May 6th, 2010 at 5:00PM: Train ("Drops of Jupiter"), Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20) and Counting Crows ("Round Here") will perform on Saturday nights this summer at Universal Orlando Resort.
It's the second year for the Summer Concert Series, with seven concerts planned on Saturday nights between June 12 and July 17.
The concerts happen inside the Universal Studios Florida theme park, and they are free with theme park ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Universal Orlando announces summer concert series
May 6th, 2010 at 5:00PM: Train ("Drops of Jupiter"), Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20) and Counting Crows ("Round Here") will perform on Saturday nights this summer at Universal Orlando Resort.
It's the second year for the Summer Concert Series, with seven concerts planned on Saturday nights between June 12 and July 17.
The concerts happen inside the Universal Studios Florida theme park, and they are free with theme park ...Riders stuck hanging upside down on U.K. coaster
May 5th, 2010 at 12:30PM: Most roller coaster fans will tell you that the best part is the adrenaline rush you get when the ride ends. But what happens when a ride leaves you hanging?
That's what happened to five people riding the Mumbo Jumbo coaster at Flamingo Land theme park in Yorkshire, England, on Tuesday.
London's Daily Mail reports that the thrill seekers were riding the coaster when their ride car came to a ...Alton Towers theme park offers free mullets and perms for employees
May 4th, 2010 at 1:30PM: British theme park Alton Towers - the site of the 2009 Speedo ban that delighted women worldwide - is bravely trying to bring back the mullet.
The park is headed back to the 1980s to celebrate its 30th anniversary later this month.
So to give Alton Towers a more authentic 1980s feel, officials are offering employee makeovers - complete with mullet haircuts for the guys and perms for the ...SeaWorld offers $5 admission for kids
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:30PM: SeaWorld theme parks in Orlando, San Antonio and San Diego are offering $5 one-day tickets for kids now through Dec. 31, 2010.
To get the $5 deal, you need to buy a full-priced adult admission for each discounted kid's ticket you purchase. Adult tickets are $69 in San Diego, $58.99 in San Antonio and $78.95 in Orlando.
And you'll have to buy the cheap tickets online in advance; they aren't ...8 new thrill rides opening in 2010
Apr 23rd, 2010 at 2:00PM:
Whether you're an avid thrill seeker or just looking to have a little fun, thrill rides and roller coasters offer riders endless good times and plenty of excitement. With the economy on the forefront of most American's minds, many amusement parks have scaled back or delayed production of new rides. Luckily, not every park is afraid of the economic downturn, and these eight new rides opening ...Knott's Berry Farm adds chocolate and bacon to the funnel-cake menu
Apr 12th, 2010 at 9:30AM: Chocolate. Bacon. Funnel cake. Three of my favorite things in the world. But is putting them all together too much of a good thing?
Apparently not at Knott's Berry Farm, where chocolate bacon funnel cake is being added to the menu.
This over-the-top culinary concoction started where all good theme-park food trends do these days, on Twitter.
Meghan Gardner, a spokeswoman for Knott's Berry ...Nation's oldest amusement park to give 'deserving' family private access
Apr 6th, 2010 at 9:30AM: To celebrate its 165th anniversary, Lake Compounce is "giving away the keys" to the amusement park to one family for 165 minutes.
Nominate a "deserving" family online by April 20 to enter the Win the Keys to Lake Compounce contest. Park officials say economic troubles, personal hardships and sacrificing yourself to serve others are examples of things they would consider deserving. You can ...U.K. theme park offers roller coaster tickets that include health insurance
Mar 15th, 2010 at 9:30AM: Alton Towers Resort is billing the new thrill ride Thirteen as the world's first "psychoaster." And for some, this ticket to ride could include medical attention. The theme park has spent more than $22 million on the roller coaster, which is being billed as a combination of the "ultimate elements of physical and psychological fear." So much fear, in fact, that apparently some riders will need to ...Universal Studios Singapore opening day tickets sell out
Mar 11th, 2010 at 3:30PM: What does a girl have to do to get a ticket to ride a Battlestar Galactica dueling roller coaster? Universal Studios Singapore tickets went on sale Wednesday, and developer Resorts World Sentosa says the park's opening day, March 18, is already sold out. Channel NewsAsia reports that people frustrated with trying to buy tickets online or get through to an operator at the company's call center are ...Theme park news roundup: Harry Potter, robot rides and cheesy grub(s!)
