Nashville has been without an amusement park since the closing of Opryland back in 1997. That could change with the latest proposal from a Nashville real estate developer. Storyville Gardens, the idea of real estate developers Elde and DeLisa Guerrier, is a immersive story driven theme park designed to be a form of “edu-tainment”. The…
Walt Disney World is planning an 18-month celebration in honor of its 50th anniversary at all four of their parks with characters dressed in sparkling custom-made costumes for the special occasion. On Oct. 1, 1971, Walt Disney World Resort officially opened to guests for the first time, the culmination of years spent imagining, planning and…
JACK IS BACK! Jack the Clown returns as the demented face of Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights as the event commemorates its 30th year! As the most notorious icon in event history, Jack’s return to Halloween Horror Nights 2021 will be fraught with terror and fear as the grisly circus clown invades every corner of…
Universal Orlando has opened an all-new quick service food venue today at CityWalk called Bend The Bao. The new eatery features a variety of delicious items that fuse popular Asian cuisine with diverse ingredients like crab cakes, pork belly, kimchee fried chicken and more – creating an entirely new mash-up that “bends” the idea of a…
Canada’s Wonderland amusement park is set to open for the 2021 season and welcome guests back to fun outdoors, with new health and safety protocols this July. In alignment with Step 2 of the province’s reopening framework, the park will first open for a Season Passholder Preview July 5-6 with limited capacity, and then, July…
In 2019, Six Flags St. Louis announced Catwoman’s Whip, a unique aerial thrill ride. The attraction was ultimately pushed to 2022. With many projects being delayed or cancelled by the pandemic, it shocked many that the park announced Adventure Cove for the summer of 2021. Replacing Hooks Lagoon, this attraction features numerous levels of interactive…
As Universal Orlando Resort prepares to “officially” launch Jurassic World VelociCoaster on June 10, guests will have the opportunity to enter the iconic Jurassic World gates and purchase new merchandise in a one-of-a-kind themed environment at the Summer Tribute Store, opening May 27 at Universal Studios Florida. A customizable retail space typically used to celebrate…
The Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020 has severely impacted the amusement and entertainment industries. While many parks are looking past 2020, the repercussions are wrecking havoc for many 2021 plans. Cedar Point is one of many parks impacted by the aftermath of the pandemic. Originally, when the 2021 season calendar was announced, Cedar Point had numerous…
SeaWorld Orlando’s award-winning summer event, Electric Ocean returns May 28 with more hours of fun featuring new daytime experiences and nighttime favorites. Electric Ocean brings longer park hours and allows guests to voyage into an exotic underwater world filled with dazzling lights, electrifying dance music and a brilliant evening energy that sparks as the sun…
In the summer of 2020, a series of markers were placed around Kings Island that started beside Invertigo and stretched beyond the Timberwolf Amphitheater complex. The discussion of the markers later ceased as it was described by the park as being part of a “utility improvement”. During this past weekend’s Passholder Previews, work could be…
Silver Dollar City has recently re-opened for the 2021 season. The park, coming off the recent success of Mystic River Falls appears to have more projects in line. Construction walls have gone up around the exterior portions of Fireman’s Landing. The walls are crudely built, with trees poking through holes in the wall, perhaps in…
Back in 2005, one of the most devastating hurricanes in history touched down in New Orleans. One of the sites in its path of destruction was Six Flags New Orleans — which closed in August of 2005 in preparation for the storm and never re-opened after hurricane Katrina flooded the 250 acre theme park. After…