I run down the 2019 holiday happenings at theme parks, including Disney World, Disneyland, Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Hollywood, Six Flags, Silver Dollar City Attractions, Dollywood, and more in my USA Today Travel article. If all you want for Christmas are…
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Devilish thrills on the way to Six Flags
What’s coming to Six Flags parks for the 2020 season? Perhaps the biggest news is the Jersey Devil, a huge, single-rail, Rocky Mountain Construction thrill machine at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey. And…
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Six Flags takes a stand for preservation
I love this story! When it was time to retire the historic Iron Wolf, Six Flags sent one of its lead cars back to Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), the company that created it, and another…
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Parks offer chills to go with the thrills
Just about every park offers a Halloween event. Let’s run down some of the highlights for 2019, including the granddaddy of gore, Knott’s Scary Farm, Cedar Point’s Haunt at HalloWeekends, Six Flags’ Fright Fest, and…
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These log flume rides make quite a splash
They have not been around as long as roller coasters and carousels, but log flume rides have been thrilling—and dousing—visitors for decades. Let’s log on and check out some of parkdom’s more intriguing flume rides…
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10 U.S. Roller Coasters You Have to Ride
Do you love roller coasters? You have plenty of company. The popular ride has been king of the midway since the dawn of amusement parks, and it retains that status today. There are over 750…
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These roller coasters will throw you for a loop
Do you love roller coasters? You are going to flip for these rides. No, really. The thrill machines listed here will turn you upside down and right-side up with all kinds of inverting elements. In…
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2019’s most-anticipated new roller coasters
Another year, another batch of roller coasters. The more things change at amusement parks, the more they stay the same. The popularity of one of the oldest amusement rides shows no sign of waning. That’s…
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National Roller Coaster Day: 2018’s biggest new coasters
There is only one way to mark National Roller Coaster Day on August 16: Visit an amusement park and ride the rails. But you wouldn’t want to ride just any coaster, right? Fortunately, parks have…
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Arthur appears on “CBS This Morning”
To kick off Memorial Day Weekend and the roller coaster and park season in 2015, CBS This Morning profiled Arthur. Reporter Carter Evans spoke with Arthur at Universal Studios Hollywood and Six Flags Magic Mountain….
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