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PhilharMagic coming to Tokyo Disneyland
Oriental Land Company has announced that Mickey's PhilharMagic is coming to Tokyo Disneyland in 2011. The popular attraction that can currently be found in Florida's Magic Kingdom will be replicated in Tokyo Disneyland's Fantasyland and will replace the Mickey Mouse Review show that is... [More]
Great Escape Lodge on winter hours
The Times Union reports that Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark in Queensbury will operate on a weekend-only schedule for the winter weason. It is believed that the limited hours will allow the resort to operate more efficiently. However, the resort operators... [More]
Hundreds banned from Halloween Horror Nights
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Universal has kicked out hundreds of underage drinkers from its Halloween Horror Nights event this year. Universal ejected 127 people for posession of alcohol in one Friday and Saturday night alone. Universal Orlando has been known for exceptionally harsh... [More]
Cypress Gardens Fall Festival for families
Orlando Attractions Magazine offers details on the Cypress Gardens Fall Festival opening this weekend. Cypress Gardens, located in Central Florida, will be offering a "not so scary" outing for families this Halloween. On October 31st and November 1st, children nine-years-old and under will receive... [More]
Six Flags to give Medusa a makeover
Six Flags Great Adventure has announced plans to redesign the world's first floorless, looping roller coaster, Medusa. Detail are scarce, but the press release states: "The Medusa redesign will deliver a multi-sensory ride experience with all-new thematics and innovative, state-of-the-art visual, audio and sensory... [More]
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Six Flags unveils Terminator: The Coaster
The LA Times reports that Six Flags Magic Mountain will introduce a new roller coaster to the park -- Terminator: The Coaster. The 2,850-foot-long ride will reach a top speed of 55-mph. Its track is outfitted with Millennium Flyer trains and will include a... [More]
Disney opening first Hawaii Resort
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts has announced that it will be breaking ground on the developement of a hotel and resort in Hawaii, tentatively titled Disney Vacation Club Resort Hawaii. The resort will offer 350 hotel rooms and 480 vacation villas for Disney Vacation... [More]
Disney's California Adventure getting more Goofy
The LA Times reports that Disney's California Adventure will be re-theming the themeless Mulholland Madness roller coaster as Goofy's Sky Skool. The overhauled roller coaster will do away with the giant map of Southern California and the scattered roadwork signs in favor of telling... [More]
Disney Parks to introduce RFID
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions' (IAAPA) corporate blog, In the Queue, sat down with Randy Josselyn of Disneyland Resort to discuss plans to introduce RFID technology to their parks. RFID "tags" will be used in various functions such as point of... [More]
Transformers coming to Universal Studios
Universal will be bringing a new attraction based on the popular Transformers franchise to two of their parks by 2011. The first attraction will open at Universal Studios Singapore and another later in the year at Universal Studios Hollywood. The partnership between Universal Parks... [More]
Disneyland to re-awaken Sleeping Beauty
Imagineer Tony Baxter has begun work to re-open the Sleeping Beauty castle walk-through at Disneyland. The attraction was one of the original features designed by Walt Disney and first opened in 1957. In 1977, the hand-painted, two-dimensional characters were replaced with costumed mannequins that... [More]
Six Flags Over Texas details alcohol plans
Six Flags Over Texas, in the second day of the two day public hearing to decide the fate of the highly contested liquor license application, detailed plans for selling alcohol on park grounds. With the close of this day's hearing, Judge Tanya Cooper will... [More]
Human remains found at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Skeletal remains were discovered Wednesday on Six Flags Fiesta Texas property in San Antonio, TX. The body was found by Six Flags Fiesta Texas security officials and identified Thursday as Kathleen Gutierrez, 56, by family members who reported her missing in August of 2007.... [More]
'Rock the Park' in Six Flags St. Louis
Six Flags St. Louis will close their park on Nov. 2 to all but residents of the Rockwood and Parkway school district boundaries for a "Rock the Park" event. This event is being held for families in the area to celebrate Halloween. Tickets can... [More]
SAW - The Ride coming to Thorpe Park
The UK's Thorpe Park have announced a new roller coaster based on the popular SAW movies. SAW - The Ride, Thorpe's sixth roller coaster, will hurl 64 passengers along a 2,362-ft track for 1 minute 40 seconds. Though, perhaps the most thrilling aspect of... [More]
Walt Disney Studios Park open late for Halloween
Walt Disney Studios Park, the second park operated by Disneyland Resort Paris, has announced that their gates will be open two hours later than usual this Halloween evening. The park normally closes its doors at 7:00 p.m. but will remain open until 9:00 p.m.... [More]
Six Flags Over Texas applies for alcohol permit
The Dallas Morning News reports today that Six Flags has applied for mixed beverage permits for two of their parks in Arlington, Texas, Six Flags Over Texas and Hurricane Harbor. Local residents have been vocal in their protest since Six Flags submitted application for... [More]
T-REX opens in Downtown Disney
Today marks the opening of T-REX, the newest restaurant to come to Downtown Disney found in Orlando, FL. Continuing Disney's trend of providing an entertaining dining experience, T-REX will feature a lush prehistoric themed environment with animatronic dinosaurs greeting visitors at every turn. In... [More]
Six Flags New England to reinvent Ride of Steel
Six Flags New England announced in a press release that their popular ride, Superman: Ride of Steel, will be undergoing a number of enhancements and updates. The re-launch of the ride will include newly renovated trains and enhanced special effects throughout. According to the... [More]
Sun Wheel to become Mickey's Fun Wheel
Disney's California Adventure closed entrance to the Sun Wheel today to make way for its successor. When the attraction reopens in April of 2009 it will be titled Mickey's Fun Wheel and will be modestly changed from its current incarnation. The sun face sitting... [More]
Disney set to debut Blue Sky Cellar
The Los Angeles Times reports Disney's California Adventure will be opening a new preview center to create buzz as they prepare a $1.1-billion overhaul of the park. This preview center is set to open October 20 and will replace the Golden Vine Winery theater.... [More]
Kings Island's Diamondback Coaster Announced
Paramount's Kings Island has announced its new roller coaster, Diamondback, which will be the park's tallest and fastest. At over 230 feet tall and boasting 5200 feet of steel track, this behemoth twists and turns through a wooded hilly terrain of 10 acres, finally... [More]
Six Flags Magic Mountain to open X2 Saturday
Six Flags Magic Mountain has announced that it will officially open it revamped X2 coaster on Saturday. Originally opened in 2001, the first-of-its-kind coaster features 360-degree rotating seats, and thanks to a recent $10 million overhaul now boasts fire, fog and sound effects. "Six... [More]
Six Flags debuts 7 new coasters
Covered separately in the past by Lifthill, Six Flags today announced the launch of its 2008 thrill and family offerings ahead of Memorial Day Weekend and the start of daily operations. The company is rolling out seven new coasters across seven parks, in additition... [More]
Paramount park coming to South Korea
Paramount Pictures has announced Paramount Movie Park Korea, a new theme park and resort complex scheduled to open in South Korea in 2011. Paramount Movie Park Korea will have more than 30 attractions, said Michael Corcoran, president of Paramount Pictures Corp.'s consumer products and... [More]
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