Nothing makes a valley look as good as a big hill on either side – and now Fireball’s first drop has a nice hill going up on the other side.  Here are some photos showing the latest construction progress.  They were taken by MVR’s project manager, Paul Voyer.  China’s first wooden coaster continues to take [...]

(a brief diversion from our major announcement: Just like we like T words for clues like Timber, T also stands for Tuesday which will be a big day for TGG.  now back to our regular scheduled programming) The Fireball at the new Happy Valley Shanghai is nearing an important milestone in his young life. No, [...]

Korey and Anthony discuss various topics ranging from the project in China to the recent Golden Ticket Awards in this episode of the podcast.

I can almost close my eyes and imagine the rest of the ride all complete. Seeing the lift hill rise up from nothing is sort of like watching a roller coaster being born. In this case, the engineers are like the men in the delivery room standing and watching (we’ve done our part already) and [...]

Chad and I recently ventured to China to visit the construction site of our latest wooden coaster design.  The ride is part of a brand new amusement park that is being built near Shanghai.  Here’s a picture that was taken shortly after the first bents were hoisted into position. The ride is being built by [...]