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Robert Coker

Robert Coker has been a lifelong theme park enthusiast who began writing about his love for roller coasters in 1995, crafting a small web site called “Rollercoaster!,” which was listed in the “World Wide Web Top 1000” book, published in 1996. That same year, he launched ThrillRide! (www.thrillride.com), which has been online continuously since then.

The popularity of ThrillRide led to the publication of his book “Roller Coasters – A Thrill Seeker’s Guide to the Ultimate Scream Machines” in 2002. It received a "Five Star" customer rating at both Amazon.com and BN.com, and for a short time, held the number one spot on Amazon's "Travel Books Best Sellers" list.

There have been three subsequent reprints, the latest in 2006 with updated content from Barnes & Noble Publishing.

He has also written roller coaster and amusement park-related articles for AOL.com, SMOKE magazine and amusement industry trade publications, and advertising and promotional copy for D.H. Morgan Manufacturing.

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Friday, September 19, 2008 Amusement Parks: Terminator - The Woodie? Hmmmm…    Ever since Six Flags Magic Mountain let it be known that its 2009 wooden coaster will be themed to the 2009 “Terminator Salvation” flick, there’s been much grumbling among the scream machine cogniscenti....View more

Sunday, July 06, 2008 Amusement Parks: X2 – Thrilling As Ever, Almost To A Fault    Recently, John Hogg and I spent a sweltering Sunday morning taking a couple of spins – pun intended – on the revamped X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. Briefly, it is probably as intense as I ever want a thrill ride to get....View more

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Enjoying The Ride: An Enthusiast's Perspective    As this is my first contribution here, allow me to further introduce myself. I’m Robert Coker and I’ve been riding roller coasters and thrill rides for as long as I can remember. Although my initial exposure to such delights was at Los Angeles, California’s Beverly Park kiddieland, it was a trip to Disneyland as a four-year-old that put me on the path I’m still following today.
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