Carowinds has just opened up the website and released details about this years SCarowinds Halloween Haunt event, officially dubbed “SCarowinds X”. The biggest announcement is the inclusion of a new maze, “Defex”, described as a “disassembly line” for defective toys, will be replacing “Final Summons” in the picnic pavilion next to Intimidator. As always we can probably also expect improvements to the returning attractions. So with the addition of Defex, Scarowinds has a really good line up of 11 different mazes and haunted houses for this years event.

• Defex
• Dead Inn
• Last Laff 3D
• Silver Screen SINema
• Slaughter House
• The Asylum
• Camp Killauee
• Feeding Frenzy
• The Cemetery
• The Playground
• Cornstalkers

The park has already began constructing the haunted houses, posting some pictures online of their progress. It looks like Defex might even have a 2nd level, which would be very interesting:

SCarowind's new haunted house "Defex" being constructed in one of the park's picnic pavilions.

Another interesting note, the park is marketing this year as “SCarowinds X”, claiming that this is their “10th year of fear” which is extremely odd seeing that last year was the “10th season of screams” (which was accurate, 2000-2009, making this the 11th season that has included SCarowinds). But anyway, this should be another great year for SCarowinds, hopefully even better than the last two years since their shouldn’t be any construction going on around the park during the event.

Scarowinds kicks off on September 17, for more information visit the official website at http://www.scarowinds.com/

What do you think of this year’s SCarowinds? Leave your comments and Park Thoughts below!

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WORLD OF COLOR

THE REVIEW

After years of design and construction, earlier this year, Disney finally unveiled World of Color, Disney’s latest spectacular performing nightly at Disney California Adventure.  Featuring fountains, fire, lasers, and lights, Disney characters come to life in ways never before imagined.  Accompanied by a terrific sound track, the show is the complete package.  It is something that we have not seen from Disney in a very long time.  It both is innovative and creative and brings together all elements of a good show.

Based on the original television series, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, the show begins with a throw back to the original opening using Mickey’s face on the Fun Wheel and just a handful of fountains.  “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color!” is announced in the original voice followed by total darkness.

The waters of Paradise Pier is home to a water spectacular known as World of Color.

Fountains spirt up tiny droplets of water, as a rendition of a modern version of “The Wonderful World of Color” begins.  The world is a carousel of color; a single fountain rises with the first line, followed by a full rainbow of fountains.  The following segments are filled with Disney characters.  Then my favorite moment of the show is when all hundred upon hundred of shoot up into the night sky in a terrific spectrum of color.

Hundreds upon hundreds of fountains were installed over the past 2 years to support the show.

While I do not want to give to much away, let me just say that this show is awesome, and not the overtly used meaning, but truly aw-inspiring.  What the designers are able to do with water is simply breath taking.  Going into the show I do not know what I was expecting, but this wasn’t it.

The show’s creators discovered that you could project on just about any kind of fountain.  This made for an incredible experience with terrific effects.  Another great aspect of the show is the use of lasers.  The lasers are not just used as in Fantasmic! Or Remember…Dreams Come True, where they are straight single beams.  No.  In World of Color they are incorporated into the show, such as rolling water, transformations, and even landscaping.

Perhaps the most fun part of the show is the Buzz Lightyear scene.  Beginning with an argument between the now house-hold names of Buzz and Woody, Buzz prove he can fly and then goes into full out space ranger mode with a battle against the evil emperor Zerg.  Watch the video above to get an idea of the scene.

Here is the both emotional and fun Aladdin portion of the show. It features two songs, ‘A Whole New World’ where Prince Ali and Jasmine take a spectacular trip over our colorful world, and ‘A Friend Like Me’ where Genie takes over Paradise Lagoon in this fun filled number.

