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Six Flags Magic Mountain discounts online tickets
Six Flags Magic Mountain has announced that it is reducing the price for its online ticket purchases to $26.99. In addition, the park is partnering with Southern California Ralphs stores to offer a free child's ticket (ages 3-11) with every $26.99 adult ticket purchase.... [More]
Magic Mountain nixes X2 tunnels
Six Flags Magic Mountain has announced that it has shelved plans to add fly-through tunnels to its X2 roller coaster as part of the ride's $10 million overhaul. Plans for other special effects, including fire and fog effects paired with music, are still expected... [More]
Tony Hawk on track for May opening at SFOT
Construction crews are hard at work preparing Tony Hawk's Big Spin for its May debut at Six Flags Over Texas. The steel coaster has entered the final phase of construction, as crews have finished erecting the track and are now working on the ride's... [More]
Disneyland to get new Indy stunt show
Disneyland is set to receive a new live-action stunt show this summer, timed to coincide with the release of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." According to casting calls posted on the Disneyland auditions website, the park is looking for a... [More]
Dreamland fire burns historic coaster
A fire broke out today at the former Dreamland amusement park in Kent, United Kingdom, severely damaging the park's Scenic Railway roller coaster, believed to be amongst the oldest of its kind in the world. Police said they were treating the fire, which was... [More]
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'Small World' character additions anger some
Confirmation from Disneyland officials concerning planned additions to the park's classic It's a Small World boat ride has led to public outcry and anger amongst some long-time Disney fans. Officials said that the park would be adding Alice from Alice in Wonderland, among other... [More]
Tower of Terror Paris gets official opening
The latest version of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror has officially opened at Walt Disney Studios Paris. The ride has previously been open for annual passholder previews. The ride, which employs the same ride system used at Disney's California Adventure and Tokyo Disney... [More]
Harry Potter construction continues at IOA
Construction on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is continuing at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure, with the latest updates showing work beginning on a temporary bridge that will allow guest traffic to flow around the area of the park being renovated. The bridge... [More]
Animal Kingdom 'Rivers of Light' on hold?
Slightly conflicting reports this week from Screamscape and Jim Hill Media indicate that the Animal Kingdom's "Rivers of Light" parade that has been in the planning for quite some time may have hit a snag. Hill reports that the parade is being scrapped altogether,... [More]
Six Flags releases new Dark Knight details
Six Flags has released new details about The Dark Knight Coaster, a new $7.5 million indoor Mack wild mouse coaster scheduled to open at three of the company's parks this spring. "The design and construction of this ride will combine the excitement of The... [More]
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom opening skatepark
According to various reports, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom will add a skateboard park to coincide with the opening of the new Tony Hawk Big Spin roller coaster. The Fuzion Zone skate park will feature a slalom course, jumps and ramps, and will be included... [More]
Magic Mountain to add family coaster in 2009
Six Flags Magic Mountain is "on track" to add an inversion-free family coaster in 2009, according to park officials. The LA Times reports that despite Six Flags building a rash of Tony Hawk's Big Spin and indoor The Dark Knight coasters in several parks... [More]
Disneyland to Vegas rail idea gains support
A proposal for a magnetically levitating train running from Disneyland in Anaheim, CA to Las Vegas, NV is up against a competing plan based on a cheaper diesel-electric alternative, dubbed the DesertXpress, in a race to provide a direct link between Southern California and... [More]
Busch to build Worlds of Discovery in Dubai
Busch Entertainment has announced an agreement with Nakheel PJSC, one of the world's largest property developers, to build a four theme park resort called Worlds of Discovery on The Palm Jebel Ali in Dubai. The parks — SeaWorld, Aquatica, Busch Gardens, and Discovery Cove... [More]
Six Flags to get 'Moon' 3D film
This summer, two Six Flags parks will receive a new three-dimensional ride film that aims to bring the excitement of man's first journey to the moon to guests. 3D theaters at Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Over Texas will premiere Fly Me... [More]
Tokyo Disneyland plans annual pass for seniors
Tokyo Disneyland will soon begin selling a reduced-price annual pass for visitors aged 60 or older, in an attempt to draw more seniors to the park as the Japanese have fewer and fewer children. Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will begin offering the pass,... [More]
SF Over Georgia water rides to open as planned
Six Flags Over Georgia will be allowed to operate its water rides despite a severe local drought, thanks to an unorthodox deal reached with Cobb Country. The park, scheduled to open March 1, will be allowed to operate the rides in exchange for installing... [More]
California Adventure to get new Pixar parade
Disney's California Adventure has closed its Block Party Bash parade, which featured Pixar characters from Toy Story, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc. and A Bug's Life in anticipation of a new parade to debut this summer. Replacing the Bash will be the Pixar Play Parade,... [More]
Judge throws out Disney Segway lawsuit
A judge from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has thrown out a lawsuit against Walt Disney World aimed at forcing the resort to allow guests with disabilities to ride Segway Human Transporters in its theme parks. U.S. District Judge... [More]
Shanghai Disneyland ready to move forward?
Plans for the long-rumored Disney theme park in Shanghai, China are likely to move ahead soon, according to a new report. Citing an unnamed official, the Shanghai Securities Journal said that the park, which is planned for the southern outskirts of Shanghai's Pudong district,... [More]
Disneyland Resort gets new head of operations
Following more than three decades of experience with Disney, most recently serving as vice president of Disney's Hollywood Studios, Michael O'Grattan has been named as the new head of operations for the Disneyland Resort. O'Grattan's hiring was first reported on Chad Emerson's Theme Law... [More]
WDW looks to slow Fastpass counterfeiters
Walt Disney World is testing new ways to slow down the proliferation of counterfeit Fastpass tickets through online sales and in its theme parks. For those unfamiliar, Fastpass is a virtual queue system that Disney first introduced at Disney's Animal Kingdom, eventually being installed... [More]
SeaWorld Orlando intros hydrogen powered buses
SeaWorld Orlando has added two new hydrogen-powered shuttle buses to its fleet, which join similar buses running to Orlando International Airport and the Orange County Convention Center. The new buses are 12-passenger Ford E-450s powered by internal combustion V-10 engines modified to run on... [More]
SF New England 'Dark Knight' construction halted
A stop-work order has been issued on construction of Six Flags New England's The Dark Knight Coaster due to lack of a building permit. The park, which last week received Zoning Board approval for the 70-foot-tall building that will house the ride, had apparently... [More]
Walt Disney World Treehouse Villas to be rebuilt
Walt Disney World is currently working on plans to tear down and rebuild its Treehouse Villas community of 60 two-story housing units, according to an Orlando Sentinel report. The three-bedroom villas, which are octagonal in shape, lie in a forested area between a resort... [More]
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