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7 days ago
7 days ago
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Topics of conversation on this week’s episode of The Attractions Podcast:
- New ‘Disney Inspire’ Visa Card revealed | List of all benefits + how to earn rewards
- Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift coaster opening timeframe revealed for Universal Studios Hollywood
- Six Flags changes season pass structure for all parks
- Six Flags adjusts passholder rewards at almost all parks
- Six Flags to launch online gaming
- Disney’s next CEO revealed, Bob Iger to step down early
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Monday Feb 02, 2026
Monday Feb 02, 2026
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Topics of conversation on this week’s episode of The Attractions Podcast:
- Epic Universe still not operating at full capacity; execs talk park’s future
- Universal CEO’s Epic Universe prophecy fulfilled as Disney reports quarterly earnings
- Vegas Sphere coming to the east coast
- Six Flags parks opening dates 2026
- Inside the new ‘Pokémon’ theme park land and its attractions
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Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
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Topics of conversation on this week’s episode of The Attractions Podcast:
- ‘Fast & Furious’ roller coaster revealed for Universal Orlando; Supercharged closing | 7 announcements
- Bluey roller coaster details revealed
- Lunar New Year 2026 at Disneyland | Dates, food, characters
- ‘WALL-E’ musical sneak peek | New Disney show coming in 2026
- All 8 ‘Harry Potter’ movies returning to theaters in 2026
- Epic Universe digital guide now available!
- Pokémon coming to Universal theme parks globally
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Monday Jan 19, 2026
Monday Jan 19, 2026
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Topics of conversation on this week’s episode of The Attractions Podcast:
- Universal teases mystery announcement | Roller coaster reveal incoming?
- Universal Orlando to celebrate 25th anniversary of ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’
- Scooby-Doo mashing up with Universal Monsters for new attraction
- Universal reveals new ‘Harry Potter’ Forbidden Forest attraction coming
- Disney on Broadway at Epcot Festival of the Arts 2026 | Photo tour
- Original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy coming to Galaxy’s Edge timeline
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Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
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Topics of conversation on this week’s episode of The Attractions Podcast:
- Halloween Horror Nights 2026 dates earliest ever | List of past year’s opening nights
- Rip Ride Rockit replacement goes vertical | Universal Studios construction
- Blue Man Group sets 2026 return date to Orlando at Icon Park
- ‘Buy 4, get 2 free deal’ for Disney World tickets & hotel rooms + 200 just-launched offers for 2026
- ‘Toy Story’ coming to Frontierland in Magic Kingdom
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Monday Jan 05, 2026
Monday Jan 05, 2026
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Topics of conversation on this week’s episode of The Attractions Podcast:
- Six Flags Qiddiya City | List of all 26 rides at new theme park
- New Saudi park is ‘the first Six Flags theme park,’ not amusement park, exec says
- Live entertainment returns to Animal Kingdom amphitheater, DinoLand lore expands again
- New Orlando attractions opening in 2026 at Universal, Walt Disney World, and SeaWorld
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Monday Dec 29, 2025
Monday Dec 29, 2025
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Topics of conversation on this week’s episode of The Attractions Podcast:
- New ‘Harry Potter’ theme park land announced — and not where you’d expect
- Busch Gardens Tampa Bay animal habitat expansion coming in 2026: Lion & Hyena Ridge
- Universal ‘holding back’ on operating Epic Universe at full capacity
- Sloth World opening in Orlando in 2026
- Taylor Swift ‘Eras Tour’ surprise opens at Disney World
- Harry Potter Krispy Kreme doughnuts launching nationwide with ‘Houses of Hogwarts Day’
- New theme park announced: RetroEscapes, ‘world’s first nostalgia park’ in Las Vegas
- Disney theme park to be renamed in 2026 — and with it, redefine its purpose
- All 11 Epic Universe rides, ranked
- Six Flags America permanently closing after 2025 season
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Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
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Topics of conversation on this week’s episode of The Attractions Podcast:
- Six Flags reinvesting in Looney Tunes IP in 2026
- New Universal theme park planned for Saudi Arabia
- Mattel water parks announced with Barbie, Hot Wheels | Locations revealed
- Niagara Falls theme park part of multibillion-dollar government project
- Disneyland Paris reveals new details about 10 upcoming projects
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Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
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Topics of conversation on this week’s episode of The Attractions Podcast:
- ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ theme park ride | Art from the never-built attraction
- New theme park Dracula Land in planning
- Dig World construction-themed park from Dude Perfect opening in 2026
- Sloth World opening in Orlando in 2026
- Taylor Swift ‘Eras Tour’ surprise opens at Disney World
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Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Join Attractions Magazine contributing writers and correspondents as they bring you news and discussion about all things themed entertainment and parks, including Disney, Universal Studios and beyond on The Attractions Podcast.
Topics of conversation on this week’s episode of The Attractions Podcast:
- Bluey attractions revealed for Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disneyland in 2026
- Muppets live appearances planned for Disney Cruise Line
- DC and Universal ‘in talks’ for potential superhero rides
- BON, ‘world’s first luxury-focused theme park,’ opening in 2026
- Walt Disney World reveals opening & closing date timeframes for 8 major attractions
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