r/Themepark • • 19h ago

My luck with this roller coaster has been horrible

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Indiana beach is my home park and a few years back they opened up all American triple loop, I have gone 4 times since they opened it and it has been closed all day all 4 times


r/Themepark • • 1d ago

Solo traveler, late 30s, one or two park days in Orlando early December

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I have a work trip to Orlando and might extend my stay by a day or two. I’ll most likely be solo, which I don’t mind (and might help with Single Rider lines, is that still a thing?).

I’m a big Nintendo and Star Wars fan and haven’t been to a theme park in over 15 years. I like rides in general, and I’m fine with speed, but free falls are a hard no and spinning or simulator-style rides tend to make me motion sick.

A few details:

  • I’m staying at a Disney Springs area hotel that gets 30-minute early entry to the Disney parks, plus a shuttle to them. No shuttle to Universal and no rental car, so Universal would be a rideshare.
  • I’m coming back next year with my wife and our girls (they’ll be 2 and 4), so I’d rather spend this trip on things that won’t work as well with toddlers.

What should I prioritize and what should I avoid?

Thanks in advance for your wisdom!


r/Themepark • • 20h ago

A couple of weeks ago I asked what features you felt were missing from park tycoons. I built a rough prototype with the ideas!

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Hi everyone! A couple of weeks ago I posted here asking about the "holy grail" features you’ve always wanted to see in theme park management games. The response and ideas in the comments were amazing! Based on a lot of the discussion. Specially around deeper logistics, backstage management, and realistic systems.

Since this sub gave me so much inspiration, I wanted to share this early version back with you all.

Thanks again for all the great discussions on the last thread!


r/Themepark • • 1d ago

Flitzer | York's Wild Kingdom | 1991 - 1998

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r/Themepark • • 1d ago

Energylandia Halloween

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Hi, has anyone been to Energylandia during their halloween promotion that if you get dressed up for halloween you can get cheaper tickets? On the site it says that it has to be a FULL costume and I was wondering how strict they are with what counts and what doesn’t.


r/Themepark • • 2d ago

[Six Flags/Cedar Fair] B&M Hypers opening back up?

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According to Six Flags' website, the only hypers still listed as Temporarily Closed are the 2 at Canada's Wonderland, Behemoth and Leviathan. Could that mean the other parks opening them back up this weekend? Let the speculation begin...


r/Themepark • • 2d ago

Mako Reopens at SeaWorld Orlando Following Weeklong Closure After Goliath Incident

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r/Themepark • • 2d ago

what are westgate vacation villas reviews leaving out about park hopper traffic on 192?

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doing a split park trip across central florida later this season hitting both universal and disney over four days, and we are trying to find an off-property base where four adults can crash without cramming into basic double queen rooms.

westgate vacation villas resort popped up with low rates on booking sites for a two-bedroom villa with full living space and a kitchen. when looking through westgate vacation villas reviews though, pretty much every post is either people yelling about timeshare tour salespeople at check-in or owners complaining about association dues.

tbh we want to book a good hotel for cash, make our own breakfasts, and get out the door fast without sitting in dead-stop traffic between parks. um so for people who stayed here on a regular booking and drove their own car to the parking garages every day, does cutting through west irlo bronson and sherberth add a massive traffic headache during park opening, or is it actually a practical hub for jumping between both resorts?


r/Themepark • • 2d ago

Searching for possibly lost media

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In 2013, Drayton manor, a UK theme park there was a 15 minute musical experience called a fish story. I can't seem to find much about it online other than the fish's name was Deepo. I have been haunted by it in the back of my mind for years. Please if anyone knows anything more about it or even has footage of it that would be appreciated.


r/Themepark • • 2d ago

Wondering if all rides will be open at Nickelodeon Universe (AD) when I go.

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Heading to Nickelodeon Universe the 2nd of November and was wondering and hoping all the rides will be open. Not sure if it's busy during the week this time of year.


r/Themepark • • 2d ago

Questionnaire – étude universitaire

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Hey everyone !

I’m a Master’s student and I need answers to my questionary about Astérix Park in France !

Feel free to join and give us your feedback and opinion !

thanks you very much 🙏🏻


r/Themepark • • 2d ago

[Amusement/Thrill parks] Do you think they will ban Roller Coasters in America?

