News, Reviews & Series
SeaWorld's Summer Spectacular - Unique Live Shows & History Museum, Plus New Coaster Track Spotted
SeaWorld San Antonio continues the 60th anniversary celebration with the Summer Spectacular. The event is highlighted by new entertainment offerings, such as Splash: A Sandsational Cirque Celebration and the So Much More to Sea Parade with Shamu, along with a throwback museum and fireworks. Our visit also takes a look at new food from Las Tortugas Taquiera and roller coaster track that has shown up near Catapult Falls.
Six Flags Over Texas Summertime Weekday Visit - Honest Truth Amid Guest Experience & Budget Cuts
Six Flags Over Texas has begun their summertime operations, opening daily until they close on Tuesdays beginning later in the month. Summer at the park looks a little different with a lack of events and no entertainment offerings during weekdays. Food prices, along with a surcharge, continue to increase while quality suffers.
Holiday in the Park 2023 at Six Flags Over Texas - Great Shows, New Food, But Where Are The Lights?
Holiday in the Park returns to Six Flags Over Texas on select dates through December 31. Highlighting this year is a reimagined Christmas at the Southern Palace show, along with Krampus' House of Horrors haunted house and tons of new specialty food offerings. Join us for an in-depth look and review of this year's Holiday in the Park event.
Is SeaWorld San Antonio's Christmas Food & Drink Sampling Lanyard Worth It? Tour, Review & Thoughts
SeaWorld San Antonio's Christmas Celebration features several specialty food and drink offerings, which are a part of the new Festive Food & Seasonal Sips sampling lanyard. Join us for an in-depth look at SeaWorld's 2023 food offerings, along with how the sampling lanyard works and our overall thoughts.
Mine Train Progress, The Joker Reopens, More Theming Enhancements | Six Flags Over Texas Updates
This rainy day Six Flags Over Texas update takes a look at ongoing ride refurbishments, including the extensive system upgrade taking place at Runaway Mine Train, along with fresh paint coming to Rodeo. We also take a look at the completed El Sombrero paint job, head to Pirates of Speelunker Cave for a quick update, enjoy some new food offerings and talk about summer entertainment.
Seven Seas Food Festival 2023, SeaWorld San Antonio | Full Festival Tour, Trying 20 Delicious Foods
The Seven Seas Food Festival at SeaWorld San Antonio takes place on select dates now through May 21. For 2023, SeaWorld touts forty-five new menu offerings with over one hundred flavors. Guests can enjoy quality bites and drinks from ten country-themed booths, including Brazil, Japan, Italy and Germany. We also check out the current progress of the park's new-for-2023 attraction, Catapult Falls. The new water ride is touted as the world's first launched flume coaster.
¡Viva la Fiesta! at Fiesta Texas, In-Depth Review | Eating Frog Legs, Touring Food Booths & More
¡Viva la Fiesta! takes place now through May 14 on select dates at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. The event includes the Taste of ¡Viva la Fiesta! food festival, themed decor, several live entertainment offerings and more. Join us for this second, more in-depth, look at the event, including a full tour of offerings and food reviews.
¡Viva la Fiesta! Opening Night Preview at Six Flags Fiesta Texas - New Shows, Food & Behind-the-Scenes Tour
¡Viva la Fiesta!, new for 2023, takes place at Six Flags Fiesta Texas on select dates now through May 14. The event features new live entertainment, fireworks spectaculars, concerts, the Taste of ¡Viva la Fiesta! food festival and more. Join us for a look at some of the park's new food and entertainment offerings for the event, along with a behind-the-scenes tour of the new VIP lounge coming soon.
SeaWorld’s Seven Seas Food Festival is Back with New Flavors and Drinks
SeaWorld is kicking off spring 2023 with the city’s biggest and best food festival, now packed with more flavor than ever! This year at San Antonio’s largest theme park food festival, foodies can enjoy over 100 chef and mixologist-curated tastes inspired by cultures from across the seven seas. Guests can sample and sip international flavors from Brazil, Korea, Italy, Greece, Hawaii, Japan, France, Jamaica, Mexico, and Germany. The festival takes place every Thursday through Sunday from March 23rd through May 21st.
Judge Roy Scream Reopens, New Restaurants & Food, Ride Lockers Coming Soon | Six Flags Over Texas
Upgrades continue to take place at Six Flags Over Texas, including fresh paint, more flat ride refurbishments, new dining locations and food offerings and the addition of free ride lockers to select attractions. We take a look at the progress on current refurb projects, including Runaway Mine Train and Judge Roy Scream, and check out some Spring Break and St. Patrick's Day festivities.
