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/2010/06/03/wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-open-for-previews-on-a-limited-basis/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/06/03/wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-open-for-previews-on-a-limited-basis/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:26:46 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=6451 For the past few days, some regular Islands of Adventure park guests have been allowed into The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The previews started last week just guests staying at a Universal hotel, but each morning since Tuesday, a few non-hotel guests have been let in. Here’s the drill, at least for now. Starting [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/06/03/wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-open-for-previews-on-a-limited-basis/feed/ 11 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/14/space-mountain-full-ride-video-and-refurbishment-report/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/14/space-mountain-full-ride-video-and-refurbishment-report/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4441 Upon hearing of Space Mountain soft opening to guests yesterday after a seven-month refurbishment, I rushed over to the Magic Kingdom only to be denied a ride as the roller coaster was shut down for further maintenance and testing. I returned to the Magic Kingdom today at around 1 p.m. to find Space Mountain once [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/14/space-mountain-full-ride-video-and-refurbishment-report/feed/ 8 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/13/video-photos-space-mountain-soft-opens-to-guests-with-enhanced-queue-video-games/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/13/video-photos-space-mountain-soft-opens-to-guests-with-enhanced-queue-video-games/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:37:21 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4426 At around 4 p.m. today, Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom reopened for the first time to guests since closing for refurbishment in nearly seven months. Still in testing, the classic roller coaster remained open for roughly two hours before being shut down once again due to technical difficulties. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/13/video-photos-space-mountain-soft-opens-to-guests-with-enhanced-queue-video-games/feed/ 7 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/08/15/universal-studios-hollywood-rip-ride-rockit-coaster-finally-opens-to-guests-video-and-photos/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/08/15/universal-studios-hollywood-rip-ride-rockit-coaster-finally-opens-to-guests-video-and-photos/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:07:24 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=2907 After months of delays and a brief employee test phase, the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios opened to park guests on August 15, 2009 at a few minutes before 6 p.m. Around 30 minutes prior to the new ride’s opening, guests (including myself) began to line up outside construction walls hoping [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/08/15/universal-studios-hollywood-rip-ride-rockit-coaster-finally-opens-to-guests-video-and-photos/feed/ 29