From spring into summer
More theme park attraction plans are coming into shape for the 2024 summer season
Happy final week of spring break! As we wrap the busy spring break season, we continue to have plenty of news ahead and theme parks prepare for the 2024 summer season.
Universal Studios Hollywood reveals 60th anniversary plans: Guests once again will be allowed to step off the Studio Tour trams mid-ride at Universal Studios Hollywood this summer, as the attraction celebrates its 60th anniversary.
Disney drops more details on Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Disney is revealing more of the original characters that guests will find in the new Tiana's Bayou Adventure flume ride when it debuts at Walt Disney World and Disneyland later this year.
April 1 news
Here is what's coming next to theme parks (sort of) in 2024: "April Insider" is back for another April 1 report. Did she do any better this year?
Which theme park had the best April Fools' Day joke? Let's round up the jokes offered on social media by North America's theme parks.
Elsewhere
Happy birthday to Universal Studios Japan: Universal's first theme park outside the United States opened officially March 31, 2001 in Osaka. Today, the park remains Universal's most-visited and ranks among the top three most popular theme parks in the world.
What is the biggest earworm in Disney theme park history? Let's talk about earworms - those catchy tunes of music that burrow deep inside your brain and refuse to leave.
Watch Robert's video walking tour of Silver Dollar City: After reviewing the new Fire In The Hole last week, I took a walk around Silver Dollar City. Here's that video tour.
On the discussion forum
Epic Universe - Isle of Berk: What excites you most?
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Best wishes for a great week, and thank you again for reading,
Robert Niles