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Dolly Parton Has Two Big Things to Promote 26 Aug 2013 | 05:53 pm
Good things come in twos for Dolly and her Tennessee park. The first two phases of a $300-million, 10-year expansion will feature a new dual-launch family coaster, FireChaser Express, set to debut nex...
Bringing the (Space) Mountain to Mohammed 22 Aug 2013 | 08:11 pm
There is an old saying, which I will paraphrase (and likely butcher): "If you can't bring Mohammed to the mountain, bring the mountain to Mohammed." The theme park equivalent of that adage will take p...
Rev Up the Chainsaws. It's Six Flags Fright Fest Time. 20 Aug 2013 | 08:32 pm
It's always a hoot for me this time of year as parks start gearing up for their Halloween events. The names of some of the haunted mazes and other features can be quite inspired. Check out these doozi...
Going Below Deck with the Pirates of the Caribbean 19 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
It is one of the most beloved, groundbreaking, and best theme park attractions in the world. It has inspired one of Hollywood's most successful movie franchises. And gazillions of people have yo-hoed ...
EVERY Day is Roller Coaster Day 15 Aug 2013 | 04:19 pm
Apparently tomorrow, August 16, is National Roller Coaster Day. I'm not sure who sanctioned it or what it's all about as details are sketchy. I suppose you might want to consider riding some coasters ...
A Flood of Misinformation about the Largest Water Parks 13 Aug 2013 | 11:47 pm
As a distant cousin of the circus, theme parks and amusement parks love to engage in hucksterism and hyperbole. Every new coaster, it seems, has to have some world record attached to it. For example, ...
Kings Island Lets the Bat Out of the Bag with Banshee 9 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm
After teasing that the name of its new coaster for 2014 might be Banshee or Bat (which was the name of a now-defunct ride at the park), Kings Island confirmed last night that it will, in fact, be Bans...
Coney Island's Old Haunts Get New Tricks 8 Aug 2013 | 05:27 pm
With Halloween looming, I've been writing about the annual fall haunt events that parks will be staging. The Halloween mega events are a relatively new phenomenon, but amusement parks have long been i...
We All Scream for Halloween in Florida 6 Aug 2013 | 10:17 pm
I've already shared some of the gory details about this year's Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida. But that's not the only Florida park that jumps on the Halloween hay wagon. Today, ...
Disney World Helps Family 3 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
Score one for The Mouse. The Roderick family of Hudson, MA received word that Disney World will replace a statue that was stolen from the gravesite of 4-year-old Erin Roderick. According to The Boston...
