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2025 is promising to be an epic year in the theme park world. This is Theme Park Tribune’s annual list of the biggest most anticipated new theme park rides in North America, and while the top entry may seem obvious to everyone with even a slight interest in an Orlando vacation, the rest of the continent has plenty to offer with roller coasters, indoor …

Jul 29, 2024 · Monday’s announcement does not mean the separate pass systems have totally merged, either. As stated in that Cedar Point blog post: Please note that 2025 Cedar Point All Park Passport Season Pass add-ons, including All-Season Dining, All-Season Drink Bottle, Fast Lane and others will only be valid at legacy Cedar Fair parks for the entire 2025 season.

Nov 14, 2024 · Six Flags parks in California, New Jersey, Texas and Mexico will be getting new roller coasters in 2026, the company revealed Thursday. The earlier-than-usual announcement of major projects came in a corporate press release that was likely meant to soften the blow from the news that Six Flags Great Adventure is losing two longtime coasters, the 456-foot-tall Kingda Ka and the Green Lantern ...

Nov 14, 2024 · In its press release, Six Flags Great Adventure said the park will be removing both Kingda Ka and the nearby Green Lantern stand-up coaster. That will make way for what the park is calling a “multi-world-record-breaking launch roller coaster” that will debut in 2026.

Nov 19, 2024 · The annual IAAPA Expo in Orlando brings the amusement and theme park industry every November to make deals and reveal more details about their upcoming projects — especially the trains of new roller coasters opening in the coming year.

Dec 18, 2024 · The Nighthawk flying coaster and two other attractions are being retired at Carowinds, the latest move by the new Six Flags in closing rides without giving fans advance notice to get one last ride.. In a Wednesday morning blog post, the Charlotte, North Carolina park confirmed rumors that Nighthawk was finished.

Oct 22, 2024 · The second Peppa Pig Theme Park in the U.S. will open on March 1, 2025, in the Dallas suburb of North Richland Hills. The park was originally supposed to open in late 2024, but was officially delayed back in August.

Jan 23, 2025 · The Red Car Trolley’s demise is due to the upcoming expansion of the Avengers Campus.The Marvel-themed land is getting two new rides in the coming years, Stark Flight Lab and Avengers: Infinity Defense, with the latter representing the long-delayed Avengers E-Ticket attraction that was planned to be built behind the existing Avengers building.No construction work appears visible from inside ...

The company who built the Orlando FreeFall drop tower ride has been ordered to pay $310 million to the family of the 14-year-old who fell from the attraction in 2022.. Tyre Sampson was visiting Orlando from Missouri in March 2022.