Coastin' with Dan

Today, August 29th, 2019, the Six Flags theme park chain has announced what is coming to its parks in 2020. This new lineup includes Record Breaking Coasters, High Flying Flat Rides, and New Experiences for the entire family to enjoy! Six Flags Great Adventure has announced the all new JERSEY DEVIL Coaster. This RMC Raptor will be the tallest, fastest, and longest Single Rail Coaster in the world. The ride will feature many airtime moments and inversions, including New Jersey's only 180 Degree Zero G Stall! Six Flags New England will be taking guests to new heights in 2020 with the all new SUPERGIRL Skyflyer. This Zamperla Endeavor will be located in the parks DC Super Hero Adventure are near SUPERMAN:The Ride. Six Flags Over Texas announces they all new AQUAMAN: Power Wave. This Mack Power Splash will be the first of its kind Launched Water Coaster in North America. The Great Escape will take riders to new heights in 2020, with Adirondack Outlaw!

After dealing with a broken ankle all of June and July, in August I was able to make a visit to a few parks down south, the first being Carowinds. Something Interesting about this park is that it is partially in North Carolina, and partially in South Carolina. The park is home to 14 roller coasters, including Fury 325, Intimidator, and the all new Copperhead Strike! Copperhead Strike is the parks newest coaster, a Mack Family multi-launch.  This ride was great! Super smooth, had great airtime, and really packed a punch in its layout. The ride was a lot longer than I was expecting, and had some pretty good theming! Fury 325 is the parks B&M Giga Coaster, and it is absolutely incredible. The first drop is absolutely breathtaking, and the ride provides some great airtime, both ejector and floater, along with a very long layout.  Intimidator is the parks B&M Hyper coaster. This ride was super underwhelming to me. Its layout looks great, with m