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/ September 18, 2026
Theme park news today includes Kalahari Resorts’ Aquadome waterpark expansion opening in Wisconsin Dells, the former Fantasy Island property in Grand Island, New York hitting the market, and new dining and lounge enhancements at Atlantis Dubai. This theme park news roundup also covers construction progress…
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/ September 18, 2026
Nigloland is a family-owned theme park in Dolancourt, in France’s Aube department, that opened in 1987. Founded by brothers Patrice and Philippe Gélis, former carnival operators who drew inspiration from a trip to Walt Disney World, the park takes its name from its hedgehog mascot…
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/ September 18, 2026
Walibi Belgium sits on 64 hectares of parkland in Wavre, Walloon Brabant, just outside Brussels, and has been a fixture of Belgian family entertainment since entrepreneur Eddy Meeus opened it on July 26, 1975. Over five decades the park has changed hands and names several…
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/ September 18, 2026
Yomiuriland is a sprawling amusement park built into the hills straddling Inagi, Tokyo, and Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened on March 19, 1964, and is owned and operated by Yomiuriland Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings media group. Over six decades…
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/ September 18, 2026
Liseberg is a seasonal amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened its gates on 8 May 1923. Owned by the city of Gothenburg and run by Liseberg AB, the 17-hectare park has grown from a modest garden exhibition site into one of the largest and…
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/ September 18, 2026
Kentucky Kingdom is a 67-acre amusement and water park in Louisville, Kentucky, sitting at the intersection of Interstate 65 and Interstate 264 on the Kentucky Exposition Center grounds. The park first opened on May 23, 1987, and has had one of the most turbulent histories…
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/ September 18, 2026
Six Flags México sits in the Tlalpan forest on the southern edge of Mexico City, making it the southernmost Six Flags park in North America. It first opened on March 3, 1982, as Reino Aventura, a park perhaps best remembered for once being home to…
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/ September 18, 2026
Six Flags Darien Lake is a sprawling 1,200-acre amusement park, water park, and campground resort in Darien Center, New York, roughly halfway between Buffalo and Rochester. It opened in May 1981 as Darien Lake Fun Country and has passed through several owners and names over…
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/ September 18, 2026
Parque Warner Madrid opened on April 6, 2002, as Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid, built on a 700,000 m² (70-hectare, about 173-acre) site in San Martín de la Vega, 23 km southeast of the Spanish capital. Six Flags initially operated the park under a management…
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/ September 18, 2026
Flamingo Land Resort sits on 375 acres near Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire, blending a theme park, zoo, and holiday resort into a single day out. It began in 1959 when cinema entrepreneur Edwin Pentland Hick sold his cinema chain and used the proceeds to…
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/ September 18, 2026
Casino Pier is an amusement park and boardwalk fixture in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, that has drawn Jersey Shore crowds since 1932. Built by industrialist Linus R. Gilbert, the pier once stretched roughly 300 feet into the Atlantic Ocean and, together with its attractions along…
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/ September 18, 2026
Crystal Beach Park was a lakeside amusement park in Crystal Beach, Ontario, that opened on May 28, 1888, and operated for 101 years along the northern shore of Lake Erie near Fort Erie. Its location made it a favorite cross-border escape for Buffalo, New York…
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/ September 18, 2026
TusenFryd is Norway’s largest amusement park, located in Vinterbro, about 20 kilometers south of Oslo. It opened on June 11, 1988, on the grounds of a former zoo, and drew nearly 500,000 visitors in its very first season. Today the park is owned by Spanish…
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/ September 18, 2026
Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park is a Greek mythology-themed amusement and water park resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, a town that calls itself the “Waterpark Capital of the World.” Founded in 1990 by the Laskaris family, who still own and operate it today, the…
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/ September 18, 2026
Toverland is a themed amusement park in Sevenum, in the Dutch province of Limburg, operated by the Gelissen Group. It opened on May 19, 2001, as an indoor family entertainment venue before expanding over the following two decades into a full-scale park spread across six…
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/ September 18, 2026
Walibi Holland sits on the Flevoland polder in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands, where it has drawn thrill-seekers since opening in 1971 as part of the broader Flevohof recreation area. Now owned by French leisure group Compagnie des Alpes, the park has grown into one of the Benelux…
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/ September 18, 2026
Warner Bros. Movie World opened on 3 June 1991 in Oxenford, Queensland, about 20 kilometres from Surfers Paradise on Australia’s Gold Coast. Operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks under license from Warner Bros., it holds the distinction of being Australia’s only film-related theme park and…
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/ September 18, 2026
Dreamworld opened on 15 December 1981 in Coomera on Queensland’s Gold Coast, built on land founder John Longhurst began assembling in 1974. Now owned and operated by Coast Entertainment, the park spans about 55 hectares (137 acres) and bills itself as Australia’s largest theme park…
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/ September 18, 2026
Silverwood Theme Park sits on roughly 400 acres of pine forest near Athol, Idaho, about 47 miles north of Spokane, Washington, making it the largest theme park in the Pacific Northwest. Founded by Gary Norton and opened in June 1988 on the site of a…
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/ September 18, 2026
Hansa-Park is a family-owned amusement park in Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, perched directly on the Baltic Sea coast in northern Germany. Opened on May 15, 1977, as Hansaland before being renamed Hansa-Park in 1987, the park has grown into one of Germany’s most-visited attractions, drawing over a…
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