In 2015, Regal Cinemas updated the roller coaster trailer again with a brand new crop of CGI images and sound effects. Little of what McLaughlin did in the early ’90s remains in the current ...

Screen Shot 2016-05-24 at 3.03.19 PM.png John McLaughlin, the Portland native who created the animated roller coaster teaser that preceded movies at Regal movie theaters for years, has died, at ...

You probably didn’t know the name of Portland animator John McLaughlin, who died last week at age 46. But if you’ve gone to the movies in the last 20 years, you’ve taken a ride on his work.

John McLaughlin, the man behind the beloved rollercoaster voyage into Regal Cinema's feature presentations, has died at the age of 46. SEE ALSO: Disney movies headed to Netflix in September ...