The show concludes with a spectacular finale filled with lasers, lights, fire, and color.  Over all this show is a must see.  Is it a perfect show?  No, there are somethings that could be changed and re arranged, but it is certainly something that Disney fans love to see, creativity and innovation.  After years of relatively no new technologies, this show is on such a massive scale that it gives me goose bumps.  I highly recommend seeing this show as it is worth your time.  Overall I give this show a 8.5 out of 10.  An excellent midway point in Disney California Adventure’s growth.

World of Color in its current form is a solid 8.5 out of 10. Nice job Disney!

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Ferrari World Abu Dhabi continues to get closer and closer to the park’s opening day each day, the park continues to build the suspense by releasing more details.  With just 100 days to go, actually 99 today, the park has finally unvieled a full lists of attractions.  The park will offer a wide variety of attractions for the whole family.  Whether it be a 4D movie spectacular, or a 240 kmph roller coaster, Ferrari world Abu Dhabi.  Here is the full list of opening day attractions:

• Formula Rossa – The world’s fastest roller coaster, reaching speeds of 240 kmph.
• Speed of Magic – A fantasy 4-D journey following the adventures of a young boy as he travels through a kaleidoscopic dreamscape of natural and phenomenal environments, where no Ferrari has gone before.
• Made in Maranello – A virtual trip behind the walls of the famous Ferrari factory in Maranello, taking guests through the intricate process of making the world’s most sought after car.
• V12 – An exciting flume ride to the heart of a 12 cylinders engine.
• G-Force – A thrilling tower ride that will shoot thrill-seekers through the red roof and 62 meters in the air before plummeting back to Earth, experiencing the actual G-force of a Ferrari, in a seat directly inspired by the Ferrari Enzo.
• Scuderia Challenge – Cutting edge racing simulators similar to those used by the drivers of the Scuderia Ferrari in training.
• Viaggio in Italia – A virtual aerial voyage over Italy’s cities and their main monuments, mountains and coasts pursuing a Ferrari.
• Fiorano GT Challenge – A unique dueling rollercoaster with Ferrari F430 Spiders twisting and turning through tight corners on a sprint to the finish line.
• Bell’Italia – A miniature recreation of Italy’s most famous locations, from the picturesque Portofino and the Amalfi Coast to Monza racetrack, the Colosseum in Roma, Venezia and Maranello, the heartland and home of Ferrari.
• Paddock – A re-creation of the Ferrari motor home including garages, transporters & hospitality suites with interactive shows offering fans a taste of the true action behind the scenes on a Grand Prix race day.
• The Pit Wall – An interactive theatre that allows guests to test their judgment in realistic racing scenarios.
• Galleria Ferrari – The world’s largest Ferrari gallery outside Maranello, showcasing the most exclusive range of classic and contemporary Ferrari’s from all over the world.
• Junior GT – A driving school for children with expert instruction where they will drive reduced scale F430 GT Spiders on an equipped driving course.
• Junior Grand Prix – After the Junior GT driving experience, budding F1™ drivers can enjoy the race track in scaled down Ferrari F1™ racers.
• The Racing Legends – A ride through Ferrari’s greatest racing moments starting from the first races all the way to today’s F1 victories.
• Driving with Champions – An interactive 3-D show which follows the adventures of a young engineer who is taken on the ride of a lifetime with a racing champion on his first day working at the Ferrari factory
• Cinema Maranello – Ferrari World’s own theatre showing ‘Coppa di Sicilia’, a short film that tells one of the many inspiring stories from the life of the legendary Enzo Ferrari.
• Junior Training Camp – An interactive play area for children where they can engage with a waterless car wash, become custom ‘constructors’, climb up the grandstand, pilot remote cars, peddle their own miniature Ferrari and play with an F1™ car made of soft, guest-friendly foam.
• Carousel – Featuring never-before-seen Ferrari prototypes based on winning designs from a Ferrari competition.
• Dining and Shopping – A range of concept restaurants and cafes offering authentic Italian dining experiences, in addition to unique shopping locations.

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