Where to find all the Hawkins Fun Fair rides from ‘Stranger Things’ at a theme park near you7/6/2019 The Hawkins Fun Fair plays a prominent role in the third season of “Stranger Things” with a deadly midway that is filled with an assortment of classic thrill rides that you can still find at theme parks across the United States.
The dozen or so classic amusement rides from the 1980s and earlier in Mayor Kline’s Fourth of July Spectacular at the Hawkins Fairgrounds can still be found today at theme parks in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio and near you. FULL STORY
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DOSWELL, VA
In a 15 second video, fans of the park are encouraged to “Wave” goodbye to Big Wave Bay, as Kings Dominion is “Making Waves” for something new in 2020. Originally opened in 1999, Big Wave Bay is a A 650,000 gallon wave pool, with giant 4-foot waves. One of two wave pools at Kings Dominion’s Soak City (the other being Tidal Wave Bay), It is located at the southern most point of the water park. Because we like to put on our tin foil hats with teases from time to time, here are a few things we’ve noticed about the social media tease. FULL STORY NEW ORLEANS, LA
The abandoned Six Flags in New Orleans once resounded with children's laughter and the shrieks of passengers on the thrill rides. Now the only sound is the drone of the cicadas. The amusement park on the city's eastern edge is perhaps the most high-profile, lingering, and ghostly reminder of Hurricane Katrina's devastation. Ever since the levees failed and flooded the city with water in 2005, the park has stood empty, creating a nuisance for neighbors, a target for graffiti artists, and an eerie landmark for sightseers. Now, the city's mayor says she's getting close to tearing it all down, per the AP. "I have my sights on the Six Flags site, which we are now running numbers for demolition [on]," Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in May. FULL STORY ORLANDO, FL
A tourist from Connecticut who visited Universal Orlando in 2017 is suing the company after he fought a teenager from Florida in a brawl that began over a stroller at Islands of Adventure. John Matava, then 53, claims in his lawsuit he filed last month that he had been “violently attacked by a belligerent, intoxicated male,” and is currently seeking more than $15,000 for the 2017 incident in Orange Circuit Court. “It was the worst experience we’ve ever had in our life,” said Matava to Orlando Sentinel. According to the lawsuit, Matava claims Universal did not have proper surveillance or security that could have kept his family safe. Additionally, he also is accusing the theme parks of not checking IDs when serving alcohol to minors, according to the lawsuit. However, in the Orlando police department’s investigation of the incident, they found that both sides were “mutual combats,” and no one was charged with a crime after police watched video surveillance. In response to the Orlando police department’s ruling on the situation, Matava claimed that “the whole police report is a lie,” and he says he was discriminated against because he is from out of state. “There [were] no video cameras,” says Matava. FULL STORY ANAHEIM, CA
Fans can catch their friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, fresh off his latest adventure, during heroic encounters in Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure park. Spidey is part of an epic lineup of heroes appearing at the park, including Captain Marvel, Black Panther and the Dora Milaje, the Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain America. The thrilling new movie, “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” arrives in theaters this week! Following the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. FULL STORY DUBAI, UAE
DXB Entertainments agreed to pay Six Flags Entertainment $7.5 million for the rights to decide over the next five years whether to proceed with plans for a Six Flags theme park in Dubai. “SF Dubai LLC has a entered into a right of first refusal agreement with regard to the intellectual property usage of the brand Six Flags and/or Six Flags Dubai,” the company said in a statement on Tuesday. DXB Entertainments, originally known as Dubai Parks & Resorts, will make the payment to Six Flags as part of a settlement agreement with both sides agreeing there would be no further claims, it said. Related: Theme Park Developer Puts Brakes on Six Flags Dubai Project FULL STORY EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ
Mark your calendars. The American Dream mega-mall will open October 25, according to an announcement from developer Triple Five. The entertainment and shopping complex -- located at the Route 3-New Jersey Turnpike interchange in East Rutherford -- will open its doors on a Friday in the fall after many delays. "We know that the community has been eagerly awaiting the launch of this incredible global destination” said Don Ghermezian, President of American Dream. “We have a one‐of‐a‐kind property that will reshape the way people think about entertainment, theme parks and shopping.” FULL STORY Summer is finally here, and that means lots and lots of hot, sunny days and plenty of trips to the local pool or nearby water park. If taking a dip in the public pool is your favorite way too cool down, the Centers for Disease Control have a warning that might make your stomach turn, and make you second-guess your favorite summer pastime in the process.
A new report on the nature of Cryptosporidium outbreaks in the United States from 2009 through 2017 shows that pools and water parks are the two most common ways to end up with a nasty parasitic infection. The study says a full 35 percent of cryptosporidiosis outbreaks are linked to exposure at water parks and public pools, and the CDC has a very specific guideline that everyone should follow. FULL STORY Stricker's Grove Opens its Nostalgic — and Private — West Side Amusement Park on the Fourth of July7/2/2019 Flashback to the yesteryears of family reunions and elementary school events as you take a ride on the train you used to drag your parents onto or buckle into the classic Tornado roller coaster you were once too scared to try.
Although this private family-owned amusement park is closed to the public most days of the year, Stricker's Grove opens its nostalgic grounds to all on the Fourth of July. If the oppressive summer sun gets to be too much, cool off in the arcade or beneath the picnic shelters because you won’t want to leave before the nighttime fireworks. FULL STORY SANDUSKY, OH
Cedar Fair, Cedar Point’s parent company, signed a deal Tuesday to purchase Sawmill Creek Resort, a reliable source told the Register. Sawmill Creek Lodge opened in September 1972 on Cleveland Road, near Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve, becoming one of the first places to establish year-round tourism to the area with its high-end resort and offerings. It boasts a 240-room hotel; an 18-hole golf course, heralded as one the best in the area; a convention center; shops; condominiums; restaurants; and a marina. For nearly two years, there has been repeated speculation that the resort was up for sale with Cedar Fair the supposed top contender to purchase it. FULL STORY |
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