We have some unfortunate news to report. 45-year-old James A. Young, of East Canton, Ohio went into a fenced off area of Cedar Point’s Raptor roller coaster and was struck by the ride. He was reportedly looking for a lost cell phone in the fenced-off area of the park when he was hit. Bryan Edwards, Cedar Point’s Public Relations…
Theme parks around the world are slowly releasing details about their new Halloween attractions for 2015. Busch Gardens Williamsburg is is kicking off their massive Howl-O-Scream event with more houses and terror than ever before! For this years Howl-O-Scream, Busch Gardens Williamsburg has joined forces with Robin Cowie, the legendary producer of the 1999 horror film…
Sure we all have wondered “what if” on that big roller coaster, or “what if” on that bungee cable… Well, that “what if” became a reality for some unlucky guests at an amusement park in France. The video shows every theme park or carnival visitor’s nightmare. Everything was going smoothly until one of the bungee cords on…
Playland’s Castaway Cove made an announcement Tuesday to construct a major new roller coaster for the summer 2016 season. The 125-foot-tall coaster dubbed as GaleForce will feature a triple-launch, speeds of 64-mph, seven “thrilling” elements including a beyond-90-degree drop as it winds its way around the track. Playland is between 10th and 11th streets on the…
Kennywood’s 66th Annual Fall Fantasy Parades will take place from August 8th through August 25th. Just like the inaugural event in 1950, Kennywood will step through the looking glass with “Alice in Wonderland” themed floats! Fall Fantasy begins high-stepping through Kennywood on August 8 with nightly parades and marching bands from 190 high schools and colleges…
Kentucky Kingdom is retiring their classic Twisted Twins wooden roller coaster which has been closed since 2007. But with the coasters departure only means one thing.. A NEW COASTER is coming! The park is transforming the former Twisted Twins (previously Twisted Sisters) into an amazing single-lift, single-track steel-on-wood-on-steel hybrid coaster! Kentucky Kingdom has officially shared details…
Do you love both roller coasters and water slides? If you answered yes, you’ll love this! For the first time in its 30-year history, ProSlide has launched two world-first technologies together in a single hybrid ride. The first install of the new FlyingSaucer/RocketBlast attractions was introduced at Siam Park in Tenerife, Spain, earlier this month and…
Orlando is set to host the World’s tallest roller coaster! US Thrills Rides and Joshua Wallack has officially announced that they will be partnering with one of the elite coaster companies to build the record breaking ride that is set to debut in 2018. US Thrill Rides has announced that they will be partnering with…
Kennywood amusement Park in Pittsburgh PA has added 4D to it’s arsenal of attractions! The new 4-D experience fires on all cylinders engaging on five senses including touch and smell! Kennywood is opening it’s new multimillion-dollar 4-D Theater on July 29, when visitors can watch the animated short film “Ice Age: No Time for Nuts…
The family that owns and once operated Wichita’s Joyland Amusement Park is tearing it down. Joyland was an amusement park in Wichita, Kansas. The park operated for 55 years from June 12, 1949 to 2004 before closing permanently in 2006. Since its closing in 2004, it has been subjected to numerous incidents of vandalism and looting….
Lake Compounce (the United States’ oldest theme park) has officially announced that the park will make it’s largest investment to date in a new 150-foot-tall roller coaster named Phobia Phear. For a few weeks the park did a great job running teasers via social media creating some excitement. They teased the new attraction on social media,…
Cannibal at Lagoon Park in Farmington, Utah has officially made it’s public debut! Check out this video showing off some of the coasters amazing features! Instead of purchasing a shiny new coaster from a major ride manufacturer, lagoon decided to construct their new ride entirely in house for 22 million dollars making for a very…