Podcasts by Coastin the Country

Ep. 16: What should Cedar Point add in 2021? from 2020-02-14T10:00

Marcus Leshock talks with Cedar Point's Tony Clark about everything the amusement park is doing for their 150th season in 2020 - and we look ahead to what could be coming in 2021. We also talk a...

Ep. 15: Six Flags Great America Tsunami Surge update, No Coaster Con recap from 2020-01-24T10:00

Marcus recaps his trip to the American Coaster Enthusiasts No Coaster Con and talks with Six Flags Great America after their presentation there. They give us an update on the construction of the...

Ep. 14: Star Wars Galaxy's Edge and Rise of the Resistance - everything you need to know from 2019-12-20T12:53:38

Marcus takes his first trip to Star Wars Galaxy's Edge at Walt Disney World for the opening of the new attraction, Rise of the Resistance. We spent a few days exploring all Galaxy's Edge has to ...

Ep. 13: S&S AXIS roller coaster prototype breakdown with Tim Baldwin of Amusement Today from 2019-11-15T00:46:35

Marcus talks with Tim Baldwin of Amusement Today about his experience riding the new Axis roller coaster prototype from S&S. The ride takes passengers along a track and has them flipping 360...

Ep. 12: Kings Island announces ORION giga coaster! from 2019-08-16T14:43:56

We talk to Don Helbig of Kings Island in Mason, Ohio about their newly announced GIGA COASTER - ORION! Don answers all of Marcus's questions about the backstory of the ride, how it was created, ...

Ep. 11: Silver Dollar City announces giant raft ride Mystic River Falls from 2019-08-14T15:51:12

We talk to Silver Dollar City President and General Manager Brad Thomas about Mystic River Falls, their new raft ride featuring an 80-foot tower lift and a 45-foot final drop - the largest in th...

Ep. 10: How wave pools work, Maxx Force opens from 2019-07-11T16:28:14

We head to the Raging Waves water park in Yorkville, Illinois to get a behind the scenes look at how wave pools work. The new launch roller coaster Maxx Force opens at Six Flags Great America an...

Ep. 9: Gatlinburg SkyBridge at Skylift Park in Tennessee from 2019-06-28T02:26:21

Marcus visits the longest suspension bridge in North America, the Skybridge at Skylift Park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. A chair lift system takes guests up to the top of the Smoky Mountains and no...

Ep. 8: Maxx Force Full Circuit Test Six Flags Great America, Hagrid coaster reactions at Universal from 2019-06-13T14:08:43

We break down the first FULL CIRCUIT TEST for Maxx Force at Six Flags Great America. Just a day after we saw the train slowly leave the station, crews have launched Maxx Force all the way throug...

Ep. 7: Maxx Force Construction Update Six Flags Great America from 2019-06-07T16:05:10

We check out the construction site for the new launch roller coaster Maxx Force at Six Flags Great America and sit in the new coaster trains! We also spoke to park president Hank Salemi about wh...

Ep. 6: Kings Island 2020 plans leak, Iron Wolf flashback from 2019-05-24T17:18:49

This week, Marcus runs down the latest news in the theme park world, including the plans for Kings Island's new giga coaster that ended up on the internet. Also, we look at Six Flags America's F...

Ep. 5: Dolly Parton talks Wildwood Grove at Dollywood from 2019-05-16T09:30

We sit down with the one and only DOLLY PARTON to talk about the new Wildwood Grove expansion at Dollywood! Wildwood Grove is biggest expansion in the park's history - six acres and 11 new attra...

Ep. 4: What's new at Cedar Point in 2019 from 2019-05-09T10:33:36

Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio opens for the 2019 season! We talked with Director of Communications Tony Clark about their new Forbidden Frontier on Adventure Island attraction, some of the new f...

Ep. 3: Yukon Striker at Canada's Wonderland from 2019-05-03T10:35:05

We head to Canada's Wonderland to ride the world's tallest, fastest and longest dive coaster YUKON STRIKER! We talked to the park's communication director about everything Canada's Wonderland ha...

Ep. 2: Star Wars Galaxy's Edge at Disney Parks panel from Celebration! from 2019-04-19T16:28:55

Marcus went to Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, the convention about EVERYTHING Star Wars, and checked out the Star Wars Galaxy's Edge at Disney Parks panel.

The Disney imagineers who ha...

Ep. 1: Introduction&What's New at Six Flags Great America 2019 from 2019-04-11T17:53:24

Welcome to the first episode of Coastin' The Country! Every week we will rundown the latest news in the theme park world, and do plenty of traveling along the way. We'll have trip reports from t...

Ep. 1: Introduction&What's New at Six Flags Great America 2019 from 2019-04-11T17:53:24

Welcome to the first episode of Coastin' The Country! Every week we will rundown the latest news in the theme park world, and do plenty of traveling along the way. We'll have trip reports from t...