More and more, food is becoming a larger part of the overall theme park experience. From food festivals to “one-of-a-kind” menu items, you can rarely visit a park these days without taking part in some sort of culinary masterpiece. In...
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New Finale for World of Fun’s Timber Wolf in 2018
Worlds of Fun is making a sizable modification to its Timber Wolf wooden coaster for the 2018 season with the addition of a new finale: a high-speed, over-banked 70-degree turn that will replace the coaster’s helix. The layout change, to...
Continue reading...Our Thoughts On Cedar Fair’s “New for 2018” Lineup.
Cedar Fair, the company that owns parks such as Cedar Point, Carowinds, King’s Dominion, and Knott’s Berry Farm, used National Roller Coaster Day (August 16th) to announce their major new attractions opening in 2018. The lineup included several new coasters...
Continue reading...Which 2018 Cedar Fair Season Pass Options are Best for You?
With announcements for next season being made last week, Cedar Fair parks have started to transition into the 2018 season, and this includes the availability of 2018 Season Passes and their respective all-season add-ons. In many cases, the sooner you...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun and Valleyfair adding Flat Rides in 2018
As part of Cedar Fair’s announcements today, Worlds of Fun and Valleyfair both announced that they will each add a new flat ride to their respective parks in 2018. Kansas City’s Worlds of Fun will be adding the new Nordic Chaser attraction....
Continue reading...Food Festivals Flooding Cedar Fair Parks in 2017
Since introducing the Knott’s Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival in 2014, Cedar Fair has steadily been adding more and more food festival type events to their parks. They’ve been doing Taste of the Carolinas at Carowinds since 2015, and last year...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun Adding Two New Flat Rides, Winterfest for 2017
Worlds of Fun also joined in on the 2017 Cedar Fair Announcements today. The Kansas City, Missouri, park is adding two classic flat rides, and like Kings Island and Carowinds, bringing Winterfest to the park in 2017. The two new...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun Expanding Planet Snoopy in 2016
Worlds of Fun has announced an expanded Planet Snoopy family area for 2016. The expansion will include five new rides: Woodstock Gliders – “Young guests control their own flight with moveable stationary wings.” Flying Ace – “Get your aviators glasses...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair Parks get in on the World Series
I promise I’m not just posting this because my home team is in the World Series, it actually is park related. The heads of Worlds of Fun in Kansas City and California’s Great America in the San Francisco Bay Area...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun Announces SteelHawk
Worlds of Fun announced the addition of a 301 foot swing ride called SteelHawk. From the press release: Approximately 100ft taller than Rip Cord, Mamba, and Detonator riders will experience a sense of exhilaration which will mimic the feeling of...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun Opens Expanded Waterpark
It’s two parks for one price at Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun. Worlds of Fun is celebrating its 40th anniversary by opening a renovated and expanded Oceans of Fun waterpark. This makeover involves combining both Worlds of Fun...
Continue reading...Street View: Worlds of Fun
Up next in our “Street View” series is Worlds of Fun, which located in Kansas City, Missouri. The park boasts seven rollercoasters and features a neighboring waterpark, aptly named Oceans of Fun. Exiting off the east loop of I-435 at exit 54,...
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