Photo Finds – Theme park road trip up the East Coast – July 3, 2012
This week Photo Finds ventures outside the Sunshine State to see roller coasters and amusement parks up and down the coast.
Out of the Loop: Dollywood to develop water and snow park adjacent to Gaylord Opryland Resort
By Andy Guinigundo Nashville, Tenn. – Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Company and Gaylord Entertainment have entered into what is referred to as a “memorandum of understanding”. This initial formal agreement discusses the intent of Dollywood and Gaylord to enter into a 50/50 partnership to develop a 105-acre family entertainment zone adjacent to the Gaylord Opryland Resort…
Out of the Loop: 2012 will be a thrilling year with new attractions all around
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…
Out of the Loop: Dollywood’s Wild Eagle to be first U.S. wing rider coaster
Column by Andy Guinigundo To bolster my claim that the wing rider coaster will be the next big thing in coaster construction (check out my previous story Here), Dollywood announced Sunday that it would open the first wing rider roller coaster in the United States. The third announced Bolliger & Mabillard wing rider coaster this…
Out of the Loop: It’s beginning to look a lot like a theme park Christmas
By Andy Guinigundo It wasn’t even quite the last week of October at my local Target and Walmart type stores that Halloween decorations were coming down and all things orange and black were being consolidated. This was followed by empty “seasonal items” shelves. Finally on Nov. 1, Christmas decorating and shopping was in full swing….