in-house, and they're unlike anything else out there. Join me for my first-time reactions to Cannibal, Wicked, Primordial, and so many more unique a...

The seventh stop on my summer road trip was Kentucky Kingdom. Located in Louisville, this park's had a roller coaster of a history, being operated by local businessman Ed Hart, Six Flags, then Ed Hart again, and now Herschend Family Entertainment. Rides have come and gone from this state-owned property, but it's now home to a triple-threat of small roller coasters that deliver big on thrills! Join me for my first visit to this unique park for my opinions on Storm Chaser, Ken...

The southbound run on my summer road trip began with two full days at Cedar Point, home to many of the greatest thrill rides ever, and that's even with their new for 2024 Top Thrill 2 being closed! I was joined by my dad, an Ohio native, who hadn't been to America's Rockin' Roller Coast since 1999 when he brought my family and I for the first time. Join me for two full days at A Place Like No Other riding top tier rides like Millennium Force, Steel Vengeance, Maverick, and more!&n...

My third stop on my 2024 road trip brought me to Kansas City, MO for my first ever visit to Worlds of Fun. They opened Zambezi Zinger last year, their first new roller coaster since 2009. It's a GCI family thrill coaster that sits right next door to Prowler, a highly praised out and back terrain coaster also from GCI. The Mamba hyper coaster from Morgan also got reprogrammed a short time ago, and the mid-course brake run barely kisses the train leading to some great airtime....