Traveling the Globe for the Best Coasters and Theme Parks
Sean: Another week, another Six Flags Magic Mountain update! We’re in the midst of Spring Break crowds and the park was filling up quickly today. The weather was awesome and like every Spring, there are more changes around the park that we will address in this week’s update. Including new restaurants at Metropolis that have opened, repaints of water slides, and more! Continue reading “Six Flags Magic Mountain Update – April 15th 2017”
Sean: After visiting two of the country’s best parks, that have been in the spotlight a lot recently, it was time to check out another new park in the South. The most Southern of them all… Six Flags Over Georgia! One thing I may have learned on this trip is: if it’s another Six Flags park, expect another Six Flags experience. Let’s find out what this park in the chain has to offer with its near-perfect lineup of attractions. Continue reading “From Southwest to Southeast: Six Flags Over Georgia”
Sean: It’s always a good time for a quick update! Especially when Sol Spin has started testing and has been programmed! In addition to which, even though the stickers/patterns have yet to be added to the ride’s mechanisms, the light package is already working! While we take a quick look at Sol Spin and its light package, we’ll also discuss the Boysenberry Festival light package on Supreme Scream! Continue reading “Sol Spin Testing – Sol Spin Light Package – Supreme Scream Boysenberry Light Package”
Jeremy: This week we ventured out to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom to see what has been going on at the park lately, as well as to see if there is a glimpse of Wonder Woman in the making. We went to the park this last Friday, and there was quite a downpour of rain in the beginning of the day. To our surprise though, most everything was running! Let’s take a look in our new Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Update.
Continue reading “Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Update – Early April 2017”
Alex: Last weekend Ferrari Land, one of the main projects for 2017 in Europe, opened. Despite the hype I had for the park, it felt as such a disappointment. Why? Where to start…
Continue reading “Ferrari Land – Opening Weekend – April 2017”
Sean: Another week has passed by and with a bit of spare time this evening I decided to ride some coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain! And whenever I’m at The Mountain I will try get a quick update going. In this update we’ll take a look around the park and at some Metropolis construction, of course! Continue reading “Six Flags Magic Mountain Update – April 8th 2017”
Sean: One of the best events in the state is back! The Boysenberry Festival at Knott’s Berry Farm! Since we were unable to attend on the opening day for the park’s media event, we visited a few days later! The sun was out and crowds were nowhere to be found! Plenty of great food and awesome rides with minimal lines! Continue reading “Knott’s Berry Farm – Boysenberry Festival 2017!”
Sean: Guardians of the Galaxy- Mission: Breakout! is already well received by many, and there are still plenty of Disney fans that are upset that Tower of Terror has left Disney California Adventure Park. We’re actually quite excited for the relaunch of the drop ride and the ride looks surprisingly much better than the original concepts! Let’s take a look at the exterior as of the first week of April: Continue reading “Guardians of the Galaxy- Mission: Breakout! – Exterior Early April”
Sean: After riding the World’s fastest, and arguably best, Wooden Coaster a few days prior, it was time to visit the World’s largest Giga Coaster at Carowinds! This park recently received a major facelift from Cedar Fair, one very similar to what California’s Great America is planned to receive in the next few years! The park’s operations were amazing, and the park has a solid line-up of roller coasters! Let’s take a look around the park, shall we?
Sean: We all know Dollywood, the Dolly Parton theme park. Known for good food, better shows, and some highlight roller coasters that make the park a heaven for pretty much any theme park enthusiast. It was finally time to leave some of the usual California attractions behind and visit the, arguably, best wooden coaster on the planet! Let’s take a look at all that Dollywood has to offer and some highlights during our trip to the Tennessee park. Most importantly, how does it compare to some of our beloved California attractions? Continue reading “From Southwest to Southeast: Dollywood <3”
Zach: While illness prevented us from visiting the Disneyland Resort over the week or so, some spring time sunshine provided for a beautiful (busy) weekend visit. Star Wars Land and Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout construction is coming along quite nicely so we snapped some pictures, but first we start this article with a (not really) Dramatic announcement! Continue reading “Disneyland Resort Update – Late March – Early April”
Byron: California’s Great America was nice enough to invite us to the media day for their new ride experience for 2017; Patriot! After a 25 year run as one of the first B&M stand up coasters, Vortex closed last year to receive new floorless trains and be converted to Patriot. Below I’ll go over what the media day and opening ceremony consisted of, as well as my thoughts on this new ride experience.
Continue reading “Patriot Opens at California’s Great America”
Sean: I’m back from my Southeast trip and meanwhile Six Flags Magic Mountain has opened for daily operations! I was time to get some Viper rides in and take a look at what the newest changes are around the park. There turned out to be quite a bit to report on, including more Apocalypse construction, repaints, Metropolis, and more! Continue reading “Six Flags Magic Mountain Update – March 30th 2017”
Sean: Sol Spin, Knott’s Berry Farm’s newest thrill ride, has arrived at the park and has been assembled in Fiesta Village. It looks like the details and patterns have yet to be placed on the ride mechanism, as only the basic colors are exposed. Let’s take a look, shall we? Continue reading “Sol Spin Construction at Knott’s Berry Farm – Late March”
Jeremy: It’s time to head back to California’s only large regional park with an off-season… You’ve guessed it, California’s Great America! As most of you know, this last weekend was opening weekend, so we headed out to the Santa Clara theme park to see how the off-season treated the park. Continue reading “California’s Great America – OPENING WEEKEND 2017”
The spectacularly captivating and highly acclaimed “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” thrill ride at Universal Studios Hollywood’s “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™” takes a technological bow with the introduction of enhanced 4K-HD ride film projecting at an astounding rate of 120 frames-per-second and designed to offer guests an even more immersive glimpse into J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. Continue reading “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey in 4K-HD”
Sean: Time for a quick Knott’s Berry Farm Update! We launched a quick article regarding the departure of Boomerang earlier, now we’ve got an actual park update for you! Enjoy some awesome shots from our friend Alex McLaren, we’ll be launching some special articles with him soon, for now enjoy this new update from the Farm! Continue reading “Knott’s Berry Farm Update – March 17th 2017”
Sean: Knott’s Berry Farm says goodbye to the park’s veteran rollercoaster, Boomerang on April 23rd. Riders will have one last chance to ride the reverse shuttle rollercoaster starting now and throughout the duration of Knott’s annual springtime Boysenberry Festival which kicks off April 1-23. Continue reading “Knott’s Berry Farm Retires Boomerang in April!”
Be ready to see killer whales as you’ve never seen them before. Starting March 18, All Day Orca Play will provide SeaWorld guests with unprecedented access to killer whales through a full day of events and activities that deliver exclusive encounters with these majestic animals.
Sean: Thank you to Six Flags Magic Mountain for hosting another Justice League: Battle for Metropolis construction tour! This new Sally Corp. interactive dark ride will be a special upgraded version from the other versions found in the Six Flags chain. Let’s take a look at the progress made! Continue reading “Justice League: Battle for Metropolis Construction Tour – March 10th 2017”
