Sesame Place is preparing to give guests this week a new wild ride, literally. On Saturday, the Pennsylvania park will debut it’s latest ride, Oscar’s Wacky Taxi. The ride was designed and built by Gravity Group and Gravitycraft, respectively. Each ride will take guests 40 feet, before dropping them into a 1200 foot long course…
Mardi Gras Hangover will make its official debut this weekend at Six Flags Great America, near Chicago, Illinois. Mardi Gras Hangover is the largest attraction of its kind in the world delivering the ultimate thrill, as riders experience multiple moments of weightlessness and hang-time while suspended upside down 100 feet above the ground. Riders will fly…
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced today that it has officially entered into a purchase agreement with affiliates of Premier Parks, LLC to acquire the lease rights to operate five parks. These latest acquisitions will expand the company’s portfolio of North American parks to twenty-five! The parks joining the Six Flags family are: Wet n’ Wild Splashtown: Houston’s…
Back in 2004, HersheyPark shocked the world by announcing Turbulence was coming in the Carrousel Circle section of the iconic park. Turbulance would have been the World’s first Frequent Faller ride from Interactive Rides. It was unique in that not only were riders suspended on the side of the track, the cars would rock back and…
In 2017, Parc Asterix located in Plailly, France – released Pégase Express, a family multi-launch Gerstlauer coaster. Now, it seems the park is planning to build something much bigger. Looking into the future, the park is planning to debut a new Intamin LSM launch coaster in 2021. This was revealed in an unusual manner, by means…
Alabama Splash Adventure has recently been on the rise since the park’s acquisition by the Koch family in 2014. The park previously announced the addition of the Splash Island, a waterslide complex that features 5 individual slides perfect for kids and an all new interactive play area with loads of splashing fun. However, the park had…
The classic Lakeside Park in Denver Colorado has revealed their latest “card up their sleeve” so to say. The park recently announced that they have acquired and assembled a Pinfari Zyklon Z64 for the upcoming season! The ride had many homes and names while previously operating at the defunct Hamel’s Park in Louisiana, the Saginaw County Fair in…
HolidayWorld is known for their awesome thrill rides, great employees, and community outreach. Yesterday, HolidayWorld held their annual May Day event, “Play Day”, where the park was only open for guests of the Easterseals Rehabilitation Center of Evansville. The event, which started in 1993, was the brainchild of HolidayWorld’s late owner and president, Will Koch. Play Day has…
This Saturday, May 12th and 13th, during Elmo’s Storybook Weekend, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Curious George will be making a special appearance! This story time event will feature a unique photo opportunity with your Sesame Street friends in their favorite storybook costumes! Curious George will be in Abby’s Paradise Theater on May 12th…
SeaWorld Orlando is adding even more value to their admission with an exciting lineup of events! May will bring guests two exciting events. Premiering May 5th, The all new “Inside Look” will give guests the ability to learn firsthand how SeaWorld’s animal experts deliver day-to-day care as well as how the Rescue Team completes life-saving operations….
Last night, superstars from the Fast & Furious franchise – star and producer Vin Diesel (Dom), and stars Chris “Ludacris” Bridges (Tej), Tyrese Gibson (Roman) and Jordana Brewster (Mia) – celebrated the opening of Universal Orlando Resort’s new attraction, Fast & Furious – Supercharged. Diesel joined some of his Fast & Furious series co-stars for…
For those that love Snoopy and his friends, they’ll sure love the event Kings Island has planned for the 2018 season! Kings Island is kicking off June with the addition of the all-new PEANUTS Celebration! This limited time celebration invites guests of all ages to step inside the pages of a Charles M. Schulz comic strip and…