Halloween has become a major deal at many theme parks with elaborate haunted houses, scary mazes, spook-filled shows, ghouls running amok down midways, and Halloween-themed rides. Screams, albeit a ... Read More

Theme parks, as you may have guessed, are my passion. I enjoy sharing all that is wonderful about them on the About Theme Parks site. But let's face it: Not ... Read More

The Olympics may be in full swing, but a different kind of gold was awarded today. The folks at Amusement Today, a respected industry trade publication, presented their annual Golden ... Read More

As part of its fiftieth anniversary plans, Disneyland is developing a unique project called the Happiest Faces on Earth...A Disney Family Album, and you could be part of the fun. ... Read More

I rate the SeaWorld Orlando attraction, Journey to Atlantis, among theme parkdom's best attractions. SeaWorld California opened a clone of the hybrid coaster/flume/dark ride this season and the park posted ... Read More

The lines to get on the slides and attractions may not be any shorter at Walt Disney World's two popular water parks, but the lines to get in the gates ... Read More

Fifteen couples will see their marriage go down the tubes moments after they get hitched this weekend at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Arlington, TX. The water park is inviting ... Read More

But Billy Joel did start a campaign to save a historic carousel from his native Long Island. According to Newsday, the Piano Man used to ride the 92-year-old carousel as ... Read More

HersheyPark will be presenting its annual Halloween event this October. Among the highlights will be Haunted Harvest, a separate gated area with two haunted houses and a scare zone (which ... Read More

The last time I checked it was still summer, and people were still flocking to water parks dressed in skimpy bathing suits. But it's mid-August, school is just around the ... Read More

While Hurricane Charley was downgraded to a Category 1 storm by the time it slammed into the Orlando area, it nonetheless caused quite a mess. The area's theme parks did ... Read More

Hurricane Charley is expected to pack quite a wallop as it causes havoc in Florida and moves up the East Coast. As of Friday morning, Walt Disney World and the ... Read More

Paramount Parks just announced that Kings Island in Ohio and Canada's Wonderland in Toronto will be debuting major new coasters next spring based on the film, "The Italian Job." ... Read More

From the tony Hamptons to the boardwalk-adorned Jones Beach, there's no shortage of water and ways to get wet on New York's Long Island. But smack in the middle of ... Read More

Every year for the past few years, rumors surfaced about Wet 'n Wild getting booted from its prime Las Vegas Strip location. This year, the rumors are apparently true. According ... Read More

For the past two years, Ohio's Cedar Point has ruled the coaster-record-books roost with Top Thrill Dragster, the world's tallest, fastest coaster. It's all just speculation now (there have been ... Read More

Universal Orlando will be presenting what is, to my knowledge, the first large-scale singles event at a theme park. Dubbed U-Nite Florida (get it?), the Labor Day Weekend event will ... Read More

The Travel Channel and others routinely rank Splish Splash, on New York's Long Island, among the nation's best water parks. Want to see why? Check out my exclusive Splish Splash ... Read More

We've still got a good few weeks left of this season, but the folks at Pennsylvania's Dorney Park are already trumpeting the coaster they plan to debut in 2005. While ... Read More