Theme Park News for July 20, 2022
Six Flags scores with an impressive new coaster at Magic Mountain, while a trip to the original park outside Dallas doesn't measure up as well. Meanwhile, it's Disneyland's birthday!
The new RMC Raptor coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage, delivers three inversions and is a thrilling, repeatable people eater. Jake Sundstrom offers his review of Magic Mountain’s record-setting 20th roller coaster: Six Flags Magic Mountain Runs Up the Score With Wonder Woman
Meanwhile, back at Six Flags’ original park…
Russell Meyer checks in with a detailed review of the attractions at Six Flags Over Texas. Then he throws in a baseball game, too! A Texas Two-Step Trip Report: Six Flags Over Texas
Back in Southern California, Natalie Niles visits Universal Studios Hollywood for a first look at the “Jupiter’s Claim” theme park sets from the new Jordan Peele movie, “Nope,” which is getting amazing initial reviews: First Look: ‘Nope’ Sets at Universal Studios Hollywood
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In other theme park news this week, it’s Disneyland’s 67th birthday! So that means… Theme Park of the Week: Disneyland
We’ve got a couple more news stories from the Disneyland Resort, too.
We also had a couple of tough stories for theme park fans. First, ICON Park got itself into another ugly moment by promoting a new interactive upsell that struck many fans online as wildly inappropriate. The park then shelved the game almost immediately after the uproar.
Second, Knott’s Berry Farm suffered an ugly moment - for the second summer in a row - when it was forced to close the park early after a complete breakdown in crowd control: Fights Force Early Closure at Knott's Berry Farm
In more positive news, there’s another drone show out there now. And this one really is different than so many others: Ferrari World Brings Drone Shows Indoors
Finally, there’s a little bit of theme park history in our reaction to a business story out of Asia: Could MGM Get Back Into the Theme Park Business?
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Thank you for reading, and best wishes for the week ahead,
Robert Niles