About Us

By
Coastin' with Dan was created in September of 2016 by Dan Schumann, originally under the name New England Coaster News. I'm an avid Roller Coaster and Theme Park Enthusiast. This blog documents all my trips to different parks across the region, country, and hopefully world!

We are still growing, so be sure to share our site with your friends! Thank you to all of those who have supported the sites since the beginning, along with the new followers I get daily! 

If you ever want to contact us about an article or have a question about the blog, be sure to drop a comment here, tweet us, message us on Facebook, or DM us on Instagram.
#FullOfAmusement

Our Writers

Dan- Creator and Primary Writer
Dan is the founder of Coastin' with Dan He started the site in September of 2016. Dan is a long time amusement park and coaster enthusiast, and hopes to someday have a job in the Amusement Industry. He is currently a ride operator at a New England amusement park, and loves to enhance the experience of all parkgoers.
                 Top Steel Coaster: Superman The Ride, Six Flags New England
Top Wood Coaster: Boulder Dash, Lake Compounce

Other Special Guest Writers include:
Adam Torris
Trevor Mungeam

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Universal Studios Florida: Revenge Of The Mummy Production Tour

By
Image
This is a report about the Production Tour on Revenge Of The Mummy at Universal Studios Florida. This report may contain spoilers for those who have not yet done the tour, but are planning on doing it. Disclaimer: All Backstage photos and videos were taken with permission from my tour guide. Apparently some tour guides do not allow for photos, so be sure to ask the Team Member accompanying on the tour. The Mummy Production Tour takes guests through both the overflow and regular queue, paying attention to the props and explaining everything. The overflow queue is only used during peak times, so it is not usually seen by the public. The theme of the queue is that the riders are extras for the Mummy movie, and there is a huge debate regarding if the "curse" is real or not. The first big room in the overflow queue is the "Blue Room"  The "Blue Room has many blueprints of movie props and photos from the movies on the walls.
Read more

The Incredible Hulk Coaster- Review

By
Image
The Incredible Hulk Coaster is truly... Incredible . This one of a kind B&M Launch Coaster stands 110ft above the lagoon at Universal's Islands of Adventure. The ride originally opened with the park in 1999, but recently just reopened from a total rebuild. In this review, I will be going through different categories and rating the ride on a 1-10 scale.. Theming and Scenery The Hulk is themed to a science experiment led by    General Thaddeus Ross . It explains that the volunteers (riders) will be exposed to Gamma radiation, and become a Hulk. The queue has some detailed physical sets and a really  interesting CGI video. The launch tunnel is also enclosed inside of a Gamma Ray Gun of sorts, which looks really good from the outside. Also, every time a train launches, the roar of Hulk is played through a speaker outside the tunnel. The rides location over the lagoon does look amazing too! Queue/Off Ride Theming: 8/10 The ride vehicles are typical B&M Sitdown t
Read more

King's Island Photos

By
Image
Back in September I was able to take a trip out to Ohio to visit Kings Island. Since I only had a few hours at the park, I focused more on my experience than taking photos.  This park was incredibly nice, and I found it to be a great mix of Knott's Berry Farm, Kings Dominion, and Carowinds! This park is home to some incredible coasters.  Banshee is an incredible inverted coaster that flawless mixes the old, snappy style of B&M coasters, with their new subdued and smooth style rides.  Mystic Timbers , the parks terrain GCI wooden coaster was relentless from start to finish, while still providing a smooth ride experience. The Racer was a fun, classic wooden coaster, who's experience was brought up a level with the side-by-side racing aspect, and was just pure fun! Adventure Express , the parks Arrow Mine Train, was actually a highlight. This ride is just plain fun in all of its quirky glory! Invertigo is the parks Vekoma Inverted Boomerang
Read more