The Roller Coaster Alley team made our annual pilgrimage out to Scarywood for the 2024 season this past weekend. We’re excited to share all the details of what’s new, what’s returned, and everything in between…so let’s jump right in! The biggest change for 2024 is the addition of the new haunt – The Swine. This […]

Last week we had a chance to finally visit Playland at the PNE for 2024, to check out the new ThunderVolt launch coaster. In this post, we’ll share photos, our review of the new attraction, and our overall impressions of Playland from our visit. We’ll also share tips, suggestions, and lessons learned, in case you […]

Boulder Beach Waterpark at Silverwood offers private cabanas to guests for an upcharge fee during each day of operations. We recently (finally) got a chance to rent one of these and see what it was like. In this review, we’ll share all the juicy details of our experience, some photos of our specific space, and […]

We are back from a recent visit to Silverwood Theme Park and Boulder Beach Waterpark, where we were able to spend a couple days checking out everything around both parks. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover – from the latest at Emerald Forest, several food and entertainment updates, and a possible tease of […]

ThunderVolt is a new roller coaster opening at Vancouver’s Playland at the PNE. After months of waiting, we finally have an opening date! In this post, we’ll review some of the history of this coaster, photos/videos that the park has shared, as well as some thoughts and commentary. Playland at the PNE is a theme […]

Silverwood Theme Park in north Idaho is the largest theme park in the Northwest, and not-so-coincidentally, it also has the most roller coasters of any theme park in the Northwest. Seven to be exact. That may not seem significant to you SoCal or East Coast-ers who are used to theme parks with 10+ coasters every […]

The Roller Coaster Alley team was invited to Silverwood’s media preview and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Emerald Forest area of Boulder Beach water park on Saturday June 8th, 2024.  We’ve got a great photo update for you from our visit including initial rides on Eagle Hunt, so let’s jump right in! We arrived […]

The Roller Coaster Alley team was at Silverwood this past weekend, and we got a special glimpse into the nearly completed Emerald Forest expansion at Boulder Beach. In this post, we’ll share photos, insights, and some brief commentary on this blockbuster project, along with a few other small updates from around the park. The new […]

The Leavenworth Adventure Park is a small family entertainment center in Leavenworth, WA, and features the Tumwater Twister alpine roller coaster. We recently had an opportunity to experience this attraction. In this post we’ll share photos, some general info and tips about our experience, and our overall thoughts on Washington’s newest coaster. The Leavenworth Adventure […]

The Roller Coaster Alley crew headed out to Scarywood this past weekend, to check out this year’s iteration of the event. In this post, we’ll share photos, tips & tricks, and our overall thoughts on how 2023 measured up. 2023 marks the 15th year of Scarywood’s operations – a truly remarkable milestone. It seems utterly […]