DonHelbig

The two Ohio parks may not get anything because the company is struggling and can’t afford new rides at those parks.

The first track pieces for Holiday World’s Cannonball! water roller coaster are now in place, but visitors don’t have to wait until 2027 for a reason to visit. Friday Night Live!, seasonal food and Happy Halloween Weekends highlight the park’s fall calendar. FULL STORY: https://themeparksbydon.com/holiday-world-cannonball-track-fall-events-2026/

I remember when people went to parks to have a day of fun and thrills with no thought or care as to who owned the park, where the corporate office was located, who the CEO was. The only thing that mattered was having fun with family and friends.

I can see Carowinds being sold. Nobody wants the lemons so they need to add an apple or two in the basket.

Six Flags Entertainment is heading back to where its story began. The company plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Arlington, Texas, in 2027, consolidating leadership and shared business functions at its existing Choctaw Stadium offices. Six Flags says the move will bring corporate leadership closer to park operations, including its five Texas properties, while improving collaboration and efficiency across its network of 34 parks and nine resorts. Arlington has deep ties to the company as the home of Six Flags Over Texas, which opened more than six decades ago. The transition is expected to be completed by March 2027, while Six Flags will maintain an office in Sandusky, Ohio, and continue investing in Carowinds and Carolina Harbor in the Charlotte area.

AI is here to stay and brands are going to use it because it saves money.,

It’s less expensive than doing a photo shoot.

Cedar Point needs a wooden coaster like Thunderhead or Mystic Timbers. Something that’s relentless from the time the train leaves the lift hill until the brake run back into the station.

Think he’d permit himself to go on Tower Topics?

Jennifer Hoban is one of the best people I worked with in my years at Kings Island.

They have people that don't know it's National Roller Coaster Day, not National Coaster Day. Accuracy isn't a priority anymore with the parks.

If enthusiasts who are just about coasters stopped going, it would have minimal impact on annual attendance. The majority of guests visiting have been, are now and will always be families.

Spaceship Earth has welcomed EPCOT guests since opening day in 1982. Now Disney is preparing to reimagine the iconic attraction for a new generation while preserving the heart of the classic EPCOT experience. FULL STORY: https://themeparksbydon.com/disney-spaceship-earth-epcot-reimagining/

Six Flags is going all-in on Halloween in 2026, bringing Jason Voorhees, Final Destination, Blair Witch, Diablo and other major horror franchises to parks across North America. Here’s where you’ll find the biggest new scares. FULL STORY: https://themeparksbydon.com/six-flags-halloween-2026-haunted-mazes-fright-fest/

I mention this in my story.

Dollywood’s NightFlight Expedition is the park’s largest single-attraction investment ever at more than $60 million. I rode it twice during the media ride dedication event, and its immersive storytelling and innovative ride system blew me away. FULL STORY: https://themeparksbydon.com/dollywood-nightflight-expedition-60-million-ride-review/

Holiday World is giving visitors another reason to squeeze in a late-summer trip to Santa Claus, Indiana, with more than 40 new festival bites — including a Thanksgiving dinner served inside a bread cone and a “burger and fries” that’s actually dessert. FULL STORY: https://themeparksbydon.com/holiday-world-summer-wined-down-culinary-festival-2026/

Wash, rinse, repeat.

Why isn’t the park posting an advisory on its social media channels?

Millions of people visit Disneyland for its newest attractions, but one of the park’s oldest rides helped change the amusement industry forever. Matterhorn Bobsleds debuted in 1959 with groundbreaking tubular steel track technology—and more than 65 years later, you can still ride this piece of roller coaster history. FULL STORY: https://themeparksbydon.com/disneyland-matterhorn-bobsleds-roller-coaster-history/

The full-time staff could leave the air-conditioned offices and work drink stands and restaurants this week to help so places aren’t closed. It wasn’t that long ago when that was how it was handled the last week of daily operation.

Trying to close loopholes.

Six Flags says it may use passholder visit history, benefit usage and other account activity when determining Home Park requirements, renewal offers, pricing and benefits. FULL STORY: https://themeparksbydon.com/six-flags-season-pass-price-home-park-policy/

It opened during America’s Bicentennial and changed what riders could expect from a roller coaster. Now, 50 years later, Cedar Point’s Corkscrew is being honored for its place in coaster history. FULL STORY: https://themeparksbydon.com/cedar-point-corkscrew-50th-anniversary-ace-landmark/

I don’t have to be there to know exactly what’s going on. People send me photos, what’s open, what’s closed every day. I have no ill will towards the park, either. False narrative on your end. I want the park to do well. I want the guest experience to be top tier.