Dollywood and Silver Dollar City owner Herschend Family Entertainment is acquiring Idaho's Silverwood Theme Park.
Construction on Universal Orlando’s next theme park, Epic Universe, will be put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We remain very confident that the parks business will generate healthy returns ...
With 10 years of Halloween Horror Nights experience and Universal building its first year-round haunt in one of my favorite vacation spots, I had to book a trip to Universal Horror Unleashed in Las ...
I couldn’t help but set my expectations high when staying in a 117-year-old hotel, but Hotel Breakers at Cedar Point did not live up to what I envisioned. First opened in 1905, this 669-room Lake Erie ...
It wasn’t long ago that Orlando, with its theme parks emphasizing high-tech dark rides, theming, and family appeal, was not considered a major destination for roller coaster enthusiasts. Now, the ...
SeaWorld Orlando will be adding what it calls a “first-of-its-kind suspended dark ride” in 2026. Called SEAQuest: Legends of the Deep, the new ride will see “guests will embark on a vibrant ...
The 20-year history of Universal Orlando’s second theme park can be broken into two distinct eras: before and after Harry Potter. When Islands of Adventure opened in 1999, Universal Orlando seemed ...
In 2018, Universal Orlando’s new addition was Fast & Furious: Supercharged — yet another screen-based attraction at a resort already too dependent on simulators, and quickly maligned as the worst of ...
The average attraction visitor has double the disposable income of the typical resident of Metropolitan Orlando, an example of the changing demographics at theme parks, according to a tourist industry ...
When one of Orlando’s theme parks closes an attraction, pieces of it are typically removed and then sold, repurposed or tossed in the trash. Yet more than a decade after they last entertained guests, ...
The Cartoon Network hotel next to Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is getting a makeover and a new name. The hotel will close at the end of 2025 and reopen in March 2026 as the Dutch ...
I won’t waste your time with bad puns about Stardust Racers being “out of this world” or whatever, because you really just want to know whether the biggest coasters at Universal Orlando’s Epic ...