Coaster Kings

S7E155 - Adieu, Loup-Garou! - A Visit to Walibi Belgium

It's last call for Weerwolf/Loup-Garou at Walibi Belgium, the last operating purebred Vekoma Wooden Coaster. Take a tour with us around Belgium's premier park and explore

S7E154 - Trek to Tormenta: A Day at Six Flags Over Texas

Sean and Alex hit up Six Flags Over Texas for a ride on the World's Only Giga Dive Coaster, Tormenta. What other improvements has the park made over the years? And what's

Is Universal Kids Resort Really THAT Bad?

Universal Kids Resort has been a lightning rod of controversy since it opened. We at Coaster Kings couldn't wait to visit the park and see for ourselves, and now it's tim

S7E153 - The Vekoma Hyper Space Warp: Headlining Fantawild's 2nd Generation of Oriental Heritage Parks

Come for the Vekomas, stay for the dark rides: the more we visit Fantawild parks, the more this rings true. Even when we're low on time, Fantawild's newest parks impress

S7E152 - Chimelong Rendezvous: Return to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom

A lot has changed at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom – or at least, around it: a new resort name, a new 2nd gate – but is the flagship park still up to snuff despite Chimelong Sp

S7E151 - SoCal Summer Round-Up

Sean and Alex debrief on their two summer visits to SoCal for various parks – Six Flags Magic Mountain, Knott's Berry Farm, Disneyland, California Adventure, and Sea Worl

S7E150 - Emmène-nous à la Ronde

After years of waiting (procrastinating) we finally visited the last of the legacy Six Flags parks that we hadn't experienced: La Ronde! We went in with an open mind and

S7E149 - Enchanted Six Flags St. Louis

Six Flags St. Louis has one of the richest and most fascinating histories of any US regional park. With updated branding from new management on the horizon, we can expect

S7E148 - Is this China's Best Woodie? A look at the Jinan and Tai'an theme parks!

Jinan and Tai'an are easy to visit on the same trip and the region is home to lots of great theme parks. Join us as we discuss Jinan Sunac Land, Fantawild Oriental Herita

S7E147 - Revisiting Universal Studios Beijing - A Difference Two Years Can Make!

Our first Universal Studios Beijing visit in 2024 was anything but ideal. We're happy to report our 2026 visit was a lot more pleasant. Let's discuss the improvements and

S7E146 - Enchanted Worlds of Fun

Worlds of Fun is half of Enchanted Parks' new Missouri empire, but does it really deserve a back seat to Six Flags St Louis? Find out why this Kansas City fixture was one

S7E145 - A Week in Shanghai (Part 2) Jiangsu: Forest World, Glorious Orient, Dinosaur Park

Jiangsu is the province bordering Shanghai and is filled with parks that are worth a visit! Plenty of can't-miss coasters call this region their home. In this episode of

S7E144 - A Week in Shanghai (Part 1): Disneyland, Legoland, Happy Valley, Ocean Park and More!

This week on Coaster Kings, Sean and Alex take you to Shanghai for a whirlwind tour of some repeat parks and new parks! This episode discusses Legoland Shanghai, Century

S7E143 - Lost in Iowa

Lost Island and Adventureland make an unlikely coaster destination out of central Iowa: explore the impressively nuanced Lost Island Theme Park of Waterloo and the nostal

Rally Flåklypa dark ride and the history of Hunderfossen Eventyrpark

European Coaster Kings was invited by Boldmove Nation and Hunderfossen Eventyrpark to attend the soft opening of their brand new dark ride in Norway: Rally Flåklypa. In t

S7E142 - Goodbye Thunderation

Join us at our favorite US regional park Silver Dollar City for our final rides on Thunderation as well as rerides on other faves and our first ride on the new Fire In Th

S7E141 - Chinese Theme Park Trip Planning for Dummies

Sean reveals all the tips and tricks for trip planning to China to Sven. What hotels to choose, how to get to the different parks, what do you absolutely need while trave

Kentucky Kingdom's New Flying Fox and the Future of Herschend Family Entertainment

On May 28 Coaster Kings was invited to attend the grand opening of Kentucky Kingdom's new Vekoma suspended coaster Flying Fox. In this special report Ian gives some park

S7E140 - Chinese Intamin Power Duo

China is home to incredible coasters, plenty of which are manufactured by Intamin, however the true Chinese Intamin Power Duo are the 2016 installations: Soaring with Dra

S7E139 - One Week, Two Great America Parks!

We just visited both Six Flags Great America and California's Great America in the same week to celebrate the parks' 50th Birthdays! Join us as we talk about our visits a