The new Nightmares haunted attraction debuted this month at Scarywood Theme Park. We recently had the opportunity to experience it first-hand. In this review, we’ll share details, photos, and our thoughts on Scarywood’s newest haunt. We detailed the background of Nightmares in our previous announcement post, so we won’t rehash all of that again here. […]

Great news – entertainment lives on at Scarywood in 2026! The park has quietly introduced The Slider Show for 2026. Here, we’ll explain what the show entails, when you can see it, and how to make sure you don’t miss this excellent offering on Scarywood’s “secret menu”. For starters, let’s give a bit of background. […]

Scarywood Haunted Nights has announced “Nightmares” – a new haunt for 2026! This will be the single largest investment in Scarywood history, and the biggest haunt the event has ever created. In this post, we’ll cover the official announcement, and share our overall first impressions. For those unfamiliar, Planet Zombie has been officially retired from […]

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 […]