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/ June 20, 2026
Magic Kingdom is the most kid-friendly of Walt Disney World’s four theme parks, but seven of its rides still have a minimum height a rider must clear before boarding — and one of those minimums just changed. When Big Thunder Mountain Railroad reopened on May
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/ June 20, 2026
Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania is home to more than 70 attractions and 15 roller coasters — the largest coaster collection on the East Coast — and it is the only major theme park in the world that uses candy-branded height categories to sort its entire
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/ June 20, 2026
Cedar Point is a 364-acre amusement park perched on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, recognized worldwide as the Roller Coaster Capital of the World. Open since 1870, it ranks as the second-oldest operating amusement park in the United States and consistently draws more
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/ June 20, 2026
Kings Island is a 364-acre amusement park in Mason, Ohio, about 24 miles northeast of Cincinnati, known for one of the densest roller coaster lineups in North America. Since opening in 1972, it has grown into a year-round destination anchored by record-setting coasters, a full
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/ June 20, 2026
Hersheypark is a world-class theme park located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, founded in 1906 by chocolate magnate Milton S. Hershey as a leisure retreat for his factory workers. What began as a simple park with picnic grounds and a merry-go-round has grown into a sprawling 121-acre
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/ June 20, 2026
Steel Dragon 2000 is the steel out-and-back giant at Nagashima Spa Land in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan — a coaster built for one thing above all else: scale. When it opened on August 1, 2000, it simultaneously claimed the world records for longest, tallest, and
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/ June 16, 2026
Mystery Mine is Dollywood’s signature Euro-Fighter roller coaster in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee — the ride that put the park on the map for coaster enthusiasts when it opened in 2007 with a beyond-vertical drop no other coaster in North America could match at the time.
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/ June 14, 2026
Theme park news this week delivered a packed slate of ride updates, sweeping expansion reveals, and milestone celebrations from coast to coast, cementing June 14, 2026 as one of the most story-rich Sundays of the summer season. From Disneyland’s Space Ranger reactivation and a landmark
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/ June 7, 2026
Theme park news this week delivers a high-voltage mix of coaster debuts, record-breaking announcements, milestone anniversaries, and a handful of surprises — here are the 15 biggest stories you need to know heading into summer 2026. New Rides & Coaster Openings Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
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/ May 31, 2026
Theme park news exploded this week as Disney’s Cool KIDS’ SUMMER launched with a record number of simultaneous attraction openings, Six Flags unveiled a world-record family coaster project, and Universal set a hard opening date for its brand-new Texas resort — making late May 2026
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/ May 17, 2026
Theme park news May 2026 rolls into the final stretch before Disney’s Muppets Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster opens. This week’s roundup covers the final preview wave for the reimagined attraction, Six Flags Tormenta Rampaging Run’s POV drop and instant viral reaction, SeaWorld’s Barracuda Strike opening,
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/ May 10, 2026
Theme park news May 2026 keeps the pace up with the countdown to Disney’s reimagined Muppets Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster — now just over two weeks away — plus fresh footage from Six Flags’ Tormenta Rampaging Run, SeaWorld’s Barracuda Strike entering wider previews, and a
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/ May 5, 2026
A successful Cedar Point visit rewards riders who plan ahead, arrive early, and understand how the Sandusky, Ohio peninsula park actually flows. With 18 roller coasters spanning the entire spectrum from family woodies to a 420-foot record-setter, Cedar Point packs more vertical thrills per acre
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/ April 20, 2026
Thrill news April 2026 kept fans glued to their feeds this week as Disney locked in a major coaster opening date, Six Flags unveiled record-shattering track stats, and the NBA playoffs tipped off with two blowout openers inside the loudest arenas in basketball. Whether you
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/ April 12, 2026
Roller coaster news April 2026 is packed this week — from Disney reopening a legendary ride to Lionel Messi christening a brand-new $1 billion stadium. Here’s every essential thrill ride, concert, and sports venue story you need to know from April 5-12, 2026. Roller Coasters
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/ April 11, 2026
Indoor vs outdoor theme parks is a debate that’s more relevant than ever. Climate-controlled mega-parks keep opening across the Middle East and Asia, while classic outdoor parks keep building bigger, faster, and taller rides under open skies — including the coaster that, as of late
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/ April 2, 2026
Roller coasters aren’t one-size-fits-all — from the classic rumble of wooden coasters to the face-down terror of flying coasters, each type delivers a fundamentally different experience. At the extreme end sits the rarest category of all: the strata coaster, a full-circuit ride so tall that
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/ March 27, 2026
How loud are roller coasters? Louder than you think. From the mechanical roar of steel wheels on track to the collective screaming of riders, coasters generate a surprising range of decibel levels that vary dramatically by ride type. Roller coasters are a full sensory assault
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/ March 21, 2026
Types of theme parks vary far more than most people realize. Some are built around movie franchises and storytelling, others around record-breaking coasters, and some are entirely indoors, open year-round regardless of weather. Understanding the different types of theme parks helps you plan better trips
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/ March 9, 2026
If you’ve ever felt crushed into your seat at the bottom of a massive drop, or floated weightlessly over an airtime hill, you’ve experienced G-force doing exactly what roller coaster designers intended. G-force measures how much acceleration your body feels compared to Earth’s standard gravity
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