Vekoma Siren’s Curse Coming to Cedar Point in 2025
In a late season announcement, Cedar Point has announced that their third roller coaster in three years in going to be the tallest, longest, fastest tilt coaster in North America.…
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2024 Knott’s Scary Farm Details
Southern California’s longest-running and most haunting Halloween theme park event opens this Thursday, September 19. This year’s lineup includes two new spine-chilling mazes and an all-new experience dedicated to Scary…
2024 Cedar Point HalloWeekends Menu Items
Welcome to the end of the season, where the weather turns cooler, the midways get busier, and new menu items are introduced for HalloWeekends at Cedar Point. As usual, none…
2024 Cedar Point HalloWeekends Interactive Lanterns
Several years ago Knott’s Scary Farm introduced an interactive lantern guests could purchase and carry around the park. When using the lantern at select locations, the lights change colors and…
2024 Cedar Point HalloWeekends Pumpkin Spice Hallo Ale Beer
Introducing a new 2024 HalloWeekends beer as made by Market Garden Brewery out of Cleveland, Ohio. Halloale is a pumpkin spice ale featuring hints of cinnamon, vanilla bean and brown…
2024 Oktoberfest Celebration Expanded
Oktoberfest has been celebrated at Canada’s Wonderland every year going back to 2016. Guest get the opportunity to try some traditional German cuisine, drink from giant bier pilsners and enjoy…
2024 Cedar Point Happy Friar’s Fresh-Cut Fry Fest
Cedar Point is bringing back their Happy Friar’s Fresh-Cut Fry Fest during the bonus weekend between the end of daily operation and the start of HalloWeekends. On Friday, Saturday and…
Six Flags Adding 7 New Roller Coasters in 2025
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN), the largest amusement park operator in North America, today announced an exciting lineup of park investments for 2025 that will immerse guests in one-of-a-kind…
Where to buy 2025 Six Flags (Cedar Fair) Season Passes?
Every August our family sits down this time of year when the next season passes go on sale to determine if buying them at a separate park makes the most…
2025 Kings Island Soak City Additions
New for 2025, Kings Island has announced two new additions to their Soak City water park. The new RiverRacers will be the first dual racing water coaster in Ohio. Racers…
2025 Canada’s Wonderland AlpenFury Roller Coaster
Premier Rides and Canada’s Wonderland have announced their 2025 project that will launch gets out of Wonder Mountain and through 9 inversions on 3,280 feet of track. Presenting AlpenFury, the…
2025 Carowinds Camp Snoopy Expansion
Carowinds announces an expansion of the Camp Snoopy area, including two major new additions. New Attractions: Snoopy’s Racing Railway: Guests can join Snoopy as he races to deliver root beer…
Cedar Point Removing Snake River Falls
Cedar Point has announced the closure of the Snake River Falls ride. The last day of operation will be Labor Day, September 2, 2024. Since opening in 1993, Snake River…
2024 Modification to Pass Perks
Back in 2019, Cedar Fair rolled out an interesting concept of Pass Perks, rewarding season passholders for visiting the parks. While the premise was cool and had potential, the implementation…
2025 Kings Dominion Rapterra Record Breaking Coaster
In celebration of Kings Dominion’s 50th anniversary, they have announced the addition of Rapterra, by industry leader Bolliger and Mabillard. Standing at 145 feet tall and stretching 3,086 feet long,…
2025 Six Flags (Cedar Fair) Season Pass Details
Now that the Cedar Fair parks have merged with the Six Flags parks, and season passes are ready to go on sale for the 2025 season, new details shows guests…
The Cedar Point Boardwalk That Might Have Been
In researching an article for the Sandusky Register on the design firm closing that did the work for the Cedar Point Boardwalk renovation, we stumbled upon a previously unpublished concept…
Cedar Point Dairy Queen Exclusive Licensed Cakes
CEDAR POINT DAIRY QUEEN EXCLUSIVE LICENSED CAKES – The advantage of Cedar Point owning their own Dairy Queen franchise is it places them in a distinct advantage to uniquely market…
Save 20% on All-Day Dining Plans
Are you a season passholder? Even if you have an all-season dining plan, we have something you might want to hop on as soon as possible. Cedar Point is currently…
2024 Canada’s Wonderland SickKids Fundraiser
On Thursday, July 11, Canada’s Wonderland is hosting a fundraiser for the The Hospital for Sick Children, where they have proudly partnered for over three decades. This years event is…
2024 Grand Carnivale Menu
The celebratory signature event Grand Carnivale is back at select parks this summer. California’s Great America July 12-August 4 Kings Dominion July 13-July 28, 2024 Kings Island July 20-August 4…
2024 Celebration Canada at Canada’s Wonderland Menu
One of the signature food events at Canada’s Wonderland is back again for 2024, this time taking place June 28-July 7. This event offers up favorite local menu items, with…
2024 Cedar Point Check-In Series
Like to play games when visiting Cedar Point? This summer the park has rolled out a new Squishmallow Check-In series and is offering a chance to win them. At any…
What Six Flags Fright Fest Could Mean for Cedar Fair?
