Kennywood’s Jack Rabbit is a wooden coaster built in 1920 by legendary coaster designer John Miller. 2015 marks the rides 95th anniversary. To celebrate the milestone for one of the fifth-oldest roller coaster in the world, 82 yr old Kennywood fanatic and ACE member Vic Kleman, embarked on 95 consecutive rides on Sunday, May 24,…
Last week members of the press and special guests were invited to witness the opening ceremony and to take the first rides on Justice League: Battle for Metropolis at Six Flags Over Texas! The ride was developed by Sally Corporation for both the Arlington and St. Louis Six Flags parks. The ride vehicles are equipped with…
Special events at theme parks are hard to come by unless you are part of the media or a member of a coaster club. As of late, amusement parks have been adding more and more events for club members and season pass holders. On May 16-17, 2015, Kings Island hosted the inaugural Coasterstock event, that was open…
Stretch your arms & crack your knuckles. It’s time to loosen up and be ready for the party that is visiting Cedar Point!! America’s Roller Coast is about to unveil a revamped coaster, a revamped hotel, and some other new updates to the park when they open for Coaster Season this Saturday, May 9th. We’re…
In addition to new family rides and the region’s largest Starbucks, Kings Island is adding their very own beer line! Three new beers debuted for the 2015 season at Kings Island. Banshee Brew, Beast Bock, and Diamondback Ale are all being brewed and branded specifically for the Warren County amusement park. Park spokesman, Don Helbig said: “Visitors…
The first hybrid coaster on the East Coast has landed at Six Flags New England! The historic woodie, known as Cyclone was closed last year at the park to make room for the new hybrid steel/woodie called WICKED CYCLONE! The new coaster re-uses most of the foundation of the original Cyclone coaster. Today history was made as the new Wicked Cyclone…
Daredevil, Nik Wallenda known for his sky-high stunts, is planning to walk along the top of the 400-foot Orlando Eye attraction this Wednesday. Wallenda said: “You have you understand this is my passion, entertaining people, inspiring people and encouraging people to do greater things. If I have any missteps, I can’t stop”. The seventh-generation high-wire…
Busch Gardens Williamsburg is celebrating “40 Years of Fun” in 2015! The Williamsburg Virginia park has been consistently rated as “the most beautiful park” by both the Golden Ticket Awards, and National Theme Park Historical Society. For the 2015 season, Busch Gardens added yet another amazing roller coaster, a new show, and a whole lot more! Over…
Star Wars Celebration, the massive fan-fest of the franchise, has kicked off in Anaheim causing a massive disturbance in the Force by starting the event with the release of the latest teaser trailer for what’s easily the most highly anticipated film in the last forty years. As usual, JJ Abrams has tossed out a teaser…
Kings Island opens for it’s 44th season this Saturday, April 18 2015. This season, Kings Island will debut two new family rides in the 14-time, award-winning Planet Snoopy kids’ area; Woodstock Gliders, Snoopy’s Space Buggies, and a handful of additions and upgrades to International Street, including the largest Starbucks in the Tri-State at 3,650 square feet….
Cedar Fair plans to debut a new dark ride concept throughout all of it’s parks including Cedar Point. The company owns and operates eleven amusement parks, three outdoor water parks, one indoor water park, and five hotels across the United States. Cedar Fair also manages Gilroy Gardens under contract with the city of Gilroy, California. Cedar…
It’s no secret that we LOVE covering horror and Halloween inspired events! Over the weekend Fear Fair; Indiana’s Scariest Haunted House hosted their first annual Zombie Prom in Seymour Indiana! We attended this incredible event first hand to to get the full experience. The costumes were great, the party was a blast, the drink specials were unique,…