There’s farm fresh fun for everyone coming to Knott’s Berry Farm in 2017 with a brand new thrill ride, an extended Knott’s Boysenberry Festival, the exciting return of Ghost Town Alive, and the expansion of Soak City Waterpark! Sol Spin shown above, will bring brand new hair-raising thrills to the Fiesta Village area of the…
Coming off a record year featuring Lightning Rod, the best new attraction of 2016, Dollywood is at it again for 2017. Earlier this year they announced that Splash Country would be getting a new multi-lane mat-racer-style slide, Tailspin in 2017 and today they announced even more attractions for the upcoming season. Dolly Parton herself is…
This year, Dollywood took home several Golden Ticket Awards. The park earned Best New Ride (for Lightning Rod), Friendlies Park, Best Shows, and Best Christmas Events. In the midst of a successful season, The Dollywood Company has announced four promotions amongst their employees. Derrick Calkin will be taking over the role of General Manager of…
Williamsburg Pottery is an outdoor marketplace in Williamsburg, Virginia, but that might be changing in the future! If the company’s Vice President Peter Kao has his way, Williamsburg Pottery will be transformed into a complete tourist destination. A website created in June has revealed that the Williamsburg Pottery management is considering new attractions for the…
Hurricane Matthew is upon the Central Florida area, and for the first time in a very long time, ALL Central Florida theme parks remain closed on Friday, October 7. Most closed early Thursday, October 6. Here is everything we know so far: All four Walt Disney World parks closed at 5 PM on Thursday and…
SeaWorld Orlando has officially announced its 2017 attractions! 2017 will be an off year for the park, but several great additions will take place, from ride updates to event updates to animal habitats! Kraken, the only floorless coaster in Orlando, will become the first coaster in Florida to introduce the virtual reality concept that has…
North America’s largest indoor theme park is coming to American Dream Meadowlands Complex in Rutherford, N.J. with five major themed areas including a Nickelodeon park, LEGOLAND, and DreamWorks area. The mega-mall developer, Triple Five, has teamed up with Nickelodeon to create a second Nickelodeon Universe theme park inside the American Dream Meadowlands facility in New Jersey….
Get ready to ride the power of a storm! This morning, Six Flags Fiesta Texas has announced Thunder Rapids, North America’s first rocket blast water coaster that will debut in 2017 for the parks 25th anniversary! This state-of-the-art water attraction features a custom-designed inline raft and utilizes new water jet propulsion technology for lightning-fast uphill speeds and…
Are you a little bummed out that summer is starting to wind down? Well the summer just got a little longer at Water Country USA in Williamsburg, Virginia. The park announced that it will extend its 2016 season into the weekend of September 10-11. Now guests will have an extra weekend to enjoy some great attractions…
Its that time of the year when parks start announcing what new additions will be made during the off season. In the last few days, several amusement parks have announced changes to their waterparks. Dollywood has just announced that they will be making a change with the addition of Tailspin, a racing waterslide set to…
Coming just a day after Cedar Point’s announcement of their 2017 Waterpark expansion, Cedar Point Shores, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company has announced Wildwater Kingdom will close forever after the 2016 season. The park is located on the former SeaWorld property in Aurora, Ohio just and hour and a half drive east from Cedar Point. …
Walt Disney World announced a new raft slide called Miss Fortune Falls is coming to Typhoon Lagoon in 2017! This will be the first addition to Typhoon Lagoon since 2005! Miss Fortune Falls will be a family-style raft attraction that takes guests on a splashing journey through the fabled Captain Mary Oceaneer’s past. Legend has it…