Hersheypark, a 121-acre theme park with family-friendly rides and thrilling coasters, a water park and a zoo, opened today with the debut of Hershey’s Chocolatetown, a $150 million new expansion featuring the parks 15th coaster, Candymonium — the tallest, fastest, longest and sweetest coaster in Hersheypark, and other new experiences Where Fun Meets Chocolate. Inspired…
Kings Island is set to debut their newest coaster Orion on Thursday. Orion, one of only seven giga coasters in the world, a class of coasters having a height or drop of 300-399 ft. Orion will plunge riders down an exhilarating 300-foot drop before sending them on a high-speed journey over seven more hills at…
Six Flags America’s Hurricane Harbor will open this Friday, July 3 with all new safety measures and protocols. New safety measures, hygiene protocols and new technology systems to protect our guests and employees include: Health Screenings for Guests and Team Members Contact-less IR thermal imaging will be used to screen temperatures of guests and employees…
In lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic, many parks are forced to make the tough decision on whether to open or remained closed. Rye Playland was forced to make that decision earlier this week, when it decided to remain closed for the 2020 season. The decision was based off of a lengthy review over whether the…
The Bourne Stuntacular, based on Universal Pictures’ blockbuster Bourne film franchise, grand opens tomorrow, June 30, 2020 at Universal Studios Florida as the most technologically-advanced stunt show to date. The all-new show will fully immerse guests in the world of Jason Bourne through groundbreaking technology, including an immense LED screen and high-tech props, to incredible…
This Fourth of July weekend, families and friends can enjoy three nights of the new physically distant fireworks presentations “Light Up the Sky” July 3-5 at SeaWorld Orlando! All nights will feature the brand-new “Light Up The Sky” fireworks spectacular followed by a patriotic fireworks finale that SeaWorld guests have known to love for years!…
Over the course of the last few months, we have highlighted coaster proposals and designs that never saw the light of day in our video series, Lost Concepts. While researching a project for Kings Dominion, we stumbled upon some references to unrealized concepts of Volcano. Such references mentioned numerous pitches to manufacturers to create a…
Thrill seekers from around the world have been eagerly waiting for Kings Island to open its gates for the 2020 season to ride the parks new roller coaster ORION – one of only seven giga-coasters in the world, a class of coasters having a height or drop of 300-399 ft. Although riders can’t experience ORION just…
Dorney Park located in Allentown PA, is planned to open for the 2020 Season on July 8 with stringent health, safety, and hygiene protocols in place to protect its vendors, associates, and guests. The park will initially open to Season Passholders exclusively, and then to daily ticketholders on July 11. Reservations will be…
Splash Mountain — one of Disney’s most popular rides since its creation in 1989, is being “completely re-imagined”. The log flume ride, based on the controversial 1946 film “Song of the South” — isn’t going anywhere as Imagineers have been hard at work for well over a year to completely re-imagine Splash Mountain at both…
Disneyland Resort’s anticipated July 17 reopening has been delayed, and will not re-open on the parks 65th birthday. The announcement comes as the company moves forward with plans to reopen the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida — despite concerns that it could exacerbate the spread of the coronavirus. While government approval was given to the…
A few weeks ago Adventureland made a mysterious post on their social media channels teasing the “slaying of the Dragon”. Days later it was revealed that the new ride “Dragon Slayer” would open in 2021. Since then, the park has been hush while pieces of track and supports have appeared onsite. From all the evidence…