Theme Park News
Theme Park News Web Sites cover the latest amusement industry news including theme park and roller coaster news. Below, you’ll find the latest headlines from the top Theme Park News Web Sites.
- Splashtown to get Stingray Racer10 March 2010, 10:01 pm
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- Kings Island - New Snoopy Names for Existing Rides10 March 2010, 10:01 pm
... - Busch Gardens Tampa - Park History Display10 March 2010, 10:01 pm
... - Walt Disney World - Monorail To The Game Grid10 March 2010, 10:01 pm
... - Disney to sell new Disney Premium Passport, D23 Expo Events10 March 2010, 10:01 pm
... - Alton Towers - Thi3teen Update10 March 2010, 10:01 pm
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- Merlin Entertainments posts positive results10 March 2010, 4:32 am
Merlin Entertainments Group has released its financial results for the year ending 26 December 2009, showing that the company is starting to recover from the global economic crisis. Revenue increased 16.1 per cent to £769 million. Like-for-like revenue also improved, climbing 12.9 per cent to £720.2 million. The company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization or enterprise multiple) increased to £238.6 million, which represents an increase of 16.6 per cen... - Incheon Robotland to open by early 20138 March 2010, 2:43 am
Incheon Robotland is a unique and one-of-a-kind theme park project that will allow guests to experience fun and fantasy with robots as soon as 2013. Robotland will include more than 26 rides and attractions, including roller coasters, a river rapids adventure ride, a drop shot and a 4D cinema. Various informative and non-informative shows and pavilions are also planned. A robot parade and cabaret is an example of some of the entertaining ways that robots will be added to replace traditional t... - Texas Giant begins $10 million upgrade4 March 2010, 3:53 am
Six Flags Over Texas has begun a $10 million upgrade on the Texas Giant which will see the ride's wooden tracks replaced. The new steel Iron Horse Coaster track design will be fitted to the ride's original wooden support structure. The modified design will mean that the Texas Giant will soon boast a 79-degree drop and 95-degree banked turn. The coaster will also be 3 metres taller and run faster than before. "This ride is going to take the entire industry by storm", said Steve Martindale,... - Ardent Leisure confirms two new attractions28 February 2010, 7:44 pm
Ardent Leisure has confirmed that their two Gold Coast parks will receive new attractions in time for the April school holidays. Dreamworld is to launch a night-time spectacular named Illuminate, which will combine an emotional soundtrack, special effects, pyrotechnics and architectural lighting to create a show that will transform the park's Main Street into SpongeBob SquarePants' underwater home. Illuminate will be shown nightly from April 2 to 16. WhiteWater World will also launch a ne... - Captain EO returns to Disneyland24 February 2010, 4:59 am
Captain EO, a musical spectacular featuring the late Michael Jackson, has reopened at Disneyland after closing more than 10 years ago. The 17-minute 3D film is led by Captain EO, otherwise known as Michael Jackson. Academy Award-winning actress Anjelica Huston also makes an appearance. Captain EO is now shown using a 70-millimetre projector, allowing guests to see the film in high definition. The theatre's acoustics have also been enhanced since the show was last featured at Disneyland in 1... - Lo-Q posts positive preliminary results20 February 2010, 5:49 am
Lo-Q, the company behind virtual queuing at Six Flags and various other theme parks around the world, has released its preliminary results for the period ending October 31, 2009. Revenue for the company increased to £17.30 million, which is a rise of 27.9 per cent. Profits before tax rose 29.2 per cent to £2.39 million. Profits after tax dropped to £1.90 million, which represents a decrease of 5.9 per cent. Lo-Q also managed to secure an additional five customers. "Lo-Q has added new c...
