It's not often that a new theme park swings open its gates in the U.S., so let's tip our cowboy hats to Wild West World, opening this Saturday, May 5, ... Read More

The Zippin Pippin, reportedly Elvis Presley's favorite roller coaster, left the building when the Memphis amusement park, Libertyland, closed in 2005. A development group had planned to move and rebuild ... Read More

With the coaster wars in a period of detente, Kingda Ka, the 456-foot-tall, 128-mph rocket coaster that debuted in 2005 at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey maintains ... Read More

Geared to younger children, Legoland California takes the ubiquitous toy building blocks and transforms them into enchanting attractions and exhibits. Among the park's many unique features is Knight's Tournament, North ... Read More

Universal has made it official. Homer, Bart, Marge, and the rest of The Simpsons gang are coming to the Universal Studios parks in Florida and Hollywood. Slated to open in ... Read More

Late last year, debt-saddled Six Flags sold seven of its parks, including Elitch Gardens in Denver, CO, to PARC Operations Corp., a Florida-based company. If you're planning to visit the ... Read More

It's true. A 1-day ticket to any of the four Walt Disney World parks now costs a whopping $67. Adding in hotel accommodations, transportation, food, drinks ($3.50 for a bottle ... Read More

The third installment of the wildly popular Pirates of the Caribbean film series may be subtitled "At World's End," but the world premiere of the movie will be held at ... Read More

The Massachusetts amusement park that was once known as Riverside has almost been completely transformed in the relatively few years that Six Flags has operated it. In keeping with the ... Read More

You need a coolin' ride, baby? I'm not foolin'. The Hard Rock Park, now under construction in Myrtle Beach, SC, will include a Led Zeppelin-themed roller coaster when it opens ... Read More

Great Wolf Resorts was not the first to introduce the breakthrough concept of bringing water park fun indoors and marrying it to a hotel resort. But it was one of ... Read More

Among the properties Six Flags sold off in an attempt to improve its financial picture was Darien Lake, the wonderful theme park, water park, performing arts center, and resort near ... Read More

The Hard Rock Park, a 140-acre, $400-million rock-themed park that is under construction, just released more details about what to expect when it opens next spring in Myrtle Beach, SC. ... Read More

There's a little less fun at the Scandia Fun Center lately. That's because the California amusement park is banning riders from screaming on its latest thrill ride. The name of ... Read More

While the Walt Disney World parks in Florida posted some strong gains in attendance during 2006 (see yesterday's blog, Which Theme Parks Made the Turnstiles Click?), Universal Orlando's two theme ... Read More

The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World proved that it still has the magic. With an estimated 16.6 million guests walking down the Florida version of Main Street U.S.A. in ... Read More

Want to soar on a new wooden coaster? Perhaps your child would like to get behind the wheel of a "new" 50s-era Corvette. Or, maybe your whole family would love ... Read More

As the Theme Parks Guide at About.com, I'm passionate about amusement parks, rides, coasters, and the other fun stuff about which I write. But even I have to wonder why ... Read More