Wild Adventures Theme Park has announced its 2027 Wild Adventures LIVE! concert series presented by Circle K. This year’s Wild Adventures LIVE! concert series kicks off April 10 with legendary rock ‘n’ roll band Cheap Trick and include acts throughout the year such as Styx, Chris Kirkpatrick of *NSYNC, Clint Black, Jo Dee Messina, Lecrae and MercyMe. General Concert Admission is included with a Wild Adventures Season Pass and Guests can purchase a 2027 Gold Season Pass now for just $99.99, the lowest price in years. A season pass gets you admission to 14 star-studded concerts and the ability to enjoy the park’s 35+ rides, 300+ animals, water park and special events throughout the year. It’s a great bargain for a whole year of fun!

The highlight of Great Pumpkin LumiNights at Wild Adventures for us was the LumiNight Legends Pumpkin Gallery. Here you’ll see your favorite singers, actors, sports stars and Wild Adventures attractions all carved into glowing pumpkins. The pumpkins are created by master pumpkin carver Jim Morey and there’s a video playing in the corner of the gallery explaining the carving process. Mr. Morey’s story is also quite unique in that carving pumpkins started as a personal hobby, but eventually morphed into a full-time profession. Mr. Morey is from Huntington Beach, California and his work has been shown on TV and at festivals and attractions across the country.

There are a bunch of memes about accidentally stepping on LEGOS, but there is one woman who did quite intentionally to set a world record. Gabrielle Wall of New Zealand broke a world record for fastest 100 meter run barefoot on LEGO bricks in a time of 24.75 seconds. Gabrielle is a mom of two and may have accidentally stepped on a brick or two, but the track was made using over 600 pounds of LEGO bricks.

September 25 (9/25) is now known as “Dolly 9 to 5 Day” (or Dolly Parton Day) to honor the legendary singe and her iconic hit song. For years it has been been an informal thing, but following her passing several states, cities, and organizations nationwide officially proclaimed the September 25th date to celebrate her life. It also serves to promote the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library literacy program, and more broadly encourage community service. My son’s elementary school is actually celebrating it by encouraging students and staff to show their Dolly spirit by dressing in pink, denim, rhinestones, sparkles, cowboy boots, big hair, fringe, sequins, or Dolly-themed gear. On September 25th have a Dolly good time while we’re learning, laughing, and loving every minute!

Six Flags has announced that 2026 will feature its largest-ever lineup of horror franchises and immersive haunted attractions. This will be a mix of globally recognized horror franchises, blockbuster entertainment brands and immersive original experiences. Anchored by 29 new and returning licensed haunted attractions, the expanded portfolio also includes 196 themed scare zones and live entertainment plus nighttime ride experiences that will transform parks across North America after dark. Coast to coast, Six Flags parks will offer a total of 448 Halloween-themed experiences making it North America’s biggest Halloween party.  At Six Flags this event has normally been known as Fright Fest, but this year will still see the continued use of some of the traditional Cedar Fair names like SCarowinds and Knott’s Scary Farm.

The University of Tennessee football program has announced that a commemorative helmet sticker will be worn to honor Dolly Parton for every game this season. The university is located in Knoxville, near Dollywood and Sevierville where Dolly was born and raised. Dolly actually appeared at Neyland Stadium in 2023, escorted onto the field by Tennessee and NFL legend Peyton Manning to perform the Volunteer football anthem “Rocky Top”.