Theme Park Outsider

Carowinds is going to debut ‘Snoopy’s Starlight Spectacular‘ next summer.  They are also going to extend their hours to 10 PM to better enjoy the light show.

Busch Gardens williamsburg has issued a brief statement saying they will be making an announcement on Sept 18th about a two year plan for both Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA.  They have said they have committed several million dollars to re-imagine some of the most recognizable areas of Busch Gardens.

A 12 year old orca named Sumar died suddenly yesterday at SeaWorld San Diego.

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.

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.

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.

Disney has released some control room footage from the new World of Color show at Disneyland.

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.

Here’s a video of the new disney show in California.  Guess it’s time to look at booking a flight…

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.

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.

Carowinds has released a behind the scenes video showcasing their newest coaster, Intimidator.

Busch Gardens has added an area for Australian animals, so you will now have the opportunity to feed wallabies and kangaroos.

I ran across this and had to laugh.  It’s BP’s new theme park!