On September 5th, 2017, the Dragon Challenge roller coaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure will permanently close to make way for an all new thrill ride opening in 2019.
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List of Parks and Resorts Announcements Made at the 2017 D23 Expo
Yesterday, at the 2017 D23 Expo, Disney announced numerous new additions coming to their parks and resorts across the world. Here’s a comprehensive list of everything announced at yesterday’s panel.
Top 10 Attractions at Walt Disney World – 2017 Edition
Walt Disney World is home to 4 theme parks with an uncountable number of attractions (well you can count them, but I didn’t want to). In honor of D23, I figured that I would count down my top 10 attractions at Walt Disney World. Now I haven’t visited WDW since October 2015, so I haven’t gotten to ride Frozen, New Soarin’, or anything in Pandora, but I do still have my favorites! Here they are:
Six Flags America Trip Report – July 2017
On Sunday, July 9th, I paid my first visit to Six Flags America in Bowie, MD. Although I was coming down with a bad cold, I still managed to have a pretty good time at the park, and rode 6 out of 9 coasters before I couldn’t do anymore.
Knott’s Berry Farm Review – June 2017
Back in April, I paid my first visit to Knott’s Berry Farm, a theme park located in Buena Park, California.
Xcelerator Review – Intamin Accelerator Coaster at Knott’s Berry Farm
Xcelerator was manufactured by Intamin in 2002. The coaster has a height of 205 feet, a 90 degree drop, and an extremely intense launch acceleration of 0 – 82 mph in 2.3 seconds.