‘All American Amusement Parks’ to Feature Busch Gardens Coaster on First Episode

As many of you may know, I serve as a “Thrill Chaser” with Busch Gardens’ Ambassador Blogger program. I take my title very seriously and spend as much of my time chasing as many thrilling adventures as I can. It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it! I tell the world about the best […]

SeaWorld Announces new Whale Environment and new Funding for Research and Conservation

SeaWorld always does things in a big way, and its recent announcement just might be its biggest endeavor yet. From the press release … SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. has announced plans to build a new, first-of-its-kind killer whale environment as well as fund new programs to protect ocean health and killer whales in the wild. The […]

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment and Coca-Cola Create Earth-Friendly Refillable Cup

  You all know how much I love the refillable cup.  Every year, my first purchase at my local theme park is a cup that can be used all season long for .99 refills, and I’ve got a cabinet full of them to prove it. Not only do they save a bit of moolah on drinks, […]

Bindi Irwin Brings Fun to SeaWorld and Generation Nature as a Youth Ambassador

Who better to bring a bit of fun to the learning process than the daughter of one of the most fun conservationists to ever stick his hand in a croc’s mouth? Bindi Irwin, daughter of Terri Irwin and the late Steve Irwin, has just announced her partnership with SeaWorld as a youth ambassador. Bindi, a […]

Celebrate Your Super Disney Side with a Walt Disney World Vacation in 2014

My favorite Super Bowl ad is always the one where some revered player says “I’m going to Disney World! (or Land as the case may be). The folks at Disney sure know what they’re doing because that is always the time of year that I most want to be in a Disney park or resort. […]

Walt Disney World Resort and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Present the Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend

What could be better than getting to run through a Disney theme park? How about having fun, getting fit, meeting all kinds of great people and helping kids while doing it? That is exactly what Walt Disney World Resort (WDWR) and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) have created with the Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend. […]

Waterpark Recap: Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon

In all the years that we’ve made the migration to Walt Disney World (starting before the child was even born), and trekked our way around all of the parks many times over, we’ve never been to any of the water parks. On last summer’s trip to the Sunshine State, we decided to amend this overt […]

‘The Walking Dead’ to come to life at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights

You can’t keep a good man down. Or even, so it seems, a dead one. Season three is the scene and Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando are the stages for the Emmy-Award winning AMC series “The Walking Dead” as it makes its second year run at Halloween Horror Nights (HHN). Universal Orlando is dedicating its […]

Summer 2013: Theme Park Christian Music Festivals

Theme parks provide thrilling rides and fun times for the whole family.  They also offer some fun extras such as concerts and shows.  Most parks put on a music festival or two throughout the season.  I’ll be updating this page as I hear of new festivals and events, so check back often. Rock the Universe […]

SeaWorld designs new cup with the concept of reducing, reusing and recycling

I have more theme park-branded mugs, bottles and tumblers than any one person really needs.  If it is in cup form and I can refill it for .99, or free (free is always good), I will be the first one to pull out my wallet.  For anybody as addicted to the concept of the refillable […]

My Mission to Margaritaville

Once upon a time, I sold t-shirts for Jimmy Buffett. We workers in the Merchandise department at Kings Dominion were responsible for that type of thing at concerts…. that little stand where consenting consumers happily hand over their cash to purchase t-shirts, decals, buttons, hats, etc…etc… As a seventeen-year-old, it was a pretty cool deal […]