The third annual Taste of Orleans festival kicked off at California’s Great America this past weekend. The event started two years ago, and has been a great showcase for the “Orleans Place” area of the park. It features tons of...
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Pixar Pier and Incredicoaster Opening This Weekend at Disney’s California Adventure!
Just as summer officialy begins Disney’s California Adventure is ready to open their overhauled Pixar Pier section of the park that Disney announced last summer at D23 (and showed more details of back in fall). The new area takes over for the...
Continue reading...RailBlazer Review: One Rail To Rule Them All
California’s Great America has officially opened their newest roller coaster, RailBlazer, to the public! RailBlazer is a first of its kind ride on the West Coast, and is also the first major project as part of the park’s new master...
Continue reading...HangTime at Knott’s Berry Farm Review: Even More Fun to Watch Than it is to Ride
The first ever Infinity coaster on the West Coast, and only the second in the USA, has officially opened to the public. HangTime at Knott’s Berry Farm opened this weekend, the first major new thrill coaster at the park really...
Continue reading...Under the Lights of Mass Effect: New Earth At California’s Great America With Brian Miller
When Mass Effect New Earth opened at California’s Great America two years ago in May 2016, several aspects of the attraction made it unique. The ride was one of the first ever to be based on a video game franchise. It...
Continue reading...Top 5 Things to Eat at the 2018 Knott’s Boysenberry Festival
This past weekend I headed down to Knott’s Berry Farm to take in as much of the food at their 2018 Boysenberry Festival as I could. I feel like every year the number of things on offer gets bigger and...
Continue reading...RailBlazer and More – California’s Great America Off-Season Tour 2018
This past weekend I joined the American Coaster Enthusiasts Northern California Region (ACE NorCal) for their annual off-season behind the scenes tour at California’s Great America. I knew Great America was busy this offseason with RailBlazer plus new restaurants and midway...
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...Behind the Menu with California’s Great America’s Chef Erick Ponce
Over recent years food has started to become a larger and larger part of the overall theme park experiences. From seasonally themed food festivals to unique menu items, theme parks of all sizes are focusing on ways to make their...
Continue reading...White Cyclone at Nagashima Spa Land Closes For RMC Treatment
White Cyclone at Nagashima Spa Land in Japan ran it’s last train earlier this week, closing for what the park referred to as a “renewal”. The ride is going to be converted into a hybrid wood/steel coaster by Rocky Mountain...
Continue reading...Electric Eel Steel Construction Finished at SeaWorld San Diego
This week SeaWorld San Diego hit a major milestone for the construction of their new roller coaster, Electric Eel. The park completed the steel work on the ride, topping out what will become the tallest roller coaster in San Diego...
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...
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