Mid-Atlantic Amusement Parks offer ACE Members Discounts
Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Six Flags America and Kings Dominion are offering discounts to ACE Members For more details, about these discounts and others for parks around the nation, please visit the ACE National Website. Please note, you may need to login to the ACE National Website for additional information on how to redeem a particular discount.
Kings Dominion Announces Eight New Rides in the Bigger, Better Planet Snoopy
DOSWELL, VA (December 18, 2012) – Eight new rides await families at Kings Dominion when the bigger, better Planet Snoopy opens in the spring of 2013. Combined with the re-themed rides, Kings Dominion’s Planet Snoopy with boast 18 total rides and will span nearly 14-acres, doubling its current size. All of new and re-themed rides, based on one of the most believed comic strip characters, are designed for families to experience together.
The list of the eight new rides include:
• Snoopy’s Rocket Express: An aerial monorail that gives families a view high above Planet Snoopy.
• Flying Ace Balloon Race: Hot air balloons that lift up 15 feet into the air, as you spin around. Each balloon represents a different country throughout the world.
• Linus Launcher: This ride will give families a sense as if they are flying around together in Planet Snoopy.
Kings Dominion announces 7 Acre Multi-Million Dollar Expansion of Planet Snoopy
On September 12 Kings Dominion revealed their 7 Acre Multi-Million Dollar Expansion of Planet Snoopy will include least 12 new and re-themed attractions based on the Peanuts Comic Strip Characters. The attractions, designed for families to ride together, include an opportunity for a family to take to the skies in a balloon ride, twirl around in classic tea cups with a new twist and hop aboard Peanuts – themed railway.
“Snoopy and the Peanuts gang are instantly recognizable and nostalgic characters that both parents and children can experience together,” Kings Dominion’s vice president and general manager Pat Jones said. “This sizeable expansion to Planet Snoopy is unparalleled in scope to anything in this region and re-affirms our commitment to delivering world-class family thrills and entertainment.”
Six Flags America announces Bonzai Pipelines for 2013
Six Flags America, fulfilling its commitment to innovation and new attractions every season, announced today its newest addition for 2013—Bonzai Pipelines—a revolutionary new water slide that accommodates six riders simultaneously in six individual tubes. Located inside Maryland’s largest water park, Hurricane Harbor, Bonzai Pipelines will stand over six stories tall and plunge riders through clear tubing before sliding them into total darkness for nearly 200 feet of pure adrenaline. Each tube has its own unique color, path of twists and turns providing riders with six different thrilling experiences.