Rumored Coasters and USA Park Plans for 2020 Eric April 24, 2019 News, Theme Park News 1 With the current thrill ride season already underway for many parks in the lower half of the US, it's time to look ahead to next year. Quite a few places are receiving major developments, and in some cases tho... Read More...
Why Changing Rebel Yell’s Name is the Right Move Joel February 10, 2018 Theme Park News 9 Last week Kings Dominion announced that it was going to rename one of its roller coasters from Rebel Yell to Racer 75. The '75' refers to 1975, the year that the ride opened. And of course 'Racer' refers to its... Read More...
Carowinds to Add New Kids Rides With Camp Snoopy Joel August 18, 2017 Theme Park News In 2018, Carowinds will be transforming Planet Snoopy to Camp Snoopy. Aside from a new theme, the childrens' area will be getting six new kids rides and new amenities. Here's a video providing an overview of th... Read More...
SeaWorld Parks Are Teasing Something New Joel April 21, 2017 Theme Park News 1 SeaWorld is teasing something new with these three posters. Each likely represents one of their parks, which are SeaWorld San Antonio, SeaWorld Orlando, and SeaWorld San Diego. They also reference three website... Read More...
Man Dies After Being Hit by Roller Coaster at Cedar Point Joel August 15, 2015 Theme Park News 4 On Thursday evening a man died after he was struck by a roller coaster at Cedar Point. After riding the Raptor, James Young, jumped over a fence to retrieve his cell phone. A Restricted Area Near the Raptor Rol... Read More...
Kentucky Kingdom Announces Storm Chaser, New RMC Roller Coaster Joel July 22, 2015 Theme Park News 2 Kentucky Kingdom's rebirth rolls on with yesterday's announcement of their 2016 roller coaster, Storm Chaser. The Rocky Mountain Construction roller coaster will use the steel supports left by the defunct Twist... Read More...
Poll: Should the American Dream Miami Mall & Theme Park Be Built? Joel March 15, 2015 Theme Park News 2 Last week, plans for a multi-million dollar mall and indoor theme park complex were released. The developer, which owns the Mall of America and the West Edmonton Mall, announced plans to build American Dream Mi... Read More...
The Latest on Houston’s Grand Texas Theme Park Joel January 17, 2014 Theme Park News 6 Maybe I 'm a bit jaded after covering proposed parks over the years that never came to be, but it looks like the Grand Texas Theme Park project might be the real deal. The Houston-area theme park is scheduled t... Read More...
Valleyfair Adding Route 76 – A New Area & Family Ride Joel December 28, 2013 Theme Park News 3 Valleyfair will be opening a new family area in 2014 called Route 76. It will be located near Steel Venom and it will incorporate a relocated rides like an Antique Autos car ride, Tilt-a-Whirl, and Scrambler. T... Read More...
2013 Theme Park Year in Review Joel December 22, 2013 Theme Park News 6 Here's a wrap up of 2013 including the state of roller coasters and some of the biggest news stories of the year. The Year of the Wooden Coaster Comeback If 2012 was the year of the wing roller coasters, then... Read More...
