Mantis in Rougarou Colors
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/ October 27, 2026
Mantis in Rougarou's orange and teal during its final season, October 19, 2014. Mayfair-style edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Mantis at Cedar Point.
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10 Essential Theme Park News Stories for Tuesday, October 27, 2026: Six Flags Adds Goliath Seatbelts, Doobie Brothers Set 2027 Vegas Residency
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/ October 27, 2026
Theme park news today is led by Six Flags’ decision to add seatbelts to its Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, a direct response to a fatal fall on the ride earlier this month. This theme park news roundup also covers construction progress on…
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Blue Hawk: The Looping Steel Coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia
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/ October 27, 2026
Blue Hawk is a steel looping roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Mableton, Georgia, tucked into the park’s Lickskillet section. Built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma, the coaster reaches 122 feet, hits speeds of 52 mph, and sends riders through five inversions along 2,742…
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Chupacabra at Six Flags Fiesta Texas: The Legend Takes Flight
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/ October 27, 2026
Chupacabra is a steel inverted roller coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, looming over the park’s entrance and parking lot at 105 feet tall. The ride dangles riders’ feet freely below the track as it races through 2,693 feet of track…
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Holidays at the Garden 2026: Dates, Tickets and Tips
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/ October 26, 2026
Holidays at the Garden is the winter lights event at Daniel Stowe Conservancy (known as Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden until an April 2025 rebrand) in Belmont, North Carolina, just outside Charlotte. The 2026 event runs on select dates from November 28 through December 30, 2026…
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Quantum Accelerator: New England’s First Dual-Launch Coaster
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/ October 26, 2026
Quantum Accelerator is a steel family launch coaster at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts, billed as New England’s first dual-launch straddle coaster. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin, it opened to the public on April 17, 2026, after a soft opening the week before…
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ZOOLIGHTS 2026 at Calgary Zoo: Dates, Tickets and Tips
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/ October 26, 2026
ZOOLIGHTS is the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo’s annual holiday lights event in Calgary, Alberta. The 2026 edition runs from November 13, 2026 through January 3, 2027, with lights on nightly from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (gates close at 9 p.m.). This season marks the event’s…
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3 Theme Park & Live Event News Stories for Monday, October 26, 2026: Magic Kingdom Opening-Day Pianist Randy Morris Has Died
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/ October 26, 2026
Here are today’s 3 verified theme park & live event stories, covering Theme Parks & Roller Coasters, Stadiums & Arenas and Live Music & Venues. Every item below links to its original source. The TLDR Theme Parks & Roller Coasters Magic Kingdom Opening-Day Pianist Randy…
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NHL Winter Classic: The League’s Outdoor New Year’s Showdown
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/ October 26, 2026
The NHL Winter Classic is the league’s marquee outdoor regular-season game, played annually on or near New Year’s Day since its 2008 debut. The first edition pitted the Buffalo Sabres against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, where Sidney…
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Peden Stadium: Ohio University’s Historic Home Field
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/ October 26, 2026
Peden Stadium has anchored Ohio University’s athletic campus in Athens, Ohio since it opened on October 5, 1929. Built for just $185,000 and designed by Osborn Engineering, the same firm behind Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park, the venue originally carried the name Ohio Stadium before…
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Kenan Stadium: UNC’s Pine-Shaded Home of Tar Heel Football
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/ October 26, 2026
Kenan Stadium has been the home of University of North Carolina football since November 1927, when the Tar Heels christened the venue with a win over Davidson. Built with a $275,000 gift from alumnus William R. Kenan Jr. in honor of his parents, the stadium…
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Audi Field: D.C. United’s Home in Buzzard Point
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/ October 26, 2026
Audi Field is the soccer-specific stadium home to Major League Soccer’s D.C. United, located in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Southwest Washington, D.C. The venue opened in July 2018, giving the club its first permanent, purpose-built home after more than a decade of playing at…
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Seneca Park Zoo: Rochester’s Historic Wildlife Haven
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/ October 26, 2026
Seneca Park Zoo has been a fixture of Rochester, New York, since 1894, tucked into the Olmsted-designed Seneca Park along the Genesee River gorge. Operated by Monroe County with support from the Seneca Park Zoo Society, the zoo has grown from a small collection of…
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Scovill Zoo: Decatur, Illinois’s AZA-Accredited Family Zoo
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/ October 26, 2026
Scovill Zoo sits inside the 62-acre Scovill Park overlooking Lake Decatur in Decatur, Illinois, where it has welcomed visitors since 1967. What began as a modest farm exhibit funded by a $14,000 Kiwanis Club donation has grown into an AZA-accredited zoo spread across 15 acres…
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Santa Barbara Zoo: A Coastal California Wildlife Escape
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/ October 26, 2026
The Santa Barbara Zoo opened in August 1963 on the former Child Estate, a Mediterranean-style property along the Santa Barbara coastline that had been donated to the city for public use. Built on the site of a mansion destroyed by a 1959 fire, the zoo…
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Boomerang: Coast to Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
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/ October 26, 2026
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster is a Vekoma shuttle coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, built in the park’s Los Festivales area. It opened on March 13, 1999, as part of a $30 million park expansion, becoming one of several nearly identical…
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Batgirl Coaster Chase: Fiesta Texas’ Family-Friendly Gotham Ride
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/ October 26, 2026
Batgirl Coaster Chase is a junior roller coaster in the DC Universe section of Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio. Built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma, the ride first opened on March 14, 1992, making it one of the original attractions at the park, and…
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Sports Illustrated Stadium: NYC’s Soccer-Only Home in Harrison
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/ October 25, 2026
Sports Illustrated Stadium sits in Harrison, New Jersey, about seven miles west of Lower Manhattan, and has served as a soccer-specific home since opening in March 2010. Known for most of its history as Red Bull Arena, the 25,000-seat venue took on its current name…
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Providence Park: Portland’s Historic Soccer Cathedral
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/ October 25, 2026
Providence Park sits in Portland, Oregon’s Goose Hollow neighborhood on a site that has hosted organized sports since 1893, when it was known as Multnomah Field. The current stadium structure dates to 1926, making it one of the oldest sports venues still in regular use…
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SEA LIFE Arizona Aquarium: Tempe’s Underwater World
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/ October 25, 2026
SEA LIFE Arizona Aquarium opened in 2010 inside the Arizona Mills mall in Tempe, bringing an unexpected slice of ocean life to the middle of the desert. Built as a $15 million project by Merlin Entertainments, it transformed a former retail space into a 26,000-square-foot…
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