Every November, more than 28,000 attraction industry leaders, decision makers, and visionaries, make their way to Orlando for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo, also known as IAAPA. This Expo is the premier conference and trade show for the $39.5 billion global amusement park and attractions industry. The IAAPA Attractions Expo is the global…
KONG IS COMING! The all new immersive ride has been under construction for quite some time now, but is on schedule to debut at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure in 2016. The new attraction will take riders into the jungle island home of the gargantuan beast rather than the streets of civilization. Universal has worked with Peter Jackson…
This past Friday afternoon, a 12 year old boy fell 30 feet from the water log ride at Castles N’ Coasters, located in the Phoenix, AZ area. The boy is in critical condition at the Phoenix area Children’s Hospital and is in a medically-induced coma after receiving two hours of surgery on his brain, according to…
LEGOLAND California Resort will open a new LEGO NINJAGO Ninjaland introducing, LEGO NINJAGO – The Ride, featuring technology never before seen at any other theme park in the world. While on the ride, the cutting-edge technology enables you to control the outcome of your adventure with hand gestures, 3D imagery and high-tech sensors that blast…
In 2016 Dollywood will debut a new wooden coaster called Lightning Rod. The new wooden masterpiece is billed as “The World’s First and Fastest Wood Launch Coaster” and the trains are designed after sweet, tricked out 1950’s hot rods. Before we say anymore, click on the video below and take a front seat ride! The…
This morning at IAAPA, Dollywood, and Rocky Mountain Coasters did a live Q&A about their 2016 coaster, Lightning Rod. They also released the official POV. You can watch both videos below. POV http://youtu.be/mN5A6Vuo-dg Live Q&A at IAAPA (skip to 7:30 mark to start with sound) http://youtu.be/YgAkvDBHGik Follow our live updates from IAAPA all week on…
Once the Halloween season is over, haunted attraction owners and operators from around the world gather to tour some of the industries favorite haunts. Each year, TransWorld exhibits selects a different city with haunts and attractions to play host to what’s known as TransWorld’s Legendary Haunt Tour. 2015 has brought us to Illinois to tour…
What The What?!!?! You read the headline right. Kevin Dumont is the owner of Liquid Planet in Candia, New Hampshire and has opted to chain himself to a water tower slide. Dumont calls it his last effort to save his park from closing it’s doors for good. Unfortunately, the park was foreclosed on by the lender and…
Every year new rides and new technology is debuted at theme parks and fun centers around the world. Before those parks purchase and reveal the rides, they have a lot of planning and shopping to do.. usually around 5 years ahead of time. So right now, parks are looking at possible attractions etc for the year…
During Epcot’s 2015 Food & Wine Festival, this drunk (so they say he was drunk) decided to climb the pyramid on the outside of the Mexico Pavilion. An Instagram user who posted the video didn’t find the daring feat too impressive… “This man is going to ruin Epcot for everyone,” @Missinth posted to the social media…
Cedar Fair, the parent company of Cedar Point among other theme parks, announced record revenue for the third quarter of 2015. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol “FUN”. Despite Cedar Point not winning the Amusement Today Golden Ticket Award for “Best Amusement Park” at this year’s…
Haunted attractions today are comparable to Hollywood movie productions, becoming more elaborate and more immersive than ever before! According to the Haunted Attraction Association, the haunt industry is a $7 billion dollar industry with more than 2,500 haunted attractions spread across the U.S. A recent poll showed that just over 20% of Americans visited a…