Park Prices Go Down...and Up
Tuesday December 30, 2008
Despite the difficult economy, Six Flags managed to post one of its best years ever. The solid attendance and revenue numbers were due, at least in part, to aggressive discounts ... Read More
From Hard Rock to Hard Up The 2008 Year in Review for Parks
Monday December 29, 2008
Despite rising gas prices and worries about the economy, the year started with a lot of promise for theme parks and water parks. Hard Rock Park and Aquatica opened ... Read More
Oh What Fun It Is to Laugh and Sing, er Swim
Thursday December 25, 2008
Happy holidays from About.com Theme Parks. I got a gift for you! Here for your viewing pleasure is a video of the holiday perennial, "Jingle Bells," sung by...the critters from ... Read More
Resolve to Visit California
Tuesday December 23, 2008
Forget about losing weight, paying down your credit card debt, or trying to be nicer to any of your annoying friends, relatives, or co-workers. Those kinds of New Year's resolutions ... Read More
Take a Ride Aboard the World's Fastest Roller Coaster See the Video
Monday December 22, 2008
Do you want to see what 135 mph looks like? Check out the animated preview video of ring racer (sic), the F1 air-launched coaster that will debut as the world's ... Read More
It's an About.com World After All See the Video
Friday December 19, 2008
As 2009 nears, the U.S. Disney parks are getting ready to launch their yearlong event, "What will You Celebrate?". I don't know what YOU will be celebrating, but I know ... Read More
Chip Away the Ice, Jump into the Water
Wednesday December 17, 2008
The CoCo Key Indoor Water Park held its grand opening yesterday in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, much to the delight of weather-weary folks in the region. An ice storm, the likes of ... Read More
Take the Poll: Best New Attraction for 2008
Tuesday December 16, 2008
It's that time of year. Newspapers, Web sites, TV shows, radio programs, magazines, and the counter at the local luncheonette are filled with best-of lists. We'll leave the best movies, ... Read More
Disney Makes Birthday Dreams Come True in 2009
Monday December 15, 2008
When the last strain of "Happy Birthday to You" ends and you blow the candles out on your birthday cake, do you actually make a wish? When you wish upon ... Read More
Six Flags' Cyber Sunday
Friday December 12, 2008
A couple of days ago, I wrote about giving 2009 park season passes to the coaster-obsessed loved ones on your holiday gift lists. Today, I got word from Six ... Read More
More Fun Migrates Indoors at the Kalahari
Thursday December 11, 2008
One of the major players in the world's indoor water park capital of Wisconsin Dells will be offering even more weatherproof fun. The Kalahari Resort, which already boasts a 125,000-square-foot ... Read More
Give 'em a Flag for the Holidays. Heck, Give 'em Six Flags.
Tuesday December 9, 2008
Are you fraught with anguish over what to get the theme park fanatic(s) in your life for the holidays? You may want to see a therapist about that. In the ... Read More
Need an Adrenaline Fix?
Monday December 8, 2008
Park fans are, by nature, adrenalin junkies. Craving the extreme thrills that roller coasters, drop tower attractions, and other thrill rides deliver, we live for the butterflies-in-your-stomach, scream-at-the-top-of-your-lungs moments. But ... Read More
You're a Universally Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Friday December 5, 2008
Dr. Seuss' beloved Christmas character, the Grinch, may best be described, and I quote: "stink, stank, stunk," but Universal Studios must smell a winner. The mean one has been stinking ... Read More
Give 'em Coasters for the Holidays
Thursday December 4, 2008
Here at About.com's Theme Parks site, I get to pursue my passion for parks and share it with you. Not a bad gig. Some of my online park enthusiast colleagues ... Read More
Germany Enters Coaster Arms Race
Tuesday December 2, 2008
At 128 mph, Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey is currently the world's fastest (and tallest) coaster. But the U.S. won't reign supreme for long. Now ... Read More
Ohio's Sands Turns on Water, Gets Muddied
Monday December 1, 2008
A few months after it opened, the Maui Sands Indoor Water Park Resort in Sandusky, Ohio has closed its doors. According to WTOL-TV, the resort filed for bankruptcy but plans ... Read More