Over the past few years we’ve been looking at the best coasters from decades past. We did our top coasters from before 1970 in 2019, our top coasters of the 1970s in 2020, and last year our top 10 1980s...
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Six Flags Announces New Annual Pass Program
Six Flags announced that they’re introducing a new, three tier, annual pass program. The new pass plan simplifies the pretty convoluted mix of passes and memberships that existed before. It also increases the cost of Six Flags passes quite a...
Continue reading...Sidewinder Safari Opens at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, And It’s Their Best Themed Coaster
Sidewinder Safari, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom’s newest coaster, opens today! We joined the park for a media preview yesterday to take in the new ride, as well as the all new snake exhibits opening with it. Drops and Spins The...
Continue reading...Pixar Hotel Coming to Disneyland, plus Downtown Disney Updates
Disneyland announced today that a big change is coming to their Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel. The hotel will soon begin a tranformation into an all new Pixar theme. Paradise Pixar Pier Hotel According to the Disney Parks blog, “the reimagining...
Continue reading...Top 6 Things to do at SeaWorld San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego, the original SeaWorld park, opened way back in 1964 as a marine animal park and aquarium. While San Diego’s SeaWorld primarily focuses on animals, they’ve added multiple roller coasters over the last few years. That includes the...
Continue reading...Sidewinder Safari Construction Tour at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Last Friday Six Flags Discovery Kingdom installed the final piece of track for their newest roller coaster, Sidewinder Safari. And on Saturday, we joined ACE Norcal for a behind the scenes look at the coaster and construction site. For anyone...
Continue reading...California’s Great America Announces a New Ride and Events For 2022!
California’s Great America made a surprise announcement that a new ride is opening this Spring. No, it’s not a surprise coaster, but Liberty Twirler, a new scrambler ride for the park will open in May. The park has a surprising lack...
Continue reading...Knott’s Boysenberry Festival is Back March 18 to April 24
The annual Knott’s Boysenberry Festival is back this year, with a fully opened theme park, and for an even longer run. This years festival, one the biggest food festivals in the theme park world, will operate daily from March 18...
Continue reading...Top Thrill Dragster Won’t Open in 2022
Sorry speed fans, looks like Top Thrill Dragster won’t be opening this year. According to a report by the Sandusky Register the Intamin Accelerator coaster will remain closed for the 2022 season. “(Top Thrill Dragster) will remain closed for the...
Continue reading...SeaWorld Makes $3.4 billion Offer to Buy Cedar Fair
A big piece of theme park business news popped up yesterday, as Bloomberg reported SeaWorld has made a $3.4 billion offer to buy the Cedar Fair park chain. Cedar Fair confirmed in a statement that SeaWorld had made an unsolicited...
Continue reading...Emperor at SeaWorld San Diego Opening March 12!
Emperor, the new B&M Dive Coaster that’s been in the works at SeaWorld San Diego since before the pandemic has an opening date! The park announced on Twitter that Emperor opens to the public on March 12, 2022. Hear ye,...
Continue reading...Toontown at Disneyland is Getting a Refresh
Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, announced at IAAPA that “an ambitious reimagining” of Toontown at Disneyland will debut in 2023. Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway was already set to open in 2023 in Toontown. So, it...
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