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/ September 14, 2026
Here are today’s 6 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 Disney’s New Magic of Disney…
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/ September 12, 2026
Theme park news today is led by Six Flags Magic Mountain’s announcement of Thrill Glider, a new Vekoma-built coaster set to open in 2027 as a world-first ride category combining flying, motorbike, and suspended-coaster technology. Beyond today’s theme park news, the roundup also covers stadiums…
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/ September 10, 2026
Here are today’s 5 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 Fun Spot America to Auction…
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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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/ August 30, 2026
Theme park news takes center stage this Sunday, August 30, 2026, as demolition crews continue dismantling Islands of Adventure’s Lost Continent to make way for a future attraction, with the Poseidon’s Fury facade and the former Sindbad stunt arena already down and the nearby gift…
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/ August 25, 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 WhiteWater Debuts Optical-Illusion ‘Helix Twist’…
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/ August 23, 2026
Here are today’s 6 verified theme park & live event stories, covering Theme Parks & Roller Coasters and Live Music & Venues. Every item below links to its original source. The TLDR Theme Parks & Roller Coasters Hersheypark’s Sooperdooperlooper Coaster to Close Until Summer 2027…
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/ August 22, 2026
Jurassic World VelociCoaster is a launched steel roller coaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, built on the site of the former Triceratops Encounter attraction. Manufactured by Intamin and opened to the public on June 10, 2021, it was designed to put riders…
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/ August 16, 2026
Ko’okiri Body Plunge is the signature drop at Universal Volcano Bay in Orlando: a 125-foot (38 m) trap-door body slide that falls at a 70-degree angle straight through the heart of Krakatau, the 200-foot volcano at the center of the park. When Volcano Bay opened…
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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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/ June 26, 2026
Universal’s Islands of Adventure opened on May 28, 1999, at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida. Built as Universal’s most ambitious project since the debut of Universal Studios Florida in 1990, the park was designed around the concept of exploration, organizing its experiences into eight…
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/ June 25, 2026
Off-season theme park travel offers a dramatically different trip than a peak summer or holiday visit — different economics, different crowds, different weather, and a different list of things that can go wrong if you don’t plan around them. Most major North American parks run…
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/ June 23, 2026
Universal’s Volcano Bay opened on May 25, 2017, as Universal Orlando Resort’s dedicated water park, replacing the longtime Wet ‘n Wild as the resort’s primary aquatic destination. Built at an estimated cost of $600 million and spread across 27 operational acres, it was the first…
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/ June 21, 2026
Theme park news this week was dominated by a world-record-shattering giga dive coaster inching toward its June 26 debut, a legendary wooden coaster rising from an extended closure, and Universal’s newest resort unveiling its first permanent nighttime spectacular. From Disney policy shifts to Halloween event…
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/ June 20, 2026
Universal Orlando Resort now spans four parks — Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, Epic Universe, and Volcano Bay — and each one has its own mix of height-restricted rides. If you’re traveling with kids of different heights, knowing the exact requirement for each attraction…
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/ June 18, 2026
Flight of the Hippogriff is a steel family roller coaster located in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade at Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. Built by Vekoma on the footprint of the park’s original Flying Unicorn coaster, it opened in its…
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/ June 16, 2026
The Incredible Hulk Coaster is the launched steel roller coaster in the Marvel Super Hero Island section of Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida — the ride that fires you from 0 to 40 mph in two seconds flat before hurling you through seven…
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/ June 15, 2026
Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure opened at Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, on June 13, 2019, as the showpiece of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin at a reported cost of $300 million, the ride stretches…
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/ May 26, 2026
The Universal Orlando Resort combines two theme parks, a water park, and the CityWalk entertainment district into one of the most thrill-dense destinations in the world. Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure each carry their own marquee experiences, and the rivalry between Universal and…
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