http://www.newsvine.com/parksNewsvine - parksen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:45:57 +0000Sun, 26 May 2013 07:07:10 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779232-lawmaker-disputes-impact-of-budget-cuts-on-parkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779232-lawmaker-disputes-impact-of-budget-cuts-on-parksusnationalcutspoliticsparksnational-park-servicenational-parksspending-cutsTue, 16 Apr 2013 14:40:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17375432-ahead-of-kkk-rally-memphis-council-changes-ruleshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17375432-ahead-of-kkk-rally-memphis-council-changes-rulesusconfederateparksus-newsku-klux-klanrenamingmemphis-city-councilTue, 19 Mar 2013 21:47:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17361149-nj-hires-unemployed-to-fix-sandy-damage-in-parkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17361149-nj-hires-unemployed-to-fix-sandy-damage-in-parksusparksnew-jerseyus-newssandysuperstorm-sandyMon, 18 Mar 2013 20:48:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17113018-rosa-parks-statue-unveiled-at-capitolhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17113018-rosa-parks-statue-unveiled-at-capitolushistorypoliticsparksblackbarack-obamarosa-parksparks-statuestatueWed, 27 Feb 2013 08:48:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE -- In a June 15, 1999 file photo Rosa Parks smiles during a Capitol Hill ceremony where Parks was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington. Parks will become the first black woman to be honored with a full-length statue in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Wednesday Feb. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Khue Bui)</p><p>FILE -- In a June 15, 1999 file photo Rosa Parks smiles during a Capitol Hill ceremony where Parks was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington. Parks will become the first black woman to be honored with a full-length statue in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Wednesday Feb. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Khue Bui, file)</p><p>President Barack Obama, accompanied by, from left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., applaud at the unveiling of a statue of Rosa Parks, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio applaud at the unveiling of a statue of Rosa Parks, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks at the unveiling of a statue of Rosa Parks, left, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, during the unveiling of a statue of Rosa Parks, second from left. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks at the unveiling of a statue of Rosa Parks, left, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks in the Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, during the unveiling of a statue of Rosa Parks, second from left. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17104707-permit-approved-for-planned-klan-rally-in-memphishttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17104707-permit-approved-for-planned-klan-rally-in-memphisusconfederateparksus-newsku-klux-klanrenamingTue, 26 Feb 2013 20:11:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17090119-salazar-thousands-of-interior-workers-imperiledhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17090119-salazar-thousands-of-interior-workers-imperiledusbudgetpoliticsparksbattleinterior-departmentnational-park-servicenational-parksken-salazarMon, 25 Feb 2013 20:32:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058040-apnewsbreak-national-park-cuts-detailed-in-memohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058040-apnewsbreak-national-park-cuts-detailed-in-memousparksnational-parksus-newsyosemite-national-parksequestrationgreat-beachFri, 22 Feb 2013 17:36:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2012 file photo, Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Matt Chalup, left, hands park information to one of the first visitors to the park at the Nisqually entrance near Ashford, Wash. The politics have been fierce and the fingerpointing incessant. Come March 1, the across-the-board federal spending cuts called sequestration go into effect, launching a new season of economic uncertainty for a nation still trying to shake off a recession. A look at the cuts, how much they amount to and who they will affect -- in question and answer form. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)</p><p>FILE - In this 2005 file photo, visitors view Half Dome from Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park, Calif. Visitors to America's national parks will encounter fewer rangers, find locked restrooms and visitors centers, and see trashcans emptied less often if 5 percent across-the-board cuts are enacted by sequestration. A National Park Service internal memo obtained by The Associated Press compiles a list of cuts in services in parks from Cape Cod to Yosemite. It's the result of an order by Park Service Director John Jarvis in January that asked superintendents to show how they will absorb the funding cuts. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 20, 2011 file photo, Hikers walk on the Mist Trail to Vernal Fall in Yosemite, Calif. Visitors to America's national parks will encounter fewer rangers, find locked restrooms and visitors centers, and see trash cans emptied less often if 5 percent across-the-board cuts are enacted by sequestration. A National Park Service internal memo obtained by The Associated Press compiles a list of cuts in services in parks from Cape Cod to Yosemite. It's the result of an order by Park Service Director John Jarvis in January that asked superintendents to show how they will absorb the funding cuts. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17046817-obama-parks-statue-dedication-a-powerful-momenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17046817-obama-parks-statue-dedication-a-powerful-momentuspoliticsparksobamabarack-obamarosa-parksThu, 21 Feb 2013 21:12:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16884848-confederate-past-uproar-over-changing-park-nameshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16884848-confederate-past-uproar-over-changing-park-namesusconfederateparksus-newsold-southku-klux-klanrenamingnathan-bedford-forrestThu, 7 Feb 2013 14:02:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 photo, visitors take pictures of a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest on his horse at a park named after the confederate cavalryman in Memphis Tenn. The Memphis City Council has voted to rename Forrest Park and two other Confederate-themed parks. