Lost Island and Adventureland make an unlikely coaster destination out of central Iowa: explore the impressively nuanced Lost Island Theme Park of Waterloo and the nostalgic regional-park golden-era sensibilities of Adventureland. Both parks are at the threshold of exciting new eras and we're happy to be along for the ride!

Join us at our favorite US regional park Silver Dollar City for our final rides on Thunderation as well as rerides on other faves and our first ride on the new Fire In The Hole. Construction on their next coaster is already in full swing, but we don't think they're stopping there – find out what else we think is on the horizon for Silver Dollar City as Herschend Family Entertainment embarks on their most ambitious era yet.

On May 28 Coaster Kings was invited to attend the grand opening of Kentucky Kingdom's new Vekoma suspended coaster Flying Fox. In this special report Ian gives some park background and an overview of this exciting new family attraction.

We just visited both Six Flags Great America and California's Great America in the same week to celebrate the parks' 50th Birthdays! Join us as we talk about our visits and the key differences between the parks!