Kids Get in for Nada (Sorta) at Universal Orlando
Tuesday January 31, 2006
Are you planning to visit Universal Orlando soon? I've got some bad news and good news. First the bad news: To match Walt Disney World, Universal recently raised its one-park, ... Read More
Saving Some Cheddar at the Mouse House
Tuesday January 31, 2006
Walt Disney World may be continuing its 50th anniversary "Happiest Celebration on Earth" throughout 2006, but it'll cost you considerably more than 50 bucks to get into the party. At ... Read More
Pssst! Wanna Buy a Theme Park?
Friday January 27, 2006
Theme parks are in the business of fun. But they are also in the business of, well, business. Big business. CBS, the parent company of Paramount Parks, one of the ... Read More
Hold the Stuffing
Friday January 27, 2006
Are you hoping to ride The Voyage, Holiday World's wild wood coaster that will be debuting in its new Thanksgiving section this coming season? Are you on the heavy side ... Read More
Six Flags Set to Open New York's First Indoor Water Park
Thursday January 26, 2006
Folks in the Northeast U.S. who want to enjoy some indoor water park fun have to travel quite a distance. The nearest major resort offering year-round water slides is the ... Read More
Splashing Around Erie
Tuesday January 24, 2006
Splash Lagoon indoor water park in Erie, Pennsylvania offers a great assortment of water slides and attractions. Among its features are two bowl rides, one that uses tubes and one ... Read More
Monsters Lurking at Disney's California Adventure
Monday January 23, 2006
Yesterday was the grand opening of Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! at Disney's California Adventure in the Disneyland Resort. The attraction takes over the building that originally ... Read More
Legoland Looks to Piece Together a New Park
Friday January 20, 2006
No longer owned by the company known for its shiny plastic bricks, Legoland parks around the world will continue to feature attractions based on the famous toys. The new owners, ... Read More
Second Disney Park Headed to China?
Thursday January 19, 2006
Dumbo hasn't logged many air miles flying above Hong Kong Disneyland, but there has already been plenty of speculation about Disney's plans for a second theme park in China. This ... Read More
Let's Get Right to the Point
Tuesday January 17, 2006
Always rated among the best of the traditional amusement parks, Ohio's Cedar Point opened in 1870 and never stopped growing. Located on a peninsula along Lake Erie, the sandy beaches ... Read More
Six Flags Rethinks No-Reentry Policy
Saturday January 14, 2006
When you head to a Six Flags park this year, you will, in fact, be able to exit and reenter the park on the same day. That wasn't the case ... Read More
When Six Flags Denies Reentry, Will Some Guests Enter at All?
Friday January 13, 2006
Let's imagine it's a beautiful summer day later this year. You're on vacation and you've decided to visit a "more family-friendly" Six Flags park. You load up the mini-van and ... Read More
Big Easy Music and Big Price Hike at Universal Orlando
Thursday January 12, 2006
As it has for the past few years, Universal Studios Florida will host a Mardi Gras celebration modeled after New Orleans' rollicking party this spring. In the wake of Hurricane ... Read More
Kalahari Ohio: World's Biggest Indoor Water Park?
Wednesday January 11, 2006
The massive African-themed Kalahari resort in Sandusky, Ohio features one of the world's largest indoor water parks. And I have an exclusive scoop: It's about to get a whole lot ... Read More
No Dogs Allowed at the Mall of America
Tuesday January 10, 2006
The Mighty Red Baron is MIA at MOA. Minnesota's humongous Mall of America, home of the indoor theme park, Knott's Camp Snoopy, is sniffing around for a new mascot. Cedar ... Read More
Grand Old Time Set for Silver Dollar City
Friday January 6, 2006
The Branson, Missouri theme park, Silver Dollar City, will introduce a new land, The Grand Exposition, this season. Themed to the world's fairs of the late 19th Century, the area ... Read More
Myrtle Beach's Hard Rock Park Rolling Along
Thursday January 5, 2006
South Carolina's proposed Hard Rock theme park has taken another step forward with the announcement that an Israeli real estate firm will be bankrolling the $360 million project. The Myrtle ... Read More
The Great and Not-So-Great at Six Flags Great Adventure
Tuesday January 3, 2006
The new regime at Six Flags has been promising to stir things up and make improvements at the chain. For a microcosm of what's right and wrong about the parks, ... Read More
The West Edmonton Mall: What a Dive!
Monday January 2, 2006
Who has North America's biggest indoor water park? If you guessed any of the mega hotel/indoor water park resorts in Wisconsin Dells, you'd be wrong. In fact, if you guessed ... Read More