Taste of Mardi Gras Food Festival at Fiesta Texas | In-Depth Guide & Trying Tons of Food Offerings
This year's Taste of Mardi Gras Food Festival at Six Flags Fiesta Texas place now through February 26. Guests can find seven booths throughout the park's Rockville section serving up savory cajun bites, beignets and an array of adult beverages. Join us for an in-depth look at each festival food booth, along with a look at several of this year's food offerings.
Review & Tour of Oktoberfest Food Festival, Aquaman Begins Test Runs & More | Six Flags Over Texas
New for 2022 is the Oktoberfest Food Festival at Six Flags Over Texas. Taking place now through October 30, Oktoberfest features a number of German-inspired food items and beers. Join us for an in-depth tour of the festival, along with food reviews. Kids Boo Fest and Fright Fest setup continues as we learn more details regarding each event. Aquaman: Power Wave recently began test runs and other changes have happened around the ride's construction site.
Reviewing Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's 2022 Food & Wine Festival
Join us for a review of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's 2022 Food & Wine Festival! The event, taking place now through May 22, features a dynamic offering of food and drinks. Guests can sip and savor their way through the festival with more than 20 new dishes to pair with wines, craft brews and cocktails.
In-Depth Review of Seven Seas Food Festival 2022 at SeaWorld San Antonio, First Tidal Surge Ride!
Join us for an in-depth review of Seven Seas Food Festival 2022 at SeaWorld San Antonio. We tour each festival booth and try over 15 food offerings, inspired by countries such as Germany, Japan, Jamaica and more. Plus, we take our first ride on Tidal Surge, the tallest and fastest S&S Screamin' Swing attraction in the world.
In-Depth Review of Fiesta Texas' 30th Anniversary Festival | Live Shows, Food Festival & More!
The 30th Anniversary Festival, which celebrates Six Flags Fiesta Texas' 30th birthday, takes place now through May 30. On top of then and now displays and mini museums, the event also features the 30th Anniversary Food Festival and the return of historical shows. Join us as we try out the festival's food offerings and experience the return of Rockin' at Rockville High.
New Ride Construction Continues, Food Fails & Several Park Changes | Six Flags Over Texas
After a hiatus, we head to Six Flags Over Texas and encounter a number of new in-park changes. Fresh paint continues to hit several buildings around the park. We also point out multiple new dining locations coming soon, issues with new offerings at other restaurants, the shuffling of some in-park services and the addition of single rider lines. Finally, Pirates of Speelunker Cave looks to be opening soon as crews continue working hard on Aquaman: Power Wave.
Reviewing the 2022 Taste of Mardi Gras Food Festival at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
The Taste of Mardi Gras Food Festival returns to Six Flags Fiesta Texas on select dates between January 15 and February 27. Running in conjunction with the park's Mardi Gras Festival, the event features six food booths and four adult beverage booths. Offerings include savory items, such as crawfish etouffee and crab mac and cheese, along with beignets and other sweet items. Join us for a full tour of festival booths and reviews of several food offerings.
Major Construction Updates, In-Depth Bier Festival Review | Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Earlier this year, Fiesta Texas announced their next major roller coaster, Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger. We check out the progress on the construction of this new dive coaster, along with the demolition of Sundance Theatre and the upgrade and paint job taking place at Poltergeist. Also, join us for an in-depth review of the park's Bier Festival. We venture to all of the festival booths and try several of the event's great food offerings.
An Interesting Experience at the All American Food Festival | Six Flags Fiesta Texas
We head out to Six Flags Fiesta Texas to review their All American Food Festival, which operates through Sunday, August 1. The festival features several food and drink booths throughout the park's Crackaxle Canyon section. Items include bacon-wrapped bacon, fruit desserts, over 100 brews and more.
Exploring Hersheypark's Chocolatetown & Chocolatier, Reese's Cupfusion Ride POV, Candymonium Coaster
We head to Hersheypark for day one of ACE's Coaster Con 43! Join us for a look at the park's all-new Chocolatetown entrance, along with the Chocolatier restaurant and the exciting Candymonium roller coaster. We also check out the recently-updated Reese's Cupfusion dark ride and give you a full POV look at the dark ride attraction.