So you want to visit Disney, but which one?
By Robert Niles: Are you thinking about a Disney vacation for your family?Today I am writing for parents who are just starting the process of figuring out what all this means. Disney has multiple...
View ArticleRope Drop: IAAPA Expo opens in London
By Robert Niles: As the "rope drop" starts a day at theme parks, the Sunday "Rope Drop" post kicks off the week here at Theme Park Insider. Here is what lies ahead for fans at the parks this week.Happy...
View ArticleSix Flags Fright Fest still not up to the challenge
By Jacob Sundstrom: When Six Flags and Cedar Fair merged to become the largest operator of regional theme parks in the United States, I was fairly confident this would work out poorly for consumers....
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Walk Time: What's up at Universal, Disney, and Knott's
By Robert Niles: In theme parks and entertainment, "walk time" is the name for the final paid minutes of your shift, when you gather your stuff and start heading home. At Theme Park Insider, "Walk...
View ArticleDubai Parks sets reopening for October
By Robert Niles: Dubai's theme parks are reopening next month, for the first time since the start of the current Gulf war.The Dubai Parks theme parks closed, along with many other attractions in the...
View ArticleInked, good vibes highlight strong year at Knott's Scary Farm
By Jacob Sundstrom: Knott�s Scary Farm isn�t the Halloween event you attend looking for tight narrative structure. It�s not the Halloween event you attend hoping to be scared out of your pants....
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Disney offers new way for wheelchair users to access rides
By Robert Niles: One of the many challenges in theme park ride operation is getting guests who use wheelchairs onto and off of ride vehicles. The transfer process can be slow, as every individual has...
View ArticlePodcast: Joe Rohde and the science behind the art of theme parks
By Robert Niles: We are honored to welcome Disney Legend Joe Rohde as our guest on the Theme Park Insider Podcast this week.Joe talked with me about his new book, "Floating Mountains," which explores...
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Lilypad joins Toy Story Land at Walt Disney World
By Robert Niles: Walt Disney World is looking to improve the vibes on one its Toy Story-themed rides.The resort today announced a new soundtrack for the Alien Swirling Saucers ride at Disney's...
View ArticleUniversal plans to bring Fast and Furious ride to China
By Robert Niles: Fast & Furious is now open in Hollywood - and it's coming to Beijing, too.Universal announced today that it will bring a Fast & Furious-themed indoor thrill ride to the...
View ArticleUniversal crosses the finish line with a new world-class coaster
By Robert Niles: Let�s talk about drifting.In auto racing, there are few more spectacular sights that watching cars burn through a turn at high speed, wheels smoking, as drivers balance on the edge...
View ArticleRohde, Weis, Iwerks set for IAAPA Legends panel
By Robert Niles: Former Walt Disney Imagineers Joe Rohde and Bob Weis will join documentarian Leslie Iwerks for Bob Rogers' annual Legends panel at the IAAPA Expo this November.This is the 24th year...
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Walt Disney World tests new, simpler way to book vacations
By Robert Niles: Walt Disney World is testing a new way for families and fans to book their theme park vacations.The resort has redesigned its website and now select users are seeing a beta test for a...
View ArticleUniversal Orlando welcomes new celebrity hot dog stand
By Robert Niles: CityWalk's new celebrity hot dog stand opens this weekend in Orlando.Universal Orlando has announced a Saturday grand opening for Fat One's Hot Dogs & Italian Ice, which takes over...
View ArticleRope Drop: Who's ready for a haunt?
By Robert Niles: This weekend is the big one for theme park haunt events, with Halloween season taking over parks across the country.But before the scare actors hit the streets, theme park fans this...
View ArticleWalk Time: Happy birthday to Hong Kong Disneyland
By Robert Niles: In theme parks and entertainment, "walk time" is the name for the final paid minutes of your shift, when you gather your stuff and start heading home. At Theme Park Insider, "Walk...
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Olaf draws a new home for animation at Walt Disney World
By myhandsdontscan: Animated storytelling is the foundation of The Walt Disney Company. Animated shorts paved the way for feature animation, a music company, live-action features, television specials,...
View ArticleThe pre-show is the star in Disney's new studio show
By myhandsdontscan: How do you create an engaging attraction from an animated short guests can watch anytime on Disney+? You make it come alive. Once Upon A Studio, the Emmy-award winning animated...
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Six Flags introduces its new Thrill Glider for 2027
By Robert Niles: Well, they did it. Six Flags Magic Mountain just did the most Six Flags thing. The name for the park's first-of-its-kind 2027 Vekoma Thrill Glider roller coaster will be...Thrill...
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Step into The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney World
By myhandsdontscan: What to do with Animation Courtyard? That was the question that drove Walt Disney Imagineering to reimagine The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios, which opens...
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