When one door closes, another door opens - and this week's news saw the announcement of a new roller coaster and the closure of another.Andrew is joined on the podcast this week by C101 Writers Larry & Mike to talk about Lagoon's new-for-2027 "Hot Racer" roller coaster from Intamin, and the closure of X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain.While we never want to see any roller coaster close, the show also features a little levity as all three writers participate in a "Defunct Coaster" Draft - head to our social media channels on Twitter and Instagram to vote for the defunct lineup you think is the best!You can connect with the show by hitting us up on social media @Coaster101: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/coaster101" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook  </a>|  <a href="http://www.twitter.com/coaster101" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter  </a>|  <a href="http://www.instagram.com/coaster101" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. We also have a website, if you're into that sort of thing: <a href="http://www.coaster101.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.coaster101.com</a>Also, be sure to <a href="http://www.coaster101.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to the podcast</a> so you don't miss an episode! And please give us a rating and review wherever you listen, it helps new listeners find us! Find the latest and greatest Coaster101 and theme park-inspired merch at <a href="http://coaster101.com/merch" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">coaster101.com/merch</a> Thanks to JM Entertainment for providing our theme song. For more on them, check out <a href="http://jmentgrp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">jmentgrp.com</a>

When one door closes, another door opens - and this week's news saw the announcement of a new roller coaster and the closure of another. Andrew is joined on the podcast this week by C101 Writers Larry & Mike to talk about Lagoon's new-for-2027 "Hot Racer" roller coaster from Intamin, and the closure of X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain. While we never want to see any roller coaster close, the show also features a little levity as all three writers participate in a "Defunct Coaster" Draft - head to our social media channels on Twitter and Instagram to vote for the defunct lineup you think is the best! You can connect with the show by hitting us up on social media @Coaster101: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram. We also have a website, if you're into that sort of thing: www.coaster101.com Also, be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode! And please give us a rating and review wherever you listen, it helps new listeners find us!Find the latest and greatest Coaster101 and theme park-inspired merch at coaster101.com/merchThanks to JM Entertainment for providing our theme song. For more on them, check out jmentgrp.com

When one door closes, another door opens - and this week's news saw the announcement of a new roller coaster and the closure of another.Andrew is joined on the podcast this week by C101 Writers Larry &amp; Mike to talk about Lagoon's new-for-2027 "Hot Racer" roller coaster from Intamin, and the closure of X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain.While we never want to see any roller coaster close, the show also features a little levity as all three writers participate in a "Defunct Coaster" Draft - head to our social media channels on Twitter and Instagram to vote for the defunct lineup you think is the best!You can connect with the show by hitting us up on social media @Coaster101: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/coaster101" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook&nbsp; </a>|&nbsp; <a href="http://www.twitter.com/coaster101" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter&nbsp; </a>|&nbsp; <a href="http://www.instagram.com/coaster101" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>. We also have a website, if you're into that sort of thing: <a href="http://www.coaster101.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.coaster101.com</a>Also, be sure to <a href="http://www.coaster101.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">subscribe to the podcast</a> so you don't miss an episode! And please give us a rating and review wherever you listen, it helps new listeners find us! Find the latest and greatest Coaster101 and theme park-inspired merch at <a href="http://coaster101.com/merch" rel="noopener noreferrer">coaster101.com/merch</a> Thanks to JM Entertainment for providing our theme song. For more on them, check out <a href="http://jmentgrp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">jmentgrp.com</a>

News Of The Week & Defunct Coaster Draft

Andrew was recently at a networking event for the Charlotte-area chapter of the Themed Entertainment Association, when he struck up a conversation with Matt Ferguson, President & Founder of the EverAfter Group, and also an Ambassador (and formerly Chief Innovation Officer) for Storyland Studios. Matt's got a unique resume in the themed entertainment world - with stops at the Walt Disney Company's in-house marketing agency Yellow Shoes Creative Group, the Mower Agency - where he worked on Earned Media Opportunities for Cedar Fair (now Six Flags parks), and Storyland Studios, where he was involved with a wide array of Experience Design projects. (Proving how small the world is, one of the Mower Agency's clients in the early 2000's was Pinehurst Resort, where Andrew's dad was Vice President of Marketing at the time.)From marketing ESPN's Wide World of Sports and Disney's Animal Kingdom, to the opening of Fury 325, to Storyland Projects including the revitalization of North Carolina's Ghost Town in the Sky and Nate Bargatze's "Nateland" park in Nashville, we touch on a little bit of everything across Matt's 30-plus year career in the industry! You can connect with the show by hitting us up on social media @Coaster101: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/coaster101" target="_blank">Facebook  </a>|  <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.twitter.com/coaster101" target="_blank">Twitter  </a>|  <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.instagram.com/coaster101" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. We also have a website, if you're into that sort of thing: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.coaster101.com" target="_blank">www.coaster101.com</a>Also, be sure to <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.coaster101.com/podcast" target="_blank">subscribe to the podcast</a> so you don't miss an episode! And please give us a rating and review wherever you listen, it helps new listeners find us! Find the latest and greatest Coaster101 and theme park-inspired merch at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://coaster101.com/merch" target="_blank">coaster101.com/merch</a> Thanks to JM Entertainment for providing our theme song. For more on them, check out <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://jmentgrp.com" target="_blank">jmentgrp.com</a>

