Walibi Holland have canceled their Halloween Fright Nights event this year and are ending the park’s season ahead of schedule. Technical failures on the event’s opening night and increased coronavirus infections in the community were cited as reasons for the early shutdown. Click the headline for more information
Read More...The Galaxyland indoor theme park at West Edmonton Mall reopened with coronavirus safety measures in place, including limited capacity, maintaining social distancing, mandating the use of masks and keeping some attractions temporarily closed, including the Mindbender roller coaster. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari closed early for the season. The park normally stays open through October, but decided to shut down operations this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The park is hoping to celebrate its 75th anniversary next year under normal operating conditions. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Six Flags Darien Lake and the chain’s Great Escape park in upstate New York will not open this year due to COVID-19 restrictions and uncertainty over when they could be eased. Amusement parks are still classified by the state as “high-risk” entertainment, with no indication of when they could reopen. Click the headline for more information
Read More...North American amusement park chain Cedar Fair announced that four of their parks will not be opening this year and another two will be closing at the end of the month due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The three parks remaining open have cancelled their Halloween events. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Elitch Gardens is the latest amusement park to join the ever-growing list of parks that have decided to cancel their 2020 season completely. SeaBreeze amusement park in Rochester, New York, made the same announcement just 24 hours earlier, also citing uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic as the reason. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Comcast executives confirmed that development on its Epic Universe theme park has been put on hold during the company’s second-quarter earnings results call. The company’s Universal theme parks division plunged 94% in the quarter due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Click the headline for more information
Read More...The government of Hong Kong has reimposed a ban on gatherings of more than four people amid a renewed rise in local coronavirus cases. As a result, Hong Kong Disneyland will once again shut down temporarily starting July 15, after re-opening just a few weeks ago. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Kennywood Park announced that it will remain closed temporarily in light of reports that coronavirus cases are on the rise in the Pittsburgh area. The amusement park was scheduled to reopen to passholders through July 10 and to the public the following day. Click the headline for updated information
Read More...Playland Park will remain closed for rest of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 risks according to local government officials. Playland Beach, mini golf, and the boardwalk will remain open with restrictions and the park will also host drive-in movie nights throughout the summer. Click the headline for more information
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