http://themeparks.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Theme Parks GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-07-01T06:03:14Z Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/07/03/spend-the-fourth-with-the-presidents-all-of-them.htm It's a ritual that's repeated every time a new US president takes the oath of office: Disney Imagineers develop a new animatronic figure to round out The Hall of Presidents... http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/07/03/spend-the-fourth-with-the-presidents-all-of-them.htm Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:09 +0000 2009-07-03T07:00:09Z http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/07/01/bon-voyage.htm I know that the Fourth of July will be celebrated here in the States this weekend. But let's turn our attention to another US holiday: Thanksgiving. The turkey-centric celebration is... http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/07/01/bon-voyage.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:03:14 +0000 2009-07-01T06:03:14Z http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/30/parks-fire-up-for-the-fourth.htm What's more all-American than fireworks and amusement parks? This Saturday, the Fourth of July, oohs and ahhs will be heard among the screams at lots of US park as they... http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/30/parks-fire-up-for-the-fourth.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:00:06 +0000 2009-06-30T06:00:06Z http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/29/hhn-to-feature-cutting-edge-saw-frights.htm Do you want to play a game? The Universal Studios parks in Orlando and Hollywood certainly hope so. They are already honing the themes for this year's Halloween Horror Nights,... http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/29/hhn-to-feature-cutting-edge-saw-frights.htm Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:18:47 +0000 2009-06-29T17:18:47Z http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/26/michael-jackson-park-fan.htm While he was best known as the King of Pop (and for his eccentricities), Michael Jackson, who died at age 50 yesterday, had a theme park connection as well. Befitting... http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/26/michael-jackson-park-fan.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:49:52 +0000 2009-06-26T11:49:52Z http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/24/king-islands-new-ssssuper-ssssmooth-coaster.htm Kings Island calls Diamondback, the hypercoaster that opened this season, its "tallest, fastest, meanest ride." I can't argue with the first two. But meanest? I think that S.O.B--er, the wooden... http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/24/king-islands-new-ssssuper-ssssmooth-coaster.htm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:00:01 +0000 2009-06-24T06:00:01Z http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/23/trains-keep-a-rollin.htm It's time for another About.com Travel Channel exclusive Blog Carnival. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, now boarding at About.com's Honeymoons and Romantic Travel site, it's Tracks, a collection of... http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/23/trains-keep-a-rollin.htm Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:00:42 +0000 2009-06-23T12:00:42Z http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/22/disneylands-grand-dame-to-get-a-facelift.htm Exhausted after spending a day at the "Happiest Place on Earth," real sleeping beauties have been bunking down at the Disneyland Hotel since 1955. While it's not exactly a Tower... http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/22/disneylands-grand-dame-to-get-a-facelift.htm Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:32:42 +0000 2009-06-22T16:32:42Z http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/19/shamus-got-your-ticket.htm To help keep their midways filled amid the economic downturn, theme parks are offering unprecedented deals. Just recently, for example, the Busch Entertainment parks announced this sweet deal: Buy a... http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/19/shamus-got-your-ticket.htm Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:00:06 +0000 2009-06-19T06:00:06Z http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/17/the-song-remains-the-same-in-myrtle-beach.htm "This," says Steve Baker, president of Freestyle Music Park, sweeping his hand across the recently reopened park's mostly empty midway last week, "is not great. We think we've got a... http://themeparks.about.com/b/2009/06/17/the-song-remains-the-same-in-myrtle-beach.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:00:56 +0000 2009-06-17T06:00:56Z