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Theme Park
Bel Air, MD
Politics
Gavin Newsom Rips VP JD Vance For Disneyland Trip: 'The Families You're Tearing Apart Won't'
The "Happiest Place on Earth" was anything but for Vice President JD Vance in California. Vance took a visit to Disneyland on Saturday with his family, where he was met by protesters and a vitriolic tweet from California Gov. Gavin Newsom amid the unprecedented and sweeping deportation of immigrant families across the country. On July 12, more than 100 protesters were at the gates of the amusement park to heckle Vance and his family, who were enjoying a day out, according to the Orange County Register. Protesters could be seen on video waving Mexican flags outside the Grand Cal…
Bowie, MD
Business
Six Flags America To Close: Here's What We Know
Maryland thrill-seekers, enjoy the ride while it lasts. Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor in Bowie are shutting down after the 2025 season, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation confirmed on Wednesday, May 1. The company said it plans to market the 500-acre property for redevelopment as part of a “portfolio optimization program,” ending decades of roller coasters, water slides, and family memories in Prince George’s County. “As part of our comprehensive review of our park portfolio, we have determined that Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor are not a strategic fit with the company’s…
Bristol, CT
Business
New Owners Buying Lake Compounce Among Dozen Northeast Attractions
A major shake-up in the amusement park industry is bringing some of the Northeast's most beloved attractions under new ownership. Herschend Family Entertainment, which owns other theme parks like Dollywood and Silver Dollar City, is acquiring all of Palace Entertainment's properties, Herschend said in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 18. Palace Entertainment is the US subsidiary of Spanish-based Parques Reunidos. The acquisition means Herschend will own Lake Compounce, a Bristol, Connecticut, landmark known as the oldest amusement park in the US and the home of Boulder Dash, believed to…
Bristol, PA
News
Sesame Place Character Refuses To Hug Young Girls In Viral Video
A video posted by a distraught mother shows a Sesame Place character refusing to interact with her two Black daughters before apparently hugging a white child next to them. The video shows the two girls waiting with their hands out for high fives or a hug from the green fluffy character at the Langhorne, PA theme park, who looks at them and shakes his head no, leaving the girls seemingly confused and sad. "THIS DISGUSTING person blatantly told our kids NO then proceeded to hug the little white girl next to us," their mom, Jodi, writes on Instagram. "Then when I went to complain ab…
Pleasantville, NY
News
Police Investigating Death Of
Legoland
Worker In Hudson Valley
New York State Police are investigating the death of an employee while he was working at LEGOLAND's Hudson Valley location. Orange County resident Shane Roy Gunser, age 33, of Washingtonville, died on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the theme park while working as a chief hotel maintenance engineer at the park in Goshen. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, Gunser's death does not appear to be drug-related and no foul play is suspected. Investigators are awaiting a determination as to the cause of death from the medical examiner's office, Nevel said. Nevel did not say if his death was work-relate…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
New Hudson Valley Theme Park
Legoland
Celebrates Opening, Now Taking Bookings
The first new major theme park in the northeast in decades has been built up brick by brick as the Hudson Valley celebrates the grand opening of LEGOLAND New York in Orange County. On Friday, July 9, after years of development, officials announced the full opening of the LEGOLAND New York Resort in Goshen, which is the first new major theme park in the region in more than 40 years. The 150-acre project, which has been years in the making, is the first LEGOLAND theme park in the Northeast, the third in the United States, and the ninth in the world. It had been opening in phases througho…
