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Entries tagged as theme parks…
September 24, 2009, 10:38 AM
Disney recently announced plans to significantly expand Fantasyland in Florida, update Star Tours at both parks and move one of their cruise ships to Alaska.
August 31, 2009, 11:37 AM
But Universal's Islands of Adventures heavily features Marvel characters. Are we about to see a theme park war explode in Orlando?
July 2, 2009, 3:11 PM
The new Disney statue moves and talks, with words that President Obama himself recorded at the White House earlier this year.
June 25, 2009, 9:40 AM
Free admission to the theme parks on a person's birthday is what budget travel is all about, so we're urging Disney to extend this program into 2010.
March 18, 2009, 5:32 PM
Theme Park Insider is having it own tournament to determine the Best Ride in North America.
March 9, 2009, 2:01 PM
Wait times are still long at the major theme parks.
February 6, 2009, 2:30 PM
Next week at the new American Idol Experience attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios, anyone can be the star of the show.
January 12, 2009, 2:39 PM
"Disney's Armed Forces Salute" offer grants active and retired military personnel discounted hotel rates and free admission to Disney's U.S. theme parks.
August 7, 2008, 12:54 PM
Dig This in a Colorado ski town is the first bulldozer playground in the U.S. Hop onto a track-wheeled Caterpillar, and have at it, starting at $250 for two hours.
July 15, 2008, 2:27 PM
Robert Niles answered our questions about theme parks today. If any journalist in the country should know the scoop, it's Niles--given that he's editor of ThemeParkInsider.com.
May 28, 2008, 12:25 PM
Six Flags America, near D.C., is offering a special buy one, get one free offer when you purchase tickets online--a $50 value. Other parks are offering reduced rates, too.
May 22, 2008, 2:26 PM
It looks like WALL•E, the pint-sized star of Disney-Pixar's newest computer-animated feature, may be coming to theme parks as part of Disney's "Living Character Initiative."
April 25, 2008, 12:52 PM
We share our top five rides, now tell us—what’s your favorite amusement park ride? (It doesn't have to be in Orlando.)
April 11, 2008, 5:01 PM
Walt Disney World announced yesterday that the Disney Dining Plan will be offered free with select vacation packages.
March 21, 2008, 1:30 PM
Is the Southern California CityPass worth buying? We do the math.
March 18, 2008, 2:17 PM
Hard Rock Park, an amusement park opening May 9 in Myrtle Beach, S.C., just announced a new ride.
January 9, 2008, 11:14 AM
Spyland is set to open in near Saragosa, Spain, (about 170 miles northeast of Madrid) within two years.
August 18, 2007, 3:40 PM
Hang-ten, dude, in this Tokyo attraction.
July 25, 2007, 3:16 PM
Can the little mouse go green? That and more in this post on Disney.
June 7, 2007, 8:38 AM
Did you know there was a theme park about Nintendo? We didn't either. Thanks, Gadling.
May 31, 2007, 11:40 AM
A break on trips to Ireland, a Harry Potter theme park is in the works, and more great news in today's edition.
May 4, 2007, 9:19 AM
When one of our readers recently went on vacation in New Zealand, he tried out a new thrill called the Zorb, for a scary, nauseating, and thrilling ride, all at the same time.
April 26, 2007, 7:32 PM
Wireless hot spots, a space shuttle, flirting tips, and more.
April 26, 2007, 2:05 PM
Harry Potter and The Simpsons are the latest pop-culture icons to get rides devoted to them.
April 13, 2007, 11:19 AM
The Southern California CityPass gives the term "marketing gimmick" a good name.