This week's Theme Park News:
- Universal Orlando resort have officially named their upcoming Theme Park Universal's Epic Universe. No opening date nor lands have been confirmed for the new park, which is to be built as rumoured on the giant block of land that Comcast purchased south of the main resort.
- In other news, Disneyland hosted a Media Preview for it's Halloween Party this week, and showed a rehearsal of the Halloween-theme Villainous! World of Color show.
- Universal filed a trademark application for the name Velocicoaster, which seems like an obvious name for the Velociraptor themed Coaster being built in Island's of Adventure.
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg have announced their new rollercoaster for 2020 will be named Pantheon and themed to 5 Roman gods.
- There has been a settlement between Resort World Genting and Fox/Disney. The park will be able to open without Fox branding, but they have been allowed to keep certain Fox intellectual properties in the park.
- Hong Kong Disneyland closed this week due to an impeding Typhoon.
- Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris also had to briefly close this week due to a power outage.
- In Indonesia, the Trans Studio Action Zone park has announced it will open a dark ride theatre attraction based on the Pacific Rim film.
- A young girl was caught on film getting hit by a bird on the DC Rivals Hypercoast at Warner Brothers Movie world on the Gold Coast.
