The Roller Coaster Alley team was at Silverwood this month, and we’ve got a lot to cover! In this post, we’ll share photos from around the park, along with our thoughts on everything we experienced. Thrill Rides: More I-Box and Improved Dispatch Times Let’s start by talking about coasters. Both Tremors and Timber Terror got […]

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, […]

Thunder Canyon is a river rafting ride at Silverwood Theme Park that was built in 1993.  In this review, we’ll share ride stats, background info, and our thoughts on this ride. Quick Facts Type: River Rafting Ride Year Built: 1993   Flat rides. Spin-n-spews. Whirl-n-hurls. Whatever you call them, every park has ’em. They are […]

There’s a new coaster coming to Washington State this year, and during a recent spring break excursion, we were able to check out the current progress. In this post, we’ll share some background, photos, commentary, and the current opening timeline. (Updated May 26, 2023) Situated in the foothills of the cascade mountains lies the Bavarian […]

After a couple years’ hiatus, the Roller Coaster Alley team was able to make it back to Scarywood this past Saturday for opening weekend. In this post, we’ll review all of this year’s haunted attractions, share photos, and offer commentary on how things shaped up compared to previous years. For those of you who have […]

The Roller Coaster Alley team headed to Silverwood on Saturday September 25th for the final “normal” operating weekend of the 2021 season.  There were some familiar sights, as well as some new ones (maybe just to us), on this gorgeous, yet extremely crowded final Saturday. Welcome to Silverwood!  Nothing like a skyline of coasters to […]

The Roller Coaster Alley team made a visit to Silverwood Theme Park on May 29th and 30th for the Memorial Day Weekend and the grand opening of the new Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) single rail “raptor” coaster, Stunt Pilot. May 29th was a day for the history books at Silverwood.  Clear blue skies greeted guests, […]

Silverwood has announced some fun activities that will be held during the month of October.  The park will be open from 11am to 11pm for each of the four Saturdays, and will feature trick or treating, most of the thrill rides, and the Silverwood Afterparty in the evenings after 6pm.  Here’s the full announcement: October […]

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, […]

In a bit of positive news for Silverwood fans, the park announced a few weeks ago that Timber Terror will run backwards starting September 12th through to the end of the season. We’ve consistently held the view that this is the single best part of Scarywood each year, so we’re thrilled to hear that the […]