Wet ‘n Wild Orlando will host its annual Waves of Glory event celebrating emerging artists in the Christian rock, gospel, punk and R &B genre this year on April 27, 2013. The event will feature a live concert performance by two-time Grammy nominated, Dove Award-winning artists Sanctus Real. Wet ‘n Wild has turned up the volume [...]

Both Adventure Island Water Park near Busch Gardens and Legoland Florida Water Park are now open for the season. Legoland Florida’s Water Park has added twice as many Lego bricks and more (below) since its debut last year. Adventure Island offers guests a chance to relax in a tropical Key West setting.  Adventure Island features [...]

Liam Payne, teen pop sensation and a part of One Direction, visited SeaWorld Orlando and Discovery Cove this past week. While at SeaWorld, he received a very special smooch from his biggest fan, Shamu in the underwater viewing area. Payne also visited Discovery Cove, SeaWorld Orlando’s sister park, where he spent the afternoon swimming with [...]

Adventure Island, Busch Gardens’ water park is now offering students of all ages up to $15 off a single-day admission ticket. This deal is valid through the end of the Adventure Island 2012 season which continues through Oct. 14, 2012. Student tickets, from elementary to high school, are available for only $29.99 now through the end [...]

This week we take a break from the “what’s new” kind of details and instead focus on two water parks. We’ll do the usual “close inspection” of Photo Finds, but our topic this time will be established parks to compare them: Blizzard Beach (Disney) and Wet ‘n Wild (Universal). We hope you’ll find the comparison [...]

SeaWorld San Antonio recently introduced its guests to Aquatica Water Park. Like its sister park in Orlando, it’s a whimsical aquatic park with up-close animal experiences, high-speed thrills and relaxing, sandy beaches. Aquatica is the single largest capital project in park’s history. The park’s signature ride, Stingray Falls, takes four-seat rafts down twists and turns [...]

Dive into the summer with fun for the whole family at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon and Disney’s Blizzard Beach water parks. The water parks will feature new entertainment and dining options at Typhoon Lagoon and Extra Magic Hours at both parks. New Entertainment: For the first time, Calypso band “Tropicals” brings Caribbean steel drums to Typhoon [...]

How many people can say that they learned to swim at Aquatica in Orlando? Now offering lessons for every skill level, there’s no better place to learn than at SeaWorld’s one-of-a-kind water park! Aquatica’s “Learn to Swim” lessons are 45 minutes long and are taught by American Red Cross certified instructors. Unintentional drowning is the leading cause of [...]

Heading to SeaWorld for their Summer Nights events? They’ve debuted a new Florida resident combo ticket, that gives you one visit to SeaWorld and one visit to Aquatica. Play all day splashing side-by-side with the sea one day at Aquatica, then visit SeaWorld another day for a day of shows, coasters and Summer Nights adventures. [...]

Summer Nights is returning to Busch Gardens Tampa starting this weekend with more extra entertainment than ever after the sun goes down. This year’s event includes a new Latin-infused show at the Marrakesh Theater and, for the first time, a fireworks finale each night through Aug. 12. The award-winning Kinetix show is returning for its third [...]

Wet ‘n Wild Orlando celebrated the grand opening of its newest attraction today, June 2, 2012. Blastaway Beach is a family-friendly, sandcastle-themed water playground. It’s touted as the largest water playground of its kind in Florida and Wet ‘n Wild’s first new attraction in over four years. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCmvOkJmUZg Built around a sandcastle rising 60-feet high, [...]

It’s less than two months until the Legoland Water Park opens and the attraction is getting its middle name – water! More than a half a million gallons of H20 were pumped into the Lego Wave Pool by a friend of the Lego City Volunteer Fire Department. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfZmK1d7wuc The first wave pool in any Legoland [...]

Adventure Island, Busch Garden’s water park, kicks off another season of fun on Saturday, March 10, 2012. There will be extended hours all summer long this year too, not just during Island Nights. Race down Ridetide slides, splash along in the wave pool, and kick back and relax on the white sanded beach, all in [...]

A brand new water park is officially opening on May 26, 2012 at Legoland Florida, but they’re not stopping there with new additions to the park. The park continues to grow, literally. On March 28, the all-new Fresh From Florida Greenhouse will open in the park. The Fresh From Florida Greenhouse will give families an opportunity to [...]

Legoland Florida has shared detailed plans for their new water park, which is expected to open this May. The water park will include a lazy river, large and small slides, kids play areas and a wave pool. Water park access will be exclusively for Legoland theme park guests. “We’re very excited to share plans for [...]

By Andy Guinigundo Santa Claus, Ind. – 75 miles west of Louisville, Ky. is the town of Santa Claus, Ind. Fittingly, the amusement park that resides in Santa Claus is named Holiday World. Each different area of the park is themed a different holiday. The water park portion of Holiday World is Splashin’ Safari. These [...]

The Grand Reef at Discovery Cove is now open for all guests. The new area features multiple levels of exploration, from shallow waters to deeper swimming adventures and white sandy beaches, to snorkeling among artificial reefs and a helmet dive adventure. Here’s a video swim around the new reef: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny71U2vXLkw Families can seek discoveries along [...]

Island Nights at Adventure Island water park in Tampa has returned. From 5 to 9 p.m. every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until Aug. 13, guests will enjoy island music, authentic entertainment, and unique food offerings. Exotic birds, stilt walkers and steel drum bands will be on hand to greet guests throughout the park, as well [...]

From June 10 to Aug. 20, Wet ‘n Wild will host their Summer BBQ Beach Bash every Friday and Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., offering entertainment and food in addition to their rides and attractions. An unlimited barbeque will be offered during the day, as well as a beachside grill that will be [...]

By Don Gworek The Orlando theme parks welcomed back thousands of guests attending the annual Gay Days week. Probably most well-known of the events is the so-called “red shirt day” at the Magic Kingdom. When red shirt day began, it could have been considered one of the very first flash mobs, where people spread word [...]