With the merger of Cedar Fair and Six Flags just days away, and the haunt season quickly approaching, it would be keen to start paying attention to how things are…
2024 Knott’s Summer Nights Menu
The annual festival of Knott’s Summer Nights is back at the farm, and this year is held daily June 14th-September 2, 2024. In addition to daily entertainment, including the interactive…
2024 Cedar Point Boardwalk Nights
A version of the Cedar Point Nights events has been taking place every year since 2014, with the exception of 2023 when the park eliminated it. For 2024, the event…
2024 Worlds of Fun “The Big Bad” Timber Wolf Beer
In honor of the World’s of Fun Timber Wolf roller coaster celebrating it’s 35th anniversary in 2024, the park has partnered with Sandhills Brewing to offer a new signature beer.…
2024 Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Special Event Celebration
The story of Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant begins in the 1920s when Walter and Cordelia Knott began farming their acres of leased land in the farm community of Buena…
2024 Cedar Fair Food & Wine Festival
Several parks have now announced a new Food & Wine Festival happening this summer. Kings Island and Canada’s Wonderland will be holding their event Fridays through Sundays June 7-23, 2024.…
2024 Cedar Point Ultimate Appetite Circuit
To celebrate the opening of the new Top Thrill 2 roller coaster at Cedar Point, the culinary team has announced a new Ultimate Appetite Circuit, offering specialty menu items throughout…
2024 Cedar Point Dining Plan Menus
For 2024, guests will see a reduction in the number of places accepting the dining plans, as Chickie’s & Pete’s and Dragon’s Inn have been removed. However, there are still…
Cedar Point Releases 2024 Entertainment Schedule
Ahead of the park opening on May 4, Cedar Point has released the list of summer entertainment guests can expect when visiting the park. This year at the Red Garter…
2024 Cedar Point Top Thrill 2 Lemon Shandy
Cedar Point has a history of partnering with local brands to highlight their newest attraction. This year with the introduction of the new Top Thrill 2 roller coaster, they have…
New Pass Option for Kids and Seniors
Worlds of Fun has announced a new KidzPass good for children ages 3 to 8 and seniors 62+. For only $25, they get access to both Worlds of Fun and…
2024 Kings Island Dining Plans
2024 should be an exciting year for culinary guests of Kings Island, as Joseph Perez from Kansas City, Missouri get his first full season to incorporate his own flare into…
2024 Cedar Point Early Entry List
One of our family’s favorite benefits to being a season passholder at Cedar Point is early entry. One hour ahead of parking opening, select guests get access to a list…
2024 Knott’s Boysenberry Festival Food Guide
The Knott’s Berry Farm boysenberry festival returns daily from March 8-April 7, and then weekends April 12-28, 2024. Guests attending the boysenberry festival are always treated well depending on how…
Xtreme Skyflyer Removed From Canada’s Wonderland
One of the original areas of Canada’s Wonderland when the park opened in 1981 is the Grande World Expo, and it is slowly going through a transformation that could be…
2024 Carowinds Special Events & Changes to SCarowinds
Carowinds is gearing up to welcome guests for the 2024 operating season, starting on Saturday, March 9, with Opening Weekend. Every season brings fresh reasons to explore the park, and…
Schlitterbahn Replacing Blast Pass with Fast Lane
UPDATE: Schlitterbahn New Braunfels has rolled out Fast Lane and Fast Lane Plus for the 2024 season. Article has been updated accordingly. One of the interesting technologies that Schlitterbahn parks…
2024 Cedar Point Fast Lane Rides
Guests visiting Cedar Point in 2024 can anticipate long wait times for the debut of Top Thrill 2 (TT2), the replacement of Top Thrill Dragster that has been closed since…
2024 Knott’s Berry Farm Peanuts Celebration Food Guide
The annual Peanuts Celebration returns to Knott’s Berry Farm daily from January 27 through February 25, 2024. The park-wide celebration features a new Franklin-focused exhibit, plenty of new PEANUTS-inspired cuisine,…
Cedar Point Winter Chill Out Historical Data
2024- $90 Saturday, February 24 Raised $108,000 for A Kid Again 2023- $75 Saturday or Sunday, February 25 & 26. Event switched back to a guided tour. Raised $150,000 for…
How the Cedar Fair/Six Flags Merger Impacts Fastest Roller Coasters?
