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/ September 3, 2026
The 2020s have already produced the fastest roller coaster ever built. This list ranks the 25 fastest coasters that opened from 2020 onward, by top speed, using the verified stats in ThrillZing’s coaster database — every ride on it is operating today. The headline act…
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/ September 3, 2026
A decade of venue-building, ranked newest first — the 25 most recently opened major stadiums, arenas, and halls in ThrillZing’s venue database, led by the Intuit Dome, the LA Clippers’ $2 billion home that opened in Inglewood in 2024. The list captures a genuine boom.
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/ September 3, 2026
Every NHL home arena ranked by capacity — all 32 buildings, from ThrillZing’s venue database. Hockey arenas are the most standardized venues in major-league sports, which makes the outliers at both ends all the more interesting. The United Center in Chicago tops the list at…
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/ September 3, 2026
All 30 NBA home arenas ranked by capacity, pulled straight from ThrillZing’s venue database. The spread is tighter than in any other major league — arenas are built to a formula — but the top and bottom still stand almost 7,000 seats apart. The United…
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/ September 3, 2026
Every big-league ballpark ranked by seating capacity, straight from ThrillZing’s venue database — all 30 current MLB home parks, from the biggest bowl in baseball down to the temporary home the Athletics are filling in Sacramento. The headline hasn’t changed in decades: Dodger Stadium holds…
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/ September 3, 2026
Brooklyn Bowl opened on July 7, 2009, at 61 Wythe Avenue in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, inside the former Hecla Iron Works building. Founded by Peter Shapiro, the former proprietor of the Tribeca club Wetlands Preserve, along with Charley Ryan and brothers…
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/ September 3, 2026
Dolby Live is a concert theater inside Park MGM on the Las Vegas Strip, built as part of the $90 million redevelopment of the former Monte Carlo Resort and Casino. It opened on December 17, 2016, as Park Theater with an inaugural performance by Stevie…
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/ September 3, 2026
Steinhart Aquarium opened its doors in Golden Gate Park on September 29, 1923, drawing more than 5,000 visitors on its very first day. Named for benefactor Ignatz Steinhart, it quickly became one of the country’s premier aquariums, earning early distinctions as the first public aquarium…
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/ September 3, 2026
Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium sits next to the Bass Pro Shops flagship store in Springfield, Missouri, pairing a sprawling wildlife museum with a massive aquarium under one roof. Founded by Bass Pro Shops’ Johnny Morris and opened on September 22, 2017, the…
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/ September 3, 2026
Australia Zoo sits in Beerwah, Queensland, on the Sunshine Coast, roughly an hour’s drive north of Brisbane. What began in 1970 as a small reptile park run by Bob and Lyn Irwin grew into one of the country’s best-known wildlife attractions after their son, Steve…
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/ September 3, 2026
Here are today’s 11 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 Marineland Canada Completes Beluga Whale…
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/ September 3, 2026
Houston once had its own answer to Coney Island, and for 29 years it rattled, dropped, and floated riders out of their seats on a wooden out-and-back called Texas Cyclone. Built at Six Flags AstroWorld as a bigger, faster homage to New York’s legendary Cyclone…
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/ September 2, 2026
Mestalla Stadium has stood at the heart of Valencia CF since May 20, 1923, making it one of the oldest top-flight football grounds still in regular use in Spain. Officially known as Estadio de Mestalla, it takes its name from a centuries-old irrigation canal that…
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/ September 2, 2026
Estádio do Dragão is the home football ground of FC Porto, rising on the eastern edge of Porto, Portugal since it opened on November 16, 2003. Built to replace the club’s old Estádio das Antas and to serve as one of the host venues for…
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/ September 2, 2026
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace is a purpose-built concert theater on the Las Vegas Strip that redefined what a residency show could look like. It opened on March 25, 2003, as a home base for Celine Dion’s blockbuster “A New Day…” residency, and its circular…
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/ September 2, 2026
Co-op Live is a massive indoor arena on Manchester’s Etihad Campus, standing beside the City of Manchester Stadium. Opened in May 2024, it holds the title of the largest indoor arena in the United Kingdom, built specifically to give touring artists a purpose-designed home for…
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/ September 2, 2026
Utilita Arena Birmingham is the Midlands’ biggest indoor arena, hosting everything from arena tours and Premier League Darts to the 2022 Commonwealth Games — but before you buy tickets, you’ll want to know how the seating actually works, where to park, and how to get…
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/ September 2, 2026
Werribee Open Range Zoo sits about 32 kilometers southwest of Melbourne in Werribee, Victoria, and gives visitors a rare chance to experience an African-style safari without leaving Australia. Operated by Zoos Victoria, the same organization behind Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary, the park opened in…
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/ September 2, 2026
Night Safari is a 35-hectare (86-acre) wildlife park set within Singapore’s Mandai Wildlife Reserve, billed as the world’s first zoo dedicated entirely to nocturnal animals. It opened on 26 May 1994 and operates only after dark, welcoming guests daily from 6pm to midnight (last entry…
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/ September 2, 2026
Taipei Zoo is Taiwan’s largest zoological park, spread across 165 hectares in the hills of Wenshan District at the southern edge of the capital. Originally founded in 1914 as Maruyama Zoo during the Japanese colonial era, the zoo relocated to its current Muzha site in…
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