Florida will see the return of a historic wooden roller coaster in 2015. Sorta. Construction crews are in the process of building a new, 14-acre Mirale Strip at Pier Park only 200 feet from the first revival of Miracle Strip. It opened...
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Knoebels Announces Steel Coaster for 2015
The 2014 season hasn’t even begun for most parks, yet Knoebels is already announcing exciting plans for 2015. Earlier today, the park shared renderings of its new-for-2015 steel coaster, Impulse. The park tweeted: You’ve heard rumors… you’ve made guesses … now...
Continue reading...Dollywood Adding Coaster in 2014, Resort in 2015
Dollywood announced big plans today including a total $300 million in capital investments in The Dollywood Company over the next decade. The company revealed specific investments for the 2014 and 2015 seasons: FireChaser Express “Construction has already begun on the...
Continue reading...Shanghai Disney Resort breaks ground
Tom Staggs, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts recently revealed on the Disney Parks Blog that he and Bob Iger are to soon break ground on the Shanghai Disney Resort, of which Shanghai Disneyland will be the centerpiece: Disney...
Continue reading...Spanish Paramount Theme Park coming in 2015
A Paramount Pictures-branded theme park is only a few years away according to the below press release: “In an official function on Friday 25 March, the masterplan for the first Paramount Pictures-branded Theme Park in Europe was unveiled. Attended by...
Continue reading...Two coasters for Thorpe Park within 6 years.
It’s not common to hear of parks releasing 6-year development plans, so I thought it was very interesting that Thorpe Park announced that it would build two rollercoasters among 5 “round” rides within the next six years. You can read more...
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