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…
The Seven Seas Food Festival is returning to SeaWorld Orlando! The event will run weekends from February 17th to April 15th. This year, the fun extends beyond the food with live performances each Saturday from top country, rock, and Latin music artists. The live entertainment includes performances by : Bachman & Turner (Saturday, February 17th) Larry…
The time is here! Testing is officially in progress! Silver Dollar City is debuting a shiny new roller coaster in 2018 called “Time Traveler”. It will open as the World’s Fastest, Steepest and Tallest Complete-Circuit Spinning Roller Coaster. Construction has been going non-stop for the past few months. Back in the Fall of 2017 we stopped by…
One of the best ways to get the most out of your season pass is to take advantage of early ride times. Most of the Cedar Fair parks offer some sort of early entry benefits to their season passholders. If you have a Cedar Fair Platinum Pass, you can enjoy these benefits at almost all…
Calling all SeaWorld San Diego fans, the Fun Card is now on sale! The Fun Card comes with minimal blackout dates and will pay for itself in as little as one visit. To get the Fun Card, guests pay for a one day admission and will receive a Fun Card to access SeaWorld San Diego as much…