On a recent episode of The Coaster101 Podcast, twitter user @Coaster365 posed an interesting question: “Who do you think will be the next pro sports team to have a roller coaster themed after it?” After the success of Steel Curtain, the centerpiece...
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One Team: Cedar Fair Comes Together for Cedar Point’s Fall Fest
If there’s one word to describe the past eight months in the theme park industry, interesting feels like a strong candidate. (This is assuming that we can’t use a bunch of choice “four-letter” words, since this a family-friendly website.) What...
Continue reading...The Theme Park Social Media Roundtable with Chris Foshee & Jefferson Richardson — The Coaster101 Podcast
You’ve probably seen their tweets. Our most exclusive event "Keys to the Cancelled Kingdom 2021" is already in the planning phase! We cannot wait to have you all back again for a bigger and better event 👑 *Park rules do...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun Reopening June 22
The first Cedar Fair Amusement Park to open post-COVID 19? None other than Kansas City’s Worlds of Fun. The park will initially open to Season Passholders exclusively, with daily ticket sales to begin in early July. Reservations will be required...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair Parks Postpone Multiple Events Until 2021
Yesterday, updates were posted from all parks across the Cedar Fair Chain in regards to the 2020 operating season. While no future park opening dates were announced, the parks all provided updates on the status of multiple 2020 events and...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair Hints At What Their Parks Might Look Like When Re-Opening
Cedar Fair held their investor earnings call and released their first quarter earnings results yesterday. As expected, most of the focus was on the impact of COVID-19 on the company and the parks. A few nuggets of information on park...
Continue reading...Every Cedar Fair Park is Extending Season Passes to 2021
In posts to their social media and on park websites today, April 14, 2020), every amusement park owned by Cedar Fair announced that they are extending their 2020 season passes to cover 2021 as well. This a response to park...
Continue reading...Inside Worlds of Fun’s “Sparkle Factory” with Costume Designer Shellie Jeffrey
In 2015, Worlds of Fun Costume Designer Shellie Jeffrey arrived at work during Worlds of Fun during Halloween Haunt, and wanted to let her Facebook friends know where she was. “I wanted people to know that I wasn’t actually at...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun Challenges California’s Great America to Super Bowl Bet
Whether they’re watching for the football, the halftime show, or the commercials, this weekend, millions of eyes around the country will be watching Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Two parties with a vested...
Continue reading...Home Away From Home: A Stay at the Worlds of Fun Village
When we visited Worlds of Fun earlier this year, we had the opportunity to stay at the Worlds of Fun Village, Worlds of Fun’s on-site campground and lodging option. Featuring 22 pond-side cabins, 20 smaller wood-front “cottages,” and more than...
Continue reading...Behind The Screams: A Look Inside Worlds of Fun’s Halloween Haunt
Prior to my visit to Worlds of Fun’s Halloween Haunt last week, I was given the opportunity to get a look “behind the screams” at several of Worlds of Fun’s mazes, as well as inside the makeup room where more...
Continue reading...They Own Fear: Reviewing Worlds of Fun’s 2019 Halloween Haunt
As darkness falls, fear rises when the Overlord calls his army to transform Worlds of Fun into the park’s annual Halloween Haunt event. Now in its 13th terrifying season, Worlds of Fun’s Haunt is among Cedar Fair’s larger Halloween events,...
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