Theme parks are a place of fun and excitement for thousands of traveling families every day. Children and adults alike flock to these popular spots for leisure and relaxation and for the most part, that’s what they get—but even a near-perfect vacation can have its scary moments even outside of October! For most, any average…
With the popularity of Universal’s annual Halloween Horror Nights event growing each year, the park is always finding new ways to up the scares and bring guests back to experience what’s new from last time. From year to year, some things remain the same. Halloween Horror Nights 33 follows the typical pattern of 10 haunted…
As you first enter Kennywood park, one of the first attractions you pass is The Old Mill,a historic dark boat ride taking guests through an old wooden building powered by a large waterwheel visible from the queue. The ride is one of the oldest dark rides in the world and has been rethemed twelve times…
With immersive themed lands becoming the norm in popular theme parks, discussions have surfaced about some of the IPs that would make the best additions to park rosters. With Harry Potter, Star Wars, Avatar, and Marvel comics receiving their own themed areas, as well as the interest of park goers in these places, there is…
Ah, roller coasters… a modern staple of amusement parks worldwide that always seem to be pushing the boundaries to create the newest and most thrilling ride experience possible. From long climbs up a lift hill and the stomach-churning first drop, to the rush of the wind in your face and the relief of steady ground…
Long before the high tech and immersive dark rides of today we had something quite different. Here is the story of one of the earliest incarnations introduced in the United States — a funhouse-like dark ride known as Laff in the Dark…
Spreepark was once the most popular amusement park in Germany, drawing crowds of over a million each year, but within a handful of years the park had fallen to a state of disrepair… what went wrong?
Gulliver’s Kingdom was once a unique tourist destination in Japan. Here is the story of its doomed existence and ultimate fate…
