We now know when the much anticipated (By me at the very least) Creature of the Black Lagoon show is set to debut: July 1st, 2009 at Universal Studios Hollywood. 

Here is the press release that went along with this announcement. You can expect me to get out to Universal Studios this summer - I miss the park something awful, and I am thrilled to check out this new show!

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD, THE ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL OF L.A.,
PRESENTS “CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON—A RAGING ROCKIN’ SHOW,” A HIP, MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF UNIVERSAL’S …

Ever since I was a kid, one of my favorite things to do was to throw spare change into a fountain. I don’t know why, I have always just enjoyed doing it. Well it looks like someone is getting use out of that spare change. Hersheypark collects the money from their fountains and waterways every year and donates it to the Children’s Miracle Network. This year they raised over $12,000! Pretty incredible stuff. The full press release is below.
Press Release
(Hershey, Pa.) Each year Hersheypark hosts millions of visitors, many of …

According to this article on the LA Travel Blog SFMM will be announcing the Terminator sometime this week. This coaster will be replacing Psyclone, which was dismantled several years ago (thank God!).  The new woodie will be a GCI (as a lot of them seem to be these days) and feature a station fly through. Other notables are the Millennium Flyer trains and the 100 ft. stature.
I have got to say that this looks like a solid addition for Magic Mountain. My only concern is capacity, but with all of …

Cedar Fair is at it again with another new wooden coaster. This beast is called Prowler and will be located in the Africa section of WOF. Prowler is essentially a new take an an out and back coaster.
Unlike out and back coasters of old, Prowler hugs the ground for the majority of the ride and seems to have very few airtime moments. In my opinion most out and back coasters seem to have a lot of hills associated with them. It’s a nice contrast and I think it will work …

Kings Island today announced Diamondback, their 2009 B&M hypercoaster. Diamondback will be 230ft tall,  have over a mile of track, 10 total drops with a splash down finale - not to mention one twisted layout that is sure to turn heads.
I must say I am very impressed at what I see and will definitely be there opening day.
To check out all the stats and some juicy renderings, go to www.kidiamondback.com.

Today at 11am eastern time, Hersheypark announced the Seaquel to their hit boardwalk attraction. This new addition includes a massive wave pool, a lazy river, and over twenty cabana’s! You can find more information about these great additions here.

Universal Studios Florida released details on “Project Rumble” this past Wednesday, and it’s a coaster! Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit is the official name of the attraction, a new 167 ft tall coaster which is planned to become a new icon for the park.
Located between Jimmy Neutron and the Blue Man Group theater, the ride will be an outdoor thrill ride flying above the park and parts of CityWalk, unlike the park’s other rides which are mostly indoors. The ride is reported to allow riders to select music to listen to …

Yes, you read that headline correctly, Kennywood and all of the other parks the family owns has been sold to a spanish firm. “The Kennywood experience — as visitors have come to love and expect — will continue. Nothing will seem different, even to the folks working at the parks. Existing management and staff will remain in place,” Harry Henninger, chairman of Kennywood Entertainment, said in the news release. You can read the whole thing here.
I hope that quote stays true. This is sad news because there are not many …

If you don’t want to watch, they announced at carousel for the 4th of July section, a frog hopper style ride for the christmas section, and a new bathroom and Pepsi Oasis for the water park. They are also doing a lot of general upkeep additions including; a tram for the parking lot across the street and clocks placed all around the park for that confusing time shift thing they have. O yeah, they already announced the addition to the water park also.
It’s a nice set of additions that should …

Dorney has put together a nice new “website” for Voodoo. You can see the site here. It’s a nice little site that has some good stuff. They will be adding a webcam soon and they already have a blog and construction pictures up and running.
It really reminds me of the Hydra website when they announced it. I’m guessing the same person designed both sites, which isn’t a bad thing. The only thing Voodoo is missing is a sweet video to go along with the announcement. It seems like the ride …