JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ
Six Flags Great Adventure announced Thursday a big expansion to its Hurricane Harborwater park with a new beach-entry style activity pool and lounge area when the park opens this summer. The 100,000-gallon pool will be the centerpiece of Calypso Springs, which will also feature an Obelisk-style fountain with spontaneously erupting geyser, Six Flags said. FULL STORY
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Universal’s parent company is looking to some dependable cash cows — dinosaurs and the boy wizard — for a theme park bump in 2019.
Jurassic World, an update of the old Jurassic Park ride at Universal Studios Hollywood, opens this year, as does a new Harry Potter roller coaster at Islands of Adventure in Orlando. That ride replaces an older coaster that was torn down. “We remain bullish on the outlook for our parks over the next several years as we’re investing in a robust pipeline,” Comcast Chief Financial Officer Michael Cavanagh said during an earnings call Wednesday. FULL STORY Think the London and Warwick Castle Dungeons are scary?
Wait until you see the latest attraction being launched at Alton Towers! Bosses at the Staffordshire theme park are describing their new dungeon as 'hilariously hideous.' It will even include a scary boat ride. FULL STORY ORLANDO, FL
Construction on the Guardians of the Galaxy themed roller coaster is coming along nicely at Epcot. From the parking lot, the entire back side of the main show building is completely visible. The emergency stairs from the top of the launch tunnel and the area connecting the two buildings together are also visible. FULL STORY ORLANDO, FL
The theme parks were packed over the holidays, but the mood wasn’t always so festive. Law enforcement responded to fights as tensions bubbled up in the crowds in line or after the fireworks. Sometimes theme park employees became the victims after unprovoked visitors hit them or grabbed them, incident reports show. Nobody was seriously injured. At least two of the complaints involved people who reportedly had mental health issues — including a 31-year-old man who had an episode at Disney World and shoved an Orange County sheriff corporal to the ground before he was held for observation under the state’s Baker Act on New Year’s Eve. FULL STORY SAN ANTONIO, TX
As Auld Lang Syne blared from the speakers and fireworks crackled in the sky, Six Flags Fiesta Texas debuted the year’s first new ride at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Pirates of the Deep Sea is a completely reimagined version of a Sally Corp. dark ride installed at the park in 2002. Originally built as Scooby-Doo Ghostblasters, the popular dark ride resonated with families, particularly those with young children. Over the past decade, the San Antonio theme park eventually became the sole Six Flags property to use the cartoon IP, and it made logical business sense to let go of the licensing at the close of the 2016 season. This provided Fiesta Texas a valuable opportunity. Determined not to just shutter an attraction, park management had grander plans. Indoor attractions in the Texas climate are of high importance, and the park now had a clean slate from which to work. Focus groups of park guests indicated the theme of pirates was the way to go. FULL STORY ORLANDO, FL
We can tell you how to get to "Sesame Street": It’s coming soon to Orlando! Channel 9 reporter Q McCray got a behind-the-scenes tour Tuesday of Sesame Street at SeaWorld. Sesame Street at SeaWorld is under construction and is set to open in the spring or early summer. “Explore the iconic neighborhood as you walk through Abby Cadabby's garden, visit Mr. Hooper's store, stop by Big Bird's nest, sit on the famous 123 stoop and meet your favorite friends from Sesame Street including Elmo, Cookie Monster and Big Bird,” according to SeaWorld’s website. FULL STORY Earlier this week, the Run & Ride Race Series — an event taking place at several Cedar Fair properties nationwide, including Cedar Point in Sandusky — announced it’s rebranding and is now known as the Peanuts Run & Ride.
Among other changes, it will include more of the Charles Schultz-inspired Peanuts characters in the new logo, on the updated website and throughout race day. Many of us grew up with Snoopy and the entire Peanuts gang in newspaper comic strips, books, on TV and with trips to the amusement park. FULL STORY PIGEON FORGE, TN
With its largest addition in its history ready to open in 2019, Dollywood is hosting a job fair to fill positions for the upcoming season. Job fairs are slated for Saturday, February 9 and Saturday, February 23 at Sevier County High School. Additional job fairs are scheduled for Saturday, March 23 at Seymour Heights Christian Church and Saturday, April 6 at Arrowhead Church in Morristown. Times for all Saturday job fairs are 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Positions are available for the entire length of the 2019 operating season, as well as shorter peak season openings,. FULL STORY
ORANGE COUNTY, FL
Investigators said a woman has been selling fake theme park tickets and getting away with hundreds of dollars in cash. Orange County deputies said they picked her up on a warrant Thursday night. FULL STORY |
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