Later this summer the merger between Six Flags and Cedar Fair is anticipated to be finalized. With the combined company, the new Six Flags branded company will be home to…
Good Any Day Fast Lane
Typically guests wanting to purchase Fast Lane for one of the Cedar Fair parks to bypass the regular line have two options. 1) Purchase a date specific wristband with fluctuating…
2024 Peanuts Celebration Returns to Knotts
The iconic Peanuts Celebration is returning to Knott’s Berry Farm January 27 through February 25, 2024. Knott’s PEANUTS Celebration welcomes fans of all ages to join Snoopy and the PEANUTS…
Reimagined Camp Snoopy Coming to Knott’s in 2024
An off-road adventure, a new family roller coaster, a giant swing, and the carefree fun of summer camp bring so much to explore in 2024 at Knott’s Berry Farm. Today,…
2023 Knott’s Merry Farm Celebrates Holiday California Style
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Knott’s Merry Farm. During the holiday season, the park transforms into a dazzling winter wonderland featuring a landscape of thousands of…
2023 Carowinds Winterfest Returns
Celebrate the holiday season at Carowinds’ WinterFest, the Carolinas’ immersive holiday tradition set to captivate guests on select nights from November 17, 2023, to January 1, 2024. Carowinds invites guests…
2023-2024 Winter Bay Harbor Specials
It has been several years since Cedar Point’s Bay Harbor restaurant offered off-season specials to encourage guests to come to the peninsula. The good news is they are back this…
World Renown Amusement Storyteller Hired By Register
World renown storyteller and communications pro Don Helbig is joining the Sandusky Register in collaboration with the CPFoodBlog to discuss Cedar Point and amusement park related news. His role will…
2023 Cedar Point HalloWeekends Food Guide
Feel the cool night brisk weather and the fear of someone following you from behind, because it is HalloWeekends season at Cedar Point. From September 14 – October 29, 2023,…
2023 Canada’s Wonderland Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is currently the longest running specialty food event held each year at Canada’s Wonderland. With the exception of 2020 (pandemic), Oktoberfest has been held each season going back to…
2023 SCarowinds Menu Items
Carowinds has announced a new lineup of specialty menu items for this years SCarowinds event, taking place select nights from Friday, September 15 to Sunday, October 29. See our SCarowinds…
2023 SCarowinds Halloween Guide
SCarowinds, the Carolinas’ premier Halloween event, is set to run from September 15 through October 29. The event features five haunted mazes, six scare zones, live shows, and more. In…
2023 Canada’s Wonderland Haunt Guide
Haunt is set to return to the midways of Canada’s Wonderland select nights September 22 through October 29, and this years brings all kinds of new FUN. Perhaps one of…
2023 Kings Island Haunt Guide
Haunt returns to the midways of Kings Island September 22 and runs through October 28. New for this year, Kings Island Haunt will debut two new attractions. Alien Abyss is…
2023 Cedar Point HalloWeekends Guide
After the heat of the summer, are you ready for the temperatures to start to subside? If so, the busiest time of year is coming, and with that, HalloWeekends will…
2023 Valleyfair Corn Fest Menu
It has been a number of years since Valleyfair hosted their Corn Fest, celebrating the importance of the maize industry to the region. The Corn Fest is now back for…
2023 Knott’s Scary Farm 50th Anniversary Food Guide
The Knott’s Berry Farm them park, which started the Halloween trend 50 years ago, is kicking off their celebration with an incredible new lineup of new mazes, live entertainment, merchandise…
2023 Canada’s Wonderland Taste of the Caribbean
The second annual Taste of the Caribbean happens this weekend at Canada’s Wonderland with an all new menu. The event is included with park admission and occurs in the Medieval…
2023 Cedar Point Happy Friar’s Fresh-Cut Fries Fest
Announcing the second annual Cedar Point Happy Friar’s Fresh-Cut Fries Fest September 9 and 10, 2023. Everyone loves the fresh cut fries served at Cedar Point and regardless if you…
