The Coaster Critic was in charge of this week’s Weekly Topic. He posed the age old question of steel vs. wood coasters, but he added a little twist. Which would you pick if you could only ride one type for the rest of your life? You can read his article here and view other responses.

I really had to box my head for an answer on this one. On one hand I love steel coasters for their speed, height, and inversions. On the other there is nothing like a good woodie. I’ve been on what many consider to be the worlds best of both woodie and steel coasters and overall I would say that I enjoy a top wooden coaster over a top steel coaster.

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After last week’s crazy guessing, we have a new Mystery Coaster for you.

Good luck!

Sorry for the long delay in getting a new show out, school has kind of been a pain as of late. Anyway, we have not gone away. Here is what you can hear on this week’s show:

• Wild West World gets bought and will see another day
• Kentucky passes a ride operator age law
• 2009 announcements already
• Park updates
• SFGAdv is getting sadder
• SFMM vs. Cedar Point in thrills
• and the Question of the Week

As always the RSS feed, iTunes, a direct download, or the link to the right are the best ways to listen to the show.

Discuss the show here.

Last Monday was April Fools Day, and as part of the usual amusements associated with the day, Jeff Putz, the CoasterBuzz editor, created a site for a park called Charmland USA. The site is generally poking fun of the people who hate when parks remove trees and “atmosphere” from amusement parks for future attractions. It is interesting to note that there are two distinct camps when it comes to this issue. The first is those who want a park to maintain as many trees as they can. The other group enjoys open spaces more than trees. There are very few people who remain neutral on this issue.

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Good luck…