Full Coverage: Funland: Latest theme park news & trends
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The much-anticipated expansion of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando is expected to be unveiled in late June with a dark ride through the cavernous vaults of Gringotts Bank, a virtual journey on the Hogwarts Express train and a faithful re-creation of London’s Diagon Alley.
May 30, 2014
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Six Flags Great America will launch the latest salvo in the ongoing wooden coaster war this summer with the addition of a steel-wood hybrid aimed squarely at dethroning the reigning king and knocking the heir apparent down a notch.
May 23, 2014
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In a place better known for bourbon, baseball bats and thoroughbred racing, Louisville’s Kentucky Kingdom was once the state’s top tourist destination.
May 16, 2014
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Don’t get your hopes up, Marvel fans.
April 24, 2014
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A long-overdue renovation of the Calico Mine Ride will introduce state-of-the-art technology to the first major Knott’s Berry Farm attraction while preserving the groundbreaking work of a legendary theme park innovator.
April 16, 2014
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As summer approaches, 2014 already looks like a great year for ride enthusiasts around the world as a number of new theme parks are planned for Europe and Asia and several major attractions are in the works for North America.
April 1, 2014
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The visually stunning and chaotically thrilling Despicable Me Minion Mayhem attraction is the latest proof that nobody does movie-based motion simulator rides better than Universal Studios Hollywood.
March 21, 2014
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Only at Disneyland would they tear down an old and dilapidated gold mining town in order to build a new and identical gold mining town and make it look old and dilapidated again.
March 11, 2014
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Like art, music and fashion, roller coasters speed through trends in a never-ending pursuit of the latest and greatest record-setting feat.
March 1, 2014
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A $10-million first-of-its-kind attraction coming to Canada’s Wonderland will combine a 4-D interactive dark ride with a roller-coaster track inside the Toronto-area amusement park’s decades-old Wonder Mountain centerpiece.
Feb. 24, 2014
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The dual-launch FireChaser Express debuting at Dollywood on March 22 will blast riders backward out of an exploding fireworks factory on a themed family coaster that combines pyrotechnic special effects with a terrain-hugging ride.
Feb. 18, 2014
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The Flight of the Demon winged coaster debuting March 29 at Germany’s Heide Park will swoop through the dark along a twisting track bathed in devilish lights and lasers.
Feb. 9, 2014
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A new hybrid dark ride-roller coaster at Germany’s Europa-Park will take visitors through a microscopic universe populated by ants the size of elephants, bumble bees as big as fighter jets and blades of grass taller than skyscrapers.
Jan. 30, 2014
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A new $10-million roller coaster paying tribute to Coney Island’s past marks another step in what New York City officials hope will be a rebirth of the seaside amusement park known as “America’s Playground.”
Jan. 22, 2014
