Theme park news: Peppa Pig rides / Universal attendance up / Night of a Million Lights John Gregory 07/29/2021 Legoland, Orlando Tourism, Universal Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida will open in 2022 with six rides and several themed play areas.
Theme park news: SeaWorld San Diego reopening / Seven Seas 2021 / Icon Park attractions progress John Gregory 01/29/2021 Orlando Tourism, Other Theme Parks, SeaWorld/Busch SeaWorld San Diego can reopen as a zoo now that California's stay-at-home order has been lifted.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Fun Spot Orlando pass county COVID-19 inspections John Gregory 01/07/2021 Disney World, Orlando Tourism, Other Theme Parks The unannounced visits determine whether theme parks are complying with Orange County, Florida's rules on face masks and physical distancing.
Orlando’s Icon Park sets 2021 opening dates for record-setting drop tower, slingshot rides John Gregory 12/14/2020 Orlando Tourism The two rides were originally scheduled to open in 2020 but were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Theme park news: Morocco pavilion change / Icon Park arcade / Dragon Quest attraction John Gregory 12/12/2020 Disney World, Orlando Tourism, Other Theme Parks Disney has taken over restaurants and shops in the Morocco pavilion in Epcot that were previously operated by a separate company.
Fun Spot America owner downplayed COVID-19 safety concerns: ‘I have no fear of this virus’ John Gregory 11/30/2020 Orlando Tourism, Other Theme Parks E-mails from Fun Spot's owner denying the severity of the pandemic preceded the Orlando park failing multiple inspections on COVID-19 safety.
Orange County health officer flagged COVID-19 concerns about Fun Spot as early as June John Gregory 10/22/2020 Orlando Tourism, Other Theme Parks The email came more than a month before the first Orange County inspection of Fun Spot's Orlando location.
Theme park industry’s biggest convention canceled due to COVID-19 John Gregory 09/04/2020 Orlando Tourism, Other Theme Parks The IAAPA Expo will instead go virtual for 2020.
Theme park news: Volcano Bay closing 2 days a week / Southwest flights to Orlando / Kings Island Fall Fest John Gregory 08/22/2020 Cedar Fair, Orlando Tourism, Universal While smaller parks have closed on certain days since reopening, this marks the larger Universal Orlando Resort's biggest reduction in operating hours during the pandemic.