Arthur's Theme Parks Blog July 2007 Archive

You know Legos. Most kids have a bucket of the snap-together blocks in their toy chests. Imagine a whole park constructed out of Legos and decked out in its primary ... Read More

The reviews have been mostly positive, but the ticket sales have been resoundingly upbeat; with a $71.9 million opening weekend, The Simpsons Movie is a hit. The successful debut would ... Read More

In addition to being About.com's Theme Parks Guide, I write about places to go and things to do in the Bay State as the Massachusetts Blogger for boston.com's Explore New ... Read More

According to the Mall of America, a Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park resort could be on its way to the gargantuan shopping, dining, and entertainment center near Minneapolis and ... Read More

This time of year, folks in and around Indiana looking to beat the heat can head to a number of water parks, including Splash Down Dunes and Deep River. Located ... Read More

Silver Bullet, which debuted at Knott's Berry Farm in late 2004, is a slick inverted coaster that is light on airtime, but really pours on the positive Gs. It maintains ... Read More

Playland, the classic amusement park in Rye, New York, is home to a number of legendary rides, including the Dragon Coaster, The Whip, and a circa-1915 carousel. Two of its ... Read More

Does Harry live or die? With today's release of the final Harry Potter novel (which you must know about, unless you've been sequestered in a school of witchcraft), the world ... Read More

In the battle to announce theme park attractions, Dollywood is typically among the first. This year is no different. Although, we're in the middle of July 2007, the park just ... Read More

Summertime, and the living is...sweaty. Whoo, it's a scorcher in some parts of the U.S. Today in Kansas City, Missouri, for example, it's 95 degrees. And it's supposed to remain ... Read More

For over 40 years, the Starliner, a wooden coaster, thrilled riders at the Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Florida's Panama City. When the park closed in 2004, the woodie could ... Read More

The Hard Rock Park, an ode to all things rock and roll that's scheduled to open spring 2008, is taking shape in Myrtle Beach. The park's signature attraction, a 150-foot ... Read More

A year after it scooped up the Paramount parks from CBS Corp., Cedar Fair may be looking for a suitor of its own. According to the New York Post, the ... Read More

Magnum XL-200 at Ohio's Cedar Point is the ride that started the modern-day coaster wars. When it debuted in 1989, Magnum broke the once-inconceivable 200-foot height barrier for roller coasters. ... Read More

Open a little more than two months, Wild West World, a new theme park near Wichita, Kansas, has closed and the company has filed for bankruptcy. According to the Associated ... Read More

Water parks continue to grow as they introduce new ways to deliver thrills along with soaking spills. One of the more popular recent attractions is the bowl ride. The contraptions ... Read More

With the summer season in full swing, visitors to Myrtle Beach are walking past the desolate lot that used to be the Pavilion amusement park and pining for the roller ... Read More

Happy Fourth of July, U.S. theme park fans. And happy Canada Day to our friends up north. Chances are, you'll be catching some fireworks somewhere this week, whether it's at ... Read More

Is something at a theme park bugging you? Driving you crazy? Are you mad as hell and not going to take it anymore? Well, put on your dark shades, sidle ... Read More