Earlier this week, I launched Theme Park Geekly. It’s an online community magazine for theme park fans with great editorial articles and interviews. More like a Rolling Stone or similar entertainment magazine, Theme Park Geekly won’t focus on reporting the latest theme park news. Instead, it’ll feature interesting takes on anything and everything related to theme parks from the viewpoints of some of the best theme park writers, bloggers, and web site owners around.

The first issue’s cover story is a behind-the-scenes look at Lance Hart from Screamscape. There are also articles on Halloween Haunts from Rick Davis of the DAFE and Rick West from Theme Park Adventure.

A special thanks to Rick Davis, John Hunt, and Lance Hart.

Also, I’d like to thank ThrillNetwork, Theme Park Adventure, The Coaster Guy, Coaster101, RollerCoasterModels, and Theme Park Thoughts.

Read more about Theme Park Geekly on my announcement post on The Coaster Critic’s Blog.

If you’re interested in contributing or helping out, you can contact me here.

Here’s a teaser video for Dollywood’s Wild Eagle:

Read more and vote in a first impression poll at The Coaster Critic’s Blog.

And, here’s more from a Six Flags press release:

Get ready to take flight! Six Flags Great America announces plans to add a state-of-the-art roller coaster for the 2012 season. X-Flight is a ground-breaking wing coaster featuring cutting-edge technology. The Gurnee theme park is the first to announce plans for a wing coaster in the U.S.

X-Flight will take riders on a flight that defies gravity, with no track above or below them. Riders sit in pairs, suspended on either side of the track with their feet dangling, as they begin their climb up a 12-story plunge launching them into speeds of 55mph through 3,000 feet of intense drops and five inversions, including a barrel roll and zero-g roll. One of the most adrenaline-pumping moments on the ride is an extreme fly-through where the coaster speeds straight toward a structure, before making a last-minute vertical flip to fit through a keyhole cut-out.

“Six Flags Great America has a long history of introducing legendary rides and first-of-its-kind roller coasters,” said Hank Salemi, Six Flags Great America Park President. “What makes
X-Flight so unique is soaring through 3,000 feet of high-speed drops, loops and turns, with nothing above or below you. The coaster’s train actually looks like a plane with seats suspended on either side of the track. It’s like nothing you have ever experienced before. We are thrilled to bring this revolutionary wing coaster to our guests for the 2012 season.”

Read more, watch another video, and vote in a first impression poll at The Coaster Critic’s Blog.

I’ll accepting entries through Saturday, August, 27th.

Read more about the giveaway here.

See the “Eat Sleep Ride” T-Shirt, the “Roller Coaster Geek” T-Shirt, and all of my other theme park fan stuff here.

Here’s a video showcasing the ride’s elements:

See a photo of the GCI survey marker.

Source: Carowinds Connection via ThemeParkHype

Home page feature photo courtesy of CoasterImage.

Read my full New Texas Giant @ Six Flags Over Texas review.

Read more about the new site: “Theme Park Hype is Coming to a Browser Near You”. Also, visit the site, its About Page, and follow @ThemeParkHype on Twitter for a feed of the site’s varied and interesting submissions.

If you have any questions or feedback about the new site leave a comment below.

Until then, you can read this post where I describe some of the facets of the new site: Mega Announcement Next Week