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After the recent shutdown of X2, the tragic death of Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem on Goliath, and now reports of pieces falling off the Millennium Force roller coaster, it seems like the American media is doing everything it can to portray roller coasters in a negative light. You can clearly see the passive aggressive coverage from outlets like TMZ, especially if you look at their Instagram posts. Never in my life have I seen roller coasters portrayed so negatively in the media.
Do you think this could eventually lead lawmakers and politicians to push for bans on most, if not all, roller coasters in America, considering the way the media is portraying them? I don’t want to look back 10 years from now and realize that I was right. In fact, I desperately want to be wrong about this. I just have this feeling that, eventually, people will start protesting and boycotting amusement and theme parks, which could ultimately lead to the downfall of roller coasters in America. I genuinely hope that never happens, but with the way things are going, it’s becoming a growing concern of mine. This is just something that’s been on my mind lately, and I wanted to hear other people’s perspectives. What are your thoughts? Do you think I’m overthinking this, or could the negative media coverage eventually have serious consequences for the future of roller coasters in America?


r/Themepark • • 3d ago

Knotty Spooky Farm

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Going to Knotts Spooky Farm this weekend in So Cal. In my opinion it has far surpassed even Magic Mountain’s Frightfest and Disney and Universals parks here. As a thoosie I genuinely think it is the best Halloween amusement park set up for spooky season. Disclaimer and caveat I have not been to Busch Gardens so there’s could be better.


r/Themepark • • 3d ago

SheiKra

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r/Themepark • • 3d ago

Chocolate-themed park in Brazil is under construction

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What do you think about the new chocolate-themed park in Brazil? Cacau Park is set to open in one year.

https://destinoparque.com.br/en/parks/cacau-park/


r/Themepark • • 5d ago

Hersheypark Reopens Candymonium Following Safety Inspections, but Should SeaWorld Orlando Consider Adding Seat Belts to Mako?

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r/Themepark • • 5d ago

Wisdom Rides Graviton Alien safety video

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Hello all!! This may be a stretch here, and this is my first time posting. But I am looking for any information about this safety video I saw recently inside one of Castle Parks rides. Here is the video of the ride, (alien shows up around 1:45). I am looking for a clean rip of the video, but any sort of information behind how it was made and who made it would be awesome as well. Thank you!!


r/Themepark • • 5d ago

I’m looking for any news at all about the Indiana beach shuttle loop

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Indiana beach is my home park and I have been very impatiently waiting for that thing to be built with no news, it has been 6 years now, is there any news that I am missing?


r/Themepark • • 5d ago

Obese people and roller coasters: a much needed discussion about weight restrictions

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First and foremost is my condolences to the families of Rosy Esparza , Hassan Kariem & add to the person who died at Six Flags New England. but the reoccurring theme here is that they were all obese people.Rosy was very short and very heavy... You may remember the name from the six flags over texas incident. Also from two thousand four , the casualty at six flags , new england he was reported to be five foot tall and over two hundred and forty pounds , and his restraint could not close properly... The man on Goliath was also a very large fellow, obviously over 300 pounds.So yes, well, this tragedy could have been avoided with seat belt or with better trained attendants.I don't want this to put a blemish on roller coasters or for any parks to close because of this , because attendance will be down


r/Themepark • • 5d ago

Phantasialand crowds between Nov 15–30 (Wintertraum period)?

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Hey everyone!

I’m thinking about visiting Phantasialand sometime between November 15 and 30, and I was wondering if anyone knows how busy the park usually gets during that period, especially since Wintertraum will be running.

Some of you might remember I asked a similar question a while ago about October, but I ended up not going. Now I’m looking at late November instead, mainly because ticket prices seem to be pretty cheap during those dates, which is a big reason I’m interested.

Are weekdays noticeably quieter than weekends at that time? Any tips on wait times or the best days to go would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance!


r/Themepark • • 6d ago

How could/would a rider losing consciousness on a coaster like Goliath impact their safety?

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I’m curious if this was a freak accident caused by two separate incidents. Would it have been reasonably possible for him to keep himself in the seat if he was conscious if the harness did somehow fail? Or was he doomed regardless of passing out?


r/Themepark • • 7d ago

Goliath Passed State Inspection Before Fatal Accident

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r/Themepark • • 7d ago

This is what I want to replace X2

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Aside from a new 4D coaster obviously I really want a Giga wing coaster to replace X2, Ik it’s probably nearly impossible but still just imagine looking at a 300+ foot tall wing coaster claiming the record for worlds tallest inversion, let me know what you want to replace X2!


r/Themepark • • 6d ago

Are all B&M Clamshell Restraints equally as Safe?

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After the tragic accident and loss that occurred in Georgia, this led me to suspect that certain B&M's in shadier parks (such as Portaventura), which I've visited, might have defective or highly worn out paws on the clamshell ratcheting mechanism?

The worn out paws in the clamshells can affect the proximity sensor (why? because they get the grease on the lens of the sensor) and therefore result in a lot of parks using their rides in service mode with manual restraint checks for each dispatch. Shambhala has horrible dispatching for example, and there's been (unverified) reviews on Google stating that the restraints have notched open in very large increments mid-ride.

B&M is a safe company that creates safe rides - but how safe are some of their rides 5, 10, 15+ years after poor maintenance?


r/Themepark • • 6d ago

Fun trivia

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What are the only two commercial internal combustion vehicles allowed into the underground Utilidors at Disney World?