News Archive - October 2016

IMG Worlds of Adventure and Legoland anchor new theme park area in Dubai

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Two more parks are not yet complete.

Walt Disney World spending on law enforcement nearly quadrupled

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Orange County Sheriff presence significantly more visible in the last year.

Kolmarden Wildfire faces uncertain future, as permitting for the new roller coaster is in dispute

Posted | Contributed by ShaneDenmark

A court says the ride's environmental impact has not been taken into account.

Richard Zimmerman promoted to president at Cedar Fair

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The executive continues to hold the COO title.

Universal Parks & Resorts announces jump in revenue

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Same-park revenue up 16.1%, not counting the newly acquired majority stake in Universal Studios Japan.

Six Flags takes a revenue hit, blames weather

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Admissions revenue was down 4.4%.

Dollywood announces drop tower and junior coaster for 2017

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The park adds Drop Line and Whistle Punk Chaser to its lineup.

Mean Streak makeover underway at Cedar Point, no announcement yet

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Steel track appears near the ride, along with Rocky Mountain Construction vehicles.

Cedar Point and Six Flags Great America make bet on World Series

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The loser has to rename a ride on its opening weekend next spring.

Busch Gardens Tampa closes river rapids ride after fatal accident in Australia

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Four people were killed when a boat overturned on the Australian ride.

California's Great America starts Winterfest in late November

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Holiday shows, food and skating are lined up for the new annual tradition.

Four dead in river rapids ride accident at Dreamland in Australia

Posted | Contributed by GoBucks89

Authorities aren't yet sure what caused one of the boats to "up-end."

Weddings becoming big business in Orlando theme parks

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The big players offer unique settings for ceremonies and receptions.

Minions coming to Universal Studios Japan

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

New themed area will include ride and a hotel.

Stairs collapse at Tayto Park haunt attraction

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Nine people were taken to the hospital.

Orlando-based Universal exec will assume top role at Universal Studios Hollywood

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Executive Karen Irwin, in charge of merchandising and partnership deals for the parks division, will take over as president of the Hollywood park.

Former Conneaut Lake owner disputes ownership claim

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The former owner says he assigned only the land to the trust, and he still owns the rides.

Disney patent filings include hotel room projector in a lamp

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The company files many patent applications every year, but few make it into actual attractions.

Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights features new stories and attractions

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The 26th annual event features contemporary zombies and classic masked slashers.

Florida theme parks contribute millions to political campaigns

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The big three have historically been big spenders toward tourism-friendly elected officials.

Wanda hires ex-Disney exec to run Chinese theme parks

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Andrew Kam will run the conglomerate's entertainment complexes.

Judge dismisses suit against Disney for allegedly replacing workers with H-1B's

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Plaintiffs fail to make case after being laid-off.

Legoland Florida closed for bomb threat

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The park found a threatening note in the park.

Magic Kingdom wedding package reportedly starts at $180k

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The event includes a reception at Cinderella Castle.

Wet'n'Wild Hawaii brings massive power storage system online

Posted | Contributed by robotfactory

The system offsets load during peek demand.

Cedar Fair says Geauga Lake Big Dipper will be demolished

Posted | Contributed by robotfactory

The roller coaster at the defunct park has remained standing for years.

Orlando theme parks watching Hurricane Matthew

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The parks have not made any decisions to close.

Idora Park Experience has remnants of the Youngstown amusement park

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Collection of artifacts come from the park that experienced a number of fires and closed for good in 1993.

Disney Parks Blog teases Guardians re-do for California tower

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The former Tower of Terror is being transformed into a Guardians of The Galaxy attraction.

Six Flags Great Adventure will spare trees for solar project while groups litigate

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Groups were worried the trees would be gone before the case goes to court.

Universal Studios Hollywood introduces $119 pass that covers select days over a rolling nine-month period

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The new offering replaces another that was valid fewer days.

E-cigarette device explodes on Hogwarts Express, causing injuries, at Universal Orlando

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The ride sustained minor damage to a seat.

VR comes to Skull Mountain at Six Flags Great Adventure

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The ride is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Universal Studios Florida suffers power outage

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Guests invited to transfer over to Islands of Adventure during the outage.

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