In the old days, roller coasters were fairly uniform. Nearly all were made of wood, used a lift chain, and relied on gravity to deliver white-knuckle thrills. Today, the concept ... Read More

Fear, as in the kind caused by white-knuckle roller coasters and other thrill rides, has long been an important part of the theme park experience. But the kind of fear ... Read More

It's cold most of the time in Canada, but that doesn't mean Canadians can't have fun. Predating the US indoor water park craze, folks have been surfing the waves and ... Read More

Central Florida may soon have another water park, according to the Orlando Business Journal. The publication reports that SeaWorld Orlando, already home to the SeaWorld marine life adventure park and ... Read More

After a string of disappointing weeks at the nation's box offices, the new "Batman Begins" film is breathing some life into Hollywood--and renewing interest in the Dark Knight. Quirky director ... Read More

Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a full-featured park with rich European-hamlet themeing, elaborate, Broadway-level shows, delicious dining, and wild, sophisticated attractions like the new Curse of DarKastle. But the Virginia park ... Read More

In a move that could have far-reaching implications, the California Supreme Court ruled last week that the state's theme park operators are legally liable to ensure their rides are as ... Read More

In an odd bit of news, the Wayans Brothers, stars of the films, "White Chicks" and "Scary Movie," and the television program, "In Living Color," are proposing to build a ... Read More

In the wake of the malfunction that put Kingda Ka, the record-breaking coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, out of commission for a few weeks, a similar ... Read More

In sad news, after passing out while riding Mission: SPACE at Walt Disney World's Epcot yesterday, a four-year-old boy was later pronounced dead. According to an AP story, Agnes Bamuwamye, ... Read More

Are you itching to ride the world's tallest, fastest coaster? Sorry, you're going to have to keep scratching a while longer. New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure says that the ... Read More

There's no joy in Joyland these days. The venerable, 56-year-old park (six years older than Disneyland) in Wichita, KS, has fallen on hard times and its owners, Stanley and Margaret ... Read More

There's not much new to report on the status of the disabled Kingda Ka (see previous blog post). While I was in the loading station watching test runs on Wednesday, ... Read More

I had hoped to post a first-person review of Kingda Ka, the world's tallest, fastest coaster (and this season's most anticipated) that recently opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in ... Read More

The weather is heating up, so it's time to get the lowdown on where to cool down at water parks this season. Enormously popular, water parks continue to make waves ... Read More

Are you a typical American? If so, there's a 50% chance that you're at least somewhat likely to visit a theme park this year. (Of course, if you've come to ... Read More

In between pilgrimages to Disney's actual theme parks, gamers can indulge in electronic visits via the new Virtual Magic Kingdom web site. Now available as a sneak preview beta test, ... Read More

You have to love the folks at Universal Orlando. When they're not inciting mayhem and blowing things up in Terminator 2: 3D, Men In Black Alien Attack, and just about ... Read More