- Busch Gardens Africa Employee Busted for Pocketing Admission Fees10 March 2010, 3:11 am
A Busch Gardens cashier is facing felony charges after she spent years pocketing admission fees from guests, Tampa Police said. Stephanie Jolly was charged with organized fraud, grand theft and petit theft.... - Clydesdales & Collies & Sheep -- Oh My!4 March 2010, 6:06 am
Busch Gardens’ Highland Stables has new tenants and a new look. Situated in the park’s Scottish village adjacent to the Loch Ness Monster, the Highland Stables has been a park icon for three-and-a-half decades. When Busch Gardens opens to guests March 26, the stables will feature the park’s own team of Clydesdales as well as a flock of black-faced sheep, two Border collie puppies and a Eurasian barn owl.... - Six Flags Great America Announces MagiQuest for 201025 February 2010, 1:24 pm
Pixies, Powers and a Princess! New in 2010, Six Flags Great America announces MagiQuest, a live-action interactive game developed to bring families together and move children from the couch to physical play. Players immerse into an 8,000 square foot fantasyland powered by a “magical” wand.... - Michael Jackson Fans Line Up at Disneyland for Return of 'Captain EO'25 February 2010, 3:53 am
Fans decked out in futuristic garb formed a line early Tuesday to see the return of the Michael Jackson film "Captain EO" to Disneyland after a 13-year hiatus. At 10 a.m., the 17-minute, science fiction-themed musical returns to the Tomorrowland Theater for limited engagement. It replaces "Honey I Shrunk the Audience," which closed Jan. 3.... - Seaworld: Female Trainer Killed24 February 2010, 3:14 pm
A SeaWorld employee died this afternoon during an incident at SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium, an Orange County Sheriff's Office official confirmed.... - Legoland Florida could include aquarium attraction24 February 2010, 2:17 pm
Would an aquarium made of Lego blocks hold water? Mark Jackson thinks it could be so. A Sea Life aquarium could eventually be part of the final package as Legoland comes to Central Florida according to Jackson, director of tourism and sports marketing for the Central Florida Visitors and Convention Bureau....
- LEDs Save Disney Millions10 March 2010, 5:42 pm
Since 2001, the Disneyland® Resort in Florida has enhanced its energy conservation measures and reduced its average daily power demand by four million kilowatt hours, the equivalent of the energy used by 350 average American homes. This has been achieved through lighting, heating, and air conditioning adjustments. Disneyland® Resort Entertainment has been upgrading its theatrical lighting [...]... - Big Chief Karts and Coasters8 March 2010, 8:25 pm
Before Mount Olympus of the Wisconsin Dells was, well, Mount Olympus it was known as Big Chief Karts and Coasters. When I visited, the park consisted of a bunch of go kart tracks and the newly opened Cyclops wooden roller coaster. In 2004, Big Chief Carts and Coasters owner Nick Laskaris decided with the addition of roller [...]... - Which parks will you visit?6 March 2010, 11:14 am
I’m in Florida for Spring Break this week, and while I won’t be hitting up any parks during the trip, seeing the sunshine state gets me pumped for my upcoming Orlando trip in May. There I will visit all the Disney parks plus SeaWorld Orlando, which I haven’t been to since the early nineties… way [...]... - That Coaster Show – Season 1 Premier4 March 2010, 12:31 pm
Join us on the opening episode of Season 1 of That Coaster Show. We’ll be talking about: * Tragic SeaWorld accident * SFGAm announces MagiQuest * Carowinds gets a new website * Worlds of Fun announces Hot Summer Lights * Dueling Dragons closes for Harry Potter-fication * Planet Snoopy transformations continue * Disney World’s Summer Nightastic dates set * Cedar Fair to bring [...]... - Texas Giant to Break Records3 March 2010, 6:17 pm
Six Flags Over Texas has begun a $10 million renovation that will transform the Giant into a wood-steel hybrid with the steepest drop in the world (79 degrees) and the steepest banking on a wooden coaster (95 degrees). The ride is scheduled to re-open for the 2011 season. During a press introduction Wednesday, the Arlington, Texas [...]... - K’nex Coaster Models28 February 2010, 1:13 pm
As a mechanical engineer and a roller coaster enthusiast, I have always wanted to design or build roller coasters. While I may never get the chance to work on a real one, I have built several coasters out of K’nex back in the day. You remember K’nex right? The plastic rods and connectors which you [...]...
