http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog Orlando area attractions and theme park information and news Thu, 24 May 2012 20:05:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/29/out-of-the-loop-windseeker-will-take-riders-300-feet-up-at-four-cedar-fair-parks/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/29/out-of-the-loop-windseeker-will-take-riders-300-feet-up-at-four-cedar-fair-parks/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:34:52 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7132 Column by Andy Guinigundo Amusement park company Cedar Fair announced the addition of WindSeeker to its ride lineup at four Cedar Fair parks for 2011. The high spinning ride will grace the landscapes of Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio near Cleveland, Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio, Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif., and Canada’s [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/29/out-of-the-loop-windseeker-will-take-riders-300-feet-up-at-four-cedar-fair-parks/feed/ 13 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/14/out-of-the-loop-good-riddance-to-winter-time-for-the-theme-parks-to-open/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/14/out-of-the-loop-good-riddance-to-winter-time-for-the-theme-parks-to-open/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:17:20 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5743 By Andy Guinigundo We’ve had a few beautiful spring days in Southern Ohio. The temperature has been close to 80 degrees. I cautiously embrace the coming summer and the coming theme park season. I say cautiously because, over the past week, I have awoken to frost and temperatures in the low 30s a few times. [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/14/out-of-the-loop-good-riddance-to-winter-time-for-the-theme-parks-to-open/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/09/out-of-the-loop-throwing-a-disney-cruise-line-house-party/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/09/out-of-the-loop-throwing-a-disney-cruise-line-house-party/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:08:28 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4622 By Andy Guinigundo This week’s post is about my Disney Cruise Line house party that took place a few weeks ago. Certainly, Disney Cruise Line (DCL) is part of the greater Orlando attraction landscape with Port Canaveral being DCL’s main departure point. Definitely, Disney is part of the Orlando scene. The marketing idea of the [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/09/out-of-the-loop-throwing-a-disney-cruise-line-house-party/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/27/out-of-the-loop-cedar-points-demon-drop-heads-to-knotts-berry-farm/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/27/out-of-the-loop-cedar-points-demon-drop-heads-to-knotts-berry-farm/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:31:59 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4196 By Andy Guinigundo Cedar Fair has announced that after a 26-year run at Cedar Point, The Demon Drop will be dismantled and reassembled at sister park Knotts Berry Farm near Los Angeles. First opened in 1983, the Demon Drop is an elevator-style drop ride that simulates a free-fall drop from a 10-story building. In the [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/27/out-of-the-loop-cedar-points-demon-drop-heads-to-knotts-berry-farm/feed/ 10 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/08/30/out-of-the-loop-racing-roller-coasters-in-the-news-this-week/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/08/30/out-of-the-loop-racing-roller-coasters-in-the-news-this-week/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:07:06 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=3120 By Andy Guinigundo As the dog days of summer come to a close and the weather begins to cool down, racing in the major American circuits of Indy Racing League and NASCAR begin to heat up. Drivers begin to jockey for position to win a championship. This week, I’m taking a look at racing associated [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/08/30/out-of-the-loop-racing-roller-coasters-in-the-news-this-week/feed/ 0