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)</p><p>Jennifer Ward, left, and Carey Rhoades enjoy the weather alongside a bust of Captain J. Harvey Mathes in Confederate Park in Downtown Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 5, 2013. Memphis City Council hastily voted this week to change the names of three Confederate themed parks, including this one, to quell community controversy and to beat a law potentially being enacted in the Tennessee legislature that would have prevented them from renaming them. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Alan Spearman)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, May 10, 2005 file photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest stands in Nathan Bedford Forrest Park in Memphis, Tenn. Nearly 150 years after the Civil War ended, Forrest continues to spark new political battles and racial discord in Memphis. On Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, the Memphis City Council voted to rename the park in the heart of Memphis, where Forrest himself is buried. The council also renamed two other parks that honored Confederate Civil War heritage. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Lance Murphey, File)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 photo, a trolley car passes in front of Jefferson Davis Park in Memphis, Tenn. The Memphis City Council has voted to rename Jefferson Davis Park and two other Confederate-themed parks located in the city . (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 photo, Confederate Park in downtown Memphis provides a view of the Mississippi River on an overcast day in Memphis, Tenn. The park and two other Confederacy-themed parks, are being renamed by the Memphis City Council. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16858625-memphis-renames-3-parks-that-honored-confederacyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16858625-memphis-renames-3-parks-that-honored-confederacyusconfederateparkscity-councilus-newsmemphismemphis-city-councilWed, 6 Feb 2013 01:06:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16838118-postal-service-honors-rosa-parks-with-new-stamphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16838118-postal-service-honors-rosa-parks-with-new-stampusparksbirthdayrosa-parkspostal-serviceus-newsMon, 4 Feb 2013 14:47:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Councilwoman Joann Watson, from left, Lloyd Wesley, Jr., Detroit postmaster, Elaine Eason Steele, co-founder of the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development, and Sen. Carl Levin applaud at the unveiling of the Rosa Parksí 100th birthday commemorative postage stamp at the Museum of African American History in Detroit on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. The Rosa Parks Forever Stamp went on sale Monday and was part of a series of events scheduled throughout the day to honor her. AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT, HUFFINGTON POST OUT</p><p>Visitors to The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich., board the Rosa Parks bus, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Earlier in the day the Rosa Parks' 100th birthday commemorative postage stamp was unveiled at the museum.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)</p><p>Visitors to The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, Mich., wait to board the Rosa Parks bus, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Earlier in the day the Rosa Parks' 100th birthday commemorative postage stamp was unveiled at the museum.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)</p><p>A postal service employee prepares to cancel the Rosa Parks' 100th birthday commemorative postage stamp at The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, Mich., Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. The museum held a 12-hour celebration of the 100th anniversary of Parks’ birth. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)</p><p>Family members of Rosa Parks stand next to an image of the new Rosa Parks' 100th birthday commemorative postage stamp that was unveiled at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich., Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. The U.S. Postal Service has issued a Rosa Parks stamp on what would have been the late civil rights icon's 100th birthday. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)</p><p>From left, Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Deputy Postmaster Elaine Steele, Gen. Ronald Stroman, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., Carolyn House Stewart, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority International president, and Patricia Mooradian, president of The Henry Ford, help unveil the Rosa Parks' 100th birthday commemorative postage stamp at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich., Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, on what would have been the late civil rights icon's 100th birthday. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16810426-detroit-to-close-50-parks-restrict-work-in-othershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16810426-detroit-to-close-50-parks-restrict-work-in-othersusparkscity-councildetroitfinancesus-newsbelle-islemayor-dave-bingFri, 1 Feb 2013 21:08:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16443039-ohio-theme-parks-ceo-staycations-are-funhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16443039-ohio-theme-parks-ceo-staycations-are-funceoparksus-newsamusement-parksThu, 10 Jan 2013 08:15:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet tours the Clermont Steel Fabricating plant, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Batavia, Ohio. Ouimet is encouraged about the company's future and the industry and believes one key is keeping people happy. He said the company's new dramatic roller coaster under construction in southwest Ohio will help achieve that goal. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)</p><p>Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet, center, tours the Clermont Steel Fabricating plant with plant representative Bob Mampe and Cedar Fair vice president of planning and design Rob Decker, right, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Batavia, Ohio. Ouimet is encouraged about the company's future and the industry and believes one key is keeping people happy. He said the company's new dramatic roller coaster under construction in southwest Ohio will help achieve that goal. