The deteriorating former Six Flags park has sat empty and largely unused for the past ten years. Now its future has sparked a dispute between the Industrial Development Board and Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration over the property’s future. The Landrieu administration has refused to adhere to a 2009 agreement to maintain the shuttered park. If…
Dark Hour Haunted House in Plano, Texas is known for hosting special events at their haunted attraction each holiday. After wrapping up the Halloween season, their marketing and design team immediately starts brainstorming and putting together their holiday shows for the following year. For 2016, Dark Hour is producing a Saint Patrick’s themed haunted event dubbed…
St Patrick’s Day is all about the Irish, Green Beer, parades, and…. haunted houses? Yes, you read that correct.. More and more haunted attractions around the world are opening for off season events. Majority of those off season events are themed around holidays. The Factory of Terror in Canton, Ohio is continuing that tradition by…
A drone has flown over Cedar Point’s newest roller coaster “Valravn,” and the view is amazing, as you’ll see in the video below. If you haven’t already heard, Cedar Point is debuting a new dive coaster called Valravn for the park’s 2016 season. Construction has been progressing very fast through the winter months as the…
If you’re making a trip to a Six Flags park this summer, virtual reality will be a new option for some of their biggest and most popular roller coasters. After many rumors, Six Flags has officially announced the addition of a new VR Coaster experience being added to a coaster at several of their theme parks. Unlike…
Lory Landing at Busch gardens Tampa is getting another rehab. We stopped by the park to check out progress on their new coaster Cobra’s Curse, but discovered crews working on the Lory Landing aviary exhibit. This came as a surprise to us as the area was just upgraded in 2013. At Lory Landing, Lorikeets are the…
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, because in 2017, Fast & Furious: Supercharged is coming to Universal Studios Florida. You’ll…
Let’s face it, just about every little girl loves Hello Kitty, even some adults too! There aren’t many stores that offer ALL your Hello Kitty merch in one place… until now! Even though Universal just opened their new Hello Kitty retail experience last week, they have already made a few changes (shown in the video below)….
While visiting SeaWorld Orlando, we never pass up the opportunity to visit their penguins! There’s nothing quite like being among a huge colony of cold-weather penguins as they plunge into the water in torpedo-like fashion, waddle around, and chatter with one another. The open-air penguin habitat is COLD! But it actually feels good on a hot Florida day. The habitat keeps an air temperature…
Calling all coaster fans!! Get ready for the most anticipated event of the summer! After much success in 2015, Kings Island is ready to host their second annual COASTERSTOCK event! In case you missed last years Coasterstock event, we’ll bring everyone up to speed. Coasterstock is every roller coaster enthusiasts dream come true! Imagine walking into…
Cedar Point’s wet and wild attraction that was a hat-tip to a former ride in the park is likely to also become a distant memory. According to a report from the Sandusky Register, Cedar Point is in the process of removing it’s 5 year old Shoot The Rapids water ride located in Frontier Town. Since the…
We’re officially in the hibernation part of the season and Cedar Point is hard at work with their 18th roller coaster, Valravn; as we’ve noted previously, the weather has certainly been in their favor. It’s a good thing for the Roller Coaster Capital of the World as their opening day is just under 3 months away…