 BUENA PARK, CA
The family-friendly daytime Halloween event, Knott’s Spooky Farm, returns starting Sept. 28 for spooky good times at Knott’s Berry Farm. Families with little ghouls ages 3-11 can celebrate the spooky season as the park is transformed with themed decorations and fun. There will be Halloween-themed activities including trick-or-treating, new shows, pumpkin decorating, and the Peanuts Costume Contest. The event will take place on weekends from Sept. 28 – Oct. 27 and Halloween Day. FULL STORY
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 RYE, NY
On the heels of a successful summer season, County Executive George Latimer has announced two bonus weekends at Playland: Sept. 21 and 22 and Sept. 28 and 29, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. each day. These four weekend days will feature $15 ride admission for all visitors, and no spectator fees will be in effect. The parking fee will be $10 per car, which is a discount from summer park prices. FULL STORY  TOKYO, JAPAN
The Mushroom Kingdom is set to open its doors to visitors in just a few months’ time, as Universal Studios Japan plans to launch its Super Nintendo World attraction in spring 2020. The deal with Nintendo dates all the way back to 2014 and the leaks and hints as to what it’ll look like have actually been very encouraging. Two rides will be up and running at first: a Mario Kart ride and Yoshi’s Adventure. You can see both of these in the leaked model shot below – the Mario Kart entrance is Bowser’s castle and Yoshi’s Adventure is set around the mountain on the right. FULL STORY  ORLANDO, FL
Last month at the D23 Expo 2019, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Bob Chapek unveiled new details around Epcot’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, a family-friendly “storytelling coaster” that will feature a groundbreaking ride system with vehicles that rotate 360 degrees and can even do a reverse launch. Today we’re happy to share a closer look at this out-of-this-world ride system. FULL STORY  SAN ANTONIO, TX
SeaWorld San Antonio has unveiled details about its next planned attraction, the Texas Stingray FULL STORY  WEST MIFFLIN, PA
Kennywood says it needs to start working on the Thunderbolt for next season, and the roller coaster won't be running when the park transitions to Phantom Fright Nights later this month. "The Thunderbolt will not operate during Phantom Fright Nights this fall, so our team can get an early start on the more extensive track replacement work the ride needs to be ready for opening day 2020," Kennywood said in a Facebook post Wednesday. Thunderbolt is scheduled to be open on Saturday and Sunday, the final days of Kennywood's 121st season. It'll be the last time that visitors can enjoy the historic wooden roller coaster under the lights at night. Kennywood says the Thunderbolt will also be open for "Brews in the Park," a 21-and-over event on Sept. 21, and the Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival on Sept. 22. FULL STORY  Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and SeaWorld Orlando held an unusual simultaneous news conference on Thursday looking to the future of the parks, noting many new attractions, coasters and waterslides coming in 2020 as the company resurfaces from years of stormy seas.
Some of the attractions detailed at the conference had already been announced, but park representatives released more details. A new thrill ride at Busch Gardens will be called Iron Gwazi. The hybrid shocker pairs the wooden aesthetic of the old Gwazi coaster, which closed in 2015, with a slick steel track. It will be North America’s tallest hybrid coaster at more than 200 feet, with the world’s sharpest hybrid coaster drop of 91 degrees. Reporters were allowed to tour the construction site of Iron Gwazi and the size is intimidating. Riders will have to be 48 inches tall. FULL STORY  You must be ‘this’ tall to read this article. Luke Rix-Standing whizzes through the backstory of this fairground favourite.
There are few things more exhilarating, or – depending on your constitution – pant-filling, than hurtling through the air at 100 miles an hour, held in place solely by a metal bar, and periodically turning upside-down. It sounds mad, and in many ways it is, but roller coasters have now carved themselves a niche as a linchpin of modern leisure. We comb through the the loops, dips, corkscrews and helices that have made the modern roller coaster what it is today… Health and safety Given that engineering was, at one time in our history, predominantly based on trial and error, you could be forgiven for expecting the story of the roller coaster to be marked by lack of regulation and gruesome tragedies. In fact, the bloodbaths seen in films like Final Destination 3, where mass derailments lead to scores of fatalities, have never really happened in real life. FULL STORY  ORLANDO, FL
Disney is developing a Star Wars hotel for their Florida resort, but early price indications make for eye-watering reading. Earlier this year, Disney finally opened its highly anticipated Galaxy's Edge theme park. Set on the fictional planet of Batuu, Galaxy's Edge offers guests a complete, immersive Star Wars experience with two major attractions, a Mos Eisley-style eating establishment and even alcoholic beverages for the very first time. Despite the hype and the star-studded opening, Galaxy's Edge hasn't had an entirely smooth debut. The park attracted criticism for selling clothing that guests weren't allowed to wear on-site and first month attendance figures have been lower than predicted. FULL STORY  WILLIAMSBURG, VA
A previously-unseen artist’s rendering of Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s new roller coaster, Pantheon, gives a glimpse into what the ride could look like. On Tuesday, Busch Gardens released the image on Twitter showing a yellowish track with a car full of riders streaking through the trees. In the background, cloud-like Roman gods overlook the riders on the track. The tweet reads “2020 is going to be MONUMENTAL.” Pantheon was unveiled July 30 as a record-breaking ride for North America. FULL STORY |
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