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)</p><p>Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet is interviewed after touring the Clermont Steel Fabricating plant, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Batavia, Ohio. Ouimet is encouraged about the company's future and the industry and believes one key is keeping people happy. He said the company's new dramatic roller coaster under construction in southwest Ohio will help achieve that goal. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)</p><p>Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet, left, tours the Clermont Steel Fabricating plant with plant representative Bob Mampe, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Batavia, Ohio. Ouimet is encouraged about the company's future and the industry and believes one key is keeping people happy. He said the company's new dramatic roller coaster under construction in southwest Ohio will help achieve that goal. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16442616-ohio-theme-parks-ceo-staycations-are-funhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16442616-ohio-theme-parks-ceo-staycations-are-funceoparksus-newsohamusement-parksThu, 10 Jan 2013 07:50:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet tours the Clermont Steel Fabricating plant, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Batavia, Ohio. Ouimet is encouraged about the company's future and the industry and believes one key is keeping people happy. He said the company's new dramatic roller coaster under construction in southwest Ohio will help achieve that goal. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)</p><p>Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet, center, tours the Clermont Steel Fabricating plant with plant representative Bob Mampe and Cedar Fair vice president of planning and design Rob Decker, right, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Batavia, Ohio. Ouimet is encouraged about the company's future and the industry and believes one key is keeping people happy. He said the company's new dramatic roller coaster under construction in southwest Ohio will help achieve that goal. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)</p><p>Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet is interviewed after touring the Clermont Steel Fabricating plant, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Batavia, Ohio. Ouimet is encouraged about the company's future and the industry and believes one key is keeping people happy. He said the company's new dramatic roller coaster under construction in southwest Ohio will help achieve that goal. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)</p><p>Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet, left, tours the Clermont Steel Fabricating plant with plant representative Bob Mampe, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Batavia, Ohio. Ouimet is encouraged about the company's future and the industry and believes one key is keeping people happy. He said the company's new dramatic roller coaster under construction in southwest Ohio will help achieve that goal. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16354094-report-top-parks-officials-kept-20m-hiddenhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16354094-report-top-parks-officials-kept-20m-hiddenusstatecaliforniaparksus-newsstate-parkscalifornia-departmentFri, 4 Jan 2013 21:14:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007702-a-death-valley-drive-with-the-click-of-a-mousehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007702-a-death-valley-drive-with-the-click-of-a-mousegoogletechnologyusparksnational-parksdeath-valley-nationalSat, 28 Jul 2012 15:01:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this undated Street View image provided by Google is Inspiration Point at Yosemite National Park in California. The Google Street View service that has brought us Earth as we might not be able to afford to see it, as well criticism that some scenes along its 5 million miles of the globe’s roadways invade privacy, this month has turned its 360-degree cameras on road trips through five national parks in California. (AP Photo/Google)</p><p>In this undated Street View image provided by Google is Joshua Tree National Park in California. The Google Street View service that has brought us Earth as we might not be able to afford to see it, as well criticism that some scenes along its 5 million miles of the globe’s roadways invade privacy, this month has turned its 360-degree cameras on road trips through five national parks in California. (AP Photo/Google)</p><p>In this undated Street View image provided by Google is Death Valley National Park in California. The Google Street View service that has brought us Earth as we might not be able to afford to see it, as well criticism that some scenes along its 5 million miles of the globe’s roadways invade privacy, this month has turned its 360-degree cameras on road trips through five national parks in California. (AP Photo/Google)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/25/12953610-texas-parks-seek-official-corporate-partnershipshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/25/12953610-texas-parks-seek-official-corporate-partnershipsusparksus-newspartnerstexas-parkswildlife-departmentcorporate-partnersWed, 25 Jul 2012 21:52:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2011 file photo, smoke from a wildfire hangs in the sky in Bastrop, Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking official corporate partnerships for the first time as the agency continues to struggle with the effects of budget cuts, drought and wildfires. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/20/12860420-california-parks-director-resigns-amid-scandalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/20/12860420-california-parks-director-resigns-amid-scandalusupcaliforniaparksus-newsshake-upFri, 20 Jul 2012 19:19:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE -- In this May 13, 2011 file photo Ruth Coleman, director of California State Parks, discusses the possible closure of 70 of California's state parks due to budget cuts, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Coleman resigned as head of the park system, Friday, after officials learned the department sat on nearly $54 million in surplus money for years while parks were threatened with closure over budget cuts.