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TPU Exclusive: The Unique Master Plan of Universal Orlando’s Fourth Park: Fantastic Worlds
It’s been a while since we have discussed Universal Orlando’s tippy top secret new park being built just off of Destination Parkway in Orlando. No formal acknowledgement of plans or even construction have come from Universal Orlando as of yet. The park is still years away, but the overall master plan seems to be locked
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Virtual Reality Bumper Cars Opens in Germany
It was only a matter of time. Since virtual reality has come (and mostly gone) on roller coasters over the last few years, it made sense for the technology to wind up on other attractions. Recently a virtual reality bumper cars attraction opened in Germany and could spur a trend amongst other family entertainment centers.
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Amsterdam Opens “5D Porn Cinema” in Red Light District
To be honest, we are kind of surprised it took this long for an attraction like this to pop up (pun intended). Yes, friends, Amsterdam (arguably the most progressively sexual country in the world) has opened a “5D Porn Cinema” that promises to stimulate more than the typical sight and sound senses of a regular
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Dubai Parks and Resorts Announces Strategy To Turn Around Resort
It seems Dubai Parks and Resorts is working on turning around their resort (which is losing money each day) to try and get to the point of profitability. DXB recently announced that their Six Flags Dubai project was “on hold” until it made sense to move forward. Now even that has changed. First, DXB Entertainments
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Why Did Disney Ban Smoking From Their Parks? We Have A Theory
On March 28, 2019, Disney Parks and Resorts dropped a bit of a bombshell with new rules and regulations at all of their parks within the United States. Among them is a rule ensuring strollers are ” no larger than 31″ (79cm) wide and 52″ (132cm) long.” In addition, wagons of any kind (plus stroller
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Cirque du Soleil Downsizing Las Vegas Operations
Could Cirque du Soleil be in trouble? According to a recent report, the Montreal-based company is making some deep cuts to it operation in Las Vegas. This comes on the heels of our explosive article last week comparing the Cirque du Soleil theme park in Mexico to the infamous Fyre Festival in the Bahamas. We’ve
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Would You Ride An Attraction With Your Hands Bound Together?
Theme parks are always looking for a way to ramp up simulated terror. Many use live actors, sneaky special effects or loud startles. However, Fuji-Q Highland in Japan is taking things to a new level: bounding riders hands together. According to a recent news story in Japan, this new attraction will “lightly” bound riders hands
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First Details of Jurassic World: The Ride Revealed
Today we got the first official details on Jurassic World: The Ride directly from Universal Studios Hollywood. Since the classic Jurassic Park: The Ride closed in September 2018, little official information has been released about the attraction. That is until today! Universal Studios Hollywood has given us a tease as to what we can expect
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Is Cirque du Soleil Park Mexico the Fyre Festival of Theme Parks?
Back in 2014, Theme Park University was the first to break the news about a revolutionary Cirque du Soleil Theme Park headed to Mexico. Scheduled to open in 2018, the park was originally designed by the Goddard Group and featured some concepts that had never been attempted before. However, between 2014 and 2018, not a
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Is IMG Worlds of Adventure For Sale?
It’s no secret that IMG Worlds of Adventure in Dubai is struggling. Ask anyone who’s ever set foot in one of the world’s largest indoor theme park and they’ll tell you that the place is always dead. Despite having attractions with global recognition like Marvel and Cartoon Network, it seems that the park has yet
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Confirmed: Boy Almost Twisted Foot Off While Riding E.T. Adventure at Universal Studios Florida
As Theme Park University reported on back in February 2019, a boy was seriously injured while riding the E.T. Adventure at Universal Studios Florida. While initial reports stated that he “twisted his foot off,”, we had heard that was not the case. Now the Orlando Sentinel has picked up on the story because (no surprise)
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Dining on a Broadway Stage – Foodwork Offers Unique Views of “Network” Starring Bryan Cranston
There is something surreal about eating a steak while sitting three feet away from Bryan Cranston giving a gut-wrenching monologue on a Broadway stage. Yet, that’s the experience I had recently as a part of Foodwork, a unique dining experience on the stage of the Belasco Theater during Network starring Bryan Cranston. “Network” is based
