Get the Royal Treatment at Kings Dominion this Weekend
Monday October 31, 2005
Theme park and coaster enthusiasts can end the season on a high note this Saturday, November 5 when Paramount's Kings Dominion in Virginia presents its Final Weekend Fling. Here's the ... Read More
5000 Reasons to Visit Universal's Halloween Horror Nights
Friday October 28, 2005
Well, this is it kids. All the howling, screaming, shrieking, and bloodletting at theme parks over the last month wraps up with this weekend's Halloween blowout. One of the biggest ... Read More
A Nutty Ride Comes to Hersheypark
Thursday October 27, 2005
Technically, Pennsylvania's Hersheypark and the The Hershey Company, producer of the iconic chocolate bars, are two separate entities. But, they are closely aligned, and the general public regards them as ... Read More
Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Parks
Tuesday October 25, 2005
Most parks used to call it a season soon after Labor Day. Over the last few years, nearly all parks have remained open through the end of October to present ... Read More
It's a Sexual World After All
Monday October 24, 2005
Oh those randy Brits. Turning the concept of a family-friendly theme park on its, um, ear, the London Academy of Sex and Relationships says that it is building a park ... Read More
Slip 'Em a Mickey for the Holidays
Friday October 21, 2005
How would you like to be Santa Goofy for the special someones on your shopping list? The Orlando's Visitor's Bureau has put together a sweet deal just in time for ... Read More
Coaster Fans: Wanna Be on TV?
Thursday October 20, 2005
Next season is shaping up as another great one for new roller coasters--wooden ones in particular. While rocket coasters, fourth-dimension coasters, diving coasters, and a wild array of other steel ... Read More
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Tuesday October 18, 2005
Theme parks in California and Florida are magical throughout the year. Add an overlay of holiday cheer, and the parks supersize the magic and fun between Thanksgiving and New Year's. ... Read More
Awooo! Great Wolf Lodges Celebrate Halloween
Monday October 17, 2005
The chain of Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park resorts are getting into the spirit of the season with Howl-O-Ween events. Dates and specific activities vary by location. The Great ... Read More
89 Bucks to Stay at Disney World? Dream On!
Friday October 14, 2005
It's no dream. Good things come to those who are willing to plan their vacations during the off-season. Disney is offering Dream Rates to its Florida property with rates starting ... Read More
Virginia Peel--The Italian Job Stunt Coaster En Route to Paramount's Kings Dominion
Thursday October 13, 2005
Having successfully opened two coasters based on the "The Italian Job" movie at Toronto's Canada's Wonderland and Ohio's Kings Island in 2005, Paramount Parks will be opening a clone of ... Read More
Six Flags Over Cedar Point?
Tuesday October 11, 2005
Troubled Six Flags, which placed its chain of amusement parks up for sale in August after a hostile takeover bid from disgruntled shareholder Daniel Snyder, says that a long list ... Read More
Get a Tan in February--in Wisconsin
Monday October 10, 2005
There may be a ton of indoor (and outdoor) water parks in Wisconsin Dells, but that isn't stopping the Wilderness Resort from expanding its already impressive lineup of indoor water ... Read More
X Marks the G (Force) Spot
Friday October 7, 2005
Next season, Magic Springs, the Hot Springs, Arkansas theme park, will be debuting The X-Coaster, a multi-looping coaster that will feature a 150-foot upside-down inversion--the tallest in the world. Although ... Read More
See the Carnage
Thursday October 6, 2005
I have some exclusive photos from Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando. The highly visual event is a tour-de-force of frights. It's fitting that the studio that defined the classic ... Read More
Universal Orlando is Out for Blood
Tuesday October 4, 2005
Halloween Horror Nights takes over Islands of Adventure during most October nights and Universal Orlando recasts the park as a dark, dysfunctional-family-friendly adventure into madness and otherworldly torment. Even the ... Read More
Six Flags Scares Up Red Cross Donors
Monday October 3, 2005
The Red Cross has been getting a lot of attention lately for its disaster relief work in hurricane-ravaged areas. Of course, the organization is also well known for its blood ... Read More
Las Vegas Monorail Goes for a Trek
Sunday October 2, 2005
They may be used to traveling at warp speed, but Star Trek characters are taking more leisurely, down-to-earth jaunts on the Las Vegas Monorail. Through the end of the year, ... Read More