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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 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 12, 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 Busch Gardens Tampa Launches Discounted
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/ August 11, 2026
Here are today’s 9 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 Former Disney Cast Member Faces
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/ August 10, 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 Arnolds Park’s Mad Mouse Coaster
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/ August 10, 2026
Here are today’s 4 verified theme park & live event stories, covering Theme Parks & Roller Coasters. Every item below links to its original source. The TLDR Theme Parks & Roller Coasters Obsession’s Nikki Joins the Streets of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood Universal Studios Hollywood
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/ August 9, 2026
Theme park news for Sunday, August 9, 2026 is led by a permanent Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza restaurant confirmed for American Dream in 2027, plus Disney’s new TikTok creator partnership on Disney+ following the collapse of its $1 billion OpenAI deal. Also in today’s roundup: a
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/ August 8, 2026
Theme park news is led today by Six Flags, which launched its 2027 Season Pass sale alongside brand ambassador Travis Kelce at what the company calls the lowest price guests will see this year or next, while the Orlando Dreamers pitched a $975 million stadium
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/ August 7, 2026
Theme park news for Friday, August 7, 2026 is led by Universal Orlando confirming its 2026 holiday season will run six days longer and expand into two more corners of Epic Universe, plus a leadership expansion at the UK’s Music Venue Trust that tops today’s
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/ August 6, 2026
Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. has named its two newest residents Han and Solo — a pair of bat-eared fox kits born to first-time parents Ziggy and Lando, and the first of their species born at the zoo in 75 years. Keepers announced the
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/ August 5, 2026
BTS is headlining two sold-out shows at Gillette Stadium on August 5 and 6, 2026, marking the first time a K-pop act has ever performed a headline concert in the Boston area. The stops in Foxborough, Massachusetts, are part of the group’s BTS World Tour
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/ August 4, 2026
Edinburgh Zoo has announced the birth of a pygmy hippo calf to parents Gloria and Otto, born on Friday, July 31, 2026, just hours after the zoo publicly revealed Gloria was pregnant. Keepers had expected the birth in August, so the early arrival caught the
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/ August 3, 2026
Kumba, one of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s signature roller coasters, took its final ride on Sunday, August 2, 2026, closing permanently after 33 years of operation. The Bolliger & Mabillard steel looper had been a Tampa Bay thrill-ride staple since it opened on April 21,
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/ August 1, 2026
WWE’s SummerSlam returns this weekend as a two-night spectacle at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, running Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2, 2026. It’s the first time WWE has staged a stadium-scale premium live event in the Twin Cities, and the city’s first WWE
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/ July 31, 2026
Dollywood confirmed on July 29, 2026 that NightFlight Expedition, its most expensive attraction ever, will officially open to the public on August 19. Season pass holders get early access during previews from August 15-18. Billed as the world’s first indoor family hybrid coaster and whitewater
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/ July 29, 2026
Six Flags Great Adventure revealed the official name and details of its long-teased “Project Purple” coaster on July 28, 2026: Bakunawa, a 382-foot giga coaster the park says will claim six world records when it opens in 2027. Named for a sea serpent from Philippine
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/ July 28, 2026
Project Purple is Bakunawa: a 382-foot, 100-mph spinning launch coaster with the world’s first upside-down launch, opening 2027 at Six Flags Great Adventure. Watch the official POV and teaser.
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/ July 28, 2026
Universal Studios Hollywood’s long-awaited Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift began technical rehearsals on Monday, July 27, 2026, giving park guests their first chance to ride the attraction ahead of its official grand opening. The soft opening was confirmed by multiple outlets, including WDW News Today,
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/ July 27, 2026
Bad Bunny closed out his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour on July 22 with a final stadium show at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, capping a 55-date global run that became the highest-grossing tour ever by a Latin artist. According to Billboard Boxscore
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/ July 25, 2026
UPDATE (July 28, 2026): The reveal is out — Project Purple is Bakunawa, a 382-foot spinning launch coaster claiming six world records, including the world’s first upside-down launch. Full details, teaser and official POV at the link. Six Flags Great Adventure released a second teaser
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