What's more all-American than fireworks and amusement parks? This Saturday, the Fourth of July, oohs and ahhs will be heard among the screams at lots of US park as they ... Read More

Do you want to play a game? The Universal Studios parks in Orlando and Hollywood certainly hope so. They are already honing the themes for this year's Halloween Horror Nights, ... Read More

While he was best known as the King of Pop (and for his eccentricities), Michael Jackson, who died at age 50 yesterday, had a theme park connection as well. Befitting ... Read More

It's time for another About.com Travel Channel exclusive Blog Carnival. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, now boarding at About.com's Honeymoons and Romantic Travel site, it's Tracks, a collection of ... Read More

Exhausted after spending a day at the "Happiest Place on Earth," real sleeping beauties have been bunking down at the Disneyland Hotel since 1955. While it's not exactly a Tower ... Read More

To help keep their midways filled amid the economic downturn, theme parks are offering unprecedented deals. Just recently, for example, the Busch Entertainment parks announced this sweet deal: Buy a ... Read More

"This," says Steve Baker, president of Freestyle Music Park, sweeping his hand across the recently reopened park's mostly empty midway last week, "is not great. We think we've got a ... Read More

With his characteristic enthusiasm, unbridled energy, and upbeat attitude intact, you'd never guess that Mark Shapiro, CEO of Six Flags, just took his debt-laden company into bankruptcy. During a freewheeling ... Read More

What goes up must come down. It's the law of gravity that sends Six Flags' roller coasters hurtling across its midways. The laws of economy, however, are sending the amusement ... Read More

The countdown is on for the anticipated July debut of Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, the innovative coaster coming to Universal Studios Florida. The Universal folks continue to release interesting tidbits ... Read More

You know the water park drill: Arrive in the middle of the day. Set out on a hopeless search for at least one, if not a few available adjacent lounge ... Read More

The actual Pilgrims faced plenty of hardships: bitter winters, fear of attack, disease, unforgivable fashion sense. But buckle-adorned hats notwithstanding, nothing the first colonists endured compares to Pilgrims Plunge, the ... Read More

When people find out what I do for a living, they often respond with bemusement and a hint of jealousy. "Now let me get this straight," they'll say. "Your job ... Read More

Six Flags has been rolling out a new locker policy at its parks' more popular coasters. Rather than allowing guests to leave backpacks, the stuffed animals they won at midway ... Read More

Although it's not even officially summer yet, the folks at Universal Orlando are already promoting this year's Halloween Horror Nights. One of the (if not the) country's most lavish, successful, ... Read More

Hershey, the candy company, blended chocolate and peanut butter together to create the famous Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Hershey, the park, blended the peanut butter cup with a sports motif ... Read More

Do you love coasters and want to help a good cause? If you don't mind a little walking, here's a great event to join. Over the next few weeks, most ... Read More