- Green Bay council approves Zippin Pippin purchase6 March 2010, 5:27 pm
On Tuesday the Green Bay city council approved the purchase of the Zippin Pippin coaster. By a vote of 7-4 the council approved the purchase for the rights to the wooden coaster famous for being Elvis Presley’s favorite in the city of Memphis, TN. Officials are hopeful the ride will debut in about 15 months. About [...]... - Texas Giant going hybrid3 March 2010, 6:29 pm
Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas will have an all-steel track when it opens for the 2011 season.... - Updated: SeaWorld trainer killed in whale attack24 February 2010, 2:38 pm
A veteran SeaWorld Orlando trainer died during an accident at SeaWorld’s Shamu Stadium at the Florida park.... - Fair board sues Six Flags24 February 2010, 11:18 am
Only weeks after Six Flags announced that Kentucky Kingdom would not be reopening, Kentucky state officials have filed a lawsuit against Six Flags. At issue: the state wants the bankruptcy judge to declare that all the rides and other attractions on the land are owned by the fair board and not by Six Flags. Chang was removed [...]... - Captain EO returns to DisneyLand after 13 years of absence23 February 2010, 9:00 am
Starting Tuesday, Michael Jackson’s “Captain EO” returns to DisneyLand. The film, which is 17 minutes long, will be replacing the “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” film in the Tomorrowland Theater. The film ran from 1986 until 1997 in 3-D. The return of the movie featuring Jackson and Angelica Huston will have better sound thanks to enhancements [...]... - Adventureland shops burn20 February 2010, 9:59 pm
Fire burned a toy store and other shops at Adventureland in Iowa Saturday. No one was hurt in the blaze near the front entrance of the park....
- Six Flags Great America readies Kiddieland's Little Dipper10 March 2010, 7:24 pm
Roller coaster from the closed park will see new life in Gurnee. ... - Ghost Town in the Sky has until June to beat foreclosure10 March 2010, 7:24 pm
Owners don't have the money to open this summer. ... - D23 will be biennial, history event will be held this year10 March 2010, 7:22 pm
Ultimate Disney geek conference will be held every other year. ... - Disney introduces Premier Passport ticket for bicoastal theme park access10 March 2010, 7:14 pm
New pass offers access in Florida and California for $700. ... - Six Flags CFO takes stand in bankruptcy trial9 March 2010, 8:15 pm
Financial chief says company faced a cash or liquidity crisis every year since he joined the company. ... - Merlin says sales are up 6.4%9 March 2010, 7:55 pm
Company says it's not in a hurry to IPO, as no major debt due until 2012. ...
- Baby Giant Anteater Born At Florida Busch Gardens2 February 2010, 1:03 am
Photo of mom and her new baby who was born at the Busch Gardens Tampa Bay park two days before Christmas.... - Busch Gardens Ride To Fly Guests Over Europe Landmarks1 February 2010, 11:22 pm
New simulator ride in Ireland section part of Williamsburg theme park's 35th anniversary celebration.... - Demolition Of Elvis Presley's Favorite Roller Coaster Begins29 January 2010, 11:59 am
Crews begin taking down the Zippin' Pippin roller coaster at the former Libertyland amusement park.... - Magic Mountain's New Family Coaster Named After Six Flags' Ambassador27 January 2010, 8:49 pm
The park's 17th roller coaster opening Memorial Day weekend will tie the record for the most coasters in a single park.... - Universal Reveals Hogwarts Castle At Wizarding World Of Harry Potter25 January 2010, 3:22 pm
Image of Hogwarts Castle revealed as work continues on the Harry Potter theme park at Universal's Orlando Resort.... - Auction Starts For First Rides On Record-Breaking Carowinds Roller Coaster15 January 2010, 8:08 pm
Carowinds will donate the proceeds from the Intimidator roller coaster first rider auction to local charities....
- Details on Texas Giant4 March 2010, 9:47 am
Going from wood to steel... - New Amusement Park For Individuals With Special Needs28 February 2010, 2:12 pm
32 Million Dollar Park to Be Named... - Six Flags Great America Gets MagiQuest27 February 2010, 8:49 pm
SFI makes a deal interactive entertainment giant.... - On With the Show27 February 2010, 9:09 am
SeaWorld to resume Shamu shows.... - BGA Lets Kids in for FREE25 February 2010, 11:28 pm
Valid for all FL residents under 6.... - Whale Attack at SeaWorld Orlando24 February 2010, 3:44 pm
Killer Whale Kills Employee...
