I will be the first one to admit that I have never really enjoyed your typical theme park food experience. The quality is generally poor and the service slow, but over the past few years we have seen a renaissance...
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15 to 15: Our 15 Favorite Food Posts
It’s no secret that the theme park “experience” is only being enhanced with new and unique food offerings. From menu items to food-focused events, and even some park-signature recipes, the dining experience is becoming as important to a theme park...
Continue reading...Eating My Way Through Kings Dominion’s “Taste of Virginia”
I love theme parks and I love to eat, so combining the two is almost always a winning combination. Now in its second year, Kings Dominion’s “Taste of Virginia” festival provided me an opportunity for a few things this weekend....
Continue reading...2018 Knott’s Boysenberry Festival Returns March 16 to April 8
Knott’s Berry Farms Boysenberry Festival, the granddaddy of theme park food festivals, is returning this year for a full three weeks. The park announced that the festival will run from March 16 to April 8 for 2018. The Boysenberry Festival...
Continue reading...California’s Great America Getting New Dining Options in 2018
This morning California’s Great America announced today some new dining updates happening this offseason, to go along with the planned opening of RailBlazer this Spring (FYI, you can watch construction here). First off, the park is adding a large full service...
Continue reading...Reviews: Whistle Punk Chaser, Front Porch Cafe at Dollywood
The junior-sized, family-friendly Whistle Punk Chaser at Dollywood is now open. The park’s eighth roller coaster quietly opened to the public on May 21 following Drop Line’s debut earlier in the month. Whistle Punk Chaser Review What’s a Whistle Punk...
Continue reading...What You Should Eat and Drink at Red, White & Brews
Last weekend we got a chance to continue our series of visits to Cedar Fair food festivals (we’ve been to ones at Knott’s and Carowinds so far), this time checking out Red, White & Brews at California’s Great America. The festival continues...
Continue reading...How to Eat Your Way Through Carowinds’ Taste of the Carolinas
Returning for the third consecutive year to Carowinds is their annual “Taste of the Carolinas” food festival. After sampling several dishes at last year’s festival, I knew for this year that I needed to call in some reinforcements if I wanted...
Continue reading...Alton Towers Opening Rollercoaster Restaurant in 2016
Roller coasters and food? Count me in. A unique dining experience is coming to Alton Towers — a “roller coaster” of a restaurant, to be more precise. This May, Alton Towers will open the “Rollercoaster Restaurant,” an eatery “set below...
Continue reading...Carowinds Announces “Bands, Brews & BBQs”
As a native North Carolinian, I know there are three things that people in the Carolinas love; good music, good beer, and good barbecue. (And yes, here, in the Carolinas, “Barbecue” is a food. It is not an event. That’s a...
Continue reading...Google Office Themed to Kennywood
Google has always appeared to be a great place to work, but the recently-expanded Pittsburgh office might appeal even more to amusement park enthusiasts. The office is themed to Kennywood, the local Pittsburgh amusement park which is known for its...
Continue reading...More on Food versus Gate Pricing
Another small park recently converted to Holiday World’s pricing formula. Magic Springs, in Arkansas, went to free drinks and sunscreen last year. They increased the gate by $7 (now $45.99 + tax in 2008) and parking by $2 (now $9)....
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