Dark Rides

Top Haunted Houses in US ranked

From Haunted House Ratings here are America's top 13 Haunted Houses: 1 Headless Horseman, Ulster Park, New York 2 Cutting Edge Haunted House, Fort Worth, Texas 3 Scarehouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4 The Beast & Edge of Hell, Kansas City, Missouri 5 Night Of Terror,... [More]

Snow White’s Scary Adventures - WDW

The first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) was a remarkable success, and is the basis for this Fantasyland attraction. Originally opened with the park in 1971, the ride received extensive renovations in 1994 to put the character of Snow... [More]

Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - WDW

Climb into an oversized "hunny" pot and join Pooh and his pals in this Fantasyland dark ride through the Hundred Acre Wood. Along the way, they encounter Owl's toppling house, bounce along with Tigger, appear in Pooh's dream of Heffalumps and Woozles, save Piglet... [More]

Peter Pan’s Flight - WDW

Hop aboard a pirate ship, say the magic words "You Can Fly!" and be swept over London and off to Neverland in this popular Fantasyland attraction. Led throughout the flight by Tinker Bell, the ship cruises over such memorable scenes as Old London Town,... [More]

Haunted Mansion - WDW

One of the few major rides left in the Magic Kingdom that was running on the park's Oct. 1, 1971 opening day, the Haunted Mansion still draws in large crowds daily. Guests approach the mansion, Imagineered to look like a Hudson valley home, and... [More]

Scooby-Doo and the Haunted Castle

This interactive dark ride replaced the park's much maligned — and vandalized — Phantom Theater. Inside, guests board mini-Mystery Machines to help blast ghosts and solve a mystery. Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby are all featured in the ride, offering a bit of... [More]

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Thrill Rides

Winseeker to come to Carowinds in 2012

The $6.5 million dollar ride is a thirty story tall swing ride that is designed to give passengers the sensation of flying. The ride has 32 two person swings that slowly rotate while climbing to the top of a 301-foot tower. The swings will... [More]

Thrill-ride park plans in Orlando abandoned

The developer I-Drive Investors LLC has dropped its bid for a plan to put a group of coasters and other rides in an area off of North International Drive. The park was to be located on 78 acres between the Festival Bay shopping mall... [More]

Kings Island's WindSeeker opens

The tower swing ride WindSeeker finally opened yesterday, June 21. The ride holds 64 riders at a time with 32 swings holding two people apiece. It swings passengers at up to 30mph 30 stories above the ground. Once at the highest point riders can... [More]

Gatorland opening Screamin' Gator Zipline

Opening June 16th the zipline attraction has 1,200 feet of thrill that lasts over two hours. The experience starts out easy with a zip line speed topping around 15 mph but has lines that will propel you to over 30 mph during your ride.... [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]

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]

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Water Rides

Blitz Falls opens at Shlitterbahn Kansas City Waterpark

The Blitz Falls tube chute opened Thursday before noon. It is an Aqua Veyer ride that that elevates riders to a slow moving tube chute that connects Kristal River to Torrent Beach. This tube chute ride finishes the parks Transportainment circuit that allows you... [More]

Six Flags America's Skull Mountain to close

June 11 through July 10, 2011 will be your last chance to water ride Skull Mountain as it will be closing after this season. A new attraction will be taking it's place the the 2012 season. Guests can say goodbye during a Fare-thee-Well Weekend... [More]

Orlando's Wet 'n Wild's Summer BBQ Beach Bash to begin

Starting next Friday and Saturday the water park will have unlimited barbeque that will be offered during the day and a beachside grill will be available after 5 p.m. The tickets for the food are each sold seperately. Live entertainment will include DJs, acoustic... [More]

Riptide Bay at Six Flags Great America opens

Six Flags Great America has just opened Riptide Bay, a huge 4-acre water park expansion located in Hurricane Harbor. Six Flags Great America is located in Chicago's metropolitan area. Some of the new additions include four new slides that the floor drops out of... [More]

Wild Rivers Waterpark to close at end of season

After 25 years of operation, Wild Rivers Waterpark in Irvine, CA will be closing for good October 2nd due to its lease not being extended. The Irvine Company, which owns the property, declined to renew it's lease when it ended in 2007. The land... [More]

SeaWorld San Antonio to open an Aquatica

Announced yesterday by SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment a second Aquatica will be coming to SeaWorld San Antonio and will be replacing the Lost Lagoon. As stated on SeaWorld's site, Aquatica is an aquatic park with up-close animal experiences, high-speed thrills and relaxing, sandy beaches.... [More]

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