This year, Dollywood took home several Golden Ticket Awards. The park earned Best New Ride (for Lightning Rod), Friendlies Park, Best Shows, and Best Christmas Events. In the midst of a successful season, The Dollywood Company has announced four promotions amongst their employees. Derrick Calkin will be taking over the role of General Manager of…
Williamsburg Pottery is an outdoor marketplace in Williamsburg, Virginia, but that might be changing in the future! If the company’s Vice President Peter Kao has his way, Williamsburg Pottery will be transformed into a complete tourist destination. A website created in June has revealed that the Williamsburg Pottery management is considering new attractions for the…
Hurricane Matthew is upon the Central Florida area, and for the first time in a very long time, ALL Central Florida theme parks remain closed on Friday, October 7. Most closed early Thursday, October 6. Here is everything we know so far: All four Walt Disney World parks closed at 5 PM on Thursday and…
SeaWorld Orlando has officially announced its 2017 attractions! 2017 will be an off year for the park, but several great additions will take place, from ride updates to event updates to animal habitats! Kraken, the only floorless coaster in Orlando, will become the first coaster in Florida to introduce the virtual reality concept that has…
North America’s largest indoor theme park is coming to American Dream Meadowlands Complex in Rutherford, N.J. with five major themed areas including a Nickelodeon park, LEGOLAND, and DreamWorks area. The mega-mall developer, Triple Five, has teamed up with Nickelodeon to create a second Nickelodeon Universe theme park inside the American Dream Meadowlands facility in New Jersey….
Are you a little bummed out that summer is starting to wind down? Well the summer just got a little longer at Water Country USA in Williamsburg, Virginia. The park announced that it will extend its 2016 season into the weekend of September 10-11. Now guests will have an extra weekend to enjoy some great attractions…
Its that time of the year when parks start announcing what new additions will be made during the off season. In the last few days, several amusement parks have announced changes to their waterparks. Dollywood has just announced that they will be making a change with the addition of Tailspin, a racing waterslide set to…
Coming just a day after Cedar Point’s announcement of their 2017 Waterpark expansion, Cedar Point Shores, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company has announced Wildwater Kingdom will close forever after the 2016 season. The park is located on the former SeaWorld property in Aurora, Ohio just and hour and a half drive east from Cedar Point. …
Walt Disney World announced a new raft slide called Miss Fortune Falls is coming to Typhoon Lagoon in 2017! This will be the first addition to Typhoon Lagoon since 2005! Miss Fortune Falls will be a family-style raft attraction that takes guests on a splashing journey through the fabled Captain Mary Oceaneer’s past. Legend has it…
End your Saturdays in August with a bang! Every Saturday night through September 3rd, Busch Gardens Williamsburg will illuminate the sky over the park starting at 9:30. They’ve also developed a quiz you can take to find out what kind of thrill-seeker you are to help you plan your day. If you’re more of a Coaster Boaster, you can spend…
SeaWorld is offering guests a way to beat the heat at their Summer Soak Party! The new Summer Soak Party will include a series of “playful sprinklers and rain curtains” set up party-zone style at the park’s Bayside Stadium. along with DJs, dancers, and even discounts on select food items! Here are some of the exclusive offers during the…
Schlitterbahn Galveston is having one Massiv summer. Last month they unveiled Massiv, a new water coaster to celebrate the park’s tenth anniversary. The new ride reigns as the WORLD’S TALLEST WATER COASTER coming in at 81 feet 6.75 inches. Riders who are brave enough to take on this ride will climb an 123-step staircase before plummeting…