Roller Coasters

Kumba Takes Final Ride at Busch Gardens Tampa After 33 Years

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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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Dollywood Sets Aug. 19 Opening for NightFlight Expedition

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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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Bakunawa: Six Flags Reveals World’s Tallest Spin Coaster

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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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Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift Opens September 16, 2026

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/ July 28, 2026

Universal Studios Hollywood has finally locked in a launch date for its most anticipated new ride in years: Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift officially opens on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. The date ends weeks of guesswork after the coaster spent all of August running on…

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Cedar Point Wildfire Smoke Closure: Why 5 Parks Shut Early

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/ July 17, 2026

Cedar Point shut its gates at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2026 — roughly three hours ahead of its typical peak-summer closing time — after smoke from hundreds of active Canadian wildfires pushed regional air quality to hazardous levels. The Sandusky, Ohio park, known…

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Tormenta Rampaging Run Debuts With Six World Records

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/ July 13, 2026

Six Flags Over Texas opened Tormenta Rampaging Run this week, a Bolliger & Mabillard dive coaster that claims six world records and the distinction of being the first-ever “giga dive coaster” — a dive coaster standing between 300 and 399 feet tall. The ride officially…

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Energylandia, Zator: Poland’s Coaster-Packed Giant

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/ July 12, 2026

Energylandia is a large amusement park in Zator, Poland, about 50 km west of Kraków. Opened on July 14, 2014, it expanded rapidly through the following decade, absorbing a neighboring water park and adding a string of headline-grabbing steel coasters that turned a modest regional…

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Movie Park Germany: Rides, Tickets, Hours & Parking

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/ July 12, 2026

Movie Park Germany is a film and television-themed amusement park in Bottrop-Kirchhellen, North Rhine-Westphalia, about 50 kilometers north of Düsseldorf. The site began life in 1967 as the fairytale-themed Kirchhellener Märchenwald before being redeveloped and reopened on June 30, 1996 as Warner Bros. Movie World…

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Mirabilandia Guide: Hours, Tickets, Rides & Tips (2026)

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/ July 12, 2026

Mirabilandia is a large amusement park located in Savio, a district of Ravenna in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region. Opened on 4 July 1992, it grew from a struggling regional attraction into the biggest theme park in Italy, covering roughly 850,000 square meters (about 210 acres) of…

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