Busch Gardens Tampa: What a Dive.
Tuesday May 31, 2005
As it launches into the record books, Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey is stealing a lot of the thunder from this season's other great new ... Read More
Park It!
Friday May 27, 2005
Finally...it's the unofficial start of the summer season and time to visit (or make plans to visit) seasonal theme parks, amusement parks, and water parks. Wherever you may live in ... Read More
Seasonal Parks: Tis the Season
Thursday May 26, 2005
Here in the U.S., Memorial Day Weekend traditionally kicks off the summer and marks the start of daily operations at most seasonal theme parks and amusement parks. Here in New ... Read More
The Golden Anniversary Celebration is Soarin' at Walt Disney World
Tuesday May 24, 2005
Disneyland may be turning fifty this year, but all of the Disney parks are joining the celebration--the "Happiest Celebration on Earth"--and Florida's Walt Disney World has a slew of new ... Read More
He Was Great
Tuesday May 24, 2005
Thurl Ravenscroft, the basso profundo voice actor and singer, died Sunday at the age of 91. Perhaps best known for pitching Kellog's Frosted Flakes as Tony the Tiger, Ravenscroft also ... Read More
Kingda Ya!
Monday May 23, 2005
After a couple of false starts a few weeks back, Kingda Ka opened over the weekend, and I've got some great shots of the coaster delivering its record-breaking, 128-MPH-in-3.5-seconds launch. ... Read More
It's a Small Universe After All
Monday May 23, 2005
"Star Wars" mania is in full swing with the opening of the latest (and last?) episode of the epic film series, so it's no surprise that the annual "Star Wars" ... Read More
Make Way for Another Beast
Friday May 20, 2005
I smell a trend, and the trend smells like a combination of chlorine and roller coaster grease. Paramount's Kings Island, home of The Beast woodie, is joining the Great Wolf ... Read More
Too Bad Disneyland's Golden Anniversary can't Be Every Year
Thursday May 19, 2005
Sparked by advance bookings for Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration, higher per-capita spending, and increased international visitors, the theme parks division helped second-quarter profits rise 30 percent at The Walt Disney ... Read More
The Northwoods Comes to the South
Tuesday May 17, 2005
It may have a northwoods' theme, but the first Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park resort on the east coast is in Virginia, near Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Colonial Williamsburg. ... Read More
After 100 Years, Vegas Lets it Ride
Monday May 16, 2005
If what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, the sin-filled city must be fairly bursting with 100-years worth of questionable happenings. Las Vegas celebrated its centennial anniversary yesterday and will ... Read More
Reno Casino to Gamble on Indoor Water Park
Friday May 13, 2005
The self-proclaimed "Biggest Little City in the World" will be home to the biggest indoor water park in the nation. According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, a group of investors is ... Read More
There Must Be 50 Ways to Leave Your Living Room (and Head to Disneyland)
Wednesday May 11, 2005
I don't mean to be coy, Roy (Disney), but in honor of Disneyland's 50th anniversary shindig, I've pulled together a list of 25 new attractions and features to discover at ... Read More
Looking Back at Disneyland
Wednesday May 11, 2005
Disney historian Dave Smith, Imagineering's Marty Sklar, and Walt Disney himself reminisce about the Happiest Place on Earth as the park turns 50.
Disneyland's History Photo Gallery
Disneyland's 50th Anniversary Photo Gallery
The Happiest Homecoming on Earth
Tuesday May 10, 2005
In honor of Disneyland's 50th anniversary, the California park where it all began just kicked off an 18-month Happiest Homecoming on Earth celebration. I got to experience the new attractions ... Read More
Disneyland Hopes to Bring Crush of Guests, Generate Monster Numbers with New Attractions
Saturday May 7, 2005
Amid the celebratory hoopla of Disneyland's 50th anniversary bash, with its focus on the landmark's glorious past and the new attractions and events it just debuted, park president Matt Ouimet ... Read More
It Was 50 years Ago Today
Thursday May 5, 2005
Actually, Disneyland's 50th anniversary will be July 17. But Disney is kicking off an 18-month global "Happiest Celebration on Earth" today at all of its theme parks. I'll be reporting ... Read More
Feast on Meal Worms (for a Good Cause)
Tuesday May 3, 2005
For the life of me, I don't understand the appeal of most reality TV shows. Why would people want to risk embarrassment, engage in backstabbing, and/or eat things that are ... Read More
Busch Gardens Lifts the Curse
Monday May 2, 2005
Busch Gardens Williamsburg lowered the drawbridge on one of the season's most eagerly anticipated attractions, Curse of DarKastle. So what is it like? Think of a traditional amusement park dark ... Read More