Recently, Universal provided more details about their partnership with Nintendo, and Nintendo appearing in their parks. In a tweet early Monday morning, Nintendo made the first of three announcements of a Nintendo land coming to a Universal park. #SUPERNINTENDOWORLD featuring...
Continue reading...California’s Great America Master Plan Details Released
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 year. And now, we know...
Continue reading...Fun Spot America Announces Looping Wooden Coaster for 2017
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 Track length: 2256 feet Lift...
Continue reading...Music Company Uses Sound to Bring Theme Park to Life
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. Now, he and his team...
Continue reading...IMG Worlds of Legends is Dubai’s Next Theme Park
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 square feet. Judging by the...
Continue reading...Not Many 2017 Coaster101 Calendars Remain! Get Yours Today!
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). And 50% of the net...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Little Dipper at Six Flags Great America
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. But its story doesn’t begin...
Continue reading...Ride and Relax in a Hot Tub Roller Coaster at the Spamusement Park
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 proposing a spa amusement park....
Continue reading...Epcot’s Spaceship Earth to Become Death Star
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. 16). UPDATE: See the Star...
Continue reading...Parks Hosting Events for Children with Life-Threatening Illnesses
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 one point stayed at Give...
Continue reading...Dollywood Announces Wildfire Victim Relief Fund
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 County (home to Dollywood as...
Continue reading...Dollywood to Reopen Friday Following Devastating Wildfires
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 on supporting the community and surrounding...
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