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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Silverwood opened it’s gates for the 2020 season on May 30th, and we were there to experience all the changes that the park has made for the year.  In this post, we’ll share details of how the day went, photos of the new health and safety measures, and offer some of our thoughts and comments. […]

Updated June 13th 2020 Silverwood Theme Park has become the first park in the Pacific Northwest (and possibly even the entire western US?) to announce their official opening date.  They will be opening on May 30th, 2020 with a slew of new safety and health measures, including reduced capacity, and social distancing guidelines.  In this […]

Panic Plunge is a drop tower ride at Silverwood Theme Park which opened in 2006.  In this review, we’ll share ride stats, background info, and our thoughts on this ride. Quick Facts Type: Drop Tower Year Built: 2006 Designer: Larson International, Plainview, Texas Height: 140 Feet Drop Length: 120 Feet Speed: 47 MPH Drop towers. […]

Timber Terror is an out-and-back style wooden roller coaster at Silverwood Theme Park that opened in 1996. In this review, we’ll share ride stats, background info, and our overall impressions of this surprisingly impressive ride. Quick Facts Type: Wooden Out-And-Back Year Built: 1996 Designer: Custom Coasters International Inc. (CCI), West Chester, Ohio Height: 85 Feet […]