Your June and July 2014 UK theme park news round-up from Theme Park Tourist. Summertime is an exciting few months for the UK theme parks. Opening hours are longer, nights are shorter, weather is warmer (well, hopefully), and the theme parks are home to extra ride hours and special events galore. Don’t let the peak…
This is the weekly news, rumors and refurbishments update for Walt Disney World for the week of June 29, 2014. Here are the three biggest updates from around the resort for the past seven days… 1. Hub construction at the Magic Kingdom continues and scrims taken down Scrims around it’s a small world were taken…
There’s not just one version of the classic Haunted Mansion ride: each park’s version is a bit different. Disney Parks’ Haunted Mansion has a long history, dating back to the 1950s when Walt Disney was first thinking of building a modestly-sized (11 acre) “Mickey Mouse Park” in Burbank California near the Disney studios. In Harper…
A child can slip away in seconds. Here’s what you need to know if yours gets lost at Disney World.
Epcot’s been around since the early 1980s, and believe it or not, some of its predictions about the future have actually come true.
Theme Park Tourist’s guide to the 10 most popular theme parks in the world. How many of the globe’s best parks have you visited?
Whoa, wait… You mean, that mountain is fake?
Every Wizarding World of Harry Potter across the globe will have exclusive attractions or experiences. Here’s why the Japanese version might be the best.
How is life different for employees at Universal Orlando versus Walt Disney World? Find out with these insider secrets!
You want a fix for Disney’s Hollywood Studios? We’ve re-built the park from scratch. Today we’re kicking off a new series of idealized park “build-outs,” redesigning parks we know and love to make them feel more complete, well-rounded, and alive. Theme Park Tourist writer Brian Krosnick has teamed up with the incredible S.W. Wilson –…
