One of the world’s fastest roller coasters was closed after four passengers in the past nine months reported bone fractures.
Tag: Amusement and Theme Parks
Disney World Will Require Masks Indoors Again
All guests older than 2 will be required to wear masks in indoor spaces, regardless of their vaccination status.
‘Red Tourism’ Flourishes in China Ahead of Party Centennial
New and improved attractions dedicated to the Communist Party’s history, or a sanitized version of it, are drawing crowds.
Super Nintendo World Looks for a Level Beyond the Pandemic
Super Nintendo World opened in Osaka, Japan, months after initially planned and with everyone clad in masks.
Neverland Ranch Is Sold for $22 Million
Ronald W. Burkle, the billionaire co-founder of the investment firm Yucaipa Companies, bought the ranch for a reported $22 million.
This Carousel Has Had Quite a Ride. Will Anyone in Japan Save It?
The 113-year-old merry-go-round, which arrived in Tokyo after stints in Germany and Coney Island, is now in storage, its fate uncertain in a country that tends to preserve only the very old.
Disney World Furloughing 43,000 Workers
The action comes after the Florida attraction closed last month because of the coronavirus pandemic. About 200 employees who are considered essential will remain on the job.
‘If I’m Going to Get Sick and Die, I Might as Well Do It at Disney World’
Visitors to Disney World and Universal Studios recently seemed unfazed, even as its safety became an increasingly searched online question.
Russia Gets Its Disneyland, a Cold War Dream Come True
Developers are banking on attracting Moscow’s rising middle class. “But will they sell emotions, like Disneyland?” a mother of two girls asks.
German Theme Park Shuts Swastika-Shaped Ride
The park’s owner said he had not noticed the ride’s resemblance to the Nazi symbol. Public display of the swastika is banned in Germany, where anti-Semitic crimes are on the rise.