Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park Podcast

Knotts Berry Farm is a hotbed of activity this week! We're joined by Knotts Berry Farms' Director of Digital Marketing, Brad Jashinsky who tells us all about it!

They just unveiled their new VR Showd…

The Virtual Reality craze at the parks is rolling on. This week, Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced that one of their major attractions will be VR-based in 2018. We'll tell you all about it.

EB spe…

Once again this week, we take your listener questions.

Plus, this year, we take LIVE PHONE CALLS during the show!

Thanks for listening to CoasterRadio.com!

One of our off-season traditions is to take a few episodes and answer all of your listener questions!

We spend time talking about on-topic questions... but we also have fun answering your off-topic a…

This week, we welcome Nancy Heard to the show. She is the General Manager of Glenwood Caverns and has details about the new "Haunted Mine Drop Ride" that is scheduled to open this summer! We also hea…

The Off-Season is a GREAT time to start making plans for the summer. You can buy tickets, book airline fare, choose hotels and get excited for what's to come.

We start off this week's show by hearing…

This week's show kicks off with a First Drop about the Rise and Fall of Disneyquest.The Interactive Indoor Theme Park that was supposed to open with nationwide locations will be closing its doors in …

Fun Spot America in Florida is building a fantastic new Gravity Group coaster for 2017. They finally decided on a name. We'll discuss...

Kennywood has announced that they are adding a virtual reality…

The City Council of Santa Clara held a special meeting to discuss the new proposed master plan and rezoning for California’s Great America. We'll take a look at the new rides and attractions coming t…

This week, we start off with news from Silver Dollar City. Apparently, they have trademarked a name for their 2018 roller coaster. This starts a conversation about great attraction names and leads in…

This week, it's Part 2 of a listener favorite!

Arthur Levine, the Theme Parks Industry Expert from about.com and USA Today joins Mike and EB to discuss and debate all of the new attractions for 2017.

This week, we bring back a listener favorite!

Arthur Levine, the Theme Parks Industry Expert from about.com and USA Today joins Mike and EB to discuss and debate all of the new attractions for 2017.

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Happy New Year! We're looking forward to a great 2017 at CoasterRadio.com!

We kick off this week's show with a First Drop story about the Sky Cabin at Knotts Berry Farm. Last week, it got stuck with …

This year, CoasterRadio.com has contracted the famous comedian "Lightning Rodney" to host our Christmas Episode. He starts things off with a monologue worthy of Johnny Carson.

We'll have visits from …

This week, we kick things off with talk about how Disney turned Spaceship Earth at EPCOT into the Death Star from Star Wars for one night only to promote "Rogue One." We'll talk with a Sith Lord to f…

Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, TN (one of our favorite places in the world) experienced devistating and terrifying wildwires this week. Our First Drop focuses on what was damaged and how this fantastic…

The annual IAAPA Convention is happening in Orlando this week. It's the big gathering of people who are buying and selling anything and everything related to the amusement industry. We'll talk with D…

We start this week's first drop by taking a look at Universal Orlando's Volcano Bay waterpark that is under construction. Check out this video that shows some of the new attractions and the innovativ…

Halloween is over. That means the off-season has arrived at parks around the country.

We'l start off by taking a look at some news around the industry.

There's a rumor that Islands of Adventure at Un…

We're just a few days away from Halloween. So, if you need help learning how to scare, take a listen to the guests on this week's show.

We'll talk with Willy Mellott, one of the Scare Actors at Six F…