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Disney pundit Pete Werner faces sexual assault allegations
Aug 9, 2023 · Pete Werner, a longtime Disney theme park and travel commentator who owned the fan site The DIS and the Dreams Unlimited Travel agency, is leaving his companies after ex-employees accused him of sexual assault and abusive behavior.
REVIEW: Wildcat’s Revenge may be Hersheypark’s best coaster, …
Hersheypark played up the ride’s next element more than any other: the “world’s largest underflip.” If that term isn’t in your coaster vocabulary, it’s been described by the park as an upward climb, followed by a counterclockwise 270-degree roll and a dive down towards the side.
REVIEW: Pantheon gives Busch Gardens Williamsburg ... - Theme …
Apr 25, 2022 · In the Intamin Blitz style which coaster fans have already grown to love with Cedar Point’s Maverick and Universal Orlando’s VelociCoaster, Pantheon masterfully combines powerful launches, both graceful and forceful airtime moments and hangtime-filled inversions.The result is an experience worthy of a coaster claiming to be the world’s fastest multi-launch coaster, delivering plenty of ...
Dockside Inn & Suites - Theme Park Tribune
Jun 29, 2021 · Before entering the food court, there’s another bar option, the Sunset Lounge. Sporting more signature cocktails and the usual selection of beer and wine, the mere presence of a lobby bar gives Dockside another edge over Disney’s value category.
REVIEW: Cedar Point’s Express Hotel - Theme Park Tribune
Following a 2017 overhaul, the former Breakers Express offers a comfortable, reliable stay with a few touches that boost the property above its value hotel status.Considering my disappointment with my stay at the pricier Hotel Breakers (read that full review here), and the similarly-priced options being shady motels with a potentially high risk of bedbugs, comfortable and reliable is …
New coaster coming to Iowa’s Lost Island Theme Park
Aug 17, 2024 · Lost Island Theme Park is adding a new roller coaster in 2025 and bringing the first single-rail coaster to the Midwest. The new coaster, named Fire Runner, was unveiled at an American Coaster Enthusiasts conference at the Waterloo, Iowa, park on Friday evening.
Disney World history: Beastly the Unicorn’s journey to a fan’s …
Apr 8, 2019 · Putting him on display in their backyard wasn’t easy. Beastly sat in the garage for months and needed patching to cover scrapes from when he was removed from the park, along with buckets placed into the ground and then filled with concrete to support the statue.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg: ‘Wolf has returned’ with new coaster
Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s next roller coaster will pay tribute to one of the park’s classic rides: Big Bad Wolf. The new coaster, scheduled to open in 2025, will be a family inverted coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard, the Swiss coaster firm behind other Williamsburg favorites such as Apollo’s Chariot and Alpengeist.
The inside story of Shrek 4-D at Universal parks - Theme Park …
Jan 24, 2022 · Looking back on Shrek 4-D nearly 20 years later, Smith felt that Universal was the right fit. The film, its character, even DreamWorks itself aligned with Universal’s status as the underdog bold enough to challenge Disney’s supremacy in the theme park world. “The tone was perfect for Universal, in that “Simpsons,” edgier type humor,” Smith said.