Theme Park Outsider
A connoisseur's view of theme parks
Hurricanes at DisneyWorld
Jul 25th
Ever wonder what happens if you’re on vacation at DisneyWorld when a hurricane comes through? Here’s Disney’s web page for the public and what happens.
B & M debut new coaster type
Jul 23rd
The Coaster Critic has some information about a new coaster that B & M is making that looks to be a precursor to making an X2 type coaster. Being a big B & M fan, I’m looking forward to their take on X2. I just hope they build it in the US on the east coast.
Update on Seaworld death
Jul 2nd
SeaWorld is trying to work out a deal with OSHA to end the investigation into the death of a trainer at the hands of one of their killer whales.
Whether this will mean the handlers can ever get back in the water with whales has yet to be determined.
Behind the scenes at World of Color
Jul 1st
Disney has released some control room footage from the new World of Color show at Disneyland.
Busch Gardens Tampa to get new ride
Jun 22nd
Mums the word, but Busch Gardens may be planning a cheetah based ride. they’ve put up a poster and put up several cheetah displays and a topiary in the area where a new ride is being built.
Supposedly a copy of the track layout was leaked by a contractor who left it on a shared folder on their server, and it does look legitimate, but nothing official yet.
Disney’s World of Color
Jun 18th
Here’s a video of the new disney show in California. Guess it’s time to look at booking a flight…
Disney employee arrested for skimming credit cards
Jun 16th
A Disney employee who worked at various resorts was arrested for skimming credit card numbers from customers. It’s a shame someone would do this, but at least they caught her before I go back to Disney.
On ride video for Intimidator
Jun 14th
Carowinds has released a video of the ride as seen from the front seat. It’s much more fun in person compared to watching the video.
Behind the scenes on Intimidator Carowinds
Jun 11th
Carowinds has released a behind the scenes video showcasing their newest coaster, Intimidator.
Busch Gardens Tampa adds Kangaroos
Jun 8th
Busch Gardens has added an area for Australian animals, so you will now have the opportunity to feed wallabies and kangaroos.
Space shuttle preparation
May 28th
This has absolutely nothing to do with theme parks, but it was such a cool video I had to share it. It’s a time lapse video of the six weeks it takes to get the space shuttle prepped for launch.
More details on Harry Potter Universal
May 18th
bloggers from the Orlando Sentinel were invited for a behind the scenes peek at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
No pictures were allowed, although some are floating around the net, so some people snuck in cameras. From the description, it sounds interesting, but I’m still going to wait for the crowds to go away before venturing to that theme park again.
Walt Disney plan for Florida
May 17th
I ran across this on youtube and thought it was interesting to go back and see what they had planned for EPCOT. (Which is totally different than how it ended up.)
Busch Gardens debuts Text Message updates on park
Apr 21st
Next time you visit Busch Gardens Tampa, you can sign up for text messages during the day giving you ride wait times and promotional offers on ffod, as well as trivia and information about the park.
When you enter the park, there is a sign with instructions for how to enroll and then you are automatically unsubscribed after 12 hours.