Kennywood, in Pittsburgh PA, is transforming the park into a winter wonderland of lights, rides, and special activities for the 4th annual Holiday Lights! The annual event will feature over one million lights connected to over 12 miles of extension cords. That’s enough extension cords to connect Kennywood to Heinz Field on Pittsburgh’s North Shore! Festive […]

Holiday World is introducing the World’s first launched wing coaster in 2015 called Thunderbird.  (Check out our announcement article with specs here). Construction has been moving along rapidly and the park has been keeping us well informed of how the ride is shaping up. The coaster’s vertical loop and Immelmann inversion are already complete. The next element that will […]

  Frozen just might be Disney’s most popular movie of all time. After a year, kids around the world are still singing the “Let it Go” jingle like it was released yesterday. Magic Kingdom’s new Frozen Holiday Wish show debuted Wednesday with a huge crowd on hand in which featured Frozen characters Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf! Yes, you […]

Halloween may be over but some haunted attractions are staying open one extra weekend this year. Not only does that gives fans one last scare, it also gives owners and operators a chance to visit other attractions across the country! FOR THE FINAL WEEKEND OF THE 2014 SEASON, Haunt owners and operators can visit shocktoberfest for FREE! That’s right, […]

This is a view we have been accustomed to at Walt Disney World for over a decade, and sadly… it will soon disappear… Disney Spokesman Bryan Malenius has officially confirmed Disney’s Hollywood Studios plans to re-imagine the central plaza area of the park by removing the Sorcerer’s Hat in early 2015. That means we may […]

It’s getting very close to the time of the year when everyone in the amusement and attraction industry gets a little gitty.. It’s almost time for IAAPA! The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) is the premier global event for the attractions industry, held annually at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, […]

After a five-year hiatus, Kentucky Kingdom made a triumphant return in 2014. The park attracted nearly 600,000 visitors and sold 117,000 season passes in 2014. These numbers led the theme park’s owners to expand the park and invest in new rides for 2015. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said: “Kentucky Kingdom’s return “has had a significant […]

Cedar Fair has invested in a $50 million dollar plan that will change the face of Carowinds forever. Fury 325 will be a big part of that change, and will be a record breaking new Giga-Coaster that delivers the thrills Carowinds is known for. Yesterday, Construction workers carefully placed the very first piece of coaster track onto support beams. Scheduled to […]

After months of rumors and speculation, Cedar Point has finally revealed their new addition for 2015! It’s the “last stand” for one of the parks steel scream machines. Rumors have been flying the past few months about Mantis being converted to a floorless coaster. But today, the park confirmed Mantis will indeed get squashed and be re-designed into an all […]

It’s not quite Halloween just yet, but many theme parks and professional haunted attractions around the country have already opened for the 2014 season. Cedar Point plays host to one of the world’s best Halloween events, and we have all the scary details from our media preview visit!   Highlighting the lineup of scares this year […]