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Review: The Swarm mutates at Thorpe Park with backwards seats for 2013 season

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 13:07

Thorpe Park has reversed the back two rows of The Swarm roller coaster for the 2013 season. But has the change paid off?

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Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin concept art

The 10 Most Exciting New Theme Park Attractions Opening in 2013

Tuesday, March 05, 2013 17:19

Theme Park Tourist's choice of the 10 most exciting new rides and shows coming to theme parks around the world in 2013.

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Not in Kansas any more: Previewing "Oz the Great and Powerful" at Disney California Adventure

Thursday, February 21, 2013 15:59

Theme Park Tourist attends the preview of "Oz the Great and the Powerful" at Disney California Adventure.

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Disney's "floating Omnimover" patent granted - but where will it be used?

Thursday, February 21, 2013 12:45

The US Patents and Trademarks Office has granted Disney a patent on a new ride system which resembles a floating version of the company's classic Omnimover rides. But are there active plans to use the invention, and where could it crop up first?

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The Future of Alton Towers: How Britain's Most Popular Theme Park Plans to Evolve

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 13:15

An in-depth look at Alton Towers' long-term development plan, which lays out how the park plans to invest in new rides, attractions and hotels from 2012-2019.

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Dreaming of Pandora: 5 Rumors About Avatar Land at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Monday, October 29, 2012 13:32

With "leaked" blueprints for the planned Avatar Land at Disney's Animal Kingdom circulating on the web, we take a look at 5 of the strongest rumors that have since emerged.

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Disneyland's Indiana Jones and the Lost Expedition - What Could Have Been?

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 16:05

A look back at Disneyland's abandoned plans for a entire area dedicated to Indiana Jones.

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Preview: Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Disneyland

Sunday, August 26, 2012 10:39

Some parents track their child’s growth with a carved notch on a doorframe; others take an annual photo in front of a landmark. But for the park-going crowd, a child’s maturity is most dutifully measured by his or her willingness to confront the “terrors” that await inside any number of ghostly manors at Disney Parks across the globe.

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