Universal’s Islands of Adventure recently released details on its highly anticipated Wizarding Worlds of Harry Potter island opening next year. Some of the finer details have been released however the park didn’t care to release the name, ride type, or any other details of the parks main attraction called “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey.” Infact, the park failed to...
An overview of the Hong Kong Disneyland Expansion.
What some would call the highlight of the D23 Expo was the models and concept art for the upcoming Mystic Point area of Hong Kong Disneyland. As part of a massive expansion project to bring more people into the park, Hong Kong Disneyland is adding 3 new lands; Toy Story Land, Grizzly Trail,...
This is a two part series. It showcases the D23 Expo, a Disney centric event that features different news and other experiences only offered here. I was fortunate enough to attend a day at the event and have brought images back to Park Thoughts. To read Part 1 click here.
A small preshow serves as crowd control for the amount of...
Thorpe Park has been under alot of scutiny for its “Say no to BO Campaign” preventing riders from putting their arms up on rides. Now, Thorpe Park strikes again by modifying its Queue Estimation Time system.
From ThemeParkReview.com member: Koolkid.
The park has often recieved complaints about how poorly designed the queue times posted on the boards are, as a result, recently...
Since I am a big Disney nerd, I felt it was necessary to prove myself at the D23 Expo in Anaheim California. D23 is the official Disney fan community for everything from the parks, to the movies, and I was there, for 1 day at least. I attended the incredible event Saturday, September 12th, 2009, and needless to say that...
Yesterday, September 10th, 2009, was the ceremony for the Golden Ticket Awards 2009. As always, this is one of the more presitigous events that parks do like to advertise and talk about as being a “Golden Ticket Holder.” Like years before, this year included some suprises and some expected winners. Here are some of the highlights:
As I have seen through previous years, Busch Gardens Europe does a nice Halloween event called Howl-O-Scream. It consists of a few mazes, a few scare zones, and some shows. Well this year, the event’s line up grew big time. It now features 6 haunted houses, 7 scare zones, and 6 different shows. Lets take a look at what the...