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/ June 29, 2026
Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, traces its roots to 1920 when Walter Knott began selling berries from a roadside stand. By 1934 his wife Cordelia had opened a fried chicken restaurant that drew crowds from across Southern California, and Walter soon began building
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/ June 29, 2026
Busch Gardens Williamsburg opened on May 16, 1975, on 422 acres in James City County, Virginia, just minutes from Colonial Williamsburg. Originally branded as ‘Busch Gardens: The Old Country’, the park was designed around ten European-themed hamlets representing England, Scotland, France, Germany, Ireland, and Italy
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/ June 28, 2026
This week’s theme park news delivered a genuine rollercoaster of surprises — a record-shattering coaster postponed just days before its debut, a beloved 36-year-old Georgia park announcing its final season, Universal’s newest resort entering preview mode in Texas, and spectacular drone shows lighting up summer
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/ June 28, 2026
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a 335-acre Africa-themed park in Tampa, Florida, that doubles as one of the region’s premier accredited zoos. Opened on March 31, 1959, as a hospitality attraction for the Anheuser-Busch brewery, it evolved over decades into a full-scale theme park featuring
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/ June 28, 2026
SeaWorld San Antonio opened on May 27, 1988, in the Westover Hills District of San Antonio, Texas, and quickly established itself as North America’s largest marine-life theme park across 416 acres. Built for $170 million by Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, the park drew 75,000 visitors
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/ June 27, 2026
SeaWorld San Diego opened on March 21, 1964, as the first park in the SeaWorld chain, founded by four UCLA graduates who originally envisioned an underwater restaurant before pivoting to a marine-themed entertainment park on the shores of Mission Bay. What began as a 22-acre
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/ June 27, 2026
Modern theme park operations involve far more complex systems than visitors typically realize. The choreographed flow of 50,000-plus daily guests, the overnight maintenance routines that keep rides running, and the safety inspection protocols that prevent accidents represent some of the most sophisticated operational engineering in
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/ June 27, 2026
SeaWorld Orlando opened on December 15, 1973, as the third park in the SeaWorld chain, spread across 200 acres in Orlando, Florida. Acquired by Anheuser-Busch in 1989, the park was rebuilt from a show-driven marine attraction into a ride-intensive destination. Now owned and operated by
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/ June 26, 2026
When Universal Studios Beijing opened in 2021, it instantly became the largest Universal resort on the planet — a sprawling park with seven themed lands and some of the most ambitious attractions Universal has ever built. A record-breaking coaster The crown jewel is Decepticoaster in
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/ June 26, 2026
Universal Studios Hollywood is where it all began — opened in 1964 on the working Universal backlot in Los Angeles, it’s the original theme park and still the only one anchored by a real, world-famous Studio Tour. Ride through movie history The Studio Tour trams
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/ June 26, 2026
Shanghai Disneyland opened in 2016 as the newest, boldest castle park in the Disney portfolio — and it pushed the company’s imagineering to new heights. Built to blend Disney storytelling with Chinese culture, it features the largest castle Disney has ever built: the Enchanted Storybook
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/ June 26, 2026
When Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983, it became the first Disney park built outside the United States — and decades later, fans still argue it’s the best-run Disney park on Earth. Tucked into Urayasu just outside Tokyo, it pairs the familiar Magic Kingdom layout with
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/ June 26, 2026
Universal Studios Florida opened on June 7, 1990, as the flagship park of what would become Universal Orlando Resort. Set on roughly 107 acres in Orlando, Florida, it was originally envisioned as both an active movie production facility and a themed entertainment destination — a
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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 26, 2026
Universal Studios Hollywood, located in Universal City, California just north of Los Angeles, is one of the oldest and most iconic theme parks in the United States. Born from a 1964 tram tour of Universal’s working film lot, the park has grown over six decades
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/ June 25, 2026
Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened on Earth Day, April 22, 1998, at Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. Spanning 580 acres, it was the largest theme park in the world at the time of its debut. The park blends a fully accredited zoological collection
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/ June 24, 2026
EPCOT opened on October 1, 1982, as the second theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. Derived from Walt Disney’s original vision of an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, the park was reimagined after his death as a permanent world’s fair
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/ June 24, 2026
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is a 135-acre theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, that opened on May 1, 1989, under the name Disney–MGM Studios. Conceived as both a working production facility and a guest-facing celebration of Hollywood, it was the
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/ June 23, 2026
Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California holds the world record for most roller coasters at a single park, currently operating 19 distinct coasters across its mountainside acreage. The park’s Coaster Capital of the World branding is genuinely earned — no other operator has matched
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/ June 23, 2026
Magic Kingdom opened on October 1, 1971, as the anchor park of Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. Modeled closely after Disneyland in Anaheim, the 107-acre park debuted with 23 attractions spread across six themed lands, welcoming guests with admission priced at $3.50
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