Goliath Begins with a Capital "G"
Tuesday November 30, 2004
Six Flags Magic Mountain's Goliath is one of those you-either-love-it-or-hate-it roller coasters. Many thrill machine fans put the hypercoaster at or near the top of their favorites list. Put me ... Read More
Get the Focker Out of Here
Monday November 29, 2004
To help promote the new "Meet the Parents" sequel, "Meet the Fockers," Universal Orlando is inviting families that bear the burden of the real last name Focker to a Focker ... Read More
Go Bananas on Typhoon Lagoon's Water Coaster
Sunday November 28, 2004
Walt Disney World announced that the Crush 'N' Gusher, a water coaster, will be debuting at Typhoon Lagoon in 2005. Guests aboard the water ride will sit in tubes and ... Read More
Michigan Prepares for an Avalanche this Summer
Thursday November 25, 2004
As Michigan's Boyne Mountain gears up for its winter skiing and snowboarding season, it is also busy putting the finishing touches on Avalanche Bay, its indoor water park scheduled to ... Read More
Let's Give Thanks--to Theme Parks and Attraction Designers
Tuesday November 23, 2004
Here in the States, we'll be celebrating Thanksgiving in a couple of days, which typically means overeating to the point of nausea, yelling at television screens while watching football, and ... Read More
A Disney Resort for $55? That'll Cure the Winter Blues.
Monday November 22, 2004
Winter's fast approaching and for many folks that means cold days, colder nights, snow, ice, runny noses, and...did I mention cold? Perhaps the best time for those in northern climes ... Read More
Danger, Will Robinson! Robocoaster Coming to California--See the Video
Friday November 19, 2004
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) convention and trade show, the annual powwow of theme park ride vendors and operators, is in full swing in Orlando this ... Read More
Put Your Hands Together for Holiday World
Thursday November 18, 2004
It's (almost) the holiday season, but the one who got the big gift was Santa--the Santa Claus, Indiana park, Holiday World, that is. The industry gave its highest honors, the ... Read More
The Caribbean Comes to Indiana-- in December, no Less
Wednesday November 17, 2004
I can barely keep up with all of the new water park developments. Another indoor water park, Caribbean Cove, is set to open in the next few weeks at the ... Read More
Oh What Fun it Is to Ride
Tuesday November 16, 2004
Defying conventional wisdom, some theme parks well beyond the temperate confines of Orlando and L.A. are opening up their gates to welcome hardy guests seeking holiday cheer. Let's check ... Read More
Cypress Gardens Blooms Anew this Friday
Monday November 15, 2004
When it closed in 2003, Florida's venerable Cypress Gardens appeared to be on the verge of getting plowed under and converted into condos. The white knights at Georgia's Wild Adventures ... Read More
Universal Hollywood Gives 2005 Away for Free
Friday November 12, 2004
There is no getting around it: With theme park admission prices nudging (and, in some cases, surpassing) $50, it costs a LOT of dough for a family to have a ... Read More
Geauga Lake Tames Hurricane, Goes Wild
Thursday November 11, 2004
Tossed around like a pariah the past couple of years, Ohio's Geauga Lake had been promising a major announcement to help kick-start the ailing park for the 2005 season. Now ... Read More
Branson Coaster Will Be a Blast--See the Video
Tuesday November 9, 2004
Powder Keg, a new launched coaster coming to Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri next season will have a clever theme. Guests will board a "mine car" inside a turn-of-the-(last) ... Read More
Cedar Point Welcomes Castaways
Monday November 8, 2004
Cedar Point, home to the world's largest (and some might say greatest) collection of roller coasters and amusement rides, now offers year-round fun with the just-opened Castaway Bay indoor water ... Read More
The (Wet 'n) Wild Story of a Theme Park Visionary
Saturday November 6, 2004
Walt Disney, the man, is (rightly) lauded as a theme park pioneer and creative genius. But there are other, largely unsung, heroes whose vision, imagination, and fortitude have also forged ... Read More
Wanna Score some "Tonight Show" Tickets?
Thursday November 4, 2004
Do you wonder what kind of cross-brand marketing NBC might develop now that it owns the Universal theme parks? Wonder no more. Universal Studios Hollywood guests can now obtain free, ... Read More
Over the (Jungle) River and through the (Zoo's) Woods
Tuesday November 2, 2004
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Then get the heck out of Southern California. But if you want some holiday hoopla along with some theme park fun, check out what Disneyland, ... Read More
Play it Again (and Again) at Six Flags Magic Mountain
Monday November 1, 2004
Halloween is over, the ax-wielding ghouls have returned to their mundane day jobs, and most seasonal theme parks have closed their gates until next spring. But Six Flags Magic Mountain ... Read More