When you sit yourself down in that roller coaster car and pull the lap bar into place, what's going through your mind? All of the work at school or the office? That guy who cut you off on the highway? Actually, you're probably mulling over the fact that you're about to get blasted like a cannonball at 128 miles an hour with the wind trying to rip your face apart as you rocket straight up 456 feet.
Now when you sit yourself down in that computer chair and log onto COASTER-net, we want a similar thrill to be rushing through your brain - the thrill of knowing that you're about to experience the biggest, most diverse, most comprehensive resource for thrill rides and thrill parks out there!
We invite you to join the nearly 100,000 other people who take the most intense thrill ride online every month and experience your guide to ride on the wild side - COASTER-net!
C-net T-Shirt Coming Soon: Pre-order your own shirt now for just $9, including shipping!
Do you love COASTER-net? Do you ever wish you could express your joy of COASTER-net to the world? Well, now you can! For the last month, an official COASTER-net T-shirt has been in development. Now, the designing is done and all we need is your interest!
The T-shirt will be priced as low as $9 for pre-orders, which is a very good deal. Wear the T-shirt wherever you want to express your passion; amusement parks, fairs, to school, Anywhere!
To make these shirts a reality, we request one thing first. We would like you to pre-order your shirt. The more pre-orders we get, the cheaper the shirt, so order now! To order, please PM me in the forums (Cedar Point Fan) or email me.
'Intimidator 305' continues to rise over the Virginia countryside as one of the most massive coasters ever constructed.
Our very own Brandon Teller is back from an exclusive backstage tour of the coaster, and several-dozen of his pictures have been uploaded to the Kings Dominion Park Gallery page so far.
More pictures, including backstage shots of the late HyperSonic XLC sitting in pieces.
Coming soon, our complete Intimidator 305 Ride Gallery will provide the most in-depth look at the monstrous new coaster.
This Week's Winner: 'High Tide,' made by Cedar Point Fan, is seen here.
Hello everyone.
Yes it's that time of week again. We are rewarding one of our talented contributors to the Download Extras area of the site with a spot on the front page. As always I'm the grader and every ride added this week is eligible. I encourage you all to upload content other then No Limits rides also. Feel free to show the world your coaster wallpaper, Roller Coaster Tycoon tracks or parks, or even some 3d's you've recently made.
This weeks design High Tide was made by our one and only Cedar Point Fan. Congrats!
I am proud to announce that starting this week we're beginning the revitalization of the Download Extras area. As many of you know this area of the site has gone along time without anything new happening but this is the start of a long process to get it back on track.
First off, this week we are starting a front page prize system. The best ride uploaded to the section this week (in my opinion of course)will be given a spot on the front page.
This week the winner of this honor is Steel Force (recreation) by elcrazytoro.
> The birth of 'Wizarding World' featured in Park Gallery
(c) Ryan Houtz and Kyle Swenson
Two of our correspondents have just come back from the road, and bring some current and future visual treats to COASTER-net.
Ryan Houtz and Kyle Swenson have brought us several new pictures from this weekend of current progress on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure.
This is only the beginning of a multi-faceted update that will introduce several-dozen new pictures to the section, plus a report on the latest and greatest at the parks, namely Halloween Horror Nights and the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit.
I would like to welcome you all to the start of a brand new section on COASTER-net Blogs! Head on over and take a look to find out more about our new section.
> Remembering 'Big Bad Wolf' at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Today marks the end of Big Bad Wolf's life at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia.
This historic suspended coaster lays claim to first successful ride of its kind and the park's second-oldest coaster. In 2009, it celebrated 25 years. Little did most guests know, however, that 25 years would be its complete lifespan.
We invite you to pay tribute to this coaster and the memories so many of our viewers have with this COASTER-net exclusive video tribute. The park invited us out for last rides and a behind-the-scenes look at this terrain coaster's massive layout.
> 'Intimidator 305' update part 2: press conference video released
The second part of our Intimidator 305 update consists of our look back at the press conference. Experience the history-changing announcement for yourself of the third giga-coaster in the world that took place on Thursday with our new video.
It takes a look at the actual event with its guest speakers and guests of honor, working ride model courtesy of CoasterDynamix, and a small peek at the construction site. After our full Ride Gallery feature article and its accompanying page is released, we'll be getting out to the construction site for a tour of the ride's five acres as the steel rises towards its 305-foot peak.
The news is in, and our very own Devin Olson and Lee Sandy were on site yesterday at Kings Dominion to cover the press conference and media event at the Virginia theme park.
Now, we bring you our first of a several-part update for Intimidator 305: 88 pictures of the unveiling ceremony and construction progress of the world's fifth-tallest, fourth-longest-dropping complete-circuit coaster in history.
Guests of honor included Dale Earnhardt, Sr.'s daughter Taylor Earnhardt; Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s Executive vice president and general manager Jeff Steiner; the Commonwealth of Virginia's lieutenant governor Bill Bolling; Cedar Fair president & chief executive officer Richard Kintzel; and Cedar Fair's chief operating officer Jack Falfas.
In our next part of the update, you'll get an audio-visual look at the media day through Devin Olson's event video.
In our third part of the update, we'll be revealing our newest Ride Gallery page for this massive steel coaster. Then, we'll be getting a look at the construction site as yellow support columns continue to rise.
Next week, stay tuned for the big coaster announcement from Carowinds!
It's been another year, and we're well on our way through the second decade of COASTER-net's existence.
For our eleventh birthday, we'd like to thank everyone who's participated in this small first slice of COASTER-net's history -- from the staff members who put long hours in behind the scenes and at the parks, to the members who actively participate in our community, to the lurkers who might not ever announce their presence on the site, but still help keep us on the web through their continued visits!
The past few years has seen the site transform from a few guys controlling every megabyte of content that would appear on the site at the start of the new millennium, to thousands of members actively updating the site by the minute with their hundreds of thousands of forum posts with pictures, reports, and discussion on all the latest in the theme park world. To celebrate our community, we've rolled out the next generation of our COASTER-net Forums. It's never too late to get in on the COASTER-net Community! You can start today for free by registering at any time!
We at COASTER-net don't want to be just like any other theme-park- or travel-related site out there. We strive to be different; to be the friendliest, most distinctive community and to seek quality over quantity. The site may be virtually unrecognizable to anyone who's followed it since August 1st, 1998, but we want one thing to always remain the same -- our approach.
Thanks for coasting with us for the past eleven years! We look forward to exciting decades to come here at COASTER-net.com!
> Celebrate COASTER-net's 11th anniversary with the new Coaster Quiz
The Coaster Quiz returns in full force for the month of August.
Our first place winners for this month's quiz will receive a FREE copy of our newest Digital Delirium DVD -- Digital Delirium: the American Southeast, or $6.99 in C-net Gear store credit for use against later purchases.
You must be a member to be eligible to win the FREE DVD, but all guests are welcome to take the quiz.
Members, please see the Official Announcements and Important Topics forum for additional information on claiming your first-place prize.
We would like to officially announce the sequel to COASTER-net's successful regional theme park DVD.
First, we traveled to Busch Gardens Tampa in Florida, Six Flags over Georgia in Atlanta, and Carowinds on the North Carolina-South Carolina border in Digital Delirium: the American Southeast. Now, get set to conquer the next region of the United States' greatest amusement parks in Digital Delirium: the American Mid-Atlantic!
This DVD, available on COASTER-net and eBay.com starting this September, will take you on an hour-and-a-half roadtrip towards some of the most gut-wrenching thrill-rides out there. Get ready!
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