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

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

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 Fu

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

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 op

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

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 hound

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 th

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-t

Every now and then, a theme park attraction comes along that makes you remember why you liked this stuff in the first place. And sometimes that same ride is so ahead of its time, you realize you've sort-of seen a glimpse into the future of the amusement