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/ September 20, 2026
Steel Pier opened on June 18, 1898, extending from the Atlantic City boardwalk out over the ocean at 1000 Boardwalk. Built by the Steel Pier Company, it grew into one of the most famous amusement piers on the East Coast, billed in its heyday as…
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/ September 20, 2026
Here are today’s 4 verified theme park & live event stories, covering Theme Parks & Roller Coasters and Live Music & Venues. Every item below links to its original source. The TLDR Theme Parks & Roller Coasters Coral Reef Restaurant’s EPCOT Reopening Date Set for…
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/ September 19, 2026
Windstorm was a steel Zamperla twister coaster that operated at Old Town, the retro-themed entertainment complex in Kissimmee, Florida, just minutes from the Walt Disney World area. The ride opened on February 15, 1997, and quickly became one of the small park’s signature attractions, offering…
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/ September 19, 2026
Pteranodon Flyers opened with Universal’s Islands of Adventure on May 28, 1999, offering a slow, suspended glide above the Jurassic Park area’s Camp Jurassic. Riders dangle in single-car gondolas styled after the flying reptile the ride is named for, drifting along a steel track roughly…
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/ September 19, 2026
Racer 75 is a twin-track wooden racing coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, designed by legendary coaster architect John C. Allen and built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters. It opened with the park on May 3, 1975, giving riders two mirror-image tracks that launch side…
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/ September 19, 2026
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is a separately ticketed after-hours event held at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, running on select nights each August through November. First held in 1995, it has grown into one of the most popular seasonal ticketed events at any Disney…
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/ September 19, 2026
Theme park news today is led by a notable endorsement: veteran ride designer John Wardley, known for creating Nemesis at Alton Towers, told the BBC that Universal’s upcoming UK resort could be a “wake-up call” for Britain’s theme park industry — a sign of how…
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/ September 19, 2026
Halloween Haunt returns to Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario for the 2026 season, taking over the park after dark on select nights from late September through Halloween week. Billed as Canada’s largest haunted theme park experience, it combines six walk-through mazes, seven outdoor scare zones…
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/ September 19, 2026
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is a road racing circuit tucked into the hills of Monterey County, California, built in 1957 on land carved from the former Fort Ord Army base. The track hosted its first race on November 9, 1957, after nearby Pebble Beach’s public-road…
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/ September 19, 2026
The Circus Maximus was ancient Rome’s colossal venue for chariot racing, stretching through the valley between the Aventine and Palatine Hills. Begun in the city’s legendary regal era and steadily expanded over centuries, it became the largest stadium the ancient world ever built, dwarfing the…
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/ September 19, 2026
Luzhniki Stadium rises along a bend of the Moskva River in Moscow’s Khamovniki District, its bowl holding 81,000 seats to make it the largest football stadium in Russia and one of the biggest in Europe. Opened on July 31, 1956, as Central Lenin Stadium, it…
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/ September 19, 2026
Sportpaleis opened its doors in Merksem, Antwerp, Belgium, on September 11, 1933, originally built as a velodrome to host track cycling events. Over nine decades it grew into one of Europe’s busiest indoor arenas, expanding from its cycling roots into a full-scale concert and sports…
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/ September 19, 2026
Rotterdam Ahoy is a multi-hall entertainment and convention complex in Rotterdam, Netherlands, anchored by the Ahoy Arena, which opened on January 15, 1971. Originally built to host trade fairs, the venue grew into one of continental Europe’s busiest arenas, combining an exhibition hall, congress center…
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/ September 19, 2026
Arthur is a steel inverted powered coaster at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany, opened in July 2014 as the centerpiece of the immersive “Arthur – In the Minimoys Kingdom” area. Manufactured by Mack Rides, it shrinks riders down to insect scale, sending suspended, spinning cars through…
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/ September 18, 2026
Mantis opened at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, on May 11, 1996, as a Bolliger & Mabillard stand-up steel roller coaster designed by engineer Werner Stengel. At its debut, Mantis set world records among stand-up coasters for height (145 feet), speed (60 mph), and length…
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/ September 18, 2026
Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party is a separately ticketed, after-hours Halloween event held at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California. Launched in 2019 when Disneyland moved its Halloween party from Disneyland Park to DCA and renamed it after the villain from…
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/ September 18, 2026
The Panathenaic Stadium sits in the Pangrati district of Athens, Greece, on the site of an ancient racecourse dating to the 6th century BC. Built around 330 BC by the statesman Lykourgos and rebuilt entirely in gleaming Pentelic marble around 144 AD by the Roman…
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/ September 18, 2026
Estadio BBVA opened on August 2, 2015, in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, a suburb just east of Monterrey, Mexico. Built to replace the aging Estadio Tecnológico after C.F. Monterrey’s 63-year run there, the venue quickly earned the nickname “El Gigante de Acero” (The Steel Giant) for…
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/ September 18, 2026
BMO Field sits at Exhibition Place along Toronto’s lakeshore, built as Canada’s first soccer-specific stadium ahead of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Toronto FC played the venue’s inaugural match on April 28, 2007, becoming the first Major League Soccer club based outside the United…
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/ September 18, 2026
Luna Park is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the San Nicolás neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, sitting at the corner of Avenida Corrientes and Avenida Bouchard. Opened on February 6, 1932, and designed by architect Jorge Kálnay, the venue was built on the site of…
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