John Gregory, Author at Theme Park Tribune

What Universal has in store for New Year’s Eve

10/10/2018

Tickets are now on sale for the adults-only New Year’s Eve celebrations at Universal’s CityWalk as well as more family-friendly activities to ring in 2019 inside Universal Studios Florida. Universal will be br... Read More

New options may increase demand for Disney’s Caribbean Beach

John Gregory

10/08/2018

Disney World, Hotels

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The extensive renovations at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort will begin paying off Monday with a new check-in area and dining options opening after 17 months of construction. Guests to the hotel will notice th... Read More

SeaWorld’s Sesame Street to feature 6 rides

John Gregory

10/05/2018

SeaWorld/Busch

Six attractions will make up SeaWorld Orlando’s new Sesame Street area when it opens in 2019, though the park is providing few details beyond the rides’ names. In a news release promoting changes to its annual... Read More

SeaWorld attendance continues to rise

John Gregory

10/02/2018

SeaWorld/Busch

SeaWorld Orlando’s parent company says attendance at all its parks is up 9 percent so far in 2018, continuing the theme park chain’s comeback after years of seeing fewer guests pass through the turnstiles. The... Read More

Universal unveils new art for ‘Harry Potter’ coaster

John Gregory

10/01/2018

Universal

For a ride set to open at Universal Orlando in less than a year, little has been confirmed about the “Harry Potter”-themed coaster under construction at Islands of Adventure. A new promotional image offers a fe... Read More

Infinity Falls opening Oct. 4 at SeaWorld

John Gregory

10/01/2018

SeaWorld/Busch

After missing its scheduled summer opening, the Infinity Falls raft ride is now set to debut on Oct. 4 at SeaWorld Orlando. The ride is touted as the world’s tallest river rapids attraction, featuring a 40-foo... Read More

Expansion permit approved for Best Western at Disney Springs

John Gregory

10/01/2018

Hotels

The South Florida Water Management District has issued a permit for a new 14-story tower and other additions at the Best Western Lake Buena Vista Hotel. The hotel is located Hotel Plaza Boulevard northeast of ... Read More

‘Solo’ Blu-ray offers sneak peek at Disney’s Millennium Falcon ride

John Gregory

09/28/2018

Disney World

A special feature exclusive to customers who buy the “Solo: A Star Wars Story” Blu-ray at Target includes some new information on the Millennium Falcon attraction coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in 2019. Th... Read More

Disney moving multiday tickets to ‘date-based’ pricing

John Gregory

09/24/2018

Disney World

How you buy your Walt Disney World tickets — and how much you pay for them — will be changing next month. Disney announced that beginning Oct. 16, guests will visit a new “online vacation-planning destination”... Read More

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