Thrillify Theme Park News

The Mall of America has talked about expanding for years now.  There was talks about a casino, hotel, entertainment / concert hall, Bass Pro Shop and so much more.  Yet, nothing has happened.  Good news is that the mall is still expanding, bad news is, not really anytime soon. Instead of one giant addition, they [...]

New for 2009 is the Soak City water park! Valleyfair is adding a 350,000-gallon wave pool, aka Breakers Bay, with 200 feet of beach!  Imagine that, a nice beach in the Twin Cities!  No diving allowed though as it only goes down 6ft at the deepest. Soak City is about double the size of the previous Valleyfair water park and spans [...]

Best Buy is coming to the Mall of America!  Finally, a good store for the guys to spend all day in while the girls are checking out every other store. It’s taking over the old Sportsmart location and is well under way of development.  Not sure on when the store will be open for business [...]

The theme park formally known as Camp Snoopy opens with an all new Nickelodeon theme this Saturday, March 15th! Spongebob, Patrick, Dora the Explorer, Backyardigans and all your favorite characters will be on hand to welcome you. If you head out, let us know what you thought and how much fun you had! For more [...]

A lightning strike over the weekend may have caused a slow burn in underground power lines. This then took out the power to a large chunk, half, of Valleyfair last night. Riders stuck on rollercoasters had to walk down the lift hill and other riders were helped out of rides also. No injuries were reported [...]

What use to be Camp Snoopy is now officially being renamed to Nickelodeon Universe! This is the first announcement from the nations largest indoor theme park and many more will be on their way as they work towards the March 2008 completion date. A logo, character rides and overall theme park makeover is all on [...]

-G has recently taken a trip to Valleyfair and shot some nice Renegade photos along with quite a few other rides in the park. Myself, I haven’t made it out to Valleyfair yet, but hopefully at the end of this month. Check out -G’s Photos.

Tomorrow, May 12th, Valleyfair opens for the season.  More exciting yet is that Renegade also opens for the first time ever! Renegade boasts a never-before-experienced twisting first drop, a low-to-the-ground high speed S-turn and a high speed station fly-by. Renegade will stand 104 feet tall and will drop 91 feet. It will reach a top [...]

The opening of Valleyfair for 2007 is just around the corner. On May 12 the park will be open from 10am – 6pm and starting May 17th, the park will be open daily. For the full daily schedule, see the Valleyfair hours page. Ohh and Whitewater Country Waterpark opens May 26!

Snoopy is out and SpongeBob is in. The amusement park in the Mall of America is officially getting overrun by Nickelodeon cartoons. Over the next few months, the rides will be transformed into Nickelodeon themed rides. These include “Spongebob Squarepants,” “The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius,” “My Life as a Teenage Robot” and “Rugrats.” [...]