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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
2024- $90 Saturday, February 24 Raised $ for A Kid Again 2023- $75 Saturday or Sunday, February 25 & 26. Event switched back to a guided tour. Raised $150,000 for…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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’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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
New for 2023, Joseph Perez comes from Kansas City, Missouri to lead the park in the next generation of culinary art. In addition, guests will several dining changes around the…
Under his second full year of leadership, executive chef Sammy Alamri leads the culinary team at Valleyfair. Technically he started in 2020, but, you know, that whole pandemic thing happened.…
Kings Island has quite a bit in store for 2023 with the reveal of Adventure Port later this spring and all the new dining changes. If you recall, Kings Island…
New for 2023, Kings Dominion has announced a new Firehouse BBQ restaurant at the site of the former Chick-fil-A. Once open later this spring/early summer, the menu will feature brisket,…
Prior to the pandemic, Canada’s Wonderland offered a rather limited early ride time schedule for season passholders. Guests with a season pass were granted one hour of early entry on…
In celebration of the new 2023 Zambezi Zinger opening later this spring at Worlds of Fun, the park has partnered with Crane Brewing to offer a signature beer. Introducing the…
Many will argue that Worlds of Fun is finally getting their chance to shine in the spotlight. After all, parent company Cedar Fair is building the park a brand new…
All the hype of the highly anticipated Adventure Port opening later this spring at Kings Island gives guests a ton to be excited about. New rides, reimagined Adventure Express theme…
If you are a season passholder for the 2023 Cedar Point season, one of the benefits is getting discounted tickets with the bring-a-friend option. Bring-a-friend tickets are offered daily from…
If you are debating a trip up to Canada’s Wonderland for the 2023 season, might we suggest doing so during one of their annual food festivals? It happens to be…
It has been a number of years, but Cedar Point has opted to bring back the After 4pm tickets for the 2023 season. After 4 tickets are available on select…
Looking to make your 2023 Cedar Point visit a little “extra?” Maybe the Millennium Club lounge is fitting for your visit. Guests can add on either a single day visit,…
First introduced during the 2022 Cedar Point Nights event, the park is now selling access to beach bungalows along the shores of Lake Erie for a day of enhanced experience.…
Back in 2016, Cedar Point created their own version of a roller coaster group by debuting the Ride Warriors Club. The new “Ride Warriors Club” gave Cedar Point fans a…
Opened in 2019, the Forbidden Frontier on Adventure Island was marketed as an experiential attraction. Guests had to come over and partake in the island to truly walk away as…
This May Cedar Point will debut the new Grand Pavilion as part of the Boardwalk renovation. Inside the facility will offer restaurants and bars with seating overlooking the park, beach…
After an abnormally warm winter, today guests were greeted at the gates of Cedar Point with a snow kissed park for the annual Winter Chill Out event. The event is…
For those that might be accustomed to the routine, you already know that The Ohio State University buys out Cedar Point each year ahead of the park opening for the…
When the Peanuts Celebration was first introduced in 2018 at Knott’s Berry Farm and Kings Island, and then expanded to Carowinds and Valleyfair in 2019, we were big fans. Not…
From the international celebration of Grand Carnivale to the dazzling holiday light displays of WinterFest, there is always a reason to visit Carowinds every season. As the park celebrates “50…
Carowinds will offer a new wine or beer tasting event called Flights and Bites. During February, the event will pair wineries with a chef created menu. In addition, a live…
We can not believe it is already time for our favorite event of the year, the return of the Knott’s Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival. This years festival will take place…
Kings Dominion appears to be the first out of the gate with an early season food event for 2023. The new wine or beer tasting event is called Flights and…
Today Cedar Point announced the sale of their 2023 Fast Lane and Fast Lane Plus wristbands, that get riders access to a special queue that is supposed to reduce wait…
Everyone is always looking for a deal, right? Cedar Point has rolled out a new promotion for 2023 that is highly worth considering for early season access to the park.…
While the majority of times the parks overlook ride anniversaries outside of some of the major ones, we always like to look through the archive and put together a photographic…
While the Fiesta Village area of Knott’s Berry Farm gets revamped for 2023, including modernized dining establishments, the rest of the park has been offering new dining plan menu options…
The time has come for the return of everyone’s favorite character party at the Peanuts Celebration, January 28 through February 26, 2023. With all new live entertainment shows featuring Charlie…
The Knott’s PEANUTS Celebration welcomes fans of all ages to join the PEANUTS gang as it takes over the park for plenty of excitement and family-friendly fun starting January 28…
Snoopy is back, dressed as Santa, and has Carowinds decked out with millions of lights, new seasonal live entertainment, and loads of new menu items around the park. Winterfest returns…