{"id":411127,"date":"2026-08-19T19:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/411127\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:44:08","slug":"new-racing-themed-amusement-park-opening-near-austin-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/411127\/","title":{"rendered":"New racing-themed amusement park opening near Austin soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cotaland, a new <a href=\"https:\/\/cotaland.com\/?device=c&amp;placement\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">racing-themed amusement park<\/a> at Austin&#8217;s Circuit of The Americas track, is revving up for family fun in the fast lane\u00a0starting in September.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A grand-opening celebration is set for Sept. 26 and 27 at 9201 Circuit of the Americas\u00a0Blvd in Del Valle on Austin&#8217;s east side. <a href=\"https:\/\/circuitoftheamericas.com\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Circuit of the Americas<\/a> track opened in 2012 as a 3.4-mile track built especially for Formula 1 racing.<\/p>\n<p>Formula 1,\u00a0MotoGP, NASCAR, and the FIA World Endurance Championship use the track.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new park features high-thrill roller coasters, family friendly attractions and the chance to ride a lap on Circuit of The Americas&#8217; Formula 1 racetrack, according to a news release about Cotaland&#8217;s opening date. The name references the initials for Circuit of The Americas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCotaland\u00a0was created to be far more than a traditional amusement park,\u201d said Bobby Epstein, founder of COTA, in a statement. \u201cThis is where theme park thrills, world-class racing, live entertainment and family experiences come together in a way that doesn\u2019t exist anywhere else in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The park is located between Turns 19 and 20 of the race circuit. More than 30 experiences from thrill rides to entertainment and attractions are a part of the new park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More than 800 shade trees are present on the property with the featured Flutterarium, a Victorian-style butterfly conservatory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dining experiences include international flavors, Texas-inspired comfort food, barbecue, sweet treats, snacks and more at full-service restaurants, grab-and-go marketplaces and race-day inspired eateries.<\/p>\n<p>Signature roller coasters include Circuit Breaker \u2014 a tilt roller coaster \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inparkmagazine.com\/palindrome-cotaland\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palindrome, a one-of-a-kind shuttle coaster <\/a>that travels both forward and backward on the same track. A log-flume ride offers a cooling splashdown and an 18-hole mini golf course takes the name Speed City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese aren\u2019t just rides \u2014 they\u2019re engineering showcases,\u201d said Matt\u00a0Hughey, vice president of\u00a0Cotaland Park operations. \u201cCotaland is building experiences guests can\u2019t find anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cotaland, a new racing-themed amusement park at Austin&#8217;s Circuit of The Americas track, is revving up for family&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411128,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-411127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}