Six Flags Over Georgia opened its doors to the public on June 16, 1967. It is actually in the city of Austell, Ga, just west of Atlanta and was the second park in the Six Flags chain after the original Six Flags Over Texas 1961 opening. This made Six Flags the first theme park operator in the United States to operate parks in multiple locations.
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A former Disney employee plead guilty to “hacking” charges related to logging into Disney’s menu software and making changes and was sentenced to 3 years in Federal prison and nearly $690,000 in fines. The hacks included altering allergen information, inserting joke names for dishes and changing some fonts to Wingdings. They employee had access to this software as part of their job, but logged in after he was fired. This appeared to be primarily for printed menus and the errors were caught before the menus were distributed to the park restaurants. Some of it appeared to be humorous like changing “shellfish” to “hellfish”, but changing allergen information has the potential to be life threatening and there was a high profile death related to allergies at a Disney Springs restaurant last year.
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Howl-O-Scream doesn’t start until September, but Busch Gardens is using Friday the 13th to help promote this year’s event a few months in advance. In this case they’re having a faux realtor style “open house” for Stranglewood Estate which essentially amounts to a lights-on tour opportunity. The event is actually two days, running Friday the 13th and Saturday the 14th. Halloween is big business at theme parks with year round planning for what are essentially several large extra attractions for those months. Tickets are already on sale for Howl-O-Scream 2025 at Busch Gardens Tampa and no doubt the goal of the June 13-14, 2025 event is to build excitement for this year’s event.
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You can run, skip, jog, or stroll through SeaWorld on Saturday, June 21, 2025 on the park’s picturesque pathways as part of the SeaWorld Rescue Run 5k. There will also be kid’s runs varying from a 50 yard dash to a 200 yard dash for those 7 and under. The 5k race starts at 7am with free parking open at 5:45am. Participants get all these great perks.
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Wild Adventures is offering a new Summer Wild Card pass for just $69.99 that will get you into the park everyday but Saturday until September 1st. The Summer Wild Card is slightly more than the $123.99 silver season pass good until the end of the year. If you predominantly visit theme parks in summer this could be a great bargain, especially with a single day advance ticket being $45.99 and $59.99 for gate purchase you may as well get the Summer Wild Card if there’s any chance you come back before September 1st.
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Update July 2025: It appears Wild Oasis will finally open to the public on July 15, 2025 and to pass members starting July 13, 2025. This has had a couple of delays, but this large redesigned and new land should be worth the wait. The full schedule is below.
• Platinum Pass Members Only: Saturday, July 12 l 10:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
• Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Pass Members: Sunday, July 13 | 10:30 А.М. – 5:00 Р.M.
• All Pass Members & Fun Card Holders: Monday, July 14 | 10:30 А.М. – 5:00 P.M.
• Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting – Open to All Guests: Tuesday, July 15 | 10:30 – 11:30 A.M.
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We visited Kentucky Kingdom December 28, 2024 for their Christmas at Kentucky Kingdom event. For this event the park operates select rides, has special shows, great decorations and a massive sledding hill. The weather in Northern Kentucky in December can be hit or miss, but we had a perfect weather day. This was our first visit to the park and we found Kentucky Kingdom to be full of charm, but with a few quirks that didn’t necessarily detract from the experience, but instead were quite unique.
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There are roller coasters on every continent other than Antarctica with 6,557 operating roller coasters worldwide according to Roller Coaster Database. However, there are some that are tougher to get than others, perhaps nearly impossible if you are American. We’ve written in the past about the indoor suspended coaster in Ukraine which may not be the safest place to visit today, but there are other countries where Americans are banned or advised against visiting like Cuba, Russia and North Korea. Of all the world’s coasters, North Korea’s 7 roller coasters may be the most difficult for outsiders to ride.
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I was walking through Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia and they had a great display about patents that actually highlighted the patent on the Donkey Kong Mine-Cart Madness ride. This roller coaster has a unique design with hidden lower vertical track and a “boom” arm to create the illusion of jumps, movement over rough terrain and fast track switches. However, Universal is far from the only company to protect their work with parents as with a quick search you will find patents from companies like RMC, Disney and many more.
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If you are veteran or active duty military you and your family can potentially head to Busch Gardens for free with their great military offers! The Waves of Honor program permits any U.S. active duty military, activated or drilling reservist, or National Guardsman to one complimentary admission per year to either SeaWorld, Busch Gardens or Sesame Place for military personnel and as many as three direct dependents. Veterans can get up to four free tickets for them and up to three guests to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Tickets are available until May 18, 2025 and must be used by July 31, 2025. If you’re a veteran reading this after May 18th, put a pin in this as the promotion seems to come around every May and is also available at other parks like SeaWorld. If you’re eligible this can be a great way to have some free fun at Busch Gardens this summer!
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