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Jordan to get Star Trek theme park
The country of Jordan is getting a new Star Trek theme park in the city of Aqaba. Jordan-based diversified entertainment organization Rubicon Group Holding has announced that it will design and produce a 184-acre themed resort, The Red Sea Astrarium, which will be accompanied... [More]
"Star Tours - The Adventures Continue" information
A press release from Walt Disney World News: The power of the Force and the magic of Disney have combined to create "Star Tours - The Adventures Continue," a new 3-D attraction set to open at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park. With an eye-popping... [More]
Walt Disney Company to hire 800 in Oahu
Disney is hiring for 800 positions at it's Aulani resort and spa in Ko Olina, a town on the Oahu island in Hawaii. Expected to open August 29th a total of 1,200 people are eventually expected to be hired. This is good news for... [More]
Knott's Berry Farm to add 3 new mazes to Halloween Haunt
This year marks the 39th annual Knott's Scary Farm and will feature 13 mazes and four scare zones. The first of the new mazes is the Invasion Beneath which will have the military battling creatures from Earth's core. Invasion Beneath will be replacing Black... [More]
Construction updates for Disneyland
Lots of construction is underway at the Disneyland Resort. There is a replica of the Carthay Circle Theater that is under construction right where the sun icon once was. Left of the theater the street is ripped up to extend trolley tracks from the... [More]
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Hello Kitty theme park coming to China
For all the diehard Kitty fans out there, who live in or visit China, there's finally a place to go and be surrounded by your favorite cartoon's world. In 2014 a $215 million Hello Kitty theme park will be arriving in China's Zhejiang province,... [More]
SkyScreamer opens at Six Flags St. Louis Saturday
Six Flags St. Louis is set to open its new SkyScreamer ride this Saturday. The new swing ride SkyScreamer is the tallest ride in the park at 236-feet and holds 32 passengers at once. Seen from miles away, riders swing around in a 98-foot... [More]
Man arrested after trying to bring handgun into Six Flag Great America
A man was arrested today after trying to enter Six Flags Great America with a handgun. Artur Olvera Jr. was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after police apprehended him in the parking lot. Olvera became nervous as he approached the metal... [More]
Schlitterbahn to host Nik Wallenda stunt show
Schillterbahn New Braunfels is set to host the Nik Wallenda Explosive Stunt Spectacular later this week. The show will be free to watch with regular admission and will happen this Satarday, May 14. Nik Wallenda is a seventh generation stuntman and the great-grandson of... [More]
Cedar Point's WindSeeker's opening delayed
The new 30-story swing ride that swings its 64 passengers at a top speed of 30mph will not be rideable come Cedar Point's opening on the 14th of May. The ride cost $5 million and is manufactured by the Dutch-based company Mondial. The reason... [More]
Disney plans green town in Shanghai
Disney is planning to build a low-carbon town near its new Shanghai Disneyland theme park that will be similar to the town of Celebration, located near the Walt Disney Resort in Florida. The town will house around 100,000 people and is based on the... [More]
Universal Studios Summer Concert Series announced
Universal Studios has announced its Summer Concert Series lineup for the summer of 2011. In June, artists the Go-Go's play on the 11th and Nelly on the 18th, with Third Eye Blind playing on the 25th. For July, Universal has Trey Songz on the... [More]
Busch Gardens - Most beautiful amusement park
Busch Gardens in Virginia has been named America's most beautiful amusement park. The park won the honor from the National Amusement Park Historical Association. Busch Gardens Europe — which is in James City County in Virginia — beat out Walt Disney World for it's... [More]
SeaWorld San Diego's new additions
SeaWorld San Diego will be adding a new Huss Airboat ride, Riptide Rescue, in 2011. The ride will have 12 gondolas that can carry 2 passenegers each. Normally Huss Airboat rides are used for alligator encounters, but this ride has more of a Coastguard-type... [More]
Star Wars day at Disneyland
On June 26, 2011, Star Wars fans will be meeting at Disneyland in California, as they do every year, in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle for a group photo. At this unofficial, fan-organized annual gathering of Star Wars aficionados from across the United States,... [More]
Tokyo Disney Resort fully reopens
Tokyo Disney Resort resumed full operations today. This marks the first day since March 11, when the major earthquake shook Japan, that all theme parks were back at full operation. At Tokyo DisneySea, the Fantasmic night show and a character meet and greet made... [More]
Five injured at Disneyland Paris
Five people were injured yesterday when a piece of scenery fell onto one of the train cars on the Thunder Mountain ride in Disneyland Paris. Of the five riders, one sustained serious injuries. The incident prompted Disneyland Paris to close the ride on Monday.... [More]
Coney Island opens first new coasters in 80 yrs
The first new roller coasters in 80 years were opened last Wednesday at Coney Island. The New York City icon's Scream Zone theme park introduced the Soarin' Eagle and Steeplchase coasters, the first since the legendary Cyclone opened in 1927. New York City rezoned... [More]
Six Flags opens revamped Texas Giant
Six Flags has opened its newly-revamped Texas Giant. After enhancing the ride, Six Flags hopes to claim the title of "best wooden roller coaster in the world." With trains that pay homage to the 1961 Cadillac Deville, the ride will have a record-breaking bank... [More]
Walt Disney World generates $18 billion a year
A new report shows that Walt Disney World and its different businesses generate an estimated $18.2 billion a year. Disney World, Disney Cruise and the time-share business Disney Vacation Club account for 2.5% of Florida's cumulative gross domestic product. Of this vast sum Disney... [More]
Six Flags New England announces new coaster
Gotham City Gaunlet Escape from Arkham Asylum will be Six Flags New England's newest roller coaster. The 1,213-foot ride will be located in the DC Super Hero Adventures section next to the ride Bizarro, and will have four person cars that start by going... [More]
Cedar Fair, Guiness World Records to team up
Cedar Fair is to partner with Guiness World Records Live! this summer for, well, a record-breaking summer. Official Guiness World Records adjudicators are going to be present at Cedar Fair parks across the contry to officiate different record attempts by the parks and from... [More]
Tokyo Disney Resort to reopen
Tokyo Disneyland is to reopen this Friday after being closed since the devasting March 11 earthquake. The park itself suffered no damages during the quake, but sections of it's carpark were damaged. With electricity shortages the park will close at 6 p.m. instead of... [More]
Groundbreaking at Shanghai Disneyland
The official Groundbreaking Ceremony kicked off without a hitch for the soon to be Shanghai Disneyland. Two themed hotels, dining, shopping, entertainment, and outdoor recreation areas are said to be part of the project according to Disney Parks Blog. As posted on their site:... [More]
Six Flags Great Adventure's new attractions
Six Flags Great Adventure has some new attractions for 2011. They are going to reveal a new animal nursery along with a new stand-up roller coaster. Opening Saturday, visitors to the animal nursery will get to see two European brown bear cubs that are... [More]
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