In my never-ending search for cheap accommodations near theme parks, I draw the line at water leaking from my ceiling.
The Embassy Suites Blue Ash, about a 15-minute drive from Kings Island, seemed like an ideal spot for my August 2023 trip. I’ve had great experiences at other Embassy Suites hotels and I especially love the extra space and privacy.
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Disneyland's "Fantasmic" is getting a temporary replacement with the jazz-infused "Heartbeat of New Orleans."
SeaWorld San Diego will have a 3-D-enhanced haunted house in its shortened Howl-O-Scream for 2023.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/seaworld-san-diego-bringing-3-d-effects-to-smaller-howl-o-scream/
Here's every new ride coming to Six Flags parks in 2024, including three new roller coasters.
Six Flags Great Escape is getting a new family wooden roller coaster for its 70th anniversary in 2024.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/six-flags-great-escape-adding-first-new-coaster-in-nearly-20-years/
Six Flags Great Adventure marks its 50th birthday by adding a 59-mph Vekoma Super Boomerang coaster and a "glamping" resort in Wild Safari.
Cedar Point's parent company is denying financial responsibility for the injuries in the 2021 Top Thrill Dragster accident.
Knott's Scary Farm will offer new mazes and the return of its most controversial stage show for the event's 50th anniversary.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/three-new-mazes-coming-to-knotts-scary-farm/
The board appointed by Ron DeSantis is replacing Disney World passes with $1,000 stipends for its employees.
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and SeaWorld Orlando are bringing new haunted houses and scare zones to their 2023 Howl-O-Scream events.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/whats-new-for-2023-howl-o-scream-events-in-tampa-orlando/
The DeSantis-appointed board overseeing Disney World is asking a Florida judge to declare it the victor in its lawsuit against the Mouse.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/desantis-board-asks-for-ruling-against-disney-without-trial/
RMC is taking on its first family coaster with a new version of Silver Dollar City's Fire in the Hole.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/30-million-indoor-rmc-coaster-coming-to-silver-dollar-city-in-2024/
Fury 325 has reopened following a six-week closure to replace a broken support pillar.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/fury-325-now-open-at-carowinds-after-broken-pillar-was-replaced/
Two Cedar Fair parks are getting new coasters in 2024, including the first all-new coaster at Dorney Park in 19 years.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/new-coasters-coming-to-dorney-park-kings-island/
"Softer" financial performance at Walt Disney World indicates the resort's post-pandemic growth may have ended.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/disney-worlds-post-covid-boom-may-be-over/
The owner of long-running Disney fan site The DIS has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting employees.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/disney-pundit-pete-werner-faces-sexual-assault-allegations/
The opening date of the mostly-indoors Mattel Adventure Park in Glendale, Arizona has been pushed to 2024.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/arizonas-mattel-theme-park-delayed-to-2024/
Two regional theme park chains pinned attendance declines on bad weather during the second quarter of 2023.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/cedar-fair-seaworld-blame-weather-for-lower-attendance/
Good Gravy is Holiday World's next coaster, a family-oriented ride built by Disney's favored coaster firm Vekoma.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/gravy-themed-roller-coaster-opens-at-holiday-world-in-2024/
Cedar Point's replacement for Top Thrill Dragster will add two launches and a second 420-foot tower to the coaster.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/top-thrill-2-at-cedar-point-opens-in-2024-with-two-420-foot-towers/