Coney Island’s Luna Park has some air-conditioned competition. A giant new playground for kids has cut the ribbon in Brooklyn. National chain Urban Air Adventure Park opened its first New York City location on New Year’s Eve, and the 40,000-square-foot venue was an immediate hit. (New Jersey, meanwhile, currently has six locations.) “We wanted to bring … Read more
It was a wheel of misfortune. The 400-foot-tall Ferris Wheel at Orlando’s ICON Park lost power Saturday — leaving 62 riders suspended in midair at the embattled amusement destination where a teen died after plummeting off a ride earlier this year. “The Wheel lost power Saturday night and we’re working with the Orange County Fire … Read more
A Disney announcement caused quite a splash with fans of “Splash Mountain.” Disney said Friday that the iconic amusement park ride will go on its final hike on January 23, 2023 before being shut down indefinitely in order to become “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” based on the 2009 film “Princess and the Frog,” reports Newsweek. Splash … Read more
An amusement park ride took a tragic turn — and left a teen fighting for his life. Footage captured the horrifying moment when Mark Fajardo, 13, was flung violently from a fair ride into a steel barrier, which resulted in him losing a lung. The freak accident occurred on November 1. Fajardo and other youngsters … Read more