We’ve been busy, busy in the past few days expanding and enhancing our massive Flickr gallery, beginning the long and tedious task of re-tagging all of our posts, and of course, tweeting up a storm. With all of that mayhem we missed a few things. Theme parks and amusement parks everywhere are gearing up for the rapidly approaching opening days...
Category: Updates
Recently most of the focus has been on the Disney Parks in America. Disney’s California Adventure is in the middle of a $1.1 billion expansion, Disneyland and Disney Hollywood Studios are preparing to relaunch Star Tours this May, and the Magic Kingdom is also constructing a new subarea to Fantasyland. However, across the Pacific Ocean, the Disney properties in Asia...
The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure at Disney California Adventure is the highlight of 2011. The park continues to spend that nice $1.1 billion shopping spree it received back in 2007. Now, one of the most anticipated attractions of the expansion is almost ready to open. While construction crews are still hard at work making the exterior structure look dazzling,...
The mysterious B&M track that was found at the Bolliger and Mabillard plant in Ohio over a year ago has found it’s home in Ocean Park at Hong Kong, China. The coaster is rumored to be a Stand Up style ride however it may also be floorless or sit down. The coaster is part of the park’s multi million dollar expansion and...
Ever since, Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced it will be adding a multi-launch coaster in 2012, the internet has been buzzing with rumors concerning what exactly the ride will be like. Last night, the park’s local planning commission held a public meeting concerning the coaster. The meeting revealed some new details about the ride.
The coaster will be a low to the...
One of the most highly anticipated coasters of 2011 is Texas Giant. The first of it’s kind hybrid monster now features a 79° drop and is about 160 feet high. Chadster from Theme Park Review posted an update from January 2 of the new year recently and the coaster keeps looking better and better. So far, most all of the coaster...
One of the most popular attractions is Disney California Adventure, Toy Story Midway Mania is a fun for all ride where the characters of Toy Story set up the Midway Game play set. Guests ride the trams from game to game racking up points. Here are clips from the Mr. Potato Head boardwalk barker, the queue, and a full POV...