Once Upon A Coaster

Once Upon A Coaster

By LizzieHistory
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Once Upon A Coaster episodes

  • Best Holiday Parks (BONUS EPISODE)

    Tis the season! Our bonus episode arrives just in time for the holidays. On today's episode we discuss some of the best holiday parks out there that don't rhyme with "Whisney" and "Whuniversal". Ranking parks into several categories we'll explore what other regional parks have to offer to holiday visitors.

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Matterhorn at Disneyland

    It's the season 5 finale of Once Upon a Coaster! Join Lizzie as she discusses a roller coaster she swore she'd never cover on this podcast - the Matterhorn at Disneyland. There is so much history surrounding this ride, not only in how it came to exist but also how it changed the roller coaster industry forever. This is a can't-miss episode to end our season!


    Coasterversary: Space Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland

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    1 hr
  • Ninja at Six Flags St. Louis

    We're off to St. Louis today to look at a classic Arrow Dynamics looper that has survived so much since it was originally built in Canada in the 1980s. Listen in as we take a look at the life and history of this one-of-a-kind ride that has developed some strong rider opinions over the years. Love her or hate her, there's no denying that Ninja is a unique roller coaster!


    Defunct Park: Euclid Park in Cleveland, Ohio


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    39 min
  • Le Monstre at La Ronde

    Our second - and final - international episode of Season 5 takes us to Montreal, where we're visiting La Ronde and it's enormous dueling wooden coaster Le Monstre. There's nothing quite like Le Monstre anywhere else in the world, and we'll be checking out what makes this ride so unique. And also, we'll be chatting about how many people really hate this wooden roller coaster, and what can be done to revive her.

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    36 min
  • Space Invader 2 at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

    It's our first international episode of season 5, and we're jumping the pond to take a look at a quirky and off beat roller coaster that featured an asteroid-shaped building, a stolen Han Solo, and glow in the dark stickers that weren't for your childhood sticker collection. This roller coaster is truly one-of-a-kind, and we break down all the oddities in todays episode.


    Coasterversary: Nemesis Inferno at Thorpe Park

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    33 min
  • Wild One at Six Flags America (Ft. Matt Day)

    Matt Day is back to guest host this entire episode as we head to Six Flags America to look at Wild One, the oldest roller coaster in the entire Six Flags chain. Wild One's story of survival is honestly one for the record books, and this jam-packed episode will take you on a crazy journey over 100 years in the making.


    Coasterversary: Dragon Mountain at Marineland Park

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    49 min
  • Flashback at Six Flags Magic Mountain

    It's our first defunct roller coaster of season 5! Since being removed from Magic Mountain over 15 years ago, Flashback has earned the reputation of being one of the weirdest rides that Intamin ever tried to create. Today we're taking a look at this unique disaster, and why maybe we should give it more credit than we have in the past for its innovative design.


    Defunct Park: Joyland Park

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    33 min
  • Dragon Coaster at Playland Park

    We're traveling to Rye, New York today to look at Dragon Coaster, a wooden roller coaster that is 94 years young and as famous as any roller coaster could possibly be. Listen in as we look at what makes this coaster so great today, almost a century after she first premiered.


    Coasterversary: Batman the Ride at Six Flags Great Adventure

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    28 min
  • Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point (ft. Matt Day)
    Welcome back to a brand new season of coasters! We're ready to launch this season into the stratosphere (or at least 200+ feet) as we talk about Magnum XL-200, the world's first hypercoaster. Was this the coaster that changed the world? Or was it all a lot of hype? Guest host Matt Day joins us to talk about all the reasons we still love this old gal.
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    49 min
  • Season 5 - Coming Soon!
    Did you miss us? Season 5 kicks off soon and we have all the details for you in our season preview - including a way to listen to the entire season ad-free!
    3 min

About Once Upon A Coaster

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Once Upon a Coaster is the only podcast out there dedicated exclusively to those old and forgotten roller coaster rides we all still love. Whether still standing or long torn out, we'll discuss the history of the ride, new and improved engineering feats for the time, what made the ride so great, and so much more!