http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog Orlando area attractions and theme park information and news Fri, 25 May 2012 00:51:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/01/31/out-of-the-loop-2012-will-be-a-thrilling-year-with-new-attractions-all-around/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/01/31/out-of-the-loop-2012-will-be-a-thrilling-year-with-new-attractions-all-around/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:48:04 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=11627 By Andy Guinigundo With a month of 2012 under our belts, I can’t help but be excited for the coming attractions season. There are several high profile, high-dollar attractions opening. Additionally, there are many new coasters being introduced this year including a new-to-North America coaster. Here are some of the attractions I am most anticipating [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/01/31/out-of-the-loop-2012-will-be-a-thrilling-year-with-new-attractions-all-around/feed/ 7 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/02/out-of-the-loop-the-rise-of-the-wing-rider-coasters/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/02/out-of-the-loop-the-rise-of-the-wing-rider-coasters/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:03:18 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9835 Column by Andy Guinigundo This week, Six Flags Great America near Chicago announced that the X Flight roller coaster would be built with an expected debut date of 2012. This announcement marked the third major announcement of a wing rider coaster being constructed for next year. With the opening of Furius Baco (Intamin) at PortAventura [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/02/out-of-the-loop-the-rise-of-the-wing-rider-coasters/feed/ 4 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/2010/02/20/out-of-the-loop-six-flags-kentucky-kingdom-closed/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/20/out-of-the-loop-six-flags-kentucky-kingdom-closed/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:23:10 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5355 By Andy Guinigundo Louisville, Ky. – Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom located in Louisville, Ky., will not reopen for the 2010 season. In a statement, Six Flags states they were unable to come to an agreement with the Kentucky Fair Board for the lease of the land where the park was located. Six Flags felt that [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/20/out-of-the-loop-six-flags-kentucky-kingdom-closed/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/23/out-of-the-loop-six-flags%e2%80%99-holiday-in-the-park/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/23/out-of-the-loop-six-flags%e2%80%99-holiday-in-the-park/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:30:38 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4797 By Andy Guinigundo With the Christmas holiday upon us, let’s look at a winter festival that takes place at one of the biggest amusement destinations – Six Flags. There are four Six Flags Parks taking part in the “Holiday in the Park” celebration this year. These include The Great Escape (Lake George, N.Y.), Over Texas [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/23/out-of-the-loop-six-flags%e2%80%99-holiday-in-the-park/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/02/out-of-the-loop-attractions-attempt-to-pay-tribute-to-michael-jackson/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/02/out-of-the-loop-attractions-attempt-to-pay-tribute-to-michael-jackson/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:17:46 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4261 By Andy Guinigundo I suppose it’s fitting that someone who loved amusement parks so much, mostly Disney, has been appearing in various ways at various attractions since his death in June. No, I am not implying that Michael Jackson has been “haunting” various attractions. However, tributes have been prominently attempted and sometimes executed at various [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/02/out-of-the-loop-attractions-attempt-to-pay-tribute-to-michael-jackson/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/13/out-of-the-loop-new-madagascar-and-shrek-attractions-six-flags-nigeria-and-disneylands-replacement/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/13/out-of-the-loop-new-madagascar-and-shrek-attractions-six-flags-nigeria-and-disneylands-replacement/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:28:53 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=3958 By Andy Guinigundo The last few weeks I have been posting Halloween stories, well, because ‘tis the season! As a result, I have a few weeks of backlogged updates to report this week. We’ll travel to Singapore, Africa, and then back home to the USA. Universal to Get Dreamworks Madagascar and Shrek Attractions Universal Studios [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/13/out-of-the-loop-new-madagascar-and-shrek-attractions-six-flags-nigeria-and-disneylands-replacement/feed/ 1 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