Arthur's Theme Parks Blog November 2007 Archive

Both Disney's California Adventure, part of the Disneyland Resort in California, and Disney's Hollywood Studios (the park heretofore known as Disney-MGM Studios) at Walt Disney World in Florida will be ... Read More

Tennessee's Smoky Mountains area, home to Dollywood theme park, will be getting some new water parks. A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Wild Bear Falls indoor water park ... Read More

One good year deserves another I suppose. After the highly successful Year of a Million Dreams at both Walt Disney World and California's Disneyland, Disney decided to keep the dreams ... Read More

The main feature at an indoor water park resort, as you might expect, is the water park. But the resorts, particularly the larger ones, typically offer a host of "dry" ... Read More

Yesterday, I highlighted my picks for the best theme park attractions, and a few days ago, I wrote about the New Product Awards that the International Association of Amusement Parks ... Read More

For U.S. park fans that will be celebrating Thanksgiving this week, I offer my heartfelt thanks to you. I'm grateful for your interest in About.com's Theme Parks site. And I'm ... Read More

The Schlitterbahn folks are pioneers of the water park industry and have an enormous fourth water park resort on tap for Kansas City, Kansas. When it opens in summer 2009, ... Read More

Washington D.C. politicians (and everybody else who hails from the area or comes to visit) will have another way to get themselves into hot water--year-round--when the Kalahari opens its third ... Read More

Legoland California has really been connecting with guests. According to industry estimates, the park saw a 16% attendance boost in 2006 with 1.6 million guests. Like any great park, it's ... Read More

The industry’s leading professional and trade organization, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), is holding its annual Attractions Expo in the theme park capital of the world, ... Read More

The historical importance of Coney Island can't be overstated. From the 1880s through the 1940s, the New York City landmark was the world's archetypal amusement area. The magnificent spires of ... Read More

One of the country's oldest still-operating trolley parks (a term that refers to picnic groves and amusement parks built by the trolley companies in the late 1800s and typically placed ... Read More

Six Flags Magic Mountain is running a great season pass deal. For $59.99, the regular full price of admission at the gate, guests can get a season pass that will ... Read More

Opening soon near Omaha, Nebraska, the Great Adventures Water Resort is a relatively small indoor water park that will offer tropical themeing (a touch that will be appreciated when Nebraska's ... Read More

Sure, you could take an African river excursion, race down a Himalayan mountain, stroll along a quaint London side street, and visit Hollywood Boulevard, all without ever leaving the confines ... Read More

There are a slew of new ride announcements for parks operated by Cedar Fair, including the former Paramount Parks. Many of the rides aren't exactly new, however. With Ohio's Geauga ... Read More

X is one of the most unusual--and thrilling--coasters in the world. Unfortunately, it's also been one of the slowest-loading and most trouble-prone coasters as well. Since it opened in late ... Read More