According to the United Kingdom’s Sky News, Around 2:00pm local time (9:00am EDT), four teenagers were seriously injured after two trains on The Smiler roller coaster at Alton Towers collided. According to the West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS), there were 16 people...
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Review: Six Flags St. Louis Debuts Justice League
I was invited to preview the new Justice League: Battle for Metropolis 4D dark ride yesterday at Six Flags St. Louis before it opens to the public next week. A similar “Battle for Metropolis” ride opened at Six Flags over Texas earlier this...
Continue reading...A History of Universal Studios Hollywood with John Murdy
This summer Universal Studios Hollywood is celebrating their (roughly) 5oth anniversary of studios tours and as a theme park, while the movie studio location of the park itself celebrates their 100th year. A lot of exciting stuff is happening at Universal...
Continue reading...Universal Orlando Announces “Volcano Bay” Water Park
In a press release today, Universal Orlando Resort announced a project of remarkable vision: to bring to life an entirely new water theme park experience in 2017. Called Volcano Bay at Universal Orlando Resort, it will join Universal Studios Florida...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens Tampa Announces “Cobra’s Curse” for 2016
It’s no longer just a K’Nex set. Just one day after SeaWorld Orlando announced their “Mako” hyper coaster for 2016, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment’s Tampa park, Busch Gardens, announced plans for their own new coaster, Cobra’s Curse, also to open...
Continue reading...Dare Devil Chaos Opens at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
The Giant Loops opening at four different Six Flags parks are now all open or about to open. We got a chance to go to a small preview event of the loop at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Dare Devil Chaos,...
Continue reading...1968 Disneyland Guide and Map
While digging through some old maps at my parent’s house, we stumbled upon a Disneyland guide book from 1968! The 29 pages lists every single attraction and includes a Disneyland park map from 1968. A couple of my notes and...
Continue reading...Springfield Officially Opens at Universal Studios Hollywood
The new downtown Springfield area of Universal Studios Hollywood is now officially open, transforming the area of the park around the Simpsons Ride that opened back in 2008! The primary highlights of the new area mostly revolve around all of...
Continue reading...MagicBands 101
When I returned from my recent trip to Walt Disney World the question I was most often asked was: what did you think of the MagicBands? How do they work and when do you use them? I think the best...
Continue reading...Universal Parks and Resorts Announces Partnership with Nintendo
You thought one big Universal announcement was enough for this week? Think again. In a post on the Universal Parks Blog, Tom Schroder had the following to say about the partnership. “Universal Parks and Resorts have announced plans to bring the...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens Tampa Food & Wine Festival Update
Busch Gardens Tampa has always been my favorite theme park in Florida. Its combination of world class coasters, animal attractions, and shows makes it one of the best values you can get in an amusement park. However, one thing that...
Continue reading...Guide to Disneyland’s Diamond Anniversary
Last week we posted a short history of Disneyland’s first 60 years. With the start of the anniversary celebration just under a month away, today we’re going to provide you with all the information you need to celebrate the diamond anniversary at the park,...
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