Will Lower Six Flags Prices Offset Higher Gas Prices?
Friday May 30, 2008
It's the million-dollar question--or maybe the $4-a-gallon question--people keep asking me: Will higher gas prices lead to lower attendance at parks this season? I’m not an economist, nor am I ... Read More
A Ray of Flight: Manta Coaster Coming to SeaWorld Orlando in 2009
Thursday May 29, 2008
Back before the park adopted its trendy spelling (when there was a space between "Sea" and "World"), the most thrilling ride--really the only ride--at SeaWorld Orlando was the Sky Tower. ... Read More
Way Better than Algebra
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Does the name X2 bring you back to high school algebra class? Forget about quadratic equations. Do however think about steep slopes and the fourth dimension. X2 is the name ... Read More
Keeping Up with the (Indiana) Joneses
Friday May 23, 2008
It's time to break out your bullwhip and weathered fedora. Indiana Jones is back at the multiplex for another round of retro movie fun. But Indy never left the Disney ... Read More
Idol Talk
Thursday May 22, 2008
He's no Eli Manning. And he didn't even have any Gatorade dripping from him. But right after he won last night's "American Idol" sing-off, David Cook got to join the ... Read More
Wiggle to Stay Warm at The Great Escape
Tuesday May 20, 2008
It's been said that there are two seasons in the Adirondacks: winter and the Fourth of July. That's an extreme take on the region, but the warm weather can be ... Read More
Every Which Way AND Loose at Busch Gardens
Monday May 19, 2008
You can't keep a good orangutan down. Busch Gardens Tampa found that out the hard way when Luna Bella, one of the park's six orangutans, escaped from an exhibit Saturday ... Read More
To Boldly Go...Away?
Friday May 16, 2008
"Live long and prosper," Mr. Spock used to say. It appears that Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton may need a Vulcan benediction. After living ten years ... Read More
Tracing the History of America's Oldest Park
Thursday May 15, 2008
Opened in 1846, Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut is the oldest, continuously operating amusement park in the U.S. It is filled with charm and imparts a sense of its grand ... Read More
Visit Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood--in Pennsylvania
Tuesday May 13, 2008
One of the country's premier parks for families with young children, Idlewild is loaded with charm along with the genuine nostalgia of an attraction that dates back to 1878. Olde ... Read More
Pennsylvania Woodie Ready to Fly
Monday May 12, 2008
The folks at Waldameer, a traditional amusement park along the banks of Lake Erie in Erie, Pennsylvania, report that the Ravine Flyer II, a modern-day sequel of the classic Ravine ... Read More
Knievel to Kap Kareer at Kings Island
Friday May 9, 2008
You may want to get your motor running over to Kings Island, near Cincinnati, Ohio, on Saturday, May 24. That evening, motorcycle daredevil "Kaptain" Robbie Knievel is set to jump ... Read More
Legoland Snaps Together Deal for New Dubai Park
Thursday May 8, 2008
The theme park news from the United Arab Emirates just keeps getting more outrageous. On the heels of announcements about new UAE parks from Six Flags, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Universal ... Read More
I Love Rock & Roll--and Theme Parks
Tuesday May 6, 2008
Here in the Boston area we have a legendary sports radio talk show host, Eddie Andelman, who often admonishes his phone-in callers with "No whadyathinks." As in, "Hey Eddie, whadyathink ... Read More
Hard Rock on a Roll
Monday May 5, 2008
The paint is barely dry at the brand new Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but its executives appear to have an insatiable appetite for construction. According to ... Read More
Darien Lake Revs Up New Coaster with Orange County Choppers
Friday May 2, 2008
The MotoCoaster coming to Darien Lake, near Buffalo, New York, was already getting ride fans excited. Instead of a traditional coaster train, riders will sit two across atop motorcycle-style seats ... Read More
Hard Rock not the Only Park Rocking Out
Thursday May 1, 2008
Myrtle Beach's new Hard Rock Park, which recently opened for a soft-opening "sound check," will make some noise on June 2 and 3 with a two-day official grand opening featuring ... Read More