Busch Gardens Tampa’s annual Food & Wine Festival returns this Spring with savory dishes, heart pumping thrills, and the best in music entertainment! Eighteen of the biggest acts in musical entertainment will take the stage every weekend on Gwazi Field. Headliners this year include The Fray, Flo Rida, Cole Swindell, Boyz II Men, Olga Tañón,…
The new projection show, “The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle” is officially up and running! It officially debuted on January 31st and will continue to run select nights throughout 2018. As night falls in Hogsmeade, state-of-the-art projection mapping, special effects and lights, will wrap Hogwarts castle in a dazzling display celebrating the four houses of…
Busch Gardens in Williamsburg Virginia is now the latest park to offer a membership pass option. The park’s new Membership Plans program will provide guests with an unprecedented level of access to the parks. Starting on February 8th, consumers can choose from 3 plans that offer guests admission to both Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Water Country…
Ever since Steel Vengeance was announced, the hype surrounding the world’s first hyper-hybrid coaster has been nonstop. While enthusiasts have been waiting for more information, the park’s PR guy Tony Clark, finally shared some updates regarding the new additions. One of the most noticeable changes is the entrance plaza for the coaster has been completely redone….
In case you missed our previous Voyage off-season re-tracking story, Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari is investing $3.5 million in new attractions and other improvements for 2018 including the Tembo Falls complex and Tembo Tides wave pool. However, the park recently provided us with an update on the new Tembo Falls complex. The new slide complex will be placed in-between…
You’ve seen the movies. You’ve seen the cars. And soon, you’ll be able to live it at Universal Orlando! One of the most successful film franchises of all-time will soon become one of Universal Orlando Resort‘s most action-packed ride experiences! Buckle your seatbelts, Fast & Furious: Supercharged is opening soon at Universal Studios Florida. You’ll feel…
Starting in 2018, visitors to Kennywood in Pittsburgh, PA, will encounter Thomas Town! In the largest single year addition in the park’s history, the area surrounding the Olde Kennywood Railroad will be converted into Thomas Town — North America’s second largest Thomas the Tank Engine attraction. With four new rides and several other additions such as…
Walibi Holland will open the first hybrid roller coaster in Europe on July 1, 2019. Well known roller coaster manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction (known as RMC) will convert Robin Hood, the park’s Vekoma Wooden Coaster, into a completely new ride using a combination of wood and steel. Robin Hood was built in 2000 to coincide with Walibi Holland’s…
Just two weeks after Busch Garden Williamsburg announced the permanent closure of Curse of DarKastle, its sister park Busch Gardens Tampa has announced that the entire Jungala section of their park has closed as well. The announcement was made in a quiet update to the park’s Ride & Attraction Schedules page: “The Jungala area rides and…
When Kings Dominion opens its gates for the 2018 season next month, guests will notice a lot of new changes around the park, new ride names, PLUS the addition of the new Twisted Timbers roller coaster! (See the new trains here). Twisted Timbers is located in the Candy Apple Grove area of the park. When…
You can’t have a great party without great music! Live performances have always been a focal point of the Universal Orlando’s Mardi Gras event. Universal has recently announced the complete lineup of live performers for this year’s event. The 2018 Mardi Gras event kicks off on February 3rd with a performance by Sean Paul. Then on February 10th, the…
Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA have promoted Kevin Lembke to park President. Lembke began his journey with SeaWorld in 2000 as an area manager. Since then he has had a variety of leadership roles including the Vice President of Merchandise from 2013-2016 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and most recently the Vice President of…