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,…
Huss Rides, The manufacturer of the famed enterprise ride has something new on the way. The company has re-imagining of The Enterprise ride that was designed in the 80’s and utilized throughout the 90’s. the new twists called Enterprise G2, features open air seating with OTS restraints opposed to the classic cages of the past….
FINALLY! The legends and leaders over at Nintendo are getting the theme park treatment via the creative and whimsical folks over at Universal Studios. The announcement came recently that Nintendo and Universal Studios were going to be teaming up and featuring rides and attractions after the Japanese based video game company. Tapping into the gamer…
Universal Orlando has officially announced they will be closing Wet ‘n Wild, Orlando. The longstanding waterpark located on International Drive will close FOREVER December 31, 2016. Even though the park will close in December of 2016, expect some of the slides attractions to close and slowly disappear well before that time. Wet ‘N Wild Orlando originally opened…
First it was Leviathan at Canada’s Wonderland, (people can say that now), then Rougarou at Cedar Point, (people can kind of say that now), and now “Valravn“? Cedar Fair, specifically “Cedar Point Park LLC”, has filed the trademark for “Valravn” for a multitude of uses, including an amusement park ride name and merchandise. What is…
The long time rumor is now officially true! During an employee meeting at SeaWorld Orlando, park execs made an announcement that a new 200 ft coaster would be installed at the park in 2016. The news comes a little more than a month after SeaWorld Entertainment announced Joel Manby as the company’s new President and CEO. After the…
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…
Cedar Point; The Roller Coaster Capital of the World is working on adding free in park WiFi for their guests! Jason McClure, Cedar Point GM, spoke with a reporter and said: “the challenge is providing a strong signal throughout the 365-acre park. We already offer free WiFi for guests at our hotels, so now it is just a…
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Northeastern Pennsylvania has grown into one of the biggest gaming destinations in the region featuring over 2,300 slot machines, over 80 table games and live harness racing. With a $1.5 billion dollar investment already planned, management at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs plans to add even more attractions to…
The new “PoleRcoaster style” coasters will debut in Southern Georgia, Orlando and later Las Vegas. Florida’s “Skyscraper” will be billed as the “world’s tallest roller coaster”. The all new coaster concept by US Thrill Rides was unveiled last year at IAAPA, and has had three installations announced. The ride manufacturer has released some concept art of…