Summer moves and summer news
Great American Theme Park Month continues on Theme Park Insider, with a big anniversary to kick off the week.
Great American Theme Park Month continues on Theme Park Insider, with a big anniversary to kick off the week.
Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates 60 years: Happy birthday to Universal Studios Hollywood. The park opened 60 years ago Monday, on July 15, 1964, as the Universal Studios Tour. Over the past six decades, no major theme park has changed as much as Universal's original property. From its beginnings as studio tram tour, Universal has evolved into a major theme park with multiple themed lands, even as it retains that tram tour as its heart.
First look at Disney World's Country Bear Musical Jamboree: The newest version of Disney's Country Bear Audio Animatronic show opens officially this morning at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
A sneak peek at Disney Parks' future is coming next month: Disney has announced the program line-up for its D23 event in Anaheim next month.
Disneyland Paris celebrates with record-setting drone display: Disneyland Paris celebrated Bastille Day with a record-breaking nighttime spectacular last weekend - the "largest aerial display of a fictional character formed by multirotors/drones," with 1,571 drones forming a tri-color Mickey Mouse
Efteling picks the spookiest date to open its new haunted ride: The new Danse Macabre attraction - a first-of-its-kind Intamin Dynamic Motion Stage ride - will open at Efteling on October 31.
Insidious is coming to Universal's Halloween Horror Nights: Insidious: The Further is joining the line-up for this year's Halloween Horror Nights at both Universal Studios Florida in Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood.
Can these theme park mascots become movie stars? Another theme park character is looking for a second career as a movie star. But this time, it's not from Disney.
Who's number 3 in the U.S. theme park business? Okay, Disney and Universal are the clear top two in the American theme park industry these days. But which company deserves to be ranked number three? See the results of our reader vote.
Why Knoebels deserves to be part of your summer vacation: For anyone wanting to spend time at a first rate park without spending a lot of money, Knoebels is the place to go, which is why it is our next recommendation for Theme Park Insider's Great American Theme Park Month.
It’s Disneyland’s birthday today (nice!) The resort is offering a three-day ticket deal this summer that starts as low as $47 a day for kids ages 3-9 and $78 a day for adults. And you do not have to visit on consecutive days. Here is where you can see all your options and buy, with a portion of your purchase going to support Theme Park Insider: Disneyland tickets.
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Universal Orlando is offering two free days at IOA, Universal Studios Florida or even its Volcano Bay water theme park, with the purchase of a three-day ticket. That means you can get five days at Universal Orlando's theme parks starting as low as $256 per person. And these tickets are valid up until April of next year, so now's a great time to lock in a low price on Universal: Universal Orlando tickets.
At Universal Studios Hollywood, if you want to come back and visit Super Nintendo World and the 60th Anniversary Universal Studio Tour for a second day this summer, it won't cost you anything extra with this second-day-free deal. (Note that some blockout dates may apply on the return visit.) If you want the details and prices for the dates you want, visit our partner's Universal Studios Hollywood tickets page.
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Robert Niles