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In addition to theme parks, we cover anything in the world of themed entertainment from dinner shows to immersive theater, haunted attractions to miniature golf and much much more.
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Why Is Motiongate Dubai Adding New Coasters?
Motiongate Dubai continues to be one of the most interesting theme park stories of the last ten years. It features attractions from a ton of intellectual properties: Shrek, Ghostbusters, Smurfs, The Hunger Games and well over a dozen more. What’s fascinating? Even pre-pandemic, they’ve been hemorrhaging money since they’ve open. Losing millions of dollars just
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Universal Studios Beijing Unveils Full Attraction Line Up
Universal Studios Beijing just unveiled their full attraction line up for opening day in 2021! We’ve known what lands have been coming (officially) for a while now. And while Theme Park University published what we thought might be some official concept art for the park several years ago, it turns out it was pretty much
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Is Now A Good Time To Invest In New Attractions and Theme Parks?
Here we are months into the pandemic. Despite the fact that while we keep hearing that a vaccine is “around the corner” and testing is becoming more reliable, how do we get out of this? It feels like all of these changes, especially within the attractions and theme park industry, are permanent. While theme parks
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New Book Chronicles The Evolution of Regional Theme Parks
Believe it or not, when Disneyland opened in 1955 it was a regional park. By today’s standards, a regional park is mostly designed to capture locals within about a three or four-hour drive. Sure, Disneyland (and all Disney Parks) have turned into an international destination over time, but it wasn’t always that way. Once Disneyland
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Could Skyplex Orlando Be Getting A Lionsgate Theme Park Attached To It?
You remember Skyplex Orlando, right? The insanely tall roller coaster attached to a tower that was supposed to pop up years ago off of International Drive? While many thought the project might be dead (jury is still out), they seem to be courting Lionsgate movie studio for an IP branded indoor theme park to go
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Wynn Resort in Las Vegas Plans To Implement Rapid Testing – Could Theme Parks and Cruise Ships Be Next?
By now we are all getting used to the “new normal” of the pandemic. Temperature checks, face masks, physical distancing and more are now a part of our routine. However, “new normal” doesn’t mean permanent nor did it ever. The question operators are looking at is: how do we get out of this? The odds
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Universal Orlando Formally Announces Velocicoaster After Fumble
Congratulations to the Universal Orlando PR team. Your hands were tied, so you figured, why not? Just now, the VelociCoaster was formally announced to be opening in the summer of 2021. I hear upper management wasn’t too pleased with the leak that came from their own website on Friday. Thus, the VelociCoaster had to be
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Riding The U.S. Patent System Roller Coaster
Patents play an ever-increasing role in theme park design and construction. When contemplating a new attraction, such as a roller coaster, design teams should understand that each system and sub-system, such as the brakes, restraints, track design, car design, seat design, acceleration systems, evacuation routes, water features (e.g., splashing or water cannons), sound effects, visual
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What Does This Robotic Dog Have To Do With Universal’s Epic Universe?
Recently you may have spotted a robotic dog in CityWalk at the Universal Orlando Resort. His name is Latte and he even has a drink crafted in his honor at the Toothsome Chocolate Emporium. This is where he is doing tricks with Penelope and Jacques daily through September 30th. While he certainly is cute, you
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Universal Orlando Fumbles Yet Another Announcement: Jurassic World VelociCoaster
At some point you have to ask yourself: how does this keep happening? Earlier today, you may have heard that Universal Orlando “announced” the new VelociCoaster at Islands of Adventure. Though they’ve hardly been keeping it a secret, the new Jurassic World coaster has been under construction under the public eye for quite some time.
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Should Disney Allow Autistic Guests To Not Wear A Mask?
Since businesses have slowly started to reopen, mask-wearing has been required at nearly everywhere you go in the United States. Theme parks across the board have been requiring masks at nearly every location across the country. Disney in particular has been known as a “stickler” about wearing them and has even amended their policy several
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How Could Theme Parks Go “Mask Free” In The Near Future?
The current theme park experience can be summed up in two words: it sucks. Between temperature checks, wearing a mask and limited offerings, going to a theme park in 2020 is a shell of its former self. It doesn’t just suck for guests, operators like Disney, Universal and Six Flags also have to adjust to