2023 Carowinds Parades Added to SCarowinds
If you love all the FUN that Grand Carnivale and Winterfest parades bring to the midways at Carowinds, then two new parades will premier for SCarowinds in 2023. Carowinds’ daytime…
2023 Canada’s Wonderland Taste of Brazil
Canada’s Wonderland is always the go-to amusement park each year for great seasonal food festivals. Pair that with an amusement park setting of rides and live entertainment, and that makes…
Evaluating Gold vs Prestige 2024 Season Passes
Last year when Cedar Fair introduced the Prestige season pass, our family had to make a decision whether we should stick with our Platinum passes or make the leap up…
2024 Canada’s Wonderland Splash Works Moosehorn Falls
New for 2024, Splash Works at Canada’s Wonderland will get an all new attraction, Moosehorn Falls. This new Splash Works expedition will take up to six guests down a rushing…
2024 Kings Island Camp Snoopy & Soap Box Racers Coaster
New for 2024, Kings Island announces Camp Snoopy, an expansion of the award winning Planet Snoopy. The highlight of Camp Snoopy is an all new Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers roller…
Dorney Park 2024 Iron Menace Dive Coaster
Today Dorney Park, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, gets their day to shine, or shall we say dive, with the introduction of their new roller coaster, Iron Menace. Manufactured by Bolliger…
2023 Canada’s Wonderland Taste of Portugal
Portuguese food excites us and it should make you happy too that Canada’s Wonderland is celebrating the Taste of Portugal for the second year. Returning August 12-13, 2023, the celebration…
2024 Cedar Fair Season Pass News
Season passes will once again get a major overhaul for the 2024 season, so lets take a deep dive into all the new details. For starters, the long standing Platinum…
2023 Knott’s Scary Farm 50th Anniversary
It seems like only yesterday that Knott’s Berry Farm started the craze of Halloween festivities inside amusement parks. Yet here we are at the 50th anniversary of the iconic attraction…
2023 California’s Great America Carnivale at Orleans Place
The former Taste of Orleans special event at California’s Great America has been rebranded for 2023 as Carnivale at Orleans Place. Similar in style to the Grand Carnivale celebration at…
Kings Island July Chef’s Specials (2023)
Kings Island’s new executive chef Joseph Perez has quickly taken over the helm of the park and started to help shape the landscape to make the food scene his own.…
New Coaster Concepts Surveyed at Canada’s Wonderland
Much of the vision and beautiful execution of the Frontier Canada section of Canada’s Wonderland can be attributed back to the exceptional leadership of Norm Pirtovshek, former general manager of…
2023 Worlds of Fun Signature BBQ Sauces
If you have visited Worlds of Fun during their 50th anniversary, then maybe you had the chance to try the new limited time Zambezi Zinger Shandy with Orange Peel, made…
2023 Worlds of Fun Dining Plan Menus
If you are lucky enough to visit Worlds of Fun during their 50th anniversary celebration, then be sure to check out the return of the Zambezi Zinger. The park is…
New All Season Games Add-on Being Tested
Carowinds has announced they are testing out a new program for season passholders. For guests that love to play the midway games, they can now purchase an add-on to play…
2023 Canada’s Wonderland Celebration Canada Menu
Canada’s Wonderland will once again throw a grand Celebration Canada event July 1-7, 2023. In addition to all of your favorite rides and attractions, specialty live entertainment will be on…
A Great Day at Worlds of Fun (Guest Post)
Below is a special guest post by Cameron, son of Justin, the owner of the CPFoodBlog. This article helps meet the requirements of a Boy Scout merit badge, working his…
A Knott’s Boysenberry Day (Guest Post)
Below is a special guest post by Cameron, son of Justin, the owner of the CPFoodBlog. This article helps meet the requirements of a Boy Scout merit badge, working his…
2023 Grand Carnivale Menu
Grand Carnivale, a celebration of cultures around the world, is back for 2023. This year the event is being held of Carowinds, Kings Dominion and Valleyfair June 24-July 9. The…
