Episode #185: The Cheese Stands Alone

Coaster Talk Podcast

Wowza, IAAPA sure didn't provide much news, but it sure did produce a whole lotta ride vechicals! Listen in to the first half where we (back to James & Bob minus Tim this week) discuss the surprisingly lack of content from the trade show in Orlando, instead focusing on news from an array of other sources. Then, IAAPA does take a spotlight for the second half, but in an uncoventional way. It seems the biggest things happening at the Expo this year was train reveals. And while some rocked, others weren't so 'gouda'.

Show Notes:

• Kennywood announces new themed area "Area 412" and new ride "Spinvasion"
• Beth Snodgrass to appear at the Holiday Lights opening
• Premiere Rides working with son of Anton Schwarzkopf to create "Retro Wildcat 2.0." First one planned to open in 2024 for Anton's 100th birthday
• Extreme Engineering announces 3 new Cloud Coasters
• Classic Schwarzkopf badges getting re-added back onto trains
• After years of watching, we now KNOW it's coming to Lagoon
• "Listen" to your audience
• Premiere announces a new spinning coaster as well as a SRII going to Steel Pier
• Front Car/Ride Vehicle Reveals
  • Draken Falls at Adventureland
  • Zambezi Zinger at Worlds of Fun
  • Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark
  • Wild Mouse at Cedar Point
  • Zamperla unnamed coaster (rumored to be Senzafiato)
  • Artic Rescue at SeaWorld San Diego
  • Big Bear Mountain at Dollywood
  • Pipeline at SeaWorld San Diego
  • Coaster proposed for Oasis at Lakeport
  • Bone Shaker at Mattel Adventure Park
  • Parc Asterix Non-IAAPA Train Announcement: Toutatis