The first hybrid coaster on the East Coast is coming to Six Flags New England in 2015! The historic woodie, known as Cyclone was closed earlier this year at the park to make room for the WICKED CYCLONE! The new coaster will re-use most of the foundation of the original Cyclone. This technological innovation will combine the classic…
Six Flags Fiesta Texas is all set to debut the most exciting coaster in the park’s 22-year history! BATMAN: The Ride will premier in 2015! Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the second park in the United States to get a “4th Dimension” coaster. The first was Six Flags Magic Mountain with X2. After being lifted straight…
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world’s largest regional theme park company, has announced thrilling new offerings for each of its 18 parks for 2015. The upcoming season will include unique, one-of-a-kind attractions, sophisticated new interactive dark rides and, in signature Six Flags fashion, a selection of world-record-breaking rides from coast to coast. “Innovation is part of…
Summer is winding down, seasonal water parks will be closing for the year, and up North amusement parks are going to weekend only operation. This time of year can be a bit sad, but it is also the start of a something very exciting: The Halloween season! Parks will be starting up their Halloween events,…
Labor Day is right around the corner, the kids are heading back to school, and the end of summer is near. However, this makes for a great time to visit amusement parks! Parks across the country are rolling out their end of summer deals and Silver Dollar City has some great offers you just can’t pass…
The kids are heading back to school, Labor Day is right around the corner, and the end of summer is near. However, there’s still time for one last thrill at Cedar Point, “The Best Amusement Park in the World”! Cedar Point will be celebrating Labor Day with it’s first-ever Dollar Days, two nights of fireworks, money-saving offers…
Police have confirmed that two children (8 year-old boy and a 16 year-old girl) are recovering from injuries after falling at least 15 feet from a Ferris wheel at Chelsea Community Fair in southeastern Michigan. Witnesses said that the children fell 15 to 20 feet out of a Ferris wheel cab on Thursday night. Alex…
Carowinds is kicking off their 2015 season with a bang! Cedar Fair has invested in a $50 million dollar multi-year investment that will change the face of the park forever. Fury 325 will be a big part of that change, and will be a record breaking new Giga-Coaster that delivers the thrills Carowinds is known for. The new coaster by manufacturer…
Falcon’s Fury, The 335 foot tower at Busch Gardens Tampa, is the tallest free standing drop tower in the world. It’s also the only drop tower that drops riders face down. SO….. when will it open?? After months of problems and delays, Busch Gardens opened the ride to employees last week. On Saturday, they held a soft opening for…
5k runs have exploded into the scene over the past few years with all sorts of runs. Weather it’s a zombie run, mud run, electro dash or color run, you probably heard of one of these phenomenons. Cedar Point is adding an extra splash of color to the fall with The Color Run! The “Happiest 5K…
Spreepark; the creepy closed amusement park in Berlin that was purchased by the government earlier this year, has burned. The fire destroyed large portions of the remaining buildings and scenery at the abandoned park. On August 11th, firemen spotted flames from a distance and called in back-up shortly after 1am. Reports indicated that firefighters discovered…
Cedar Fair has had some “so called” mishaps over the past few years. Last year, Cedar Point’s Gatekeeper website was released before the announcement. Kings Island pulled a similar stunt releasing “The Bat’s page” before the Banshee announcement to create some hype. While many thought these leaks were mistakes, it was well planned marketing tools for bloggers……