Arthur's Theme Parks Blog August 2007 Archive

Religion-themed parks have been in the news lately. A few days ago, I wrote about Bible Park USA, which is under development near Nashville, TN. Now, the Associated Press reports ... Read More

Canada's Wonderland has a lot of wonderful roller coasters, and is especially regarded for its great collection of woodies. For its 15th thrill machine, however, the park will be filling ... Read More

Since Opryland USA closed a few years ago, the Nashville area has gone without a major theme park. But its park-poor status appears to be changing. A few days ago, ... Read More

The days are shorter. The nights are cooler. The back-to-school ads are everywhere. Although it may be hard to believe, next weekend will be Labor Day, the unofficial end of ... Read More

A proposed theme park and destination resort near Nashville, TN is one step closer to reality after a consulting company conducted a feasibility study and gave the project's developers an ... Read More

Screeching into the Coney Island station on the New York City subway, the landmark comes into view: the white lattice, the faded red railing, the "CYCLONE" block letters at the ... Read More

Last year, I reported that the Flying Turns, a re-creation of the bobsled-like wooden coasters that were popular decades ago, was coming to Knoebels amusement park in Pennsylvania. A flood ... Read More

You saw this one coming, right? A couple of weeks ago, Walt Disney World raised its one-day, one-park admission fee for adults to an unprecedented $71, and, predictably, Universal Orlando ... Read More

In the ongoing horse opera known as Wild West World (brand new theme park opens earlier this year and closes a few weeks later after its owner declares bankruptcy), a ... Read More

Aqua Mountain, a new resort that will be coming to the Deep Creek Lake area of Garrett County, Maryland, will include a large indoor water park with a rustic Adirondacks ... Read More

The details previously announced for the Las Vegas Wet resort under development in the glitz capital of the world were already mind boggling: a 350,000-square-foot indoor water park (which will ... Read More

Located near Cleveland, Ohio, Geauga Lake traces its history all the way back to 1888. The past few years, however, have been quite volatile for the amusement park. Between 2000 ... Read More

Apparently one good year deserves another. The Year of a Million Dreams (which, curiously, will span 15 months when it ends this December) has been such a big hit, Disney ... Read More

We're still in the dog days of summer, but the wolves are already howling in anticipation of the Halloween events that will be coming to theme parks in the fall. ... Read More

Effective this week, it's going to take a little more cheese to get into Florida's Mouse House. It wasn't that long ago that Walt Disney World broke the once-unthinkable $50 ... Read More

When people discover that I'm the Theme Parks Guide at About.com, the first thing they typically say is, "What a dork!" I generally readjust my Mickey Mouse ears hat (embroidered ... Read More

The Hard Rock Park won't be opening its gates until next April, but it's already making an impact in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina community. The park recently announced that ... Read More

New York's legendary amusement area, Coney Island, has been in the news a lot lately. Developers are proposing to make some radical changes to Brooklyn's boardwalk, but no final plans ... Read More