NYC Mayor Takes Coney Island for a Ride
Friday July 31, 2009
There's some good news, but probably mostly bad news, for fans of Coney Island. Long-stalled proposals to revitalize the run-down amusement mecca got a major boost when the New York ... Read More
Disney Dollars Down
Thursday July 30, 2009
It may be The Happiest Place on Earth, but Disneyland is not immune to the economic woes that occur outside of its gates. According to USA Today, the Walt Disney ... Read More
The Yellow Snow of Texas?
Tuesday July 28, 2009
The Dallas forecast for tomorrow calls for a high of 93 degrees with 67% humidity, which is typical for late July. In a couple of years, folks will be able ... Read More
Big Bad Wolf Coaster too Long in the Tooth? Take the Poll.
Monday July 27, 2009
The circa-1927 Cyclone at Coney Island is still delivering its rough-and-tumble thrills. And riders are still braving the 50-year-old Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland, the world's first tubular track steel roller ... Read More
No Need to Buckle Up at the Cinema
Friday July 24, 2009
Speaking of parks and movies (see my previous blog), despite its name, G-Force has nothing to do with roller coasters and extreme ride thrills as far as I can tell. ... Read More
Will Ticket Buyers Jam Theaters for Knott's Ghost Town Movie?
Friday July 24, 2009
Sure, Pirates of the Caribbean was a ginormous hit. The movie version of Disney's Haunted Mansion? Not so much. Film producers hope to strike theme-park-to-flick gold more in the vein ... Read More
Freestyle Music Park Pumps Up the Volume
Wednesday July 22, 2009
There's an ancient joke about a salesperson who gives away his products. When asked by a customer how he can make any money doing that, the salesperson replies, "I make ... Read More
Disney's World of Color Show Looks Wonderful
Tuesday July 21, 2009
The next milestone in the ambitious expansion plans for Disney's California Adventure will take place in spring 2010 when the park debuts World of Color. The 25-minute nighttime spectacular, which ... Read More
Remembering Jazzland
Tuesday July 21, 2009
Jazzland opened in New Orleans in 2000. After struggling for a couple of years, Six Flags bought the park and renamed it Six Flags New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina then destroyed ... Read More
The Schlitt's a Hit with the Fans
Friday July 17, 2009
The three Schlitterbahn water parks in Texas, including the flagship location in New Braunfels, are highly regarded among water slide devotees. Anticipation has been high ever since the water park ... Read More
Hot 'n' Wilted in AZ? Try Wet 'n' Wild Phoenix.
Wednesday July 15, 2009
There are typically two types of summer forecasts in the Phoenix area: hot 'n' hotter. The forecast calls for a high of 107 degrees today. Ouch! Hey, at least it's ... Read More
Potter Flying to Universal--Hogwarts and All. Take the Poll.
Tuesday July 14, 2009
Pottermania is running wild once again as the sixth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is set to open in select theaters at the stroke of ... Read More
Morey's Book is the Bomb
Monday July 13, 2009
Sadly, there aren't many seaside amusement parks left. As the original park, Coney Island, struggles to re-imagine itself for the 21st century, many other pleasure palaces by the shore have ... Read More
Concert Screams Mix with Coaster Screams at Parks
Friday July 10, 2009
Live music, such as the big bands that drew huge crowds to dance halls in the 1930s and 1940s, have long been part of the entertainment offered by amusement parks ... Read More
An Unconventional Place for an Ohio Convention
Wednesday July 8, 2009
Are you planning a convention or business meeting in the Cincinnati area? You could book it at one of the usual suspects. Or you could consider holding it at the ... Read More
Lower-Priced Ticket to Ride Rocks Freestyle's Attendance
Tuesday July 7, 2009
When I visited Freestyle Music Park in early June, the barely there crowds were eerily reminiscent of the attendance woes that helped force the previous owners into bankruptcy. The Myrtle ... Read More
Fatal Monorail Crash at Walt Disney World
Sunday July 5, 2009
Two of the monorails used to transport guests between Epcot and the Ticket and Transportation Center at Florida's Walt Disney World collided around 2 a.m. Sunday morning. According to the ... Read More
Spend the Fourth with the Presidents--All of Them
Friday July 3, 2009
It's a ritual that's repeated every time a new US president takes the oath of office: Disney Imagineers develop a new animatronic figure to round out The Hall of Presidents ... Read More
Bon Voyage
Wednesday July 1, 2009
I know that the Fourth of July will be celebrated here in the States this weekend. But let's turn our attention to another US holiday: Thanksgiving. The turkey-centric celebration is ... Read More