Feb 25th, 2010 at 2:34PM: Here's what's happening in theme park news this week.
Robot Land announced (Incheon, South Korea)
South Korea will be home to the world's first robot theme park when Robot Land opens in Incheon in 2012. Robot Land will have a robotic arm ride, tributes to robot-themed movies such as "Matrix" and "Minority Report," and robot employees and performers. A national robotics lab and office ...LEGOLAND is coming to Florida!
Jan 26th, 2010 at 8:00AM:
I'd normally be skeptical about another theme park opening in Florida. Does the state really need another one? But, when I saw the announcement from Merlin Entertainments, I changed my mind very quickly. After all, every city should have a LEGOLAND®. By the end of 2011, Winter Haven, Florida will open in this new attraction, which will sit on 145 acres that is currently home to Cypress ...Get tips on visiting Disney with a special needs child at Mouse-Aid
Jan 13th, 2010 at 3:30PM: Disneyland and Disney World are supposed to be the happiest places on Earth. Every child wants to go to this place of wonder and excitement, and special needs children are no exception. But for parents of these children, the thought of organizing a trip may seem like a far too difficult task. That's where the Mouse-Aid website comes in.
The website is not affiliated with Disney, but it is ...LEGOLAND Water Park to follow 6th year of growth
Jan 9th, 2010 at 1:00PM: The first looks at the world's first LEGO® water park were revealed recently at LEGOLAND California Resort. So far, it's only an artist's rendering of the new water park, but that's the first step toward getting drenched.
This new initiative follows the park's successes with the new Bob the Builder™ 4-D movie and the presidential inauguration scene in Miniland U.S.A. These new ...Resorts World Sentosa opens four hotels; Universal Studios Singapore to open next
Jan 7th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Grab your fairy dust and put on your glass slippers: the opening of Resorts World Sentosa four hotels at the site of Universal Studios Singapore will commence on Jan. 20, with the Festive Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel Singapore, Crockfords Tower and Hotel Michael. The hotel openings will set the stage for more reveal during the following 30 days.
Part of the Resorts World Sentosa, Universal Studios ...New to Hong Kong Disneyland: Big Grizzly Mountain
Nov 16th, 2009 at 11:00AM: The Wild West is going farther west. So far west that it's the far east. The newest roller coaster announced for Hong Kong Disneyland is Big Grizzly Mountain. Set to open in 2012, it will be the main attraction in Grizzly Trail -- Hong Kong's version of the original park's Frontierland. The ride follows a runaway mine train through the mining town of Grizzly Gulch, which comes decked out with a ...Disney offers free park admission to volunteers
Sep 30th, 2009 at 9:30AM:
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Volunteer one day of your time next year, and you could receive a free day of admission at a Walt Disney theme park in return. The Disney company has announced that one million people who volunteer with the HandsOn Network can get into any Disneyland Park in ...NYC duo gets tapped for Orlando smile assignment
Aug 6th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Orlando has spoken! A pair of New Yorkers rose above hundreds of applicants to become Orlando's Smile Ambassadors. For 67 days, they will experience more than 100 attractions offered ... which includes a hell of a lot more than just a dance with the Mouse. Alligators will be involved, for example. Along the way, they'll blog and their experiences, giving the rest of the world an "in the trenches" ...Fun to get more expensive at Disney World
Aug 4th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Prices are about to go up at Disney World, but the company is keeping the increases reasonable. Theme park multi-day admission prices will increase by 2.5 percent to 5.3 percent, depending on the nature of the passes. In 2006, when the economy was strong, the park hiked prices 16 percent.
The money has to come from somewhere. Hotel bookings are down 7 percent for Disney's domestic parks this ...Disney World monorail driver killed in crash
Jul 5th, 2009 at 11:30AM: One monorail crashed into the back of another at Walt Disney World early this morning, killing one driver and shaking up a family of six. According to the park's statement, "Today we mourn the loss of our fellow cast member. Our hearts go out to his family and to those who have lost a friend and co-worker."
The monorail, according to a report by CNN, was shut down, as the park works with law ...$452 million to be invested in Disneyland Hong Kong
Jul 1st, 2009 at 3:30PM: The Walt Disney Co. said on Tuesday that it will be investing US$452 million in park expansions, seen as necessary to compete with a planned rival park in Shanghai. The expansion will include three new "lands," and thirty new attractions. A source familiar with the plan stated that two of the new lands will be exclusive to Hong Kong Disneyland for five years after opening. The park will have ...
