Kalahari Goes with the Flow(Rider)- See the Video
Monday January 31, 2005
A number of water parks have installed the FlowRider, but Wisconsin Dells' Kalahari is the first indoor water park resort to give people the opportunity to hang ten. The ingenious ... Read More
And the Rockets' Red Glare...
Friday January 28, 2005
The retro-themed Celebration City in Branson, Missouri will be ending each evening it is open this season with an unabashedly patriotic fireworks show. The Music, Laser, and Fireworks Spectacular! will ... Read More
Something Sweet Planned for Hershey
Thursday January 27, 2005
You won't be able to ride any of Hersheypark's famed coasters this winter, but you will be able to meander around at least part of the park and catch a ... Read More
Is it Spring Yet?
Tuesday January 25, 2005
Much of the U.S. just got walloped with a huge winter storm. Here in New England, we're still digging out from up to 3 feet of snow that fell over ... Read More
Topple Tower-- See the Video
Tuesday January 25, 2005
The folks at Huss, manufacturers of whirl-and-hurl rides such as Top Spin and Frisbee, have developed a crazy new attraction they call the Topple Tower. It consists of a ring ... Read More
Disney's Terror Translates Well Around the World
Monday January 24, 2005
A version of one of Walt Disney World's most popular rides, the Tower of Terror, recently opened at Disney's California Adventure, and another one is under construction at DisneySea, the ... Read More
Universal Factors in Live Reality TV Show
Friday January 21, 2005
Playing on its synergy with new corporate owner NBC, the Universal Studios parks in Hollywood and Florida will be presenting stage shows based on the gross-out NBC TV show, "Fear ... Read More
We Have Nothing to Fear but...yeahhhhhhhh!
Thursday January 20, 2005
Things are looking up--way up--at Morey's Pier in Wildwood, NJ. According to the classic boardwalk park, it will be adding a new drop tower ride, AtmosFEAR (cool name!), this season. ... Read More
Walt Disney World will Soar to Extremes in 2005
Tuesday January 18, 2005
Disney's 18-month long Happiest Celebration on Earth that kicks off May 5 will focus on California's original Disneyland in honor of that park's 50th anniversary. But all of the Disney ... Read More
A Mid-Winter's Coaster Dream
Sunday January 16, 2005
There's something eerie, yet wonderful, about amusement parks in the off-season. It's strangely silent, but if you listen closely, you can hear the echoes of screaming coaster riders. I recently ... Read More
What's in a Name?
Friday January 14, 2005
The Wilderness Water Park Resort is one of Wisconsin Dells' most popular indoor water park playgrounds. Last summer, it opened a new wave pool as part of its outdoor water ... Read More
Chute-'em-down at Magic Springs
Thursday January 13, 2005
In the heyday of trolley parks and seaside pier amusements, shoot-the-chute rides were very popular. The boats would carry passengers up a conveyor lift and send them careening down a ... Read More
If You Can't Bring Ohio to the Caribbean...
Tuesday January 11, 2005
Rather than watch from the sidelines as others surfed the indoor water park wave in the town that they made famous, Cedar Point jumped in with both feet and recently ... Read More
A Desert Mirage Takes Shape Near Lake Erie
Monday January 10, 2005
Sandusky, Ohio, home to Cedar Point, has generally been a fairly quiet place in the off-season. That's quickly changing however, as indoor waterparks are attracting fun-seekers year round. The Kalahari, ... Read More
Take Six Flags New England for a Spin this Season
Monday January 10, 2005
Last year a bunch of parks added spinning coasters. The trend appears to be continuing this season as the Boston Herald reports that Six Flags New England has plans to ... Read More
Is Wisconsin Dells Ready for ANOTHER Indoor Water Park?
Thursday January 6, 2005
With more indoor water parks than traffic lights, tiny Wisconsin Dells is the world's undisputed chlorination capital. And if any place is even thinking about challenging the Dells, the Chula ... Read More
A Whole New World-wide Disney Celebration
Tuesday January 4, 2005
2005 is going to be an exciting year for theme park fans with wild coasters, ultra-slick themed rides, new water parks, and more. But the biggest news has to ... Read More
Making a (Shopping) List, CHECKing it Twice
Monday January 3, 2005
I know what you're thinking: Enough with the holiday stuff already. New Year's Day is over, it's 2005, let's get on with it. But Holiday World, the wonderful theme park ... Read More