With World’s of Fun, Kings Island, Cedar Point, and Dorney Park all reopening, thrill seekers from around the world were wondering which Cedar Fair park would re-open next. With Ontario preparing to enter “Stage 3” of their covid-19 planning, it has been disclosed to BlogTO that Canada’s Wonderland is finally preparing to re-open. The park […]

Kings Island is set to debut their newest coaster Orion on Thursday. Orion, one of only seven giga coasters in the world, a class of coasters having a height or drop of 300-399 ft.   Orion will plunge riders down an exhilarating 300-foot drop before sending them on a high-speed journey over seven more hills at […]

Over the course of the last few months, we have highlighted coaster proposals and designs that never saw the light of day in our video series, Lost Concepts. While researching a project for Kings Dominion, we stumbled upon some references to unrealized concepts of Volcano. Such references mentioned numerous pitches to manufacturers to create a […]

Thrill seekers from around the world have been eagerly waiting for Kings Island to open its gates for the 2020 season to ride the parks new roller coaster ORION – one of only seven giga-coasters in the world, a class of coasters having a height or drop of 300-399 ft. Although riders can’t experience ORION just […]

Dorney Park located in Allentown PA, is planned to open for the 2020 Season on July 8 with stringent health, safety, and hygiene protocols in place to protect its vendors, associates, and guests.     The park will initially open to Season Passholders exclusively, and then to daily ticketholders on July 11. Reservations will be […]

Over the course of the last month, we have highlighted coaster proposals and designs that never saw the light of day in our Lost Concepts series. In the early 1990’s Kings Island attempted to build a new wooden coaster for the Cincinnati park. The new wooden coaster, a near replica of the Rye Aeroplane Dips […]

Along with Kings Island and Cedar Point, Worlds of Fun has also announced their phased re-opening. The Kansas City amusement park will re-open for passholders on June 22 — with daily ticket sales planned to begin in early July. The park has developed an extensive coronavirus reopening plan to help reduce the spread of germs. […]

Cedar Fair has announced Kings Island and Cedar Point will re-open starting in July with new guidelines for visitors and employees. Kings Island and Cedar Point have put stringent health, safety, and hygiene protocols in place to allow a safe re-opening. Kings Island will open first to those with season passes on Thursday, July 2 through […]

In 1972, Kings Island opened with 3 roller coasters: Bavarian Beetle, Racer, and Scooby Doo. Many folks know about the Racer and Scooby Doo (now Woodstock Express), but few remember the Bavarian Beetle. The story of the Bavarian Beetle started in 1969 at Cincinnati’s Coney Island. Coney Island had an massive expansion in the 1950’s. […]

Cedar Fair fully supports the amendment to HB 665 that was adopted today, June 4, 2020, in the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee. The amendment provides for the immediate re-opening of Ohio amusement parks and water parks. Richard Zimmerman, CEO, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company said in a statement, “We fully anticipate and expect having […]