ORLANDO, FL
SeaWorld Orlando still has plenty of work to do on Ice Breaker, its new coaster set to debut later this year, but the park is already developing plans for another big project. Permits filed with Orange County confirm a large project is in the works for the park’s Bayside Pathway, with rumors pointing to another custom-built signature coaster. The construction of Mako began a multi-year updating process to the SeaWorld waterfront. Prior to that hyper coaster’s opening, nearly all of the rides were located in the northeast section of the park, away from many of the park’s more popular animal habitats. In an attempt to balance out the park, SeaWorld has slowly been working its way around the lake. 2016 saw Mako and the Shark Wreck Reef area open. In 2018, Infinity Falls opened in front of the former Hospitality House. Last year saw Sesame Street Place open, where Shamu’s Happy Harbor was previously located. This year will see Ice Breaker open just west, along the lakeshore. The final piece of the waterfront yet to receive any update is a section on the western edge of the lake, which includes a pathway mostly used for festivals but otherwise sits unused for large amounts of the year. FULL STORY
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Disney's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge lands picked up yet another award this afternoon — this time a Grammy.
John Williams won the Recording Academy's 2019 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for his "Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite." You can hear the music in the Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios transition tunnels connecting the lands to the rest of those parks. FULL STORY JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ
Six Flags and the manufacturers of the Kingda Ka roller coaster at New Jersey’s Great Adventure park must keep defending claims by a man who alleges a too-tight harness caused spinal injuries, a federal court in the state said. Christopher Fabricant stated plausible negligence claims against Six Flags Great Adventure LLC, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey said in an unpublished decision. The court also allowed his design defect and failure-to-warn claims against Intaride LLC and Intamin Ltd. to advance. FULL STORY MASON, OH
Kings Island’s tallest, fastest and longest steel coaster will make its debut on Saturday, April 11 but you don’t have to wait that long to ride Orion. All you have to do is raise or donate a minimum of $150 for A Kid Again, a nonprofit organization that helps restore a “sense of normal” for families that have to care for a child with a life-threatening illness by giving them “moments of positive, family-shared experiences and memories.” FULL STORY ORLANDO, FL
Super Nintendo World will be a featured “land” in Universal Orlando’s newest theme park, allowing visitors to experience iconic video games—like Mario Kart and Super Mario Bros.—in real life, Comcast executives confirmed in a Thursday earnings call.
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A unusually chilly day in Orlando provided the perfect theme for a first look at SeaWorld Orlando's next roller coaster — Ice Breaker. The park invited several guests to go behind the walls for a construction tour of the new Premier Rides coaster today. Obviously, there remains much work to be done around the coaster, including pouring concrete for some of the paths around the station. But the 1,900 feet of track are nearly complete. FULL STORY WILLIAMSBURG, VA
Enthusiasts are buzzing as Busch Gardens Williamsburg gets closer to opening Pantheon, a record-breaking roller coaster. With four launches sending riders forward and backward at speeds up to 73 mph, it’s “the fastest multi-launch coaster in the world,” said Cindy Sarko, a spokeswoman for the theme park. The ride’s yellow track arrived last October and now is visible over the park towering at up to 180-feet. FULL STORY BRANSON, MO
With 2020 capping off their $100-million-dollar-decade, Silver Dollar City is preparing for their 2020 season and the 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee. The 1880s-style theme park in Branson, Mo. is celebrating six decades of entertaining guests with an extensive list of offerings for 2020. This year’s slate includes a new area of a town to explore, a new BBQ restaurant, and a water adventure ride designed to honor the park’s on-site Marvel Cave. In addition, Silver Dollar City is adding big names in entertainment, new food offerings, and more. FULL STORY RYE, NY
Westchester County accused the would-be operator of Rye Playland of undermining the county government and trying to “sabotage" Playland’s success in court papers filed recently. The county is trying to dissolve a 30-year contract it gave to the company Standard Amusements to run the county-owned park, but the two sides are locked in a federal bankruptcy court battle as the company aims to preserve the deal. FULL STORY ORLANDO, FL
Universal’s Epic Universe is a new theme park being built in Orlando, located a couple miles south of the current Universal Orlando Resort. It’s expected to be made up of four themed lands, as well as a large central hub which will contain attractions of its own. One of the new park’s themed lands will be based on the DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon film series. Thanks to some recently filed permits we’re learning more about the World of Dragons land at Epic Universe, including some of the layouts for the new land’s proposed attractions. FULL STORY |
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