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Massive DC Universe Land Opens at Six Flags Fiesta Texas

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DC Universe entrance with METROPOLIS™ Transit Authority
DC Universe at Six Flags Fiesta Texas (pictures courtesy of SFFT)

Six Flags Fiesta Texas has opened a new DC Universe themed land, the largest of any in the United States. The new DC Universe themed area on March 1, 2025 and features three all-new rides: CYBORG™ Cyber Revolution, SHAZAM!™ Tower of Eternity, and METROPOLIS™ Transit Authority. Also included in DC Universe will be exciting updates to several existing rides and a newly remodeled Daily Planet. Fiesta Texas often seems to be on the upper tier of Six Flags parks with theming and attention to detail, like those at the New DC Universe, that aren’t universal across the chain.

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Sloth Encounter Review at Wild Adventures: Hang Out with These Amazing Animal Ambassadors!

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Feeding a sloth at Wild Adventures

Wild Adventures is now offering animal encounters with some of their amazing animal ambassadors including their two-toed sloths Oscar and Maya. Two-toed sloths are found in Central and South America and are known for their slow movement, nocturnal habits, and arboreal lifestyle, spending most of their time hanging upside down from trees using their powerful claws. During the encounter you get the opportunity to enter the sloth enclosure, pet them and feed them. We had the chance to experience this on opening weekend and it was amazing!

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Get Your Engineering Cub Scout Adventure Loop at Fun Spot America Atlanta with ArieForce One!

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Fun Spot America Logo

The “Engineering” adventure has the potential to be one of the most fun and exciting in scouting as one of the handbook recommended activities is to have scouts build their own roller coaster! A trip to a theme park is a great way for the scouts to explore and learn about engineering and Fun Spot America Atlanta is perfectly suited for this adventure. Earning the “Engineering” Adventure Loop at Fun Spot can be as simple as watching a few YouTube videos, having a discussion, riding a great roller coaster and participating in the park’s “build your own roller coaster” activity.

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Operate Real Construction Equipment at Dig’n Zone! A Review of New Theme Park in Sevierville, TN.

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Dig,n Zone Entrance
Dig,n Zone Entrance

Dig’n Zone is a brand new theme park where “Kids” of all ages will have a blast riding, driving and operating real construction equipment! Dig’n Zone is the world’s largest construction-based theme park with over 25 attractions spread over 27 acres. This is family focused entertainment where children and adults can spend a full day operating or riding on various types of construction equipment. From crushing a toy bus with a pavement roller, driving a skid-steers or taking a wild ride in the bucket of an excavator, this park will let you live out big equipment dreams.

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Homeschool Family Deal at Lego Discovery Center Atlanta Deal Has $9 Tickets for March 2025!

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Logo Lego Discovery Center Atlanta
Logo (from Lego Discovery Center Atlanta)

Lego Discovery Center in Atlanta is offering $9 tickets to homeschool families (both adults and children) during the month of March 2025. This offer is valid Monday through Friday 10am to 5pm and includes everything a standard admission would include such as the 4D theater and all the other play experiences. This is a GREAT deal as the regular admission price starts at $24.99.

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Water’s Edge Expansion Coming to Wild Adventures in 2025 with 3 New Rides!

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Water's Edge rendering from Wild Adventures
Water’s Edge (picture courtesy of Wild Adventures)

On September 9, 2024 Wild Adventures announced its new for 2025 expansion on the Water’s Edge area of the park. This picturesque area of the park will be reimagined to include 3 new rides, a new stage, new food options and a new animal habitats including a reptile house! It will also feature the park’s first Quiet Room for those with sensory sensitivities. The 3 new rides will include the relocation and refurbishment of the park’s Ferris wheel, a new kids bouncing boat parade flat ride and a new swing ride.

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Santa’s Land in Cherokee, NC. A Review of Our “Christmas in July” in the Smokey Mountains.

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The front sign for Santa's Land Fun Park & Zoo

We made an end of summer trip to the Smokey Mountains visiting Cherokee, NC for some whitewater tubing and a trip to Santa’s Land Fun Park & Zoo. In Georgia our kids started school August 1st which is crazy! Santa’s Land is sincerely both an amusement park and zoo that’s full of charm for kids and families. You can relax and ride all day for one low price with cheap eats under a beautiful tree canopy in the Smokey Mountains. We visited on a Saturday afternoon in summer and there were no wait times for anything even though the park felt like it was buzzing with activity. There’s not much here for adrenaline junkies, but tons of uniqueness and nostalgia that’s headlined by the amazing Rudicaoster, a “one of a kind” family roller coaster by Zamperla.

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Is Bluey Coming to a Theme Park? Which One? Disney? Sesame Place? Alton Towers? Bluey’s World?

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Bluey Meet and Greet at Disney Alton Towers? https://www.altontowers.com/explore/cbeebies-land/bluey-at-cbeebies-land/

Update April 2025: It appears Disney and Ludo Studios came to an agreement in December 2024 for Bluey to come to Disney cruise ships in 2025. It also appears there will be a Bluey movie in cooperation with Disney in 2027 and potential for theme park involvement too. So Disney has not “bought” Bluey, this is an enhanced license deal beyond just having the show on Disney+.

If you have children you know all about Bluey (and probably if you don’t too). Bluey is the Australian cartoon about a dog family with sitcom level writing and humor both children and adults can appreciate. Bluey has been on Disney+ for years with some reports stating it is responsible for nearly 30% of the streaming on the service, but Bluey has not yet made an appearance at a Disney park. Have you wondered why?

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Review of Wild Adventures Ultimate Animal Feeding Package. Amazing Family Activity and a Great Value!

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Animals are a huge part of the appeal of Wild Adventures in Valdosta, GA. It’s great to be able to look at them, but to have an animal experience where you can feed and interact with them will make your trip much more memorable. The Ultimate Animal Feeding Package at Wild Advantage is a great way to have several animal interactions together as a family. At under $30 and including a souvenir photo it’s a tremendous value too.

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Sweet Summer Nights at Wild Adventures has Awesome Benefits like 50% Off Food

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Sweet Summer Nights sign display outside Wild Adventures.

Have you ever heard of a theme park offerings 50% off of food? Me neither! However, this is exactly what Wild Adventures is doing on Friday nights this summer. We’re not talking off of a handful of select items either, but off of essentially everything. This discount made my awesome dinner of peach BBQ pork sandwich with two sides cheaper than a meal at the local Chick-fil-A at around $6. This is one of the huge benefits of Sweet Summer Nights at Wild Adventures for 2024 which runs through July 26th.

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