Rumors have been swirling about a new roller coaster coming to Kennywood since the removal of the Log Jammer last off-season. Although no official announcement has been made confirming a new coaster, the park has released their first teaser for the “Project 412” expansion in the form of a lottery scratch off. The tease consists…
As we reported back in February, Hersheypark is looking towards a massive 2020 project. Earlier today, Hershey Entertainment and Resorts presented a land development plan at the Derry Township Planning Commission meeting for redeveloping 23 acres on the west side of the 121 acre park. The plan calls for redesigning the park’s front entrance gate and drop-off…
Previously, we reported that Carowinds would be receiving a new coaster for the 2019 season. While the initial surveying on the site seemed to indicate that Carowinds would be the recipient of a wood coaster, recent developments cast doubt to our original predictions. Recently, a staging area for shipped parts was constructed in the parking lot…
Disney has finally provided fans with an update regarding the huge Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge expansion for both Disneyland and Disney World resorts. While we knew the lands were slated to open in 2019, exactly when wasn’t official until now. Today, Disney revealed that it’s Disneyland version will open in the summer, while the Disney…
A few weeks ago, Cedar Point unveiled one of the most anticipated coasters of all time to the media. Now, just a few weeks later, there’s already some interesting developments near Magnum and Gemini. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOrBcVikuqo On the stretch of land between the Monster and the entrance of Magnum, new flags have been placed throughout the…
Yesterday, Cedar Point unveiled one of the most anticipated coasters of all time to the media. However, there’s some interesting developments on the opposite side of the peninsula. Construction fences now surround the site of the former Extreme Sports Stadium. The fence extends from the entrance of Windseeker past the northern spike of Wicked Twister….
With all the buzz about the purported 2019 addition to Busch Gardens Tampa, it seems that the construction would either occur on the old Gwazi site, or the site of the Tanganyika Tidal Wave ride. Today we got our answer. Permit BDE-18-0439213 was filed today with the City of Tampa for the “Demolition of Tidal Wave…
With all the construction happening within Kings Island, there is also construction happening outside the park as well. A 106 room Residence Inn by Marriott is being built just north of Kings Island and Great Wolf Lodge on the site that used to house the old Kings Island Resort and Conference Center. The hotel, expected…
When Kings Island announced they had closed their Dinosaurs Alive attraction after the 2017 season, enthusiasts were curious of what would happen to the site. Well, during the 2018 Season Pass preview event, super fans got their answer, sort of…. While the site appears to be turned into a designated smoking area, there is more…
At the end of the 2017 season, Kennywood permanently closed the Log Jammer after 42 years of operation. Then in January, we seen video and photos of Log Jammer being demolished. Now, Kennywood has started teasing fans on the future of the site via the parks instagram account. The image below shows excavated dirt from…
Aside from a new hotel announced back in February (more here), It looks like Carowinds is seeking to expand even more for the 2019 season. Until now, its been very unclear as to what exactly that would be. Now, we know the location and size of the new expansion project—which will require the removal of another…
Last November, Universal revealed that they were planning on building two new resorts on property. Today, Universal officially revealed that it will be known as “Universal’s Endless Summer Resort”. The new hotel resort will consist of two individual hotels: the Surfside Inn and Suites along with the Dockside Inn and Suites. The hotels were created through…