ORLANDO, Fla. – This year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando will be the largest, most intense ever. And Universal Orlando has created a variety of ways for Florida residents to experience the event – from exclusive ticket offers to special travel packages. (more…)

Although Concord, N.C. and Fort Mill, S.C. are still waiting to hear which site is picked for the location of a $100-million indoor Great Wolf Lodge water park and resort, Concord’s city council is planning to vote on project incentives next month.

Great Wolf Resorts announced in May that it plans to build the resort somewhere in the Charlotte, N.C. area.   The company has looked at areas around Fort Mill as well as a 37-acre site off of Speedway Boulevard, near Concord Mills Mall and Lowes Motor Speedway.

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(Arlington, TX) –Six Flags Over Texas kicks off the fall season with an event guaranteed to delight all tried-and-true Texans down to the soles of their cowboy boots! The Best of Texas Festival brings together a truck-load of Lone Star State traditions ranging from entertainers to one-of-a-kind crafts to delicious foods prepared with a western flare. Where else but Six Flags Over Texas could you find so much to see and do in one place!

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Cedar Point for the last eighty years has been hiring international workers. It has been a growing market for the park. Now with more then 20 nations represented in the staff of Cedar Point, the park is so proud of having such diverse culture represented. (more…)

Via Press Release: Vaughan, Ontario – Canada’s Wonderland prepares to change the landscape for thrill seekers in 2008, with the addition of Canada’s Biggest, Fastest and Tallest roller coaster – Behemoth. Following 18 months of planning and construction, Behemoth will premiere at Canada’s Wonderland in May 2008. (more…)

Dollywood is changing the way patrons enter the grounds of the Smoky Mountain theme park. Beginning November 10, all traffic will begin using the entrance on McCarter Hollow Road instead of the existing Dollywood Lane entrance.

For more information and a map of the area, visit Dollywood.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Busch Gardens Europe is putting the finishing touches on the park’s annual Howl-O-Scream event. Debuting Sept. 14, and continuing every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 28, Howl-O-Scream haunts the European-themed park with new haunted houses, scare zones and themed shows. New this year is “The NeverAfter,” an entire village devoted to the macabre.

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Santa Clara, Calif. (August 20, 2007) – Labor Day Weekend ushers in the end of summer and family vacations. With gas prices still on the rise, Great America is a convenient entertainment option for Bay Area families looking for Labor Day Weekend fun and fireworks

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HERSHEY, PA — TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel community, recently announced the Top 10 amusement parks in the United States outside Orlando. Hersheypark is rated No. 1 on that list, with rankings based ontraveler popularity and assessments by TripAdvisor editors.

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NEW YORK, PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Six Flags, Inc. (NYSE: SIX) announced today that its guest approval ratings for July, the busiest month on the operating calendar, hit all-time highs in several categories for the 2nd consecutive month.
   
The company also continues to receive consistently high marks from its guests for the enforcement of its new non-smoking and Guest Code of Conduct policies.
   
"This is an indication that even as attendance levels are at the year’s peak, guest satisfaction with the overall Six Flags park environment — including rides, cleanliness, safety, guest service and character presence — is stronger than ever," said Six Flags President and CEO Mark Shapiro. (more…)