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/28/12461708-long-term-prognosis-for-calif-state-parks-murkyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/28/12461708-long-term-prognosis-for-calif-state-parks-murkyuscaliforniaparksus-newsclosureswhile-californiacalifornia-parksThu, 28 Jun 2012 17:36:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/21/12339878-detroit-judge-ill-keep-rosa-parks-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/21/12339878-detroit-judge-ill-keep-rosa-parks-caseusestateparksrosa-parksus-newsThu, 21 Jun 2012 16:10:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/11/12162854-how-popular-state-park-was-sold-to-resort-developerhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/11/12162854-how-popular-state-park-was-sold-to-resort-developerparksgovernmentlas-vegasupscaleinvigoratetheirsonly-on-msnbc-comMon, 11 Jun 2012 09:26:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/09/12144021-villages-in-wales-cut-off-by-severe-floodinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/09/12144021-villages-in-wales-cut-off-by-severe-floodingpeopleinjuriesparksrescuedhelicopterfloodedcaravansustainingonly-on-msnbc-comSat, 9 Jun 2012 21:54:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Villages have been cut off with houses and caravan parks being flooded. Emergency services have helped people get to safety with some being rescued by helicopter. Three people have received treatment after sustaining minor injuries.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/08/12122746-environmental-woes-imperil-americas-national-parkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/08/12122746-environmental-woes-imperil-americas-national-parksamericasparksinvasivespeciesglaciersimpactsbrinkonly-on-msnbc-comdecreasingFri, 8 Jun 2012 23:43:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Disappearing glaciers, decreasing air quality and foundation species pushed to the brink of survival. America’s national parks are facing environmental threats that range from tiny invasive species to the planet-spanning impacts of climate change.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/25/11882791-finding-fun-at-theme-parks-without-going-brokehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/25/11882791-finding-fun-at-theme-parks-without-going-brokeexplosionparksmaximizingamusementgearingseasonalapproachingonly-on-msnbc-comaltwithFri, 25 May 2012 19:11:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>With summer fast approaching, the nation's theme and amusement parks are gearing up for the seasonal explosion of visitors. Here are a few tips for maximizing the fun without going broke. </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/21/11792600-theme-parks-opening-new-attractions-coastershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/21/11792600-theme-parks-opening-new-attractions-coastersentertainmentustheme-parksparksattractionsuniversal-studios-hollywoodcars-landnew-attractionsMon, 21 May 2012 14:36:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this May 12, 2012 photo released by Disney theme parks, people ride the "Dumbo the Flying Elephant," attraction in the new Storybook Circus area of Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The renovation and new construction at Fantasyland inside the Magic Kingdom in Florida is the largest expansion project in the park’s 40-year history, doubling the size of the current Fantasyland. (AP Photo/Disney, Gene Duncan)</p><p>In this undated image released by Universal Studios Hollywood, the character Bumblebee is displayed from the "Transformers the Ride: 3D," attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles. Debuting May 25 at Universal Studios Hollywood, the ride, based on the film franchise, offers motion-simulator vehicles and 3D high definition video. (AP Photo/Universal Studios Hollywood)</p><p>In this 2012 image released by Disney theme parks, Radiator Springs Racers are shown at Cars Land, a new attraction based on the Disney-Pixar animated series "Cars," at Disney California Adventure park in Anaheim, Calif. Cars Land features three family attractions showcasing characters and settings from the film. (AP Photo/Disney, Paul Hiffmeyer)</p><p>This undated photo provided by Dollywood shows riders on the Wild Eagle, a new 210-foot tall coaster that opened in March at the theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The coaster is one of a number of new attractions opening at theme parks around the country this season. (AP Photo/Dollywood, Steven Bridges) </p><p>In this May 2012 photo released by Universal Orlando Resort, characters from Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants" program are shown during the new Superstar Parade at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Fla. The attraction offers floats with hundreds of performers and characters from animated films and TV shows including "Despicable Me," "Hop," Nickelodeon’s "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Dora & Diego." The parade, which debuted in early May, is one of a number of new attractions at theme parks around the country this season. (AP Photo/Universal Orlando Resport, Ed Hall)</p><p>This undated photo provided by Busch Gardens Tampa Bay & Adventure Island shows performers in a scene from “Iceploration,” a new elaborate ice show at the theme park. The show is one of a number of new attractions at theme parks around the country this season. (AP Photo/Busch Gardens, Matt Marriott)</p><p>This undated image provided by SeaWorld Orlando shows a new attraction at the park featuring sea turtles. The exhibit, which includes live sea turtles as well as a 3-D movie about the endangered creatures, opened in April and is one of a number of new attractions at theme parks around the country this season. (AP Photo/SeaWorld Orlando)</p><p>In this undated image released by Universal Studios Hollywood, riders exit the "Transformers the Ride: 3D," attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles. Debuting May 25 at Universal Studios Hollywood, the ride, based on the film franchise, offers motion-simulator vehicles and 3D high definition video. (AP Photo/Universal Studios Hollywood)</p><p>In this 2012 image released by Disney theme parks, Radiator Springs Racers are shown at Cars Land, a new attraction based on the Disney-Pixar animated series "Cars," at Disney California Adventure park in Anaheim, Calif. Cars Land features three family attractions showcasing characters and settings from the film. (AP Photo/Disney, Paul Hiffmeyer)</p>