Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast of Australia will later this year debut DC Rivals HyperCoaster, the tallest roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere. The roller coaster will stand 202 feet tall with a top speed of 71...
Continue reading...An East Coaster’s First Visit to Knott’s Berry Farm
On my trip out west, where I visited Belmont Park on Monday afternoon and SeaWorld San Diego on Wednesday, I wanted to visit a “new to me” park on Tuesday. (Easy to do, since I’ve only been out west one other time, and...
Continue reading...Cedar Point Mean Streak Update – The First Drop is How Steep?!
They’re Wild and Unruly. That’s the caption in the latest Cedar Point Mean Streak update video released by the park. Check out the 18 second long drone footage of RMC Mean Streak below: #TheyreComing pic.twitter.com/pCNm1bzO61 — Cedar Point (@cedarpoint) June...
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...Ocean Explorer Debuts at SeaWorld San Diego
Back in September 2016, SeaWorld San Diego announced that an all-new realm would be added to the park in Summer 2017. This area, aptly named Ocean Explorer, would feature five new family attractions, as well as a new restaurant and some...
Continue reading...Small Park Showcase: Belmont Park
While visiting my college roommate in San Diego this week, I had the opportunity to visit Belmont Park. The park, which began operating in 1925, sits on just seven acres adjacent to San Diego’s Mission Beach. Given its small size,...
Continue reading...Announcing the Winners of the 2017 Attraction Awards
And now for the moment we’ve all been waiting for — the results of the 2017 Attraction Awards are in! We had a record number of nominations and votes this year, and we’re pleased to reveal the winners below. As in...
Continue reading...Review: Joker at Six Flags Great America
Joker at Six Flags Great America is now open! I visited the park on Saturday for the grand opening of the new-for-2017, fourth-dimension-style coaster. It’s Great America’s 14th roller coaster (15th if you count American Eagle’s two tracks). Joker at Six...
Continue reading...We Ride Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth at SFDK
Friday night Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth, the new Giant Discovery pendulum ride at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, opened to season pass holders, and on Sunday it opened to the general public. Saturday morning the park held an event for...
Continue reading...Ghost Town Alive Returns to Knott’s Starting This Weekend
Last year Knott’s Berry Farm introduced the interactive live action story/play Ghost Town Alive! for their 75th anniversary. It involved actors in Ghost Town going about their business throughout the day, walking through a story that guests could interact with,...
Continue reading...Flying Machines’ Nate Morrell talks massive Black Mamba coaster
Nate Morrell, CEO of Flying Machines Inc., is the designer of Black Mamba, the newest, scariest, most horrifying roller coaster in the world. Set to open at Adventureland in Virginia this summer, Black Mamba will surely be the coaster all...
Continue reading...Vote for the 2017 Attraction Awards
The voting period for the 2017 Attraction Awards has begun! We’ve sorted through the nominations and have selected seven of the top contenders for each category, which was no easy task considering the competition for many of these categories. NEW...
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