Cedar Fair has been on a roll this week with a slew of announcements from numerous parks throughout their portfolio. On Wednesday, August 19th, Kings Island unveiled Tropical Plunge, the 65-foot complex of six different water slides, that will be nearly seven stories tall. It’ll debut in the park’s Soak City section, as well as new toll […]

If you were traveling between Ohio and Florida over the past two days, you may have spotted a shiny new piece of coaster track being transported via flatbed. In 2016, SeaWorld Orlando announced they will be adding an all new 200ft roller coaster to their lineup of attractions. The track is being manufactured by the famed coaster manufacturers, Bolliger […]

At the beginning of summer, during an employee meeting at SeaWorld Orlando, park execs made an announcement that coaster manufacturer B&M would be installing a new 200 ft coaster called Mako, at the park in 2016. B&M has started shipping pieces of track from their Ohio plant to Orlando. The park has launched a marketing campaign […]

Just a few months ago, during an employee meeting at SeaWorld Orlando, park execs made an announcement that a new 200 ft coaster would be installed at the park in 2016. With speeds exceeding 70 mph, MAKO will propel riders across a track that’s 4,760 feet long and encounter a 200 foot drop. It’s a “hyper […]

We have some unfortunate news to report. 45-year-old James A. Young, of East Canton, Ohio went into a fenced off area of Cedar Point’s Raptor roller coaster and was struck by the ride. He was reportedly looking for a lost cell phone in the fenced-off area of the park when he was hit. Bryan Edwards, Cedar Point’s Public Relations […]

Theme parks around the world are slowly releasing details about their new Halloween attractions for 2015. Busch Gardens Williamsburg is is kicking off their massive Howl-O-Scream event with more houses and terror than ever before! For this year’s Howl-O-Scream, Busch Gardens Williamsburg has joined forces with Robin Cowie, the legendary producer of the 1999 horror film […]

Sure we all have wondered “what if” on that big roller coaster, or “what if” on that bungee cable… Well, that “what if” became a reality for some unlucky guests at an amusement park in France. The video shows every theme park or carnival visitor’s nightmare. Everything was going smoothly until one of the bungee cords on […]

Playland’s Castaway Cove made an announcement Tuesday to construct a major new roller coaster for the summer 2016 season. The 125-foot-tall coaster dubbed as GaleForce will feature a triple-launch, speeds of 64-mph, seven “thrilling” elements including a beyond-90-degree drop as it winds its way around the track. Playland is between 10th and 11th streets on the […]

Kennywood’s 66th Annual Fall Fantasy Parades will take place from August 8th through August 25th. Just like the inaugural event in 1950, Kennywood will step through the looking glass with “Alice in Wonderland” themed floats! Fall Fantasy begins high-stepping through Kennywood on August 8 with nightly parades and marching bands from 190 high schools and colleges […]

Kentucky Kingdom is retiring their classic Twisted Twins wooden roller coaster which has been closed since 2007. But with the coasters departure only means one thing.. A NEW COASTER is coming! The park is transforming the former Twisted Twins (previously Twisted Sisters) into an amazing single-lift, single-track steel-on-wood-on-steel hybrid coaster! Kentucky Kingdom has officially shared details […]