Busch Gardens adds free locker time to Iron Gwazi
By Robert Niles: Lockers are now free for two hours for riders on Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.The Florida theme park announced its new policy today, via its social media accounts. Previously,...
View ArticleUniversal looks to improve show, via new patent applications
By Robert Niles: We have three new patent applications from Universal this week, including proposals for more realistic show animations, more responsive interactive gameplay, and easier-to-find...
View ArticleCan Six Flags restore Magic in its Mountain?
By Robert Niles: In this week's Theme Park Insider Podcast, Jake and I talk about Six Flags Magic Mountain's decision to retire X2 and what the company can do next to help improve the former Thrill...
View ArticleLet�s de-influence a Walt Disney World vacation
By Robert Niles: Thinking about a trip to Walt Disney World? Overwhelmed by all the TikToks, Instagrams and YouTube videos from influencers telling you all the stuff that you �absolutely must do!�...
View ArticleHow can theme parks best honor and preserve their history?
By Robert Niles: Six Flags Magic Mountain did the right thing by retiring X2. As I wrote in my Orange County Register column today, theme parks need to be more aggressive about closing rough and...
View ArticleSix Flags officially closes X2
By Robert Niles: Well, that's it.Six Flags has thrown in the towel and given up on X2. Six Flags Magic Mountain President Brian Oerding made it official this morning. "While X2 consistently passed a...
View ArticleFirst test starts on Disney's new Spider-Man roller coaster
By Robert Niles: Walt Disney Imagineering has started testing on its new Spider-Man roller coaster at Shanghai Disneyland. The new coaster will anchor Disney's first Spider-Man-themed land. Disney has...
View ArticleRope Drop: Happy birthday to Walt Disney World
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.On...
View ArticleWalk Time: Cotaland celebrates its official debut
By Robert Niles: It's time for Theme Park Insider's week in review.Cotaland is celebrating its Grand Opening weekend, starting today. The Austin, Texas theme park is located on the grounds of the...
View ArticleDisney celebrates Dolly Parton Day
By Robert Niles: Happy Dolly Parton Day!If you are wondering why today, September 25, of all days should be the day to honor the late singer, entrepreneur, and humanitarian, just look at that date in...
View ArticleDisney reveals plans for using AI to watch its Animal Kingdom
By Robert Niles: Disney's plans for using more AI in its theme parks continues with a new patent application this week.In "Techniques for Automatically Monitoring Animal Behaviors and Generating...
View ArticlePodcast: Troubles at Six Flags
By Robert Niles: In this week's episode of the Theme Park Insider Podcast, Jake and I talk about how being a hard-ticket event (or not) affects the quality of a Halloween haunt. We also get into the...
View ArticleInvestors again call for sell-off at Six Flags
By Robert Niles: Theme park fans have learned what to expect from Six Flags. You're getting roller coasters, cheap annual passes, and high prices inside the parks to make up for those cheap annual...
View ArticleUniversal opens Hollywood Drift as pay-to-ride for Horror Nights
By Robert Niles: Universal Studios Hollywood is opening its new Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift roller coaster during Halloween Horror Nights.But you will have to pay extra to ride it.The new...
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Mack Group previews its new dark ride restaurant
By Robert Niles: Every theme park fan faces this dilemma when noon rolls around. Do you look for a restaurant to have lunch, or keep riding rides while others go eat?Now the team at Mack Group has a...
View ArticleSo 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...
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