Get Ready to Scream in 2005
Friday December 31, 2004
New Year's is a time to take stock, look back, and peer into the future. Round midnight, we'll count down, get real close to our significant others, and let loose ... Read More
Your (Free) Magic Carpet Awaits
Thursday December 30, 2004
One of the hassles of a Walt Disney World vacation is getting from Orlando International Airport to your hotel. With its new "Magical Express" service, Disney is removing most of ... Read More
Honey, I Shrunk the Park
Tuesday December 28, 2004
It may be a small world after all, but seeing Disney's iconic Main Street U.S.A. transplanted to France (and, I'd imagine, Tokyo or Hong Kong) is tres weird. Still, the ... Read More
Sofa, So Good
Monday December 27, 2004
I finally got around to seeing "The Polar Express," and I was completely blown away. The rich, compelling CGI visuals, the engaging, timeless story, the booming soundtrack, and the 3D ... Read More
It'll Cost You a Few More Shekels to Ride the Mummy
Friday December 24, 2004
As expected, Universal Orlando followed Disney World's lead and raised its admission prices a whopping $5. A one-day, one-park ticket now costs--brace yourself--$59.75. Unlike Disney's new pricing plan, which offers ... Read More
Noah's Ark to Welcome a Snake
Thursday December 23, 2004
Wisconsin Dells' Noah's Ark announced that it will be introducing Black Anaconda, "the world's longest watercoaster," for the 2005 season. Not timid about hyperbole, the enormous park also bills itself ... Read More
Splash Down with a Free Indoor Water Park Vacation
Tuesday December 21, 2004
One of the newest indoor water park resorts, Kansas Splashdown at the Grand Prairie Hotel in Hutchinson, KS, is celebrating its grand opening with a unique promotion: It's giving away ... Read More
Jingle Bell-ugas. See the Video.
Monday December 20, 2004
Tis the season, so click over to this video and sing "Jingle Bells" along with SeaWorld's menagerie of whales, dolphins, sea lions, dogs, and other critters. It's incredibly cute, fun, ... Read More
Busch Gardens is Keeping Us in the Dark. See the Video.
Saturday December 18, 2004
Busch Gardens Williamsburg has been coyly stringing us rabid theme park fans along with a series of teasers about a "chilling ride to the dark side." The Virginia park has ... Read More
No Wonder Theme Parks Seem More Crowded-- They Are
Friday December 17, 2004
When you're waiting in a two-hour line to board a roller coaster and you look out at what appears to be wall-to-wall people, do you ever wonder how many guests ... Read More
Martin's Fantasy Island to Go for a Spin
Tuesday December 14, 2004
Martin's Fantasy Island near Buffalo, New York will be debuting a new spinning Wild Mouse style coaster for the 2005 season. Many parks rolled out spinning coasters this past season. ... Read More
Visionland Sees New Coaster for 2005
Monday December 13, 2004
The Alabama theme park Visionland will be getting a Bommerang coaster from (where else?) a shuttered amusement park in Australia. According to The Birmingham News, Visionland's owners had originally planned ... Read More
Plead Insanity on new Vegas ride. See the video.
Friday December 10, 2004
Those wacky folks at the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas are at it again. They've already shot us up beyond the top, coasted us around the edge, and teeter-tottered us ... Read More
You'll Have a Grand Time
Thursday December 9, 2004
I've got some action photos from one of the newest indoor water parks, Grand Rios, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. You can see riders swirling around inside the "toilet bowl," guests ... Read More
Faster than a Speeding...
Wednesday December 8, 2004
While the rest of the world is focused on silver bells, the folks at Knott's Berry Farm are ringing in the holiday season with the debut of Silver Bullet, its ... Read More
The Five People You Meet at the Amusement Park
Tuesday December 7, 2004
Did you see Sunday evening's broadcast of "The Five People You Meet in Heaven?" It was incredibly hokey and had all the sophistication of a Hallmark card. (Ironically, Hallmark produced ... Read More
Hooray for Dollywood
Monday December 6, 2004
Have you always wanted to work at a theme park? Are you a talented performer or someone with theatrical experience? This could be your big break. Dollywood, the Tennessee theme ... Read More
Cedar Point to Get Maxed Out. See the video.
Friday December 3, 2004
Ohio's Cedar Point already has bragging rights as the park with the most number of rides on the planet, but they'll be adding one more next season for good measure. ... Read More
Walt Disney World Prices Go Up...and Down
Thursday December 2, 2004
It's going to cost a whopping $5 more to ride Dumbo starting January 2, as Walt Disney World announced today that its one-day, one-park ticket price will rise from $54.75 ... Read More