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Theme Park Insider- Call for ratings: The annual Theme Park Insider Awards are coming soon May 28, 2012By Robert Niles: Summer's almost here, which - among many other things - means that it's almost time for the annual Theme Park Insider Awards. So I'd like to remind all Theme Park Insider readers to take a few moments and rate the theme park attractions, restaurants and on-property theme park hotels that you've visited in the past year. Y […]
- Disney leads, but Harry Potter fuels the growth in annual theme park attendance report May 25, 2012By Robert Niles: The Themed Entertainment Association's annual TEA/AECOM Global Attendance Report will be out in a few days, but TEA's promoting the report today with a press release [PDF], teasing a few facts and figures from the report.Still championThe top four parks worldwide in attendance are unchanged from 2010, which is remarkable considerin […]
- Vote of the week: Pick the winner of the Spring 2012 Theme Park Insider video contest May 25, 2012By Robert Niles: It's time to decide the winner of our Spring 2012 Theme Park Insider video contests. After looking through the nominees, and judging them based on the rules of the contest, here are your finalists:Nathan Alexander's Warner Brothers Movie World, AustraliaJake Mappes' The Attractions of Islands of AdventureThomas tskogg's A […]
- Universal Studios Hollywood officially opens Transformers: The Ride 3D May 25, 2012By Robert Niles: Transformers: The Ride 3D is now open, officially, at Universal Studios Hollywood.Photo courtesy UniversalUniversal celebrated its newest attraction this morning with a red-carpet ceremony at the park. We at Theme Park Insider have been covering this ride ever since it first debuted in Singapore late last year. Follow the links for all our T […]
- Ride review - Manta at SeaWorld San Diego [with on-ride video] May 24, 2012By Robert Niles: Wednesday morning, SeaWorld San Diego invited Theme Park Insider to take a "sneak peek" ride on its new family launch coaster, Manta.The San Diego park, located on the shore of Mission Bay, operates under some tough building-height restrictions imposed by the California Coastal Commission. That left SeaWorld and coaster designer Ma […]
- Who is Disney's Harrison Hightower? May 24, 2012By Robert Niles: In just a couple weeks, we'll be getting our first look at the completed changes underway at Disney California Adventure. Disney's poured $1 billion into the changes and additions at the Disneyland Resort's second gate, and the glimpses we've seen so far have been dazzling.But in a few years, when Buena Vista Street and C […]
- Theme parks in the era of narrative May 22, 2012By Robert Niles: It's spring, which means new attraction openings - and the big media outlets paying their annual glance at the theme park business. The New York Times framed this year's openings as a battle between Disney and Universal, which it certainly is. But I think there's a more useful angle from which to look at what's happening […]
- Just posted: On-ride video from Busch Gardens' Verbolten May 21, 2012By Robert Niles: We've (finally!) gotten the video from Russell Meyer's trip on Busch Gardens Williamsburg's new roller coaster, Verbolten.If you missed Russell's review of the new family launch coaster (with a first-in-America track-drop), here it is: Busch Gardens Williamsburg Caps Oktoberfest Renovation with Debut of Verbolten.Thoughts […]
- Disneyland cranks up ticket prices May 19, 2012By Robert Niles: Disneyland Resort announced ticket price increases today, topping out at a 35 percent increase on the price of the parks' SoCal Select Annual Pass.The SoCal Select is Disneyland's lowest-priced annual pass, and is blocked out 195 days a year (weekends, holidays and summer break). Its price will jump from $199 to $269, starting Sund […]
- Vote of the week: Character dining at a theme park May 18, 2012By Robert Niles: When was the last time you had a character meal in a theme park?And by "character meal," I don't mean one where you actually eat a character:But one where you dine with the characters:The upside of character dining is the chance to multi-task: You take care of a character meet-and-greet and a meal, at the same time! The downsi […]
- Call for ratings: The annual Theme Park Insider Awards are coming soon May 28, 2012
- Disney Parks News
- Theme parks' entry prices jump - Los Angeles Times May 26, 2012
- Park Wars: Disney Has Big Lead, But Also Competition - The Ledger May 22, 2012
- Theme parks opening new attractions - Bryan College Station Eagle May 28, 2012
- Disney's Parks Add Some Spark - Barron's May 9, 2012
- Brushfire, Smoke near Florida Disney Parks - AccuWeather.com May 25, 2012
- Orlando summer travel: Tourism industry hopes new attractions drive up number ... - Orlando Sentinel May 28, 2012
- Sedation to ensure safe flights? - Ventura County Star May 28, 2012Sedation to ensure safe flights?Ventura County StarI've had a recurring dream in which I am about to go on a plane flight, and before doing so, I enter a small room that reminds me of the “flights” I have been on at Disney parks. It is in this room that I am spoken to, and in my interpretation, ...
- Avengers to Officially Reassemble, Surprising No One; Marvel Stuff in Disney ... - The Mary Sue May 9, 2012
- Finding fun at theme parks -- without going broke - msnbc.com May 25, 2012msnbc.comFinding fun at theme parks -- without going brokemsnbc.comOverall, the approximately 400 parks in the US draw about 300 million people a year and generate $12 billion in revenue, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. Walt Disney parks dominate the top 20 list, ...
- Theme parks opening new attractions, coasters - Fox News May 21, 2012
- Universal Parks News
- Universal Studios Transformers ride opens with rave guest reviews - Examiner.com May 28, 2012
- 'Transformers' roll out in Universal Studios ride - Atlanta Journal Constitution May 21, 2012
- 'Transformers' roll out in Universal Studios ride - Seattle Post Intelligencer May 21, 2012
- Park Wars: Disney Has Big Lead, But Also Competition - The Ledger May 22, 2012
- Harry Potter heads to Universal Studios Japan - Los Angeles Times May 9, 2012
- From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Alphas Season One - Sacramento Bee May 25, 2012
- Theme parks opening new attractions, coasters - Seattle Post Intelligencer May 21, 2012
- Universal Studios Appoints Larry Birstock, General Manager Of Digital Services ... - MarketWatch (press release) May 23, 2012
- Theme parks offer big draw, big prices - Reuters May 25, 2012
- What's new at California's theme parks - San Jose Mercury News May 24, 2012
