Get your Route 66 kicks while riding the Route 66 West Coaster roller coaster at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, set to debut in Summer 2020. The reconcepting of Pacific Park’s steel roller coaster that races 55 feet above the Santa Monica Pier and provides unparalleled views of the Southern California coastline will cost more than…
After a long anticipated wait, we finally get a front seat ride on Texas Stingray — the new record breaking wooden roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio. Since the IAAPA reveal, work has quickly progressed as the new coaster was completed in early January. Over the course of the last few weeks, the ride underwent testing…
Disney has shared more details and a sneak peek video for the new Cirque du Soleil coming to Disney Springs in 2020. The yet-to-be-named show will feature acrobatic sequences, choreography, music and whimsical characters. As Disney describes it, the show will “transport the audience into the world of Disney animation.” The story revolves around a…
This morning, media and industry leaders gathered around the Bolliger and Mabillard booth at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando as the inventors and designers of Kings Island’s ground-breaking roller coaster Orion, displayed the ride’s first vehicle. Representatives from Switzerland-based B&M were on site talking about the new ride. The Orion vehicle is part of an innovative…
This morning, media and industry leaders gathered around the Maurer Rides booth at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando as the inventors and designers of Carnival Cruise Line’s ground-breaking roller coaster (Bolt), revealed the ride’s first vehicle. Bolt will make its much-anticipated debut on several of the upcoming cruise line ships. Representatives from the Germany-based Maurer Rides…
This morning, media and industry leaders gathered around the Rocky Mountain Construction booth at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando as the inventors and designers of Busch Garden’s ground-breaking roller coaster Iron Gwazi, revealed the ride’s first vehicle. Iron Gwazi will make its much-anticipated debut at the park in Spring 2020. Representatives from both the American-based RMC…
Aquatica Orlando is racing into 2020 with Riptide Race, Florida’s first-ever dueling water slide! Starting atop a 68-foot tower, riders will be able to grab a raft and take their mark in side-by-side racing lanes at top speeds. Each raft holds a team of two, so every rider will have a partner as they plunge…
Skyline Attractions is thrilled to announce the launch of Skywarp Orbit. This is the latest addition to the galaxy of Skywarp attractions, which include the successful Skywarp Classic and Skywarp Horizon. Be one of the first to see the concept at the upcoming IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando, Florida. “Skywarp Orbit was developed as an…
Santa arrived a little early this year at Universal Orlando. Traditionally, he shows up to holiday cheer with the park wrapped in ribbons and bows. This year, he walked into a world of horror…. literally. Santa came so early that the park was still decorated for Halloween! After decorating the park with lots of much…
Haunted attractions today are comparable to Hollywood movie productions, becoming more elaborate and more immersive than ever before! According to the Haunted Attraction Association, the haunted house industry is a $8 billion dollar industry with more than 2,500 haunted attractions spread across the United States. A recent poll showed that just over 29% of Americans…
With another Halloween season come the news articles on traditional media and social media about that ‘extreme haunted house’ that requires a 40 page waiver and offers a huge cash prize to anyone who can make it through. Members of the Haunted Attraction Association, the only official association of the haunted house industry, are tired of seeing…
Get ready, dark forces will be unleashed and wildest nightmares will come true beginning this Friday night, when Kings Island’s Halloween Haunt returns for its 13th season. Voted “Best Theme Park Halloween Event” in the country in 2018 by USA Today readers, the annual event runs Friday and Saturday nights from September 20 through…