Wet 'n' Mild
Friday April 28, 2006
Seasonal outdoor water parks may be gearing up for the season, but indoor water parks continue to make a splash. Two of the newest indoor water park resorts to open ... Read More
Less Hitting the Bricks with Legoland's Quick Pass
Thursday April 27, 2006
Lines can drive theme park patrons bonkers. Some folks may think twice before heading to a park if they believe it would mean waiting in line at the auto toll ... Read More
We've Got to Get Ourselves Back to Cypress Gardens
Tuesday April 25, 2006
I have no idea what the flower is in the picture to the left. But it is among the positively dazzling flora on display at Cypress Gardens. Billing itself as ... Read More
What's in a Name? (A Roller Coaster would Still Smell as Sweaty.)
Monday April 24, 2006
Busch Entertainment Corp. has renamed two of its theme parks. Virginia's Busch Gardens Williamsburg now bears the name Busch Gardens Europe, and the Sunshine State's Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is ... Read More
Branson's Theme Parks are a Gas, Gas, Gas
Friday April 21, 2006
Every time gas stations raise their prices--and that's been happening a lot lately--the nation's theme park operators (and other travel destinations) get a bit more agita. Branson, Missouri, home to ... Read More
Universal Orlando Gets High...in the Sky
Thursday April 20, 2006
Nearly all other theme parks announced their new attractions and features for the 2006 season long ago, and since Universal Orlando didn't make a peep, it appeared it was going ... Read More
Canada's Paramount Park
Tuesday April 18, 2006
Paramount Canada's Wonderland is Canada's largest and most popular theme park. In fact, it frequently boasts the highest attendance of any seasonal park in North America. Coasters are the park's ... Read More
High Blood Pressure and Stroke Caused Death of Mission: SPACE Rider
Monday April 17, 2006
Preliminary autopsy results indicate that the 49-year-old woman who felt ill after riding Mission: SPACE at Walt Disney World's Epcot last week and died a couple days later suffered a ... Read More
How Much Would You Bid for a Three-Minute Voyage?
Friday April 14, 2006
Do you want to have bragging rights as one of the first official riders on The Voyage, Holiday World's wild new wood coaster? Then head over to eBay (search for ... Read More
Woman Dies after Mission: SPACE Ride
Thursday April 13, 2006
In sad news, for the second time in as many years, a guest who rode Mission: SPACE, the ride simulator at Walt Disney World's Epcot, has died. According to the ... Read More
Expedition Everest Will Put Hair on Your Chest
Tuesday April 11, 2006
As a roller coaster, Expedition Everest, the just-opened attraction at Florida's Walt Disney World, is just OK. And as a themed dark ride, it would be just OK without the ... Read More
Cyclone Sucks in 5000 at Coney Island
Monday April 10, 2006
Astroland Park at Coney Island offered free rides on its venerable Cyclone roller coaster to the first 100 folks in line for yesterday's season opening. An estimated 5000 would-be freeloaders ... Read More
Six Flags Great Adventure not Quite Ready to Run with the Bulls
Wednesday April 5, 2006
Some of the seasonal parks have opened (most are open on weekends and for special events only), but that doesn't mean all of the new attractions have opened. New Jersey's ... Read More
In the Pink in Vegas
Tuesday April 4, 2006
With its big-top theme, free circus acts, huge midway, and humungous el cheapo buffet, Circus Circus has long been the family-friendly casino resort on Sin City's famed Strip. When it ... Read More
Universal Hollywood Monkeys Around with Studio Tour
Monday April 3, 2006
When Universal first opened its Hollywood gates to the public in 1964, its only attraction was a tram tour through the backlots and behind the scenes of its working movie ... Read More