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Brady Macdonald
Brady MacDonald is a theme park reporter for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He’s covered the theme park industry for more than 25 years. He writes about Disney, Universal, Six Flags, SeaWorld, Cedar Fair and Legoland parks in Southern California, across the United States and around the world. As a member of the SCNG Features team, he also writes about entertainment, travel, pop culture, music, restaurants and craft beer.
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Top 10 new theme park attractions in the world for 2025
The new year is already shaping up as a good one for roller coaster enthusiasts, thrill ride junkies and theme park fanatics.

Disneyland unions agree to ‘historic’ 31% pay raise
The pay hikes over three years are the 'biggest wage increases ever' for Disneyland resort employees, according to the unions.

14,000 Disneyland employees to vote on union strike
A union coalition representing 40% of Disneyland employees says a strike authorization vote will be held next week.

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Disneyland fight involving stroller-pushing mom leads to ejection
A group of women pounded on a screaming woman laying on the ground at Disney California Adventure as grade school children stood by and watched.

Disneyland threatens lifetime ban for disability cheats
Tales of Disability Access Service abuse and tips for cheating the system are rampant on social media.

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Disneyland Hotel active shooter hoax draws significant police response
Dozens of Anaheim Police officers respond with guns drawn after receiving false reports of an active shooter at or near the Disneyland Hotel.

Disneyland shuts 35 rides after nearby earthquake ‘shook things up’
A 3.5-magnitude earthquake in Fullerton centered about 2 miles north of Disneyland forces employees to evacuate some rides.

Man jumps to his death at Disneyland parking garage; Third incident in less than a year
There have been six suicides since 2010 at the Disneyland parking garages and three since December 2022.

What Cedar Fair-Six Flags $8 billion merger means for Knott’s and Magic Mountain
Knott’s Berry Farm owner Cedar Fair and Magic Mountain owner Six Flags agree to an $8 billion merger of equals that combines the two companies into a North American amusement...

Knott’s Berry Farm owner and Six Flags exploring potential merger, reports say
Cedar Fair and Six Flags could unveil a merger deal as early as this week, according to published reports.