The Holiday Seasons are beginning with December 1st right around the corner. This season brings plenty of entertainment opportunities for families across the United States of America. One such place is Six Flags, who decorates the entirety of their park to immerse visitors in an enchanting wonderland based around the Christmas Holiday. All parks located in America operate the Holiday in the Park annual festivities, giving everyone from Buffalo to Florida something to enjoy.

Those that participate in the holiday festivities with Six Flags will see the entire amusement park transform into an atmosphere that compiles millions of dazzling lights and Christmas events. While on rollercoasters, decorations like a snowman or large Christmas trees will be on display. These exciting events began on November 24th and will continue until December 31st, 2019. One of the newest attractions appearing for the Holiday in the Park festivities is the Riverview Carousel, which sees more than ninety thousand illuminated lights appear over 1,350 feet of garland. Attached to this garland are more than 1000 ornaments and 200 illuminated candles. This created a visual experience, unlike any other holiday theme-park nationwide.

Additional Attractions

When arriving at an American theme park, there’s an immediate sense of adventure, especially during the holidays. Another attraction being displayed in various Six Flags across America includes the Pandemonium, which sees a massive swing take players through dangling Christmas lights. It should be noted that this attraction is exclusives to adults and is considered to be the most dangerous ride maintained with Six Flags.

Stepping into the main gate at any six flags across America will see visitors hit with a wave of holiday canopies and lights throughout Main Street. It’s estimated that every park manages more than 100,000 lights throughout the main street. This extends to two million park-wide and multiple Christmas trees throughout the facility. The biggest of which is twenty feet in the centre of Main Street.

Those acquiring some delicious treats while exploring the Six Flags Holiday in the Park festivities can traverse to the Peppermint Plaza. This designated area will provide visitors with dozens of Christmas and Holiday-themed food/threats. After the children have been fed, they can be taken to the North Pole and tell Santa Claus precisely what they want for Christmas. There is even the Santa Soup Kitchen, where children can help Mrs Claus with all her cooking duties. Anyone wishing to experience these events can expect to pay anywhere from $250.00 to $2,000.00 depending on your length of stay.

It’s one of the most exciting times of the year for regular attendees of the Walt Disney World. The Wonderful Holiday Wishes Festivities have begun at the Magic Kingdom. This event starts with numerous Christmas-themed fireworks, which can last upwards of thirty minutes. Afterwards, all rides and amenities are opened to the public for the After-Hours Event. These festivities go for twenty-three nights, with the park shutting down for a short period during the holiday season. Those who can’t attend the performances in person can live stream the event from their home.

This year there are four attractions in the Magic Kingdom that are receiving a holiday upgrade for children and parents. The Monsters Incorporated Laugh Floor, Mad Tea Party Ride, Space Mountain Rollercoaster and the Tomorrowland Speedway are the attractions receiving cosmetic updates for the Magic Kingdom. It should be noted that the Animal Kingdom is also changing things up for the holidays, showing a new rendition of the Tree of Life Awakenings Venue. Walt Disney World even announced a new show for the 2019 Season called “Merry Menagerie”. This show will see ten depicted animals in puppet form interact with children at Discovery Island.

Those wanting to vacation at the Walt Disney World for the holiday season can expect the return of Sunset Seasons Greetings. This turns the Hollywood Tower Hotel into the Jingle Bells Resort. Those staying with the Christmas-themed resort can anticipate additional fireworks, projected Christmas films from Disney and Christmas Carolers roaming the grounds. Toy Story Land at the Hollywood Tower Hotel is also redecorated with the most elegant Christmas decorations.

The West Coast

Individuals who want to participate in the Holiday Celebrations at Walt Disney World in Epcot, Florida, can attend the festivities on November 29th. The Festival of the Holidays finishes with the arrival of the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, which begins on the 23rd and ends on the 30th. Parents staying till the 29th can experience some of the greatest wining and dining available worldwide. However, those who aren’t located on the East Coast can also visit Disneyland Resort. The tropical vacation destination has begun their Christmas and Holiday Festivities. Multiple attractions, hotels and venues at the Disneyland Resort have been cosmetically changed for the holiday season.

The best option for fans of Walk Disney Productions living outside of the United States of America is to watch their favourite Christmas films. Notable Disney films like the Santa Claus Series or A Christmas Carol will provide the same magical joy and wonder that Disney is famous for delivering.

New York City is as much appreciated for its range of super sports bars as it is for its impressive billboards. It simply never gets better than this, whether you’re a soccer, hockey, baseball or football fan, the big city offers plenty of places where you can cheer for your team!

Standings

Should you wish to rate the sports bars in New York City, Standings will get gold, and visually it instantly impresses with the Minnesota wrestling pennants that hang on the wall, next to that is the jets jerseys display. Plus, there is plenty of other sports memorabilia that adds to the atmosphere and makes it the perfect place to take a seat and watch the game on one of eight big screen TVs. Should you require a refreshment, there are the 12 rotating beers on tap, that goes really well with pizza and you are allowed to bring your own food if you wish.

