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/ August 15, 2026
The Aquarium of the Pacific opened on June 20, 1998, on a 6-acre site along Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, California. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, it was built to showcase the biodiversity of the Pacific Ocean, from
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/ August 15, 2026
This list ranks roller coasters by theoretical hourly capacity — the number of riders a coaster can move through the line per hour when it’s running at full efficiency. It’s the throughput number operations teams use to size queues and estimate wait times, and it
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/ August 15, 2026
Joker is a fourth-dimension “Free Spin” roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, opened to riders on May 27, 2017. Built by S&S – Sansei Technologies and designed by engineer Alan Schilke, it became the park’s 15th roller coaster and joined a
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/ August 15, 2026
Goliath is a steel hyper coaster at La Ronde in Montreal, Quebec, built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard. It opened to the public on May 13, 2006, as part of an $18.7 million investment, the largest single-ride expenditure in the park’s history at that
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/ August 14, 2026
Here are today’s 7 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 Avengers Drop Tower Model for
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/ August 14, 2026
National Aquarium Denmark, known locally as Den Blå Planet (The Blue Planet), opened in March 2013 in Kastrup, just outside Copenhagen, replacing a smaller aquarium that had operated in Charlottenlund since 1939. Designed by Danish architecture firm 3XN, the building’s distinctive whirlpool-shaped form has won
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/ August 14, 2026
Circuit Zandvoort is a motor racing circuit built into the sand dunes of the North Sea coast in Zandvoort, Netherlands, about 35 kilometers west of Amsterdam. Construction began in 1946 on the site of earlier prewar races, and the track held its first event, the
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/ August 14, 2026
Interlagos is the popular name for the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, a motor racing circuit in the Interlagos district of São Paulo, Brazil. Opened on May 12, 1940, it is one of the oldest active racetracks in the world and has become synonymous with Brazilian
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/ August 14, 2026
Huntington Bank Pavilion is an outdoor amphitheater on Northerly Island in Chicago, Illinois, built on the former site of Meigs Field airport. It opened on June 24, 2005 as Charter One Pavilion, with Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago headlining the inaugural concert, and has
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/ August 14, 2026
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre is an outdoor concert venue located on the grounds of the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida, just off Interstate 4. Since opening in July 2004, it has become one of the Tampa Bay area’s primary stops for touring musical acts,
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/ August 14, 2026
Toyota Amphitheatre is an outdoor concert venue in unincorporated Yuba County, California, sitting between the towns of Wheatland and Plumas Lake roughly 35 miles north of Sacramento. Built at a cost of about $25 million on 90 acres, the amphitheatre opened on June 10, 2000,
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/ August 14, 2026
Two Oceans Aquarium sits at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa, taking its name from its unique location where the cold Atlantic Ocean and warmer Indian Ocean currents converge along the Cape coastline. Opened on 13 November 1995, the aquarium has grown into
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/ August 14, 2026
This list ranks theme park rides by total ride time, shown as minutes:seconds, using figures tracked in ThrillZing’s ride database. It spans coasters, dark rides, and water rides — any attraction with a recorded run time — so the comparison is about time spent in
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/ August 14, 2026
Sky Rocket is a launched steel roller coaster at Kennywood in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, that opened to the public on June 29, 2010. Built by Premier Rides, it marked the park’s first major coaster addition in nearly a decade and its first ride with inversions
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/ August 13, 2026
Theme park news today is led by Universal Studios Hollywood’s move to install extra sound barriers around its new Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift coaster after noise complaints from nearby residents, alongside Tokyo Disneyland’s reveal of a new name for its reimagined Space Mountain attraction.
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/ August 13, 2026
Watkins Glen International is a road racing circuit near Watkins Glen, New York, built in 1956 after fatal accidents forced racing off the village’s original public-road course. Known affectionately as “The Glen,” it grew into one of the most storied venues in American motorsports, hosting
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/ August 13, 2026
Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track in Bristol, Tennessee, famous for cramming massive crowds around one of the shortest, steepest ovals in major motorsports. Opened on July 23, 1961, the concrete bullring has hosted the Food City 500 and the Bass Pro Shops
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/ August 13, 2026
Xfinity Center is an outdoor amphitheater at 885 South Main Street in Mansfield, Massachusetts, about 30 miles southwest of Boston. Developed by The Drew Company and opened on June 13, 1986, the venue debuted as the Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts with an
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/ August 13, 2026
Frost Amphitheater is a grassy, tree-lined outdoor concert bowl on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California. Opened in 1937, it was built as a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Howard Frost in memory of their son, John Laurence Frost, who died of polio
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/ August 13, 2026
PNC Music Pavilion was a 19,500-capacity outdoor amphitheater in the University City area of Charlotte, North Carolina, that served as one of the Carolinas’ premier stops on the summer touring circuit. Opened on July 4, 1991, the Live Nation-operated venue carried the PNC name from
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