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Photography
Outside of my career pursuits, I find time to stop and admire the beauty of these technological marvels and attempt to capture the artful visuals roller coasters can provide. Below is a galley of some of my favorite photos from theme parks across the US (all photos taken by myself)
Ride the Skys
Skyrush at Hersheypark takes riders soaring over Spring Creek at speeds of up to 75 mph. With it's new restraints and station dispatch, this intense Intamin shows what a high altitude flight looks like traveling first class
Send up the Signal
This old school B&M invert rips through it's first inversion and roars into the rest of it's compact layout on Batman: The Ride
Falling Star / Reigning Legend
Rumbling into a turnaround, Comet at Hersheypark celebrated it's 75th anniversary with an all new PTC train
Where Old Meets New
The zero-g roll on Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark whips riders upside down one last time on this snappy hybrid conversion from the 1996 GCI to the 2023 RMC
Lean Green Stand Up Machine
Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags Great America remains as one of the few B&M stand up coasters yet to be converted to floorless even though it's massive scale leads to a particularly uncomfortable and intense ride
Zero Gravity
The new dive coaster trains gracefully traversing a zero-g roll on Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
The B&M Roar
Goliath at Six Flags Fiesta Texas as it whips over the third of it's four intense inversions, delivering a positives filled ride experience on brightly colored track
Two Times the Cobra
The double inverting turnaround (cobra roll) on Coast to Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas sends riders both forwards and backwards through it's layout
Airtime Chills
Although not many were made, Steel Force at Dorney Park is an airtime packed speed machine hyper coaster from by Morgan, delivering a smooth and rerideable attraction everyone can enjoy
Ghost Stories
Based on local lore and conspiracy, this RMC Raptor coaster debuted a secondary layout for the company, boasting even longer trains, more inversions, and a midcourse break run
Coaster of Steel
This B&M flyer used a revolutionary wireless train communication system when it opened, establishing a reputation as great as the man of steel on Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Great Adventure
Calm Before the Splash
Watch as this boat full of passengers drops under the lift hill and see the bystanders on the bridge moments before it touches down into the water for a huge splash at Dorney Park
Constellation Station
Framed by the Skyrush entrance sign, Great Bear at Hersheypark uses the landscape and park layout to create one of the most unique inverted coaster layouts by this manufacturer to date
Lower Rhine Bridge
From this water-level bridge we can see Loch Ness Monster, Alpengeist, and Griffon heading towards the Rhine River at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg
Pulling Positives
German for "Ghost of the Alps" this mammoth B&M invert is identified by it's large scale inversions and intense forces. In the same park as Griffon seen dropping off it's mid course at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Years of Thrills
Watch these passengers faces as Thunderhawk at Dorney Park rumbles through a turnaround on this historic wooden coaster with it's brand new PTC trains
Nerd Shot
This angle from the waters edge pathway shows off the engineering behind Skyrush at Hersheypark, widely known as one of the most intense coasters on the planet
Out'N'Back
This picturesque Morgan hyper coaster uses the edge of the park's land with it's out-and-back layout of airtime hills and lateral filled turns
Out of the Bag
This high speed wave turn on Wildcat's Revenge throws riders out of their seats as they whip through this fast paced layout at Hersheypark
Predator or Prey
This swooping first drop on Talon at Dorney Park gives riders one of the only calm moments found on this B&M invert before diving into a layout of tight turns and large inversions
The Screech of Electromagnets
Looking straight up at the defunct holding brake on Posessed at Dorney Park shows off some of the first high powered electromagnets used on roller coasters
Power and Speed
Themed to the mythical Griffon, this ride at Busch Gardens Williamsburg hangs each train over it's first drop of over 200 ft before sending its riders plummeting straight down into the massive and intense layout
The Legacy
Verbolten, the replacement attraction for the defunct arrow suspended coaster Big Bad Wolf, reuses the large concrete footers from the iconic swinging drop over the Rhine River
Geometric Trains
Dominator dropping into it's pre-lift section at Kings Dominion creates a geometric pattern as the trains bank to the right
Alpine Lift
A dramatic view of the sun in the clouds from underneath the ski lift supports of Alpengeist's lift structure at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
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