Standings is what any sports enthusiastic would call a serious sports bar and well worth getting excited about, it focusses on the game and keeping everyone happy. It’s been voted the best bar in the city a couple of times and even though it is not a huge bar it has no problem in turning up the volume, once the game starts.

Finnerty’s

Ready to watch the Giants or the 49ers? Finnerty’s is the place you need. It is a great sports bar located in the best spot possible for take-out food lovers. Many of the fast foods around the pub remain open till late to offer pub-goers a variety of food since Finnerty’s have no kitchen and only focusses on sports.

Tons of TV’s ensures that everyone can watch the game, which is most of your visit, apart from having a few beers. If you’re a pizza lover, both Joe’s Pizza and Han Dynasty is right there, while Finnerty’s features on every list of top NYC sports bar’s.

Hair of the Dog

Located in Orchard-street, it is often the bars title that first gets the attention of the crowd, but once you’ve been, you’ll know why it’s packed during games and weekends. It’s a fun place with TV screens all around, and sports devotees can be assured of special prices on beers during the game and afterwards.

Hair of the Dog also serves pub food, and the favourites are the French Toast Sticks and Pizzadilla. If you not a keen sports fan you might want to give this one a miss as the crowd don’t hold back when it comes to cheering on their team. The barmen love playing tricks and often encourage customers to order coffee, so they get to spike it a bit. Monday’s all beers are half the price, and on Sunday’s you get half-priced Bloody Marys to recover from the match, or if you up to it, you can also have a few beers at half the price. 

The ultimate place to watch sports and enjoy the company of great friends in America is Buffalo Wild Wings. The sports bar and casual restaurant are franchised all across America, India, Canada, the Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Panama. It is almost impossible to list all the locations as in mid-June 2017 there were Buffalo Wild Wings sports bars in over 1,300 locations.

Sports Wagers & Wings

A special gameday menu is available which includes themed items such as the craft or import talls offering sports fans a choice of flavours such as the Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Cider, Lagunitas IPA and the Samuel Adams Boston Lager. For those ready to order a Gameplay Pitcher, the options include Coors Light or Bud Light. Yet all the focus is normally on the big screens showing football or other sports. TV screens showing matches is placed on all the walls, and the place can get loud as fans cheers on their favourite team.

Yet, Buffalo Wild Wings was ready in August 2018 to take the current experience it offers sports fans to the next level. CNN reported that the DraftKings felt that legal sports betting could bring innovation and started exploring the opportunity to offer its sports fans wagering since the Supreme Court finally agreed to legalise sports betting in the states.

Sports Betting Legalized in Three States

Sports betting was legalized at the time in three states which includes Mississippi, Delaware and New Jersey since the ruling that took place in May, while previously sports betting was only legal in Nevada. At the same time, many of the other states were keen on the idea of legalizing sports with the hope of gaining funds from the multi-billion sports betting industry.

 Buffalo Wild Wings feels, as the largest sports bar in the USA they are in a unique position to enhance their restaurant experience for all guests. This is also the reason why they are seriously exploring the options of adding sports betting services to their already extended menu.

Online Sports Betting Boom

Much of the sports betting boom following the legalization in some states are expected to take place online, especially since most individuals make use of mobile services. This means most of the visitors to Buffalo Wild Wings will watch the sports event on the big screens and make bets in any case via their mobile devices.

The restaurant chain is exploring options, should they be able to add sports betting services for individuals to add money to their account at any one of the restaurants and to use it for betting purposes at any of the Buffalo Wild Wing restaurants. The main purpose is to increase foot traffic and provide guests with all the services they’d expect to find at a top sports bar. Buffalo Wild Wings now belongs to the privately held Arby’s after it was purchased for $2.9 billion in 2018.

While making travelling plans most individuals make a list of all the must-see attractions, the most talked about tourist destinations and if you are on your way to North America it is important to list some of the amazing stadiums used by the local sports teams.

Sports are a huge part of the American culture, and whether you are an avid sports fan, sports bettor or simply a traveller exploring the country, you are bound to be impressed by the sports stadiums.

New York – New Yankee Stadium

Located in New York, the New York Yankee Stadium is the home base of the New York Yankees as well as the NYC FC of MLS. The stadium was built at the cost of 1.5 billion dollars and opened in 2009.

The massive structure offers great features including the Great Hall located between the inside and outside walls running from gate 4 to gate 6, while the stadium also impresses with the huge displays of LED screens and banners of Yankee players. The stadium is modern and also offers memorabilia at the New York Yankee Museum found at gate 6. If you’ve always wanted to attend a baseball game, the New York stadium is the perfect spot.

Enjoy A True Boston Experience at Fenway Park

If you wish you’re travelling experience to include as much of the local vibe as possible then the one place you should add to the top of your travel list is Fenway Park, after all, it is home to the Boston Red Sox. The stadium is not new and was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which is even more reason to make sure you visit it.

The Fenway stadium has had several renovations and upgrades, and it is one of the sports stadiums where the streets are shut down before and after major sports events, which further contribute to the true Boston experience. Fenway’s historic charm is sure to impress anyