theme park news, roller coaster reviews, our opinions, theme park trip reports and top tips for riding coasters all around the world.
How to overcome a fear of roller coasters: a guide
As someone who used to be terrified (and I mean terrified) of rollercoasters until I was about 15 years old, I completely understand why
Nickelodeon Universe Analysis
Nickelodeon Universe is the latest park to open in the United States, alongside the debut of the American Dream Mall on October 25, 2019.
New Decade, New Coaster Bot?
Well this is it, the start of a new decade - seems like as great a time as any to introduce some changes to our YouTube channel and Coaster Bot as a whole.
What Was: The Six Flags Ride Rotation Program
Happy Holidays! This is Andrew and I’m back with another instalment of our “What Was:” series! Typically on this blog we discuss a specific coaster that has since been removed, however we’re looking at something a bit different today.
How to get through the closed season: a guide
It is upon us once again: the dreaded closed season. Months of not visiting any UK theme parks and longing to get back on our favourite rides. This year, to help us all get through the closed season we’ve come up with a quick guide
Top Tips for Planning a Theme Park Trip
We’ve planned a fair few theme park trips in the past and we’ve learnt a lot in the process. There are lots of ways you can save money, time and effort when planning you trip. We’re come up with our top 5 tips for planning a theme park trip and explored
The World's Top 100 Roller Coasters - Golden Cog Awards 2019
‘The Golden Cog Awards’ is a community roller coaster poll which aims to accurately identify your top roller coasters!
Photo Competition 2019 Results
After nearly 400 entries and close to 250 votes, it’s finally time to announce the winner of this year’s Photo Competition! You submitted a massive amount of entries this year and should all be proud of the photos you’ve taken. Thanks to everyone who was a part of the competition, whether you entered a photo or voted for your favourite!
Halloween Events Roundup 2019
Anyone else sad that the Halloween season has come to an end? We are - mainly because this has probably been our most Halloween-y season yet! We managed to get out to loads more theme park and scare maze events than usual and absolutely loved it.
Liseberg - Review 2019
In August 2019 we visited Liseberg in Sweden for the second time as part of a prize the channel won on Cupcakes and Coasters’ blog. Thanks again to everyone who voted for the channel - we really appreciate your votes! We had a great trip and loved getting back on all the rides at Liseberg.
Scarefest - Review 2019
It’s that time of year again! As we near the end of the 2019 theme park season we’ve just about got time to squeeze in some spooky Halloween events before the parks close for Winter. To kick things off we visited Alton Towers on
What Was: Vortex
Well, I personally didn’t anticipate that I would be writing a post about this ride anytime soon. However, after recent events, I figured it would be interesting to dive into the history of this record breaking attraction
Coaster Bot's Photo Competition - 2019
Since the 2018 competition was so great, this year we’ve decided to hold another Photo Competition! Once again we are looking for some fantastic
What Was: Hercules
Hey all, Andrew here with another “What was” blog post! Before we dive in, I want to acknowledge that it has been a while since I last did one of these posts. As a result of a summer filled to the
Kings Dominion Trip Report - July 2019
Hello everyone, Andrew here! Recently I had the opportunity to travel along the east coast of the United States and visit a whole multitude of parks
5 Reasons to Appreciate your Home Park
Whether it’s the theme park closest to you travel-wise, or the one you visit the most, we all have a home park. After spending years visiting the same park
How YOU Can Help Speed Up Operations
Think about some of the things that come to mind when you hear the term “amusement park”. For many people, they would think of positive things
Our Big Challenge for Charity!
A while ago we were chatting with our friend Jack and he joked that it would be funny to cycle between Chessington World of Adventures, Thorpe Park and