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/ October 25, 2026
Tucked inside Pueblo City Park in southern Colorado, the Pueblo Zoo has welcomed animal lovers since the early 1900s, when the city’s first scattered animal exhibits began drawing local crowds. The zoo’s historic core, built between 1933 and 1940 by Depression-era relief programs including the…
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/ October 25, 2026
Yager Stadium has served as the home field of Miami University football in Oxford, Ohio, since it opened on October 1, 1983. Built for $13.5 million and named for lead benefactor Fred C. Yager, a member of the class of 1914, the stadium replaced the…
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/ October 25, 2026
Paulson Stadium, officially Evans Family Field at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, is the on-campus home of the Georgia Southern Eagles football program in Statesboro, Georgia. It opened on September 29, 1984, and takes its name from Allen E. Paulson, the Gulfstream Aerospace founder whose donation…
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/ October 25, 2026
Bridgeforth Stadium sits on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where it has hosted Dukes football since 1975. Originally opened as Madison Stadium with room for just 5,200 fans, the venue was renamed Bridgeforth Stadium in 1990 in honor of longtime university…
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/ October 25, 2026
Howl-O-Scream is an annual Halloween haunt event hosted by United Parks & Resorts, running on select nights each October at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, SeaWorld San Antonio, SeaWorld Orlando, and SeaWorld San Diego. The event debuted in 1999 simultaneously at Busch Gardens…
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/ October 25, 2026
Saginaw Children’s Zoo, officially the Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square, has been a staple of Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region since 1929, when Parks and Cemeteries Commissioner George Phoenix first established it on a corner of Ezra Rust Park. What began with a handful of…
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/ October 25, 2026
Whistle Punk Chaser is a junior roller coaster at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, built as a gentle training ground for kids who aren’t quite tall enough for the park’s bigger wooden coasters. Manufactured by Italian ride builder Zamperla, it opened to guests on May…
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/ October 25, 2026
NightFlight Expedition opened at Dollywood on August 19, 2026, becoming the Smoky Mountain park’s largest single investment ever at roughly $60 million. Built by German manufacturer Mack Rides using its Rocking Boat ride system, the attraction is tucked inside a climate-controlled, 44,000-square-foot building in the…
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/ October 25, 2026
Theme park news today is dominated by Six Flags’ response to a fatal roller coaster accident: the company has confirmed nationwide safety changes, including new seatbelts and an independent safety review, after a rider died on the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia earlier…
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/ October 24, 2026
Potter Park Zoo has welcomed visitors in Lansing, Michigan since 1920, making it the oldest public zoo in the state. The zoo occupies about 20 acres within the larger Potter Park, a 102-acre riverside property along the Red Cedar River that the Potter family began…
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/ October 24, 2026
Safari Lights is the Oklahoma City Zoo’s annual holiday light show, pairing a drive-thru cruise past illuminated wildlife sculptures with a walk-thru course of interactive lights, photo stops and seasonal treats. The 2026 season runs nightly from November 14, 2026 through January 3, 2027, from…
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/ October 24, 2026
Dix Stadium has served as the home field for Kent State Golden Flashes football since it opened in September 1969, built as an expansion and relocation of the university’s earlier Memorial Stadium. The venue incorporated roughly 17,000 seats carried over from that original facility and…
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/ October 24, 2026
SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium opened on May 4, 2015, as one of the anchor attractions at the entertainment complex now known as ICON Park on International Drive. Operated by British attractions giant Merlin Entertainments, the same company behind the SEA LIFE chain found in cities…
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/ October 24, 2026
SEA LIFE Michigan Aquarium opened in early 2015 inside the Great Lakes Crossing Outlets mall in Auburn Hills, taking over space once occupied by a GameWorks arcade. Operated by UK-based Merlin Entertainments, it quickly became known as the largest aquarium in Michigan, drawing families and…
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/ October 24, 2026
Theme park news today is led by Six Flags’ response to a fatal accident on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia, with the company committing to add seat belts to that coaster and others with similar restraints while independent safety reviews continue across eight temporarily…
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/ October 24, 2026
Dragonflier is a suspended family coaster at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, located within the park’s Wildwood Grove area. Built by the Dutch manufacturer Vekoma, it opened to the public on May 10, 2019, as the centerpiece thrill ride of the $37 million Wildwood Grove…
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/ October 24, 2026
Blazing Fury is an indoor steel coaster in Dollywood’s Craftsman’s Valley, built in-house by the park’s own maintenance and construction crew when the park was still known as Silver Dollar City Tennessee. It opened on June 6, 1978, making it one of the oldest rides…
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/ October 23, 2026
Christkindlmarket Chicago is an annual German-style Christmas market held in Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago, inspired by the centuries-old Christkindlesmarkt of Nuremberg, Germany. Organized by the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, the market debuted in 1996 at Pioneer Court before Mayor Richard…
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/ October 23, 2026
Inter&Co Stadium sits in the Parramore neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Florida, serving as the dedicated soccer home for Orlando City SC and the Orlando Pride. Built specifically for soccer rather than converted from another sport, the venue opened on February 24, 2017, with its first…
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/ October 23, 2026
Maverik Stadium is the outdoor home of Utah State Aggies football, sitting on the university’s campus in Logan, Utah at an elevation of roughly 4,710 feet. The venue opened its gates in 1968 as Romney Stadium, named for longtime coach and athletic director Dick Romney…
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