While you might not realize it at first glance, over the last several seasons, the additions to Carowinds have made the “place where the Carolinas come together” an incredibly well-rounded theme park. Whether it’s been the additions of world-class roller...
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Examining The “Easter Eggs” of Carowinds’ Blue Ridge Junction
If you look at a calendar, you’ll see that Easter isn’t for a few more weeks, but it’s clear that Carowinds didn’t get the memo when constructing their all-new Blue Ridge Junction. The new seven acre area is full of...
Continue reading...Roundtable: Our Thoughts on Latest Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Reveals
Recently a few media organizations were given a sneak peak of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the new land opening at Disneyland in the Summer and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Fall. D23, the official Disney fan club, recently released an entire...
Continue reading...ACE Winter Warm Up 2019 Recap (& Copperhead Strike Construction Update!)
One of the best way to beat the theme park off-season blues is to attend a coaster enthusiast event. This past weekend, I joined 187 fellow coaster enthusiasts at the southeastern chapter of the American Coaster Enthusiasts‘ Winter Warm Up...
Continue reading...Ringing in 2019 at Carowinds’ WinterFest New Years Eve
After the success of their inaugural WinterFest in 2017, Carowinds announced earlier in the 2018 season that the park would be adding several additional days to the WinterFest calendar, including December 31, New Year’s Eve. Even with the promise of...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair 2019 Season Pass Options: Which Are Best For You?
We’re coming down to the end of the “regular” theme park season for 2018. While we still have another weekend of Halloween events and several dates of Winterfest to look forward to at multiple Cedar Fair parks, for many theme...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun Adding Boathouse Grill for 2019
August 16 has served a dual purpose over the last few years. In addition to National Roller Coaster Day, it has also served as an unofficial announcement day for what Cedar Fair parks are planning for the next season. We...
Continue reading...Swinging Through California’s Great America’s Third Annual Taste of Orleans
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...
Continue reading...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...Carowinds Debuts “Great Carolina Fest”
In recent years, Carowinds has put an emphasis on special events in an effort to bring more and more guests to the park. Whether it’s food-centric events like Taste of The Carolinas (2015-2017, Be sure to check out our reviews...
Continue reading...Carowinds Spring 2018 Photo Update
There’s always a lot going on at Carowinds, it seems. While I had been able to document some of the park’s off-season’s construction process in November and February, I finally got to see the finished product in person when I made my...
Continue reading...Dollywood 2018 Opening Weekend Update
Dollywood is now open for the 2018 season. I visited the park opening weekend to see what was new as well as to check out the park’s annual Festival of Nations event. Although this is a relatively quiet year for...
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