Six Flags Great Adventure’s Fright Fest Presented by Snickers is in it’s 23rd year at the world’s largest amusement park. The event features family-friendly “Thrills by Day,” while an amped-up “Fright by Night” will deliver more scare zones, terror trails and haunted houses plus nearly 200 zombies and Halloween-themed shows and attractions. Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson,…
Halloween is creeping up very fast and haunted attractions will be opening across the nation over the next few weeks. Cedar Point plays host to one of the world’s best Halloween events, and we have all the scary details! “Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn and caldron bubble.” If the thought of a group…
A fire erupted on the famous Colossus roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain today while crews were trying to disassemble the ride. Police reports say that Los Angeles County firefighters responded to the park in Valencia at about 1:30 p.m. Local TV news stations aired helicopter video showing fire burning at a high point…
The “Best of the Best” in the amusement industry were honored this past week with the annual Golden Ticket Awards. This year the prestigious awards ceremony was hosted at Sea World San Diego. Calculated from an international poll conducted by Amusement Today, the Golden Ticket Awards are the results of a detailed survey that is…
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world’s largest regional theme park company, has announced thrilling new offerings for each of its 18 parks for 2015. The upcoming season will include unique, one-of-a-kind attractions, sophisticated new interactive dark rides and, in signature Six Flags fashion, a selection of world-record-breaking rides from coast to coast. “Innovation is part of…
Summer is winding down, seasonal water parks will be closing for the year, and up North amusement parks are going to weekend only operation. This time of year can be a bit sad, but it is also the start of a something very exciting: The Halloween season! Parks will be starting up their Halloween events,…
Labor Day is right around the corner, the kids are heading back to school, and the end of summer is near. However, this makes for a great time to visit amusement parks! Parks across the country are rolling out their end of summer deals and Silver Dollar City has some great offers you just can’t pass…
The kids are heading back to school, Labor Day is right around the corner, and the end of summer is near. However, there’s still time for one last thrill at Cedar Point, “The Best Amusement Park in the World”! Cedar Point will be celebrating Labor Day with it’s first-ever Dollar Days, two nights of fireworks, money-saving offers…
Police have confirmed that two children (8 year-old boy and a 16 year-old girl) are recovering from injuries after falling at least 15 feet from a Ferris wheel at Chelsea Community Fair in southeastern Michigan. Witnesses said that the children fell 15 to 20 feet out of a Ferris wheel cab on Thursday night. Alex…
Carowinds is kicking off their 2015 season with a bang! Cedar Fair has invested in a $50 million dollar multi-year investment that will change the face of the park forever. Fury 325 will be a big part of that change, and will be a record breaking new Giga-Coaster that delivers the thrills Carowinds is known for. The new coaster by manufacturer…
Falcon’s Fury, The 335 foot tower at Busch Gardens Tampa, is the tallest free standing drop tower in the world. It’s also the only drop tower that drops riders face down. SO….. when will it open?? After months of problems and delays, Busch Gardens opened the ride to employees last week. On Saturday, they held a soft opening for…
5k runs have exploded into the scene over the past few years with all sorts of runs. Weather it’s a zombie run, mud run, electro dash or color run, you probably heard of one of these phenomenons. Cedar Point is adding an extra splash of color to the fall with The Color Run! The “Happiest 5K…