SeaWorld San Antonio is offering Texas credentialed Pre-K-12 school teachers a FREE SeaWorld Teacher Card that provides unlimited admission to SeaWorld San Antonio. The Teacher Card is good from the time of redemption through January 3, 2027. Teachers can add unlimited visits to Aquatica for only $39. OR add both unlimited Aquatica PLUS Parking for only $84. If you’re a Texas teacher getting a free pass is an easy decision. No doubt during the remainder of the year you’ll be able to catch one of the many sales so non-teacher friends and family inexpensively join you too.

Six Flags Great Adventure has announced their  has officially launched sales for 2027 season passes Tuesday saw the announcement of their brand-new record-breaking 382-foot spinning roller coaster, Bakunawa and their new 2027 season pass plans. The bottom line is It looks like things are getting a tad more expensive 2026, but there are at least a couple of new nice benefits. The prices below are for Great Adventure with a massive new ride, so prices for other parks may be $10-$20 cheaper, but I’d expect them to be similar. Last year I was able to get a free “All Parks Passport” with my Six Flags Over Georgia season pass with the 2025 MVP Promotion (which was a stupid good deal) that I’ve used a bunch this year. It appears going forward the only way to do this is the Prestige Pass, but it is nice that the Prestige Pass now offers free beverages!

Update: Six Flags Over Georgia (SFOG) is out with season their pass info and it’s $65 for Gold and $189 for Prestige! You can also get 20 meals for only $89!

Comedian Nate Bargatze is looking to build a theme park and it’s slated to be called Nateland! The park is inspired by Bargatze’s childhood memories of the former Opryland and looks to blend in aspects of his childhood and career. For example, the entry plaza will resemble a 90’s shopping mall (a modern take on Main Street USA), a Tennessee section and a section dedicated to Times Square. Nate is partnering with Storyland Studios, a group who specializes in the master planning, architectural modeling and full project delivery of themed environments filled with former Walt Disney Imagineering and Universal Creative folks. At first some saw Nateland as a publicity stunt or a joke, but now with Storyland Studios involved and some actual park renderings, it appears to be becoming more real by the day.

The “Everyone Pays Less Than Kids Price” offer is now available at Wild Adventures! Tickets can be purchased online through August 9th with a Single-Day Admission for just $39.99 plus tax (valid any operating day through September 7th. The limited-time deal offers families affordable summer fun with “a full day of rides, slides, animals and live entertainment.” Wild Adventures was also named a top 5 most affordable theme park in U.S. according to HomeToGo’s 2026 U.S. Summer Travel Survey. HomeToGo, the world’s largest vacation rental marketplace, evaluated 40 U.S. theme parks for affordability, considering admission pricing, parking fees, nearby lodging and the number of attractions. With a lineup that includes more than 30 rides and slides, over 400 animals, a full summer concert series and immersive seasonal events, Wild Adventures stood out for its powerful combination of excitement and value.

On July 6, 2026 “human remains” reportedly caused a temporary shutdown of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride at Disneyland. Guests reported seeing a cast member approach the ride vehicle with a vacuum. It’s evidently a common occurrence at the Disney parks that it has its own radio code and is called “Code HEPA”, but it’s been nicknamed “Code Grandma”. According to a YouTube video by Lauren the Mortician, using a vacuum is the common “cleanup” procedure. The park uses a special HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air) vacuum to remove and then dispose of the ashes in a bag in the trash. Dumping ashes is especially pervasive at the Haunted Mansion with one cast member reporting, “I was a Mansion maid for around a year and it would happen at least once a month, probably around ~2 weeks is the amount it was realistically.”