In 2016 Dollywood will debut a new wooden coaster called Lightning Rod. The new wooden masterpiece is billed as “The World’s First and Fastest Wood Launch Coaster” and the trains are designed after sweet, tricked out 1950’s hot rods. Before we say anymore, click on the video below and take a front seat ride! The…
This morning at IAAPA, Dollywood, and Rocky Mountain Coasters did a live Q&A about their 2016 coaster, Lightning Rod. They also released the official POV. You can watch both videos below. POV http://youtu.be/mN5A6Vuo-dg Live Q&A at IAAPA (skip to 7:30 mark to start with sound) http://youtu.be/YgAkvDBHGik Follow our live updates from IAAPA all week on…
Once the Halloween season is over, haunted attraction owners and operators from around the world gather to tour some of the industries favorite haunts. Each year, TransWorld exhibits selects a different city with haunts and attractions to play host to what’s known as TransWorld’s Legendary Haunt Tour. 2015 has brought us to Illinois to tour…
What The What?!!?! You read the headline right. Kevin Dumont is the owner of Liquid Planet in Candia, New Hampshire and has opted to chain himself to a water tower slide. Dumont calls it his last effort to save his park from closing it’s doors for good. Unfortunately, the park was foreclosed on by the lender and…
Every year new rides and new technology is debuted at theme parks and fun centers around the world. Before those parks purchase and reveal the rides, they have a lot of planning and shopping to do.. usually around 5 years ahead of time. So right now, parks are looking at possible attractions etc for the year…
During Epcot’s 2015 Food & Wine Festival, this drunk (so they say he was drunk) decided to climb the pyramid on the outside of the Mexico Pavilion. An Instagram user who posted the video didn’t find the daring feat too impressive… “This man is going to ruin Epcot for everyone,” @Missinth posted to the social media…
Cedar Fair, the parent company of Cedar Point among other theme parks, announced record revenue for the third quarter of 2015. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol “FUN”. Despite Cedar Point not winning the Amusement Today Golden Ticket Award for “Best Amusement Park” at this year’s…
Every so often, we stumble upon a hidden gem while haunting. This fall we came across the small town of Sharon, PA aka (Scarin’ PA). Here, the sky was lit up with an iconic spot light that locals say signal the return of another haunting season at Ghoul Mansion. Ghoul Mansion has been bringing the frights to…
Universal Orlando is celebrating 25 years of Halloween Horror Nights in 2015 and they have pulled out all the stops. The most noticeable event highlight is the return of fan-favorite HHN icon, JAck. Jack’s presence is felt in all the HHN marketing materials this year. He even has his own haunt showcasing 25 years of…
We might be a theme park website, but we have a good background in haunted attractions too! Every Halloween we hear about the BEST or SCARIEST haunted houses. Haunted attractions today are comparable to Hollywood movie productions, becoming more elaborate and more immersive than ever before! According to the Haunted Attraction Association, the haunt industry…
A few months ago Walt Disney World opened the Boathouse at Disney Springs! Yesterday we stopped by for a visit to this amazing venue. The restaurant offers plenty more than just typical dining, it’s actually one of the more unique dining experiences at the complex. In addition to some top quality dining, there are Amphicar rides, water taxi cruises, A…
Power up your laces, grab your hover board and head Back to the Future! Today is the day Michael J Fox’s Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd’s Doc Brown traveled to in Back to the Future 2 in 1989. Sure they may have missed on a few things but hey, we did get a ton of awesome…