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.

That wasn’t t

https://www.themeparktribune.com/review-my-bad-experience-with-embassy-suites-blue-ash-near-kings-island/

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Disneyland's "Fantasmic" is getting a temporary replacement with the jazz-infused "Heartbeat of New Orleans."

https://www.themeparktribune.com/news-roundup-fantasmic-replacement-tianas-palace-opens-lake-compounces-wildcat-back-in-2024/

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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/

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Here's every new ride coming to Six Flags parks in 2024, including three new roller coasters.

https://www.themeparktribune.com/every-new-ride-and-roller-coaster-coming-to-six-flags-parks-in-2024/

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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/

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Six Flags Great Adventure marks its 50th birthday by adding a 59-mph Vekoma Super Boomerang coaster and a "glamping" resort in Wild Safari.

https://www.themeparktribune.com/six-flags-great-adventure-adding-new-coaster-glamping-resort-for-50th-anniversary/

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Cedar Point's parent company is denying financial responsibility for the injuries in the 2021 Top Thrill Dragster accident.

https://www.themeparktribune.com/cedar-fair-denies-negligence-in-response-to-top-thrill-dragster-lawsuit/

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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/

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The board appointed by Ron DeSantis is replacing Disney World passes with $1,000 stipends for its employees.

https://www.themeparktribune.com/theme-park-news-disney-board-stipends-ultra-surf-coaster-camp-snoopy-at-knotts-overhaul/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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"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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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