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Cedar Point has suspended monthly billing for all 2020 season passholders on a payment plan. The billing suspension went into effect Wednesday. It comes as the park's opening date remains uncertain amid the coronavirus pandemic. Although Cedar Point was initially expected to start its 150th anniversary season on May 9, park officials postponed that date last month saying they hope to open by "mid-May or as soon thereafter as possible." Billing will resume once the park has opened for the season. FULL STORY
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There’s definitely no shortage of delicious drinks at Disney World! Whether you’re planning a whole day at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, or stopping by Disney Springs for a quick cocktail, there are plenty of options!
But of course, safety is always a priority for Disney, so there are some rules guests are expected to follow. Here are a few policies that might surprise you! FULL STORY HERSHEY, PA
Companies across Pennsylvania have been forced to put a halt to their regularly scheduled business, and the Sweetest Place on Earth is no exception. Massive construction projects planned for Hersheypark - including the park’s newest and largest coaster, Candymonium - have been forced to shut down due to the spread of the coronavirus. FULL STORY GRAND ISLAND, NY
A recently shuttered upstate theme park will pay nearly $500,000 to customers who booked tickets before its closure, the New York Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday. Fantasy Island — located between Niagara Falls and Buffalo — closed in February after the family-owned park was bought by California company Apex Parks Group LLC in 2016. FULL STORY EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ
It is becoming even harder to call American Dream a megamall. Instead, the roughly 3 million-square-foot development that sits alongside a bustling highway in East Rutherford, New Jersey, is morphing into more of an ultimate amusement park. More like Disneyland if it fit under one roof. With shifts in strategy over time, retail is becoming even more of an afterthought, while entertainment takes center stage. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic hitting the U.S., American Dream was slated to be a mix of 55% entertainment-related tenants and 45% retailers, when it was completely finished. Now, the project will be roughly 70% entertainment and 30% retail, according to its developer, Triple Five Group. FULL STORY As Chinese have been confined to their houses due to the COVID-19 outbreak for over two months, they had to cancel their travel during the Spring Festival holiday and take virtual trips instead, via online photos, short videos and livestreams produced by scenic areas.
Since China's fight against COVID-19 began winding down, theme parks across the country have started to reopen, with strict measures in place to prevent further spread of the virus. Many promise to offer Chinese medical professionals free tickets throughout 2020. FULL STORY Rivera, who assumed the role in November, informed the company of his decision to resign last week.
According to an SEC filing released Monday, Rivera, 57, said “disagreements over the Board’s involvement in the decision making at the company” was the reason for his departure. Rivera’s predecessor, former Carnival executive Gus Antorcha, left SeaWorld for similar reasons after just seven months on the job. FULL STORY Six Flags has enacted a "poison pill" strategy in attempt to prevent a hostile takeover of the amusement park company.
Technically called a "Stockholder Rights Plan," the strategy allows shareholders to buy more shares of the company at a discount if any one shareholder acquires more than 10 percent ownership of the company. The idea is to dilute the value of the hostile shareholder's stake in the company, making it more expensive for them to take over the company without the current board of directors' approval. FULL STORY MASON, OH
On this day in 1979, on a rainy afternoon, six engineers, 17 technicians, 53 construction workers, four managers, one general manager and 33 assorted involved people, watched as The Beast roller coaster’s gleaming red 2,700-pound car was placed carefully on the untested tracks. The first test of The Beast at Kings Island was beginning and the mission was to get the car to return. About to be judged were three and one-half years of planning, 30 months of studying the world’s best roller coasters, 4,300 man-hours of precise design work to limit all tolerances down to less than 1/16 of an inch, 87,000 man-hours of construction work, a computerized safety system, the investment of $3.8 million and the anticipated thrills of literally millions of guests. FULL STORY Disney Purchases Additional 26.3 Acres of Land West of Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort4/1/2020 ORLANDO, FL
Despite unprecedented parks closures due to COVID-19 and even recent salary cuts for executives, it seems Disney is always looking to expand, and now it’s purchased even more acres of land just west of the Magic Kingdom. FULL STORY |
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