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/ September 14, 2026
Here are today’s 6 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 Disney’s New Magic of Disney…
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/ September 14, 2026
Perth Stadium rises on the banks of the Swan River in Burswood, Western Australia, its lightweight membrane roof visible for miles across the flat river plain. Opened to the public in January 2018 after a A$1.6 billion build, it quickly became the home ground for…
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/ September 14, 2026
International Stadium Yokohama, known commercially as Nissan Stadium, opened on March 1, 1998, in Yokohama’s Shin-Yokohama Park. With 72,327 seats, it holds the title of Japan’s largest stadium, a distinction that made it the natural choice to host the country’s biggest sporting moments. The stadium…
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/ September 14, 2026
Gruene Hall is a wood-frame dance hall in the Gruene Historic District of New Braunfels, Texas, built in 1878 by Henry D. Gruene. It is widely recognized as the oldest continually operating dance hall in the state, having provided a gathering spot for area farm…
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/ September 14, 2026
Billy Bob’s Texas opened on April 1, 1981, inside a sprawling building in the Fort Worth Stockyards that began life in 1910 as an open-air cattle barn for the Fort Worth Stock Show. Over the decades the structure was enclosed as a 1936 Texas Centennial…
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/ September 14, 2026
Coca-Cola Roxy is a two-tier concert theater inside The Battery Atlanta, the mixed-use entertainment district built alongside Truist Park in Cumberland, Georgia. Owned by Braves Entertainment Co. LLC and operated by Live Nation Atlanta, the venue opened its doors on April 8, 2017, with a…
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/ September 13, 2026
Japan National Stadium rose on the site of Tokyo’s old 1964 Olympic stadium, opening on December 21, 2019 after a dramatic mid-project redesign. The original plan by Zaha Hadid was scrapped over ballooning costs, and architect Kengo Kuma reworked the project around a lower-slung, wood-and-steel…
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/ September 13, 2026
Beijing National Stadium, nicknamed the Bird’s Nest for its lattice of interlocking steel beams, opened on June 28, 2008, in Beijing’s Chaoyang District. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron with ArupSport and the China Architectural Design & Research Group, with artist Ai Weiwei serving as…
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/ September 13, 2026
Long before it hosted headline tours, The Armory was where Minneapolis went for civic spectacle: military drills, election-night rallies, Golden Gloves cards, and pro basketball. Today that same cavernous drill hall pulls in touring acts like Imagine Dragons and Katy Perry, running on the bones…
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/ September 13, 2026
Mission Ballroom is an indoor concert venue in Denver’s River North Art District (RiNo), built to give the city a mid-sized room for touring artists too big for a theater but not quite ready for arena stages. Operated by AEG Presents Rocky Mountains, it opened…
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/ September 13, 2026
YouTube Theater is a modern concert and event venue located within the Hollywood Park entertainment complex in Inglewood, California, just steps from SoFi Stadium. The 227,000-square-foot facility opened its doors on August 9, 2021, giving Los Angeles a flexible mid-sized venue built to fill the…
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/ September 13, 2026
Asahiyama Zoo sits on the outskirts of Asahikawa in central Hokkaido, Japan, holding the distinction of being the northernmost zoo in the country. Opened in July 1967 after roughly a year of construction, the zoo started modestly with around 75 species of animals, including 200…
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/ September 13, 2026
Ouwehands Dierenpark is a zoo in Rhenen, in the Dutch province of Utrecht, set on a wooded rise called the Laarschenberg at the edge of the Utrecht Hill Ridge. It traces its roots to 1919, when Cor Ouwehand started a small farm on the Grebbeberg…
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/ September 13, 2026
This list ranks MLB’s 25 largest ballparks by fixed seating capacity, the number that shows up on a ticket manifest rather than the inflated “paid attendance” figures teams sometimes report. Capacity shifts over time as teams add or remove sections, wrap decks, or convert seating…
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/ September 13, 2026
Le Monstre is a twin-track wooden roller coaster at La Ronde in Montreal, Quebec, and it holds the title of the largest wooden coaster in Canada. Its first track opened on July 20, 1985, with a second, non-parallel track following in 1986, making it one…
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/ September 13, 2026
The Crystal Beach Cyclone was a wooden roller coaster that operated at Crystal Beach Park in Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada, from 1927 until its dismantling in 1946. Designed by Harry G. Traver and built by Traver Engineering, the Cyclone was one of three so-called “Terrifying…
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/ September 13, 2026
Theme park news for September 13, 2026 is topped by Amusement Today’s 2026 Golden Ticket Awards, handed out at the brand-new COTALand park in Austin, Texas, where Europa-Park, Dollywood, and Carowinds’ Fury 325 claimed top honors. Also in today’s roundup: Carowinds’ SCarowinds Halloween event adds…
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/ September 12, 2026
A Loch Ness Monster train threads the interlocking loops, seen from the bridge below at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, July 12, 2001. Amaro-style edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
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/ September 12, 2026
A Maverick train crests the hill beside the station at Cedar Point, September 29, 2007. Juno-style edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Maverick at Cedar Point.
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/ September 12, 2026
Tig’rr is a steel roller coaster at Indiana Beach amusement park on Lake Shafer in Monticello, Indiana. Built by German manufacturer Anton Schwarzkopf and designed by Werner Stengel, it runs the compact “Jet Star” layout, a portable model known for its tight, twisting circuit packed…
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