2023 California’s Great America Backyard Cookout
California’s Great America will celebrate the 4th of July holiday with a huge fireworks display above the Flight Deck roller coaster. Of course a day spent at the park with…
2023 Cedar Point VIP Beach Experience (4th of July)
If the 4th of July Cedar Point VIP Grand Pavilion Experience is a little too boujee (or out of your price range) for your wallet, the park is once again…
2023 Cedar Point Grand Pavilion VIP Experience
Guests from all over like to visit Cedar Point during the 4th of July holiday thanks in part to the great fireworks that the park shares, also known as Light…
2023 Canada’s Wonderland Dining Plan
New for 2023, Canada’s Wonderland debuted the Snoopy’s Runaway Railway and Tundra Twister attractions. Of course if you have not had the chance to check out the new Lazy Bear…
2023 Cedar Point Vegetarian & Vegan Menu Options
We are going to come right out and say it at the top of this article. When Cedar Point offered Gristmill Wild Eats, prior to Wild Turnip, the Beyond Sausage…
2023 Cedar Point Frontier Festival Menu
The Cedar Point Frontier Festival is back again from May 25 through June 18, 2023. This year the theme of the festival is corn. While guests will notice the typical…
2023 Knott’s Berry Farm Summer Nights Menu
Summer Nights is back at Knott’s Berry Farm, offering live entertainment (including Ghost Town Alive), your favorite rides, and all new festive menu options. Summer Nights runs select days May…
2023 CPFoodBlog Partnership Opportunities
When we first started on the CPFoodBlog journey back in 2014, we had no idea of what it could become. Would guests really care that we posted information about burger,…
New Knott’s Fiesta Village Menu Sneak Peak
Knott’s Berry Farm has announced that the reimagined Fiesta Village will reopen May 26, 2023, and with that comes a whole new lineup of dining options. Guests can savor the…
Fiesta Village Reopens at Knott’s May 26
There’s something fun for everyone at Knott’s Berry Farm this Summer. The transformation of the new Fiesta Village will offer another Knott’s original experience with enhanced theming, beautiful décor, authentic…
2023 Kings Dominion The Grizzly Hazy Double IPA
New for 2023, Kings Dominion and the Gravity Group have been hard at work reimagining The Grizzly roller coaster. By using an alternate track system, the company is able to…
2023 California’s Great America NorCal County Fair
With great surprise and excitement, California’s Great America announces a whole renovated section of the park will open May 26, 2023, including a new ride. From hiking and rafting amid…
2023 Cedar Point Play & Save Discounts
Since 2019, Cedar Point has offered Play & Save coupon books that gave guests discounts on various items around the park. This year, while the price did increase, so did…
2023 Cedar Point Dining Plan Menus
For guests visiting for the 2023 season, things will look quite different around Cedar Point. For starters, the entire Wicked Twister midway has been reimagined as The Boardwalk. Lots of…
New Canada’s Wonderland Tundra Twist Mango Dragonfruit Cider
Of all the Cedar Fair parks, Canada’s Wonderland does the best job at embracing local craft beers and ciders, and doing some stellar collaborations each year. New for 2023 Canada’s…
2023 Cedar Point Dining News Round-Up
So lets start out with what we already know from previous announcements. Cedar Point will introduced the all new Grand Pavilion as part of the new Boardwalk experience. The facility…
Kings Dominion Looking for New Executive Chef
Since July 2019, Denis Callinan’s impressive resume won him the Executive Chef position at Kings Dominion. Under his leadership, the park successfully opened the amazing Grain & Grill restaurant, and…
2023 Kings Dominion Dining Plan
Lets take a look at the 2023 Kings Dominion Dining Plan Menus and details. Single Day Meal Deal- $16.99 (Includes meal, side, and beverage) All-Day Dining Plan- $31.99 (Eat every…
2023 Carowinds Dining Plan
New for 2023, Carowinds debuts Aeronautica Landing, featuring new rides, themeing, and dining establishments. Lets take a look at the 2023 Carowinds Dining Plans to see where guests can eat.…