Valleyfair has a Fair Number of Peaks
Friday March 30, 2007
When it opens for the 2007 season on May 12, Valleyfair, the theme park located just outside of Minnesota's Twin Cities, will debut the wooden coaster, Renegade. That will bring ... Read More
The Wiggling Begins on Monday
Thursday March 29, 2007
Seasonal parks, such as Six Flags Great Adventure, are--finally!--reopening. The New Jersey park and the adjacent Wild Safari celebrate opening day this Monday, April 2. Among the new features this ... Read More
Disney Legend Ridgway Spins Terrific Mouse Tails, er Tales
Tuesday March 27, 2007
I had the good fortune to meet Charles Ridgway, a retired publicity agent for Disneyland and Walt Disney World and a "Disney Legend," at a Disney press event recently. I ... Read More
Is Disney Planning More California Adventures?
Monday March 26, 2007
One of the most quoted Walt-isms is that "Disneyland will never be completed...as long as there is imagination left in the world." While Disneyland and the Disneyland resort have evolved ... Read More
Will Spider-Man Stick in the Middle East?
Friday March 23, 2007
Talk about globalization. Marvel Comics recently killed Captain America, but the superhero may resurface in, of all places, the United Arab Emirates. According to Reuters, a theme park based on ... Read More
This Coaster Will Floor You
Thursday March 22, 2007
Busch Gardens Europe (or what many folks still prefer to call Busch Gardens Williamsburg) starts the 2007 season this Saturday, March 24. For hardened park-aholics like me, it's the best ... Read More
Will Families Get on Six Flags' Family Friendly Train (and Wiggle Lots of $)?The 2007 Six Flags Ride Guide
Tuesday March 20, 2007
To attract a larger and more diverse audience, particularly well-heeled moms and dads with young kids in tow, Six Flags' new mantra is "family friendly." For the first time in ... Read More
Myrtle Beach Pavilion Lives On-- Sort-of
Monday March 19, 2007
A couple of weeks ago, I posted some photos of the Myrtle Beach Pavilion, which closed for good last season, as demolition workers were reducing the South Carolina seaside amusement ... Read More
Water Park in Paradise
Friday March 16, 2007
The enormous Atlantis casino resort on Paradise Island (near Nassau) in the Bahamas recently expanded its water park. With the addition of Aquaventure, the Caribbean destination now offers 97 acres ... Read More
A Parrot's-eye View of the CoCo Key Indoor Water Parks
Thursday March 15, 2007
CoCo Key Water Resorts, which has three locations now open in Illinois and Ohio and five more coming to Nebraska, Kansas, New Jersey, Ohio, and Massachusetts, offer indoor water parks ... Read More
How Do they Honeydew That?
Tuesday March 13, 2007
When I first saw the Turtle Talk with Crush attraction at Epcot (it's also at Disney's California Adventure), I was dumbfounded. A computer-animated Crush, the surfer-dude character from Finding Nemo, ... Read More
Coming to New Hampshire: What a Dump!
Monday March 12, 2007
New Englanders have another indoor water park resort coming. When it opens in late 2008, Manchester Marriott at the Pines, located in southern New Hampshire, will offer a medium-sized indoor ... Read More
A New Way to Swim with Dolphins at SeaWorld's Water Park
Thursday March 8, 2007
When it opens in spring 2008, Aquatica at SeaWorld Orlando will offer a highly themed South Sea Islands atmosphere, lush landscaping, lots of water rides and attractions for all ages ... Read More
Ticket to Ride: A Pre-Preview of Hard Rock Park
Tuesday March 6, 2007
It's the circle of (theme park) life. As a demolition crew tears down the beloved Myrtle Beach Pavilion, a construction crew on the other side of town is busy building ... Read More
Beached Amusement Park Is in Last Throes
Monday March 5, 2007
There's a peculiar and fascinating aura that hangs over an amusement park in the off-season. Devoid of crowds and silent, except for the wind that whistles down the midway, the ... Read More