Andrew was recently at a networking event for the Charlotte-area chapter of the Themed Entertainment Association, when he struck up a conversation with Matt Ferguson, President & Founder of the EverAfter Group, and also an Ambassador (and formerly Chief Innovation Officer) for Storyland Studios. Matt's got a unique resume in the themed entertainment world - with stops at the Walt Disney Company's in-house marketing agency Yellow Shoes Creative Group, the Mower Agency - where he worked on Earned Media Opportunities for Cedar Fair (now Six Flags parks), and Storyland Studios, where he was involved with a wide array of Experience Design projects. (Proving how small the world is, one of the Mower Agency's clients in the early 2000's was Pinehurst Resort, where Andrew's dad was Vice President of Marketing at the time.) From marketing ESPN's Wide World of Sports and Disney's Animal Kingdom, to the opening of Fury 325, to Storyland Projects including the revitalization of North Carolina's Ghost Town in the Sky and Nate Bargatze's "Nateland" park in Nashville, we touch on a little bit of everything across Matt's 30-plus year career in the industry! You can connect with the show by hitting us up on social media @Coaster101: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram. We also have a website, if you're into that sort of thing: www.coaster101.com Also, be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode! And please give us a rating and review wherever you listen, it helps new listeners find us!Find the latest and greatest Coaster101 and theme park-inspired merch at coaster101.com/merchThanks to JM Entertainment for providing our theme song. For more on them, check out jmentgrp.com

Andrew was recently at a networking event for the Charlotte-area chapter of the Themed Entertainment Association, when he struck up a conversation with Matt Ferguson, President &amp; Founder of the EverAfter Group, and also an Ambassador (and formerly Chief Innovation Officer) for Storyland Studios. Matt's got a unique resume in the themed entertainment world - with stops at the Walt Disney Company's in-house marketing agency Yellow Shoes Creative Group, the Mower Agency - where he worked on Earned Media Opportunities for Cedar Fair (now Six Flags parks), and Storyland Studios, where he was involved with a wide array of Experience Design projects. (Proving how small the world is, one of the Mower Agency's clients in the early 2000's was Pinehurst Resort, where Andrew's dad was Vice President of Marketing at the time.)From marketing ESPN's Wide World of Sports and Disney's Animal Kingdom, to the opening of Fury 325, to Storyland Projects including the revitalization of North Carolina's Ghost Town in the Sky and Nate Bargatze's "Nateland" park in Nashville, we touch on a little bit of everything across Matt's 30-plus year career in the industry! You can connect with the show by hitting us up on social media @Coaster101: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/coaster101" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook&nbsp; </a>|&nbsp; <a href="http://www.twitter.com/coaster101" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter&nbsp; </a>|&nbsp; <a href="http://www.instagram.com/coaster101" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>. We also have a website, if you're into that sort of thing: <a href="http://www.coaster101.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.coaster101.com</a>Also, be sure to <a href="http://www.coaster101.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">subscribe to the podcast</a> so you don't miss an episode! And please give us a rating and review wherever you listen, it helps new listeners find us! Find the latest and greatest Coaster101 and theme park-inspired merch at <a href="http://coaster101.com/merch" rel="noopener noreferrer">coaster101.com/merch</a> Thanks to JM Entertainment for providing our theme song. For more on them, check out <a href="http://jmentgrp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">jmentgrp.com</a>

Marketing Themed Entertainment With Storyland Studios' & EverAfter Group's Matt Ferguson

This week we're talking new for 2020 coasters! By that we mean we're talking the ones we were most excited about back when the world was normal. We also talk about whether we think parks that aren't open yet will open their 2020 rides, and whether they even should open them. As always, make sure to subscribe and give us a rating and review wherever you're listening. Also, follow us all over social media @Coaster101, and visit Coaster101.com for more. Big thanks to JM Music Designs for providing our music. For more information on them, check out <a href="http://jmmusicdesigns.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">jmmusicdesigns.com</a>.

