Ashley

Since July, the Travel Channel has been airing a show on Sunday nights called “Insane Coaster Wars.” The premise of the show was to showcase the best coasters from around the United States. For each episode, they categorized the coasters...

This week, the new Despicable Me ride at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, soft opened. I was fortunate enough to be able to get to the park early and ride the ride.   The plot of the ride is that...

Tomorrow, March 17th, 2012, the Mall of America in Minnesota will be attempting to break the record of the biggest gathering of Ninja Turtles. The event is in celebration of their new ride, Shell Shock. Registration begins at 9 a.m.,...

As rumored, Busch Gardens Tampa will be adding a drop tower in the old Sandstorm location in 2013. While it was assumed that the ride would mirror Williamsburg’s tower, the plans call for a 32 seater. This means that it...

An awesome promotional ploy by Thorpe Park is working. Many news organizations have gotten the news that the test dummies on the un-open coaster  came back without arms and legs. The rumor is of course meant to scare potential riders...

Park Asterix, in France, announced their new coaster for 2012: a B&M inverter named Oz’Iris. It will be located in their new Egypt section, and will open on April 7th .It will be 114 ft tall, with 5 inversions. From...

More details have been released in the coming Fun Spot Orlando expansion. There will now be two phases in the expansion, with the first including the new wooden coaster, parking garage, 120 ft Ferris Wheel, and 260 ft Sky Coaster....

During their big announcement last week, Universal Orlando  also revealed that they will also be expanding Wet N’ Wild, which they also own. Aiming to add more of a family friendly atmosphere, they will be installing a 60 ft play area....

Every winter, Florida thrill seekers get to experience something they look forward to all year: The fair. While theme parks provide a few rides with a great adrenaline rush, the true junkies travel as far as they have to for...