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Happy 40th Birthday, Disney World!

7:00PM October 3, 2011 | Michael Zhao

Today marks the 40th birthday of the largest, most visited amusement park in the world, Walt Disney World. Part of Walt. Disney’s dream for the theme park was a planned community where people could live with the technology of the future, today. More »


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Video: World’s New Fastest Roller Coaster

2:00AM August 14, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

You have a better chance of being mauled by a penguin than you have of driving a Ferrari F1 racer. You can, however, ride the next best thing — the Formula Rossa rollercoaster, which catapults riders around its track at 240km/h. More »


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There’s Going To Be A Star Trek Theme Park. Really!

9:25AM August 9, 2011 | Kwame Opam

We’ve finally done it. After more than 40 years, we finally have the green light on a Star Trek theme park, thanks to King Abdullah of Jordan. And it only cost a measly $US1.5 billion to do it. I’m buying my ticket now. More »


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Welcome To Singapore’s Most Baffling Tourist Attraction

9:40AM June 22, 2011 | Cyriaque Lamar

Remember the haunted-hayride depths of Daoist Hell? Well, that was a cakewalk compared to Singapore’s Haw Par Villa. At this unique bemusement park, you can tour the annals of Chinese mythology, such as the 10 Courts of Chinese Hell. More »


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Get Down And Dirty With Vegas’ Newest Theme Park

6:20AM June 18, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Whether rolling like a modern-day Caligula in Caesar’s Palace or wearing a saddle at the Mustang Ranch, Las Vegas has your fantasy for sale. And if heavy machinery gets you hot, Vegas’ newest attraction has you covered. More »


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The New High-Tech Ghosts At Disney World’s Haunted Mansion

12:40AM April 7, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

The imagineers at Disney World recently made the dangerous decision to fiddle with Haunted Mansion, one of the park’s finest attractions, updating the holographic hitchhiking ghosts that appear to join you in your car as you leave the ride for the 21st Century. But wait!, you say. Stop! It’s not broke! Don’t fix it! More »


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How Disney World Is Making Queues Go Faster

10:40PM December 29, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Before the advent of smartphones and video games, Disney World bosses didn’t think too much about queues. But now that everyone’s impatient—and tweeting that impatience—they’ve employed heaps of new tech to track and organize growing lines for rides. More »


Who Wouldn’t Buy Ice Cream From A Cute Japanese Robot?

10:00AM August 17, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

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As if ice cream doesn’t practically sell itself anyway, a Japanese theme park decided to hire a cute robot named Yaskawa-kun to hawk the delicious treat. I think you’ll understand their choice after you see a video of him at work. More »


The Beautiful Water Cube In Beijing Is Now A Water Theme Park

11:00AM August 15, 2010 | Casey Chan

Olympic stadiums have a short shelf life. They’re oohed and aahed at during the games, but after the festivities they’re forgotten and left to rust. China is trying to prevent that by re-inventing the beautiful Water Cube as a theme park. More »


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Disney To Close Original Star Wars Rides By September 8

10:55AM May 17, 2010 | Jack Loftus

There was a great disturbance in the amusement park force this weekend, as Disney revealed that the closing dates for its 20-year-old Star Tours ride would be July 27 (Disneyland) and September 8 (Walt Disney World). More »