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 […]

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 […]

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 team was at Silverwood for the final day of the 2023 regular season on Sunday September 24th. In this post, we’ll share some general updates from around the park, info on crowds, and most importantly, construction progress on Emerald Forest! After morning rain showers, the clouds broke to provide a perfect […]

Silverwood has finally announced details for their big expansion plans for Boulder Beach. In 2024, the nearly 4 acre Emerald Forest will debut with a dueling water coaster, kids area, cabanas, and a new food pavilion. In this post, we’ll share the official park announcement, photo and video concept art, as well as our thoughts […]

During our recent trip to Silverwood Theme Park this month, we were surprised to find a major $15 million construction project well underway just west of Boulder Beach Water Park. We will share a larger trip report later, but we wanted to get this exciting news out first. In this post, we will share photos, […]

Silverwood theme park has announced “Stunt Pilot”, a brand new, single-rail RMC Raptor-track roller coaster coming in 2021. This will be the first major roller coaster to be added since Aftershock was installed in 2008, and the first major “ground-up” coaster since Tremors in 1999. In this post, we’ll re-cap a bit of park history, […]

Update as of 5/19/2020 – Silverwood has confirmed that Light Up the Night will not debut in 2020 as planned.  Below is our original article with information and commentary with regards to this show.  It remains to be seen if and when exactly this nighttime spectacular will be able to make it’s way into the […]