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While Orlando Tourism Flourishes, Las Vegas Flails
We recently learned that Orlando had a record-breaking 75 million tourists visiting the area in 2018. This is an increase of 4.2 percent from 2017, solidifying Orlando as the top tourist destination in America. While there is a lot to crow about what’s going right in Central Florida, today we want to focus on a
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Brand New Simpsons Attractions Makes Debut
Roughly one month after the Disney/Fox merger has been officially completed, we have a new Simpsons attraction opening! The Simpsons in 4D is a totally new attraction featuring the gang from Springfield, which just opened at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The attraction takes place in a recreation of the Aztec
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4 Shows To See At 2019 Orlando Fringe Festival
Living in Orlando, you know that our favorite local event all year is the Orlando Fringe Festival. Artists from around the globe flock to Central Florida and put on one-of-a-kind shows that are all $11-and-under. With over 100 shows to choose from, it’s literally impossible to see them all during the festival that runs from
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Schlitterbahn Kansas City Likely To Be Closed For Good
As we predicted in our coverage of Schlitterbahn Kansas City, it doesn’t look likely that the park will reopen in 2019. For those unfamiliar, Schlitterbahn in Kansas City was home to Verruckt, a water slide that broke world records when it opened. It also, however, turned out to be deadly. This water slide was the
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Is Universal Rolling Out Attractions With Terrible Intellectual Properties?
Theme Park University reader Adam writes in, “Hey! Love your website. All of your attraction information on Universal is really interesting. I personally think that a show based on the Bourne franchise and Nintendo attractions are terrible ideas. Bourne isn’t that popular and Nintendo is kind of dated. It just seems like a terrible decision.
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Does Disney’s Paper Straw Policy Violate The American Disabilities Act?
Disney Parks new paper straw policy has drawn a lot of attention from online fan groups. When the company announced they would be eliminating plastic straws from their parks in 2018, the reaction was mixed. Heated debates starting popping up on all sides of the argument and are still going on. One of the reasons
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Video Surfaces of Six Flags Power Plant Project
One of the things we are most proud of here at Theme Park University is the preservation of extinct attractions. We have covered dozens from Hard Rock Park to MGM Grand Adventures. One project that I am most proud of is our coverage of Six Flags Power Plant in Baltimore. A bold and unique step
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Dozens of New Attractions Headed to Dubai Parks and Resorts
Good news? Today it was announced that Dubai Parks and Resorts approved adding new attractions to their existing parks: motiongate Dubai and Bollywood Park. Where are these rides coming from? If you recall, the Six Flags Dubai project was put “on hold” and a few weeks later was officially canceled. As we have mentioned before
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TPU Exclusive: Universal Orlando Tentative Future Project Timeline Through 2023
We have been closely following Universal Parks and their strategy for opening new attractions in the coming years and recently published a timeline for new attractions coming to Universal Studios Hollywood in the next several years. While this is indeed still locked in and true, Universal Orlando has changed things up a bit. Let’s dive
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Is SeaWorld Preparing For A Sale?
A few interesting stories came out of SeaWorld Entertainment recently that left many people scratching their heads. An undisclosed amount of layoffs happened company-wide despite the fact that SeaWorld parks continue to be on the upswing. According to the official statement released by SeaWorld, this is basically just how they’re doing business right now. Like
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Is A Ghostbusters House Headed to Universal Halloween Horror Nights?
Are you sitting down? Good. Got a good grip on something nearby? Great. If you think last year’s announcement of “Stranger Things” being added to Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights set off a social media frenzy, that’s nothing. For 2019, we have reason to believe that “Ghostbusters” will be a featured house for both Halloween Horror
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BREAKING – Secret Life of Pets: Off The Leash Officially Announced for Universal Studios Hollywood in 2020
It seems that another of our predictions has come true! The official word just came from Universal Studios Hollywood that a new attraction based on “The Secret Life of Pets” franchise will indeed open at the park in 2020. While no specific time frame within that year has been set, we predict it will be
