January 7-11, 2015 The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend brings a range of events and races, each pacing through an assortment of exciting locations including ALL 4 THEME PARKS! It’s a perfect chance to see a different side of Disney World as you and fellow guests walk, jog or sprint along the magical resort….
The giant sorcerer hat has been an icon at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios for over a decade… that’s all about to change. As part of the park’s ongoing upgrade and renovation, the 122-foot-tall Sorcerer Hat at the end of Hollywood Boulevard will be dismantled starting January 7th. Since 2001, the sorcerer hat has served as…
Six Flags Fiesta Texas is adding a new record breaking roller coaster in 2015. Batman: The Ride will debut as the “World’s First 4D Free Fly Coaster”. S&S revealed the new train at the 2014 IAAPA Expo in Orlando Florida. We were in attendance for this record breaking debut and took a walk around the new train!…
The Marvel Experience is a first-of-its-kind city to city traveling attraction that features a 3-D stereoscopic Dome, a 4-D motion ride, and other fancy techno words like “augmented reality, multi-person gaming and RFID progress tracking.” Your journey will take you through a 360-degree, 3-D stereoscopic projection Dome, where you’ll get closer than you’ve ever been to…
Most haunt fans cringe when they hear the word “Christmas”. For years Christmas has been the closest, yet furthest holiday from the beloved Halloween. Christmas means about 10 more months until you get to visit another haunted house. Well, times have changed, and haunted attractions around the world are opening their doors for special holiday…
Kennywood, in Pittsburgh PA, is transforming the park into a winter wonderland of lights, rides, and special activities for the 4th annual Holiday Lights! The annual event will feature over one million lights connected to over 12 miles of extension cords. That’s enough extension cords to connect Kennywood to Heinz Field on Pittsburgh’s North Shore! Festive…
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!…
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,…
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…
It’s getting very close to the time of the year when everyone in the amusement and attraction industry gets a little gitty.. It’s almost time for IAAPA! The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) is the premier global event for the attractions industry, held annually at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando,…