Butterbeer has only been served as cold, frozen, or as an ice cream… until now! For a limited time you can grab a mug of hot Butterbeer throughout The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort. The beverage, introduced at the debut of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure…
Skyscraper, the world’s tallest roller coaster’s plans were revealed on Monday! The coaster will tumble, twist, loop and dive from more than 500 feet above International Drive when it opens in 2017. A 4-minute computer animation of the attraction was released by Orlando-based US Thrill Rides. The video shows the takeoff from inside the Skyplex…
A spectacular new interactive 4-D attraction is coming to the Boardwalk at Knott’s Berry Farm next year. Surfacing in spring 2015, Voyage to the Iron Reef adds high-tech fun for everyone! The new 4-D shoot ’em up attraction will take over a long-neglected location in the Boardwalk section of the park that was once…
A wintery, watery wonderland awaits guests at SeaWorld Orlando’s Christmas Celebration! Visitors can enjoy stunning live shows inspired by the natural world, journey to the North Pole on The Polar Express Experience, then enjoy spending time with a playful penguin at the South Pole while visiting the park’s newest attraction, Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin!…
Holiday World is introducing the World’s first launched wing coaster in 2015 called Thunderbird. (Check out our announcement article with specs here). Construction has been moving along rapidly and the park has been keeping us well informed of how the ride is shaping up. The coaster’s vertical loop and Immelmann inversion are already complete. The next element that will…
T3 – TERROR TO THE THIRD POWER is well underway of it’s changes at Kentucky Kingdom! The park is about to introduce coaster fans to the NEXT GENERATION OF FEAR! – T3 a suspended looping coaster with five gravity defying inversions that’ll be sure to make you flip head over heels, literally! The park is adding 5 new rides…
Frozen just might be Disney’s most popular movie of all time. After a year, kids around the world are still singing the “Let it Go” jingle like it was released yesterday. Magic Kingdom’s new Frozen Holiday Wish show debuted Wednesday with a huge crowd on hand in which featured Frozen characters Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf! Yes, you…
Halloween may be over but some haunted attractions are staying open one extra weekend this year. Not only does that gives fans one last scare, it also gives owners and operators a chance to visit other attractions across the country! FOR THE FINAL WEEKEND OF THE 2014 SEASON, Haunt owners and operators can visit shocktoberfest for FREE! That’s right,…
Just one season after adding Banshee, one of the best roller coasters in the world, Kings Island in Mason, Ohio is adding two new family rides, the largest Starbucks store in the Tri-State, and other improvements for next summer! The first of the new rides is Woodstock Gliders, a classic flying scooters ride from Larson International….
Over the past few years, Fun Spot America in Orlando has been pumping out new ride after new ride! After the addition of two amazing new roller coasters in 2013 (Freedom Flyer and White Lightning), and a new go-kart track, the park has installed yet another new thrill ride! Say hello to Air Raid! Air Raid takes flyers…
There’s no better day to experience Cedar Point than this Sunday! Cedar Point is known by coaster fans as “The Best Amusement Park in the World”. This Sunday, November 2, the park is giving back to those fans with a Guest Appreciation Day! On the last day of the 2014 summer season at Cedar…
This is a view we have been accustomed to at Walt Disney World for over a decade, and sadly… it will soon disappear… Disney Spokesman Bryan Malenius has officially confirmed Disney’s Hollywood Studios plans to re-imagine the central plaza area of the park by removing the Sorcerer’s Hat in early 2015. That means we may…