Bombs Away, a high altitude, floor vanishing, looping free-fall body slide is coming to Pittsburgh’s Sandcastle waterpark in 2020! Opening early next summer, Bombs Away will take riders to a towering height of more than six-stories. Once they reach the top, riders will enjoy a breathtaking view of the Monongahela River before stepping into an…
After lots of teases and speculation, Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari has officially announced Cheetah Chase – an all new Racing Launched Water Coaster for 2020! Holiday World’s third water coaster will feature two ProSlide RocketBLAST-powered racing slides totaling more than 1700 feet of track. Riders will experience a water-powered flat launch before racing against…
In 2017, Cedar Fair introduced the All Season Fast Lane Plus add-on for season passholders at many of their parks. While this brought great joy to amusement park enthusiasts, others were upset that the price was too high, and that passes were only valid at the park of purchase. In 2019, they added Kings Island…
Winterfest at Carowinds is already known as one of the area’s most sought-after immersive holiday celebrations as the park is completely transformed for the season. This year brings an even more spectacular experience with the debut of the larger-than-life WinterFest Wonderland Parade, a Christmas parade brimming with dazzling displays, exciting performances and extravagantly decorated holiday…
Universal wowed everyone when they opened Islands of adventure in 1999, then, redefined the theme park industry when they opened The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in 2010. Then, they outdid themselves when they opened Diagon Alley in 2014. Now, Universal Orlando Resort is taking things to a whole new level building an entirely new,…
Summer is starting to wind down, which means it’s time for another year of Fall Fantasy Parades at Kennywood! This year marks 70 years of Fall Fantasy Parades, one of the park’s oldest and grandest. More than 150 high school and college marching bands from southwestern Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio will fill Kennywood’s midways…
Busch Gardens® Williamsburg announced exciting details about Pantheon®, a record-breaking multi-launch coaster set to open in 2020. Featuring a total of four launches, this coaster located in the park’s Festa Italia village will reach a top speed of 72.5 mph, making it the fastest multi-launch coaster in North America. The new Pantheon combines the might of…
It’s that time of the year when amusement parks around the world start to announce and tease their plans for next big attraction. Some parks choose to announce projects via simple press releases to the media, while others like to host announcement events. But, before those events take place, there’s usually lots of speculation from…
The 2020 amusement park season got a little bit sweeter today with the announcement of Hersheypark’s brand new hypercoaster, Candymonium. The parks 15th coaster, opening in the summer of 2020, will feature a 210 foot lift hill, reach a maximum speed of 76 mph, and a track length of 4,636 feet, making it the tallest,…
It’s the middle of July (the 17th to be exact) and parks are beginning to hype up campaigns for their new attractions in 2020. Today, Holiday World released their first teaser about a new 2020 attraction at the Indiana park. 7/24 – Holiday World 2020 teasers start: In a post to Facebook, the park asked…
A new attraction has arrived at the Voiles en Voiles adventure park in the Old Port of Montreal: Le Cinéma des Pirates, a 3D immersive XD theatre designed by Triotech, a world leader in interactive entertainment. This immersive experience leverages the technological innovations developed over the years by the Quebec company. “Triotech is proud to…
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Galaxy’s Edge now has an opening date for both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. If you’ve been waiting until Star Wars land opened at Walt Disney World to make a visit — it’s going to be the first, and only, place for guests to experience the new Rise of…