This week we're talking new for 2020 coasters! By that we mean we're talking the ones we were most excited about back when the world was normal. We also talk about whether we think parks that aren't open yet will open their 2020 rides, and whether they even should open them.As always, make sure to subscribe and give us a rating and review wherever you're listening. Also, follow us all over social media @Coaster101, and visit Coaster101.com for more.Big thanks to JM Music Designs for providing our music. For more information on them, check out jmmusicdesigns.com.

This week we're talking new for 2020 coasters! By that we mean we're talking the ones we were most excited about back when the world was normal. We also talk about whether we think parks that aren't open yet will open their 2020 rides, and whether they even should open them. As always, make sure to subscribe and give us a rating and review wherever you're listening. Also, follow us all over social media @Coaster101, and visit Coaster101.com for more. Big thanks to JM Music Designs for providing our music. For more information on them, check out <a href="http://jmmusicdesigns.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">jmmusicdesigns.com</a>.

2020 Coasters: What were we looking forward to, and will they open?

This week we're talking about the COVID-19 pandemic and park closures, as well as park re-openings. We're also joined by Chris Foshee from Worlds of Fun, who talks about what they've been doing to get ready for their re-opening. As always, make sure to subscribe and give us a rating and review wherever you're listening. Also, follow us all over social media @Coaster101, and visit Coaster101.com for more. Big thanks to JM Music Designs for providing our music. For more information on them, check out <a href="http://jmmusicdesigns.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">jmmusicdesigns.com</a>.

This week we're talking about the COVID-19 pandemic and park closures, as well as park re-openings. We're also joined by Chris Foshee from Worlds of Fun, who talks about what they've been doing to get ready for their re-opening.As always, make sure to subscribe and give us a rating and review wherever you're listening. Also, follow us all over social media @Coaster101, and visit Coaster101.com for more.Big thanks to JM Music Designs for providing our music. For more information on them, check out jmmusicdesigns.com.

This week we're talking about the COVID-19 pandemic and park closures, as well as park re-openings. We're also joined by Chris Foshee from Worlds of Fun, who talks about what they've been doing to get ready for their re-opening. As always, make sure to subscribe and give us a rating and review wherever you're listening. Also, follow us all over social media @Coaster101, and visit Coaster101.com for more. Big thanks to JM Music Designs for providing our music. For more information on them, check out <a href="http://jmmusicdesigns.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">jmmusicdesigns.com</a>.

Park Reopenings

Coaster101 is celebrating 15 years of news, interviews, reviews, attraction science and engineering breakdowns, and more.We're celebrating with a new Coaster101 podcast. In our inaugural episode we talk about some of our favorite attractions of the last 15 years. Make sure to subscribe and give us a review, and follow us all over social media @Coaster101. And if you prefer us in the classic written form, visit Coaster101.com Big thanks to JM Music Designs for providing our music. For more information, check out <a href="http://jmmusicdesigns.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">jmmusicdesigns.com</a>.

Coaster101 is celebrating 15 years of news, interviews, reviews, attraction science and engineering breakdowns, and more.We're celebrating with a new Coaster101 podcast. In our inaugural episode we talk about some of our favorite attractions of the last 15 years.Make sure to subscribe and give us a review, and follow us all over social media @Coaster101. And if you prefer us in the classic written form, visit Coaster101.comBig thanks to JM Music Designs for providing our music. For more information, check out jmmusicdesigns.com.

Coaster101 is celebrating 15 years of news, interviews, reviews, attraction science and engineering breakdowns, and more.We're celebrating with a new Coaster101 podcast. In our inaugural episode we talk about some of our favorite attractions of the last 15 years. Make sure to subscribe and give us a review, and follow us all over social media @Coaster101. And if you prefer us in the classic written form, visit Coaster101.com Big thanks to JM Music Designs for providing our music. For more information, check out <a href="http://jmmusicdesigns.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">jmmusicdesigns.com</a>.

Happy 15th Birthday to Us!

Coaster101 has been a source for theme park news, reviews, interviews, engineering breakdowns and more for over 20 years. Now, finally, we've figured out how to record ourselves, and are coming at you in audio and video form! Follow us on all social media platforms @Coaster101, and visit www.coaster101.com for more. The Coaster101 podcast is property of Coaster101.com, LLC.

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Coaster101 has been a source for theme park news, reviews, interviews, engineering breakdowns and more for over 20 years. Now, finally, we've figured out how to record ourselves, and are coming at you in audio and video form! Follow us on all social media platforms @Coaster101, and visit www.coaster101.com for more. The Coaster101 podcast is property of Coaster101.com, LLC.

Coaster101 has been a source for theme park news, reviews, interviews, engineering breakdowns and more for over 20 years. Now, finally, we've figured out how to record ourselves, and are coming at you in audio and video form! Follow us on all social media platforms @Coaster101, and visit www.coaster101.com for more. The Coaster101 podcast is property of Coaster101.com, LLC.&nbsp;

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