This weekend, celebrate the Fourth of July with food, fun and fireworks. From July 3-5, Carowinds’ Military Days program will pay tribute to members of the Armed Forces by offering free admission to all active, inactive and retired military personnel. Guests will also be able to experience the Color Guard Presentation as part of holiday…
This weekend, celebrate the Fourth of July with a slew of patriotic fun at Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom. From July 1-4, Dorney’s Military Days program is paying tribute to members of the Armed Forces by offering free admission to all active and retired military personnel. In addition, they can purchase discount admission tickets for…
You’ve probably heard of Polin Waterparks before. The company is one of the world leaders in everything that has to do with waterparks and waterslides including design, manufacturing, engineering, and even installation. This past November, Polin Waterparks won a Brass Ring Award for their Space Race Waterslide at IAPPA. Space Race is a bowl slide…
Saturday evening, a fourteen year old girl fell from the Sky Ride at Six Flags Great Escape in Lake George, New York. The ride is a slow moving chair lift sky ride with two-person pods that travels across the park. Authorities said a ride operator stopped the ride right away after hearing a rider was…
This father’s day, you can spend some quality time with dad while enjoying some world-class thrills. This weekend, Dorney Park is offering special promotions for dad while at the same time helping to fight childhood cancer. On Saturday and Sunday from 5:30-8:00 PM, treat dad to Fathers Day Beef and Beer in the new Parkside…
Yesterday, Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster officially opened to the public. The new coaster, named as one of the Top Ten Must Ride Coasters in 2017, puts you right in the middle of a heart-pounding mission inspired by the SeaWorld Animal Rescue Team. Wave Breaker’s jet-ski styles car is the first of it’s kind in North America….
Starting tomorrow, two interactive technologies are returning to Cedar Point for the second year: The Battle for Cedar Point and Iron Dragon VR. Both technologies started at the park last summer. Iron Dragon: VR combines the thrill of riding the park’s Iron Dragon roller coaster with the latest virtual reality technology. You may have heard…
Yesterday, coaster enthusiasts from all over gathered at Cedar Point for the parks annual Coastermania event. This all-day event began at 7 am with ERT and included a picnic lunch at the Lakeside Pavilion, a cruise around the lake aboard the Goodtime I (who so graciously stepped in to help after Jet Express blew an…
This weekend kicks off Dollywood’s annual Barbeque and Bluegrass festival that runs May 26-June 4. An impressive calendar of bluegrass talent performs throughout the festival featuring a number of award winning Bluegrass artists. The highlights of the line up include: May 26- Hot Rize, Carson Peters, and Iron Mountain May 27- The Gibson Brothers May…
Memorial Day weekend is an exciting time around Dorney Park because it parks the beginning of daily operation. Friday, May 26th marks the start of daily operation, meaning you can enjoy the park every day through Monday, September 4th. In addition, Saturday, May 225th, marks the opening of Wildwater Kingdom. New this year, are seventeen…
In just a few days, on May 25, Universal Orlando will open it’s third theme park, Volcano Bay. While you may not be able to take off work and head down to Orlando, you can still catch all the action because Universal Orlando is hosting a live webcast on their blog. Not only will you…
Join SeaWorld and famed wildlife artist Guy Harvey as they raise funds in support of the international effort to protect the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. One of the most critically endangered marine mammals in the world, there are only an estimated 30 vaquita left in Mexico’s upper Gulf of California. Marine mammal experts from public and…