Dollywood executives are transitioning to new roles as the company considers future acquisitions. After more than ten years of leading Dollywood, park President Craig Ross is moving back to Herschend Family Entertainment (Dollywood’s operating partner) to assume a new role as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the newly formed Herschend Growth & Opportunity Group. “Craig…
Sydney’s Luna Park is about to receive a massive expansion. The park will be receiving NINE new rides for the 2021 season. The revealed plan features six new flat rides and three new coasters with the signature new attraction being Intamin’s first Hot Racer roller coaster. The ride features cars placed on a singular rail…
During the IAAPA Attractions Expo in November of 2019, Great Coasters International (GCI) revealed an all-new steel track. To obtain a patent on the new design, the track was installed on very short stretch of White Lightning at Fun Spot Orlando. After seeing this, many coaster fanatics were wondering when the new GCI steel track…
In 2019, Kings Island retired one of their historic coasters — Vortex. The ride, built in 1987, was the first complete circuit coaster to invert riders six times. With the ride’s removal, questions soon emerged about what would replace the gap left by Vortex. Kings Island has vastly expanded over the course of the past…
A recent trend in amusement ride manufacturing is to combine different types of rides into new hybrid rides that feature the best aspects of each. Parks and manufacturers have recently been working together to create interactive dark rides / coasters designed for family entertainment. Zamperla, a leading ride design and manufacturing company based out of…
Coasterdynamix, known for their Nanocoaster souvenier line, have partnered with Matt Schmotzer of (Print My Ride), to bring to market a line of laser cut wooden coaster models called “Coaster Cutouts”. These models are 100% press fit with no glue needed. There are currently two model types available — The standard models which are front coaster…
In the late 1970’s Kings Island was a booming park. After it’s 1972 opening, the park vastly expanded adding large attractions such as Kenton’s Cove Keelboat Canal, Screamin Demon, Lion Country Safari, and of course the Beast. After many meetings, Kings Island executives agreed that the park needed a new innovative record breaking coaster to…
Universal Beijing Resort has officially unveiled jaw-dropping details of the multiple entertainment experiences available for guests at its expansive destination resort. Universal Beijing Resort features the Universal Studios Beijing theme park, Universal CityWalk Beijing and two extraordinary hotels, The Universal Studios Grand Hotel and the NUO Resort Hotel. The widely anticipated resort has now revealed…
Halloween fun returns to SeaWorld Orlando this fall with the start of Spooktacular on Saturday, September 19. At this special event, modified to allow guests to safely visit the park with limited capacity, children can dress in their Halloween costumes and take part in fun-filled trick-or-treating around SeaWorld’s expansive grounds with physical distancing in mind….
Even though Halloween Horror Nights 2020 has officially been cancelled, there are rumors swirling about that the houses themselves will open during October. Recently, a series of permits have come to light for Universal Orlando on the City of Orlando’s website. While these permits could amount to nothing (permits are granted all the time and nothing…
Below you will find the timeline of Kings Island Construction from starting at the beginning of August 2020. This article is updated frequently as projects progress. Aug 8, 2020: Over the course of the last week, new markers have appeared at Kings Island. Markers are generally used to indicate construction on a plot of land….
The amusement industry has been trying to deal with the onset of Covid-19 since it’s initial onset in mid March. Cedar Fair, operators of twelve amusement parks, four outdoor water parks, one indoor water park, and five hotels in the US and Canada, was only able to open Cedar Point, Dorney Park, Kings Island, Michigan’s…