California’s Great America could receive a 245-foot-tall hyper coaster and other new attractions if Cedar Fair’s ambitious master plan proposal is approved. We first learned about Cedar Fair’s investment plans for California’s Great America earlier this...
Fun Spot America amusement park (the Kissimmee, Florida, location), has announced plans to build an inverting wooden roller coaster. The Gravity Group coaster is expected to open summer 2017. Fun Spot America Wooden Coaster 2017 Stats...
Joel Beckerman and his Man Made Music company are responsible for some of the most recognizable brand themes and sonic identities for big names in the entertainment world including ESPN, HBO, Hulu, just to name a few....
IMG Worlds, Dubai-based owner and operator of the new IMG Worlds of Adventure indoor theme park, yesterday announced a second theme park: IMG Worlds of Legends. IMG Worlds of Legends will include nine themed zones spread across 2 million...
Last month, we announced our second-annual roller coaster calendar project, benefiting Give Kids The World Village in Central Florida. The calendars are available for just $15 (including free shipping to anywhere in the United States)....
For this week’s A-Z Coaster, we travel to Six Flags Great America for a little wooden roller coaster with an interesting past. Little Dipper debuted at Six Flags Great America in late May of 2010....
A hot tub roller coaster at a spa-themed amusement park? In one of the most bizarre roller coaster and amusement park proposals I’ve seen in my life (and I’ve seen a lot), a Japanese resort town is...
Epcot’s iconic Spaceship Earth will be temporarily transformed to look like the “Death Star” spaceship superweapon featured in several Star Wars films, including the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (due in theaters Dec....
Cedar Point and Knott’s Berry Farm recently hosted children with life-threatening illnesses and their families to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Give Kids The World Village (GKTW). The families at the event had all at...
Yesterday, Dollywood announced a new effort by The Dollywood Company and The Dollywood Foundation to establish a fund to assist the victims of the Great Smoky Mountain wildfires. The fund will provide $1,000 each month to Sevier...
Dollywood this evening announced that the theme park will reopen on Friday, Dec. 2, after unprecedented wildfires swept across the Smoky Mountains foothills in East Tennessee. In the meantime, the park will focus its efforts...
Last May, Universal Parks and Resorts announced a partnership with Nintendo, and in their blog today, Universal Orlando’s Tom Schroeder provided more details about the project. The main details released were: Nintendo-themed areas are coming...
