This week we had the chance to get a sneak-peek at Cedar Point’s brand new themed area, The Boardwalk! Every couple years or so, parks generally add a new ride or coaster and spruce up the area around it, but...
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Hersheypark adding Two Major Water Attractions in 2018
For several weeks, Hersheypark has been teasing a new addition to the park’s Boardwalk area, and today, we found out that they would be receiving not one, but TWO new attractions at the Boardwalk; Breakers Edge Water Coaster and Whitecap Racer. These are...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Indiana Beach August 2014
Last weekend, I traveled to rural Indiana to visit a park that has intrigued me ever since I saw a picture of it in a roller coaster picture book as a child. That park? Indiana Beach in Monticello, Indiana, located between Chicago...
Continue reading...Knott’s Berry Farm Boardwalk Opens
Last weekend, Knott’s Berry Farm’s new Boardwalk area officially opened to guests. The beach boardwalk-inspired area was once home to Perilous Plunge, but now features three family friendly attractions. Snoopy was on hand to help park officials open the new...
Continue reading...Beautiful Coney Island Photography
I believe that “seaside” and “photogenic” go hand-in-hand, and the following photographs of Coney Island by Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao reaffirm my belief. “Greetings from Coney Island,” the Lightbox exhibition by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design includes “eight stunning panoramic time-lapsed...
Continue reading...Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier Opens
Although it seems that construction just started yesterday, Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier opened to the public this Memorial Day weekend, sans a few major rides. The pier includes rides, shops and food from restaurants such as Bubba Gump Shrimp...
Continue reading...Pleasure Pier for Galveston coming soon
Landry’s Seafood, the group that operates Kemah Boardwalk, is looking to open an amusement park on a pier in Galveston. According to Galveston.com: “With the demolition of the Flagship Hotel well underway, we thought you’d like to see a few...
Continue reading...California 2010: Pacific Park & Santa Monica
And so the updates begin! This small boardwalk-park is one of the most famous in the world, having the only roller coaster built fully on a pier out over the ocean! The food is aplenty, the rides are diverse, and...
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