2006 Was a Great Ride
Friday December 29, 2006
Before the ball drops in Times Square (and the fireworks explode at Walt Disney World) to ring out 2006, let's take a look back at the year that was. It ... Read More
This Park Will Go to 11
Tuesday December 26, 2006
Get out the Dramamine AND the earplugs: The Hard Rock Park is coming. Developers are hard at work in Myrtle Beach getting the new rock-themed park ready for a planned ... Read More
Have Fun. That’s an Order.
Friday December 22, 2006
Authoritarianism meets roller coasters in Turkmenistan. It might sound like something Borat fabricated, but according to the Associated Press, entrenched Turk leader Saparmurat Niyazov recently opened an 88-acre theme park ... Read More
Lots of Change at Cedar Point
Thursday December 21, 2006
'Tis the season to find the holiday spirit and make charitable donations. But Ohio’s Cedar Point, which recently donated $7500 to a nearby soup kitchen, didn't tap its corporate coffers ... Read More
Two Ohio Indoor Water Parks Now Tipping their Buckets
Tuesday December 19, 2006
Speaking of Kings Island (see yesterday's posting about the Son of Beast coaster), the adjacent Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park resort just opened. It marks the third indoor water ... Read More
Kings Island's Son of Beast Thrown for a Loop
Monday December 18, 2006
The world's tallest, fastest wood coaster will lose another one of its superlatives when it opens for the 2007 season: the only wood coaster with a loop. Paramount's Kings Island ... Read More
Surf's Up! All the Time.
Friday December 15, 2006
Orlando may be a couple of hours from the beach, but it's about to serve up some great waves for surfing. Ron Jon Surfpark is scheduled to open in a ... Read More
Collect Call from M. Mouse
Thursday December 14, 2006
'Twill be the day of Christmas, and all through your house, all the creatures'll be stirring, including Mickey Mouse. I think I may have busted the lame-o-meter with that awful ... Read More
Six Flags Runs 2007 Plans up the Flagpole
Tuesday December 12, 2006
Six Flags management outlined the company's plans for next season on a call today with investors and analysts. CEO and President Mark Shapiro, who has been on the job for ... Read More
Coney Island Developer to Send Astroland into Orbit
Monday December 11, 2006
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a developer's plans to build an indoor water park resort and other attractions as part of an ambitious $1.5-billion makeover of Brooklyn's famed ... Read More
Bathing Suits at a Ski Resort? S'no Problem!
Friday December 8, 2006
The indoor water park juggernaut rolls on. In addition to the plethora of indoor water parks at hotels and theme parks, there is a trend to build the parks at ... Read More
New Theme Park Proposed in Disneyland's Shadow
Thursday December 7, 2006
If a bold plan moves forward, there will be a $4-billion (yes, that's billion with a "b") theme park coming to Garden Grove, California. According to the Los Angeles Times, ... Read More
I Spy: Six Flags Great America
Tuesday December 5, 2006
For the 2007 season, Six Flags Great America in Illinois is forgoing the thrills of a new coaster and going for the skills of a major stunt show. The Chicago-area ... Read More
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas--at California Theme Parks
Monday December 4, 2006
Two California parks are offering some great holiday deals. Bring a new, unwrapped toy with a value of at least $10 to Knott's Berry Farm on December 9, 10, 16, ... Read More
There's Gold in Them Thar (Indoor Water Park) Hills
Friday December 1, 2006
Scheduled to open today, the Gold Rush Indoor Waterpark at the Double JJ Resort brings more year-round water fun to Michigan. Located in Rothbury (near Muskegon), the park boasts Western ... Read More