Category: Trip Report
COVID Hospitalizations Continue Drop From Summer Peak – NBC Los Angeles
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continues to fall, declining from 670 on Saturday to 656, according to state figures released Sunday. The number of those patients in intensive care remained the same at 202. It was the 36th time in the past 41 days that the number ... Read More
Amusement Parks Global Market Report 2021 – ResearchAndMarkets.com
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Amusement Parks Global Market Opportunities and Strategies to 2030: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report describes and evaluates the market for amusement parks globally. It covers two five-year periods, 2015 to 2020, termed the historic period and 2020 through 2025, the forecast period, ... Read More
In a theme park, far, far away, Disney announces opening date for Star Wars hotel
As Walt Disney World in Florida, US gets ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary on Friday, the theme park giant announced some news looking forward: It’s immersive Star Wars-themed hotel will open to the public March 1. The highly anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy ride will open next year, too. Called Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, the immersive experience will put guests in what will feel like ... Read More
Howl O Scream Terrifies Seaworld Orlando For Inaugural Event — KnightNews.com
courtesy: Seaworld.com Howl O Scream has come to Seaworld Orlando for the first time in its 22 year history. The popular Halloween-themed event that began in 1999 at Tampa Bay Florida’s Busch gardens has begun its inaugural year at Seaworld Orlando with its Frightening Sirens that have emerged from the water, luring guests into the dark depths of fear that surround every corner of this year’s event. The “Inaugural Fear” event promises to provide different types of scares and experiences that guests who may visit other Halloween events in ... Read More
Universal Studios Crowds Disappear on Busy Holiday as COVID-19 Vaccination Rules Begin
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** When Guests visit a theme Park on holiday, typically, the idea is that they will be met with massive crowds. Whenever Guests are able to enjoy a long weekend, it is often a perfect time to extend that holiday into a vacation. Credit: ITM Krysten S. Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day as ... Read More
In its 50-year history, Walt Disney World has evolved from a $3.50-a-ticket amusement park to a…
When she was a college student in the 1970s, Kristen Taylor had the opportunity to visit Walt Disney World DIS, -0.02% on many occasions.Taylor attended Stetson University, about 60 miles away from the resort, which was then still in its infancy. Many of her classmates were among the Magic Kingdom’s first employees, so she was often able to score discounted entry tickets or food. She coveted ... Read More
Global Amusement Parks Market Report 2021: Venue
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** Dublin, Oct. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Amusement Parks Global Market Opportunities and Strategies to 2030: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report describes and evaluates the market for amusement parks globally. It covers two five-year periods, 2015 to 2020, termed the historic period and ... Read More
As L.A. COVID cases dip, why is there a new vaccine mandate?
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** Even as coronavirus cases fall in L.A. County, health officials this week announced new vaccine requirements for a variety of entertainment and leisure venues.The steps are prudent, experts say, and aimed at preventing — or at least lessening — an expected fall or winter wave. The arrival of the busy holiday season ... Read More
Los Angeles Theme Parks, Stadiums to Require Vaccine or Negative COVID Test
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** Theme parks in the Los Angeles County area will soon be forced to require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test as part of a new set of mandates set to take effect next month.According to ABC News San Diego, the new health order expected to be issued Friday would require ... Read More
Orlando beckons this fall with thinner crowds, new attractions – Orange County Register
Chances are you won’t be replicating my itinerary by visiting six theme parks in six days on your first or next Orlando vacation — even the official tourism association for the region considered that a “whirlwind trip” that was bookended by travel days. But when you’re a theme park enthusiast who’ll travel across the country to Florida to see Mickey Mouse and Harry Potter, both bi-coastal ... Read More