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Arthur's Theme Parks Blog June 2008 Archive

By Arthur Levine, About.com Guide to Theme Parks since 2002

The Pleasure's Been All Ours

Monday June 30, 2008
No club is an island, apparently. In a somewhat surprising move, Walt Disney World has revealed that it will be closing all of the nightclubs in its Pleasure Island complex ... Read More

Tennessee's Wilderness Water Park is Getting in the Flow

Saturday June 28, 2008
The Wilderness at the Smokies, a new water park resort located in Tennessee's Smoky Mountains is now open--sort of. The outdoor water park, which includes body and tube slides, a ... Read More

One Good Turn

Thursday June 26, 2008
The Orlando-area skyline, which already boasts a fairy-tale castle, a green "Gamma Force Accelerator," and a giant golf ball, will get another unique icon when the Orlando Wheel opens in ... Read More

Toy Story Mania Mania

Tuesday June 24, 2008
The next generation in interactive theme park attractions, Toy Story Mania takes ultra-flashy video game technology, embellishes it with 3-D graphics (yep, riders wear dorky 3-D glasses), presents a game ... Read More

Temporary Relief from Arizona Temps

Monday June 23, 2008
The forecasted temperature today for Tempe, Arizona (about 20 minutes east of Phoenix) is 110 degrees. Don't fret, however, since it's supposed to cool down to a balmy 109 degrees ... Read More

See Evel Knievel Coaster Cycle its Track

Saturday June 21, 2008
Six Flags St. Louis recently opened its new Evel Knievel wooden coaster. Named after the legendary motorcycle stuntman who passed away in November 2007, the ride itself has little to ... Read More

Disneyland Punches Up Indy Show

Friday June 20, 2008
The big news at the Disneyland Resort is the opening of Toy Story Midway Mania, the groundbreaking interactive attraction that has guests busting virtual plates and playing other traditional carnival ... Read More

Chicago (Koala) Bears: New Aussie-themed Water Park to Open

Tuesday June 17, 2008
Billed as Chicagoland's largest water park, the Australian-themed Raging Waves is set to open June 28. Located in the suburb of Yorkville, the park will offer a huge assortment of ... Read More

Hard Rock Park Ride is Quite Trippy--and Moody

Monday June 16, 2008
I'm no senior citizen. (Although if I could appeal to the cold-hearted orb that rules the night, I suppose I might wish I were younger.) But I am a tad ... Read More

Lake Takes a Vacation, but Vacationers Can Still Visit Dells

Friday June 13, 2008
With the world's largest collection of indoor and outdoor water parks in one place, there's water, water everywhere in Wisconsin Dells--except in its lake. After heavy rains and severe flooding ... Read More

Hulk Might Have You Turning Green

Thursday June 12, 2008
The 2003 film, The Hulk, was a mess. And I'm not talking about the path of destruction the CGI behemoth left in his wake. I'm talking about the absurd plot, ... Read More

Every Picture Tells a Story

Tuesday June 10, 2008
Kids 12 and older probably wouldn't be interested in Story Land, the theme park nestled in New Hampshire's White Mountains. But younger children would revel in its beguiling charm. And ... Read More

Rock This Way

Monday June 9, 2008
I headed back, along with my family, to South Carolina's Hard Rock Park to check out its official grand opening last week. Imagine our surprise at the, um, aeroport, when ... Read More

A Wonderland for Younger Parksters

Friday June 6, 2008
Pennsylvania is home to a lot of parks, including the charming Dutch Wonderland. Boasting a signature castle at its entrance, the park treats younger kids like royalty. Most of its ... Read More

Creature is In, Kong is Out at Universal Studios

Thursday June 5, 2008
Here's an odd bit of news from Universal Studios Hollywood. According to the L.A. Times and Screamscape, the move studio theme park is going to dredge its film archives and ... Read More

Fahrenheit Drops at Hersheypark

Tuesday June 3, 2008
One of this season's more unusual new coasters debuted about a week ago at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania. Dubbed Fahrenheit, the ride features a 97-degree first drop. (97 degrees. Fahrenheit. Get ... Read More

Can't Help Falling--in Love

Monday June 2, 2008
When two coaster lovers meet, fall in love, and decide to get married, what better place to tie the knot then high atop a coaster's 160-foot lift hill? That's ... Read More

Fire Temporarily Closes Universal Studios Hollywood

Sunday June 1, 2008
The original movie studio theme park, known for high-octane attractions that place guests in the middle of unnerving scenes from action films such as Backdraft, was itself the scene of ... Read More
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