Amusement Parks

Hersheypark Strike Vote

Possible strike looms over Hersheypark's opening for daily operations this month

Six Flags to open Jersey Shore-themed attraction with two new roller coasters

Morey's Piers

Six Flags' new regional pass covers 8 parks, including Great Adventure and Dorney

Six Flags Gold

Ocean City Planning Board rejects measure to clear way for Wonderland Pier hotel project

Ocean City Planning

Morey's Piers retires SkyCoaster, which for more than 25 years sent riders soaring from 110 feet in the air

Wildwood Moreys SkyCoaster

Some people avoid roller coasters out of intense fear, but do they pose any actual health risks?

Six Flags Great Adventure cancels Holiday in the Park and delays Kingda Ka coaster replacement

9-year-old girl who died after rescue attempts at Hersheypark wave pool is identified

9-year-old girl dies after incident at Hersheypark wave pool

Ocean City residents lean against hotel plan at Wonderland Pier, Rutgers poll finds

Ocean City Wonderland

Giraffe calf born at Six Flags Great Adventure's Wild Safari

giraffe six flags wild safari

Kingda Ka, once the world's tallest roller coaster, demolished at Six Flags Great Adventure

Philly director's documentary on 1960 fight to desegregate amusement park has two local screenings this month

Civil rights documentary

Developer buys two 'Batman' rides for proposed hotel at Wonderland Pier site in Ocean City

Icona Resorts Wonderland

Proposed hotel at Ocean City's Wonderland site considers changing habits of vacationers, developer says

Icona Wonderland

Morey's Piers is upgrading Great White wooden roller coaster, one of its best-known rides

Morey's Piers coaster

Six Flags will close Kingda Ka, Green Lantern roller coasters to make way for new rides

Gillian's Wonderland Pier closes leaving questions about what's next for Ocean City's boardwalk

Wonderland Pier Closed

Six Flags to require chaperones at night for guests 15 years old and under

Six Flags Chaperones

Family-Friendly

Giant bounce park with obstacle course and 23-foot slide to open on weekends at Cherry Hill Mall

funbox bounce park cherry hill

Hersheypark to add Twizzlers-themed pendulum ride that will ascend 137 feet next summer

hersheypark twizzlers swing

Gillian's Wonderland Pier in Ocean City to close after 94 years at the end of this summer

Gillian's Wonderland Pier

Jack Morey, second-generation co-owner of Morey's Piers in Wildwood, dies at 63

Jack Morey Morey's Piers

Six Flags Great Adventure nearing completion of first 'super boomerang' roller coaster in U.S.

Six Flags coaster

Dorney Park shows off Iron Menace, a new roller coaster with a 160-foot drop

Dorney Park Iron Menace

Hersheypark's oldest roller coaster, Comet, will have a new look in 2024

hersheypark comet roller coaster

Six Flags merges with Dorney Park's parent company in $8B deal

Six Flags Great Adventure will mark 50th anniversary with new roller coaster in 2024

The Flash Coaster Six Flags

Dorney Park has plans for new roller coaster inspired by Lehigh Valley's steel mill history

Dorney Park's Iron Menance rollercoaster

Six Flags to reopen El Toro roller coaster; Kingda Ka remains closed due to mechanical failure

Six Flags El Toro

Ocean City's Castaway Cove looks to add new roller coaster, as it continues to rebuild from 2021 fire

Ocean City Castaway Cove

At Dorney Park this summer, anyone younger than 16 will need to be accompanied by an adult

Dorney Park Chaperones

New Hershey's Chocolate World attraction to offer train ride through candy lands

hershey's great candy expedition

Six Flags to enhance Hurricane Harbor with more water slides, tree house for young kids

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor

Boy hospitalized after becoming entangled in rope ladder at Thrillz adventure park in King of Prussia

thrillz rope ladder injury king of prussia

Rare thrill ride — that speeds up to 70 mph — set to make debut at Knoebels amusement park this spring

Knoebels Bayern Kurve

New indoor adventure park in King of Prussia offers obstacle courses, VR rollercoasters

thrillz adventure park king of prussia

Hersheypark to transform Wildcat roller coaster into hybrid ride with wooden frame, steel track

Hersheypark Wildcat's Revenge 2023

Apple's new car crash detection feature on iPhone 14 keeps going off during roller coasters

Apple watch iphone 14 crash detection rollercoaster

Five hospitalized after roller coaster malfunctions at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey

Six Flags El Toro

Family-Friendly

Six Flags Great Adventure's new Summer Vibes Festival features live acts, colorful spectacles and photo ops

Six Flags Summer Vibes Festival

Siberian tiger at Six Flags gives birth to an unusually large litter

Six Flags Tiger Cub 2022

Sesame Place water tower, a roadside landmark since 1993, slated to be demolished

Sesame Place Water Tower

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