You read it first here folks--sort of. As I wrote back in January (before the rumor mill really began cranking), Universal Orlando has been planning a major project at Islands ... Read More

The CoCo Key Water Resort in Danvers, Massachusetts (north of Boston) that just opened is New England's first major indoor water park resort. It offers plenty of weatherproof watery diversions ... Read More

Another weekend, another box office record-breaker. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the third installment in the series, scored plenty of booty by racking up $142 million since opening ... Read More

Maverick, Cedar Point's 17th coaster (God bless 'em), debuted a few weeks ago and promptly closed on May 8 for adjustments. According to riders who were able to sample the ... Read More

Attention is generally focused on the latest, greatest roller coasters such as Griffon, the new floorless diving coaster at Busch Gardens Europe in Virginia, or Renegade, the new wood coaster ... Read More

Griffon, which just debuted at Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, Virginia, is the world's first floorless diving coaster. It takes riders to the precipice in a unique, 30-passenger, precariously open ... Read More

The mercury is rising, and that means water parks (the outdoor variety) are either open or getting ready to open shortly. Where will you go to beat the heat, catch ... Read More

The summer movie sequelpalooza continued with Friday's opening of Shrek the Third, and the reviews have been mixed. It doesn't matter; the computer-animated film, featuring the voices of newcomers Justin ... Read More

One of the original Six Flags parks, Six Flags Over Georgia is celebrating its 40th anniversary this season. Through June 17, the park will be staging a "40 Days and ... Read More

Like other industries, there has been a great deal of contraction and consolidation among amusement parks. Instead of the hundreds of parks that used to dot communities across the U.S., ... Read More

Call it the revenge of the Revenge of the Mummy. The main character from the wild ride that's been wowing crowds at Universal Studios parks in Florida and California will ... Read More

The new cowboy-themed Renegade wood coaster debuts Saturday as Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota opens for the season. The woodie won't break any records (it will reach a top height of ... Read More

Watch Other Users' Videos Submit Your Own Video Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the Gilmore Girls series finale, which will air next Tuesday at 8 p.m. on The CW, includes ... Read More

A new chain of indoor water park resorts--yes, another one--has a grandiose name: Splash Universe. But at 25,000 square feet, the indoor water parks at the chain's first two locations ... Read More

One of the most charming theme parks has a new owner. The Kennywood folks are taking over Story Land, a park geared for children 12 and under that's set in ... Read More

Spider-Man came to the rescue again--of the nascent summer movie season. The third installment of the hugely popular comic superhero franchise set a new box office record by bringing in ... Read More

It's not every day that an amusement park turns 100. For Hersheypark, that day is this Saturday. The Pennsylvania landmark opens for its 100th season on May 5 and will ... Read More

Details are a bit sketchy, but developers in Georgia have ambitious plans for an enormous complex in DeKalb County that would include an indoor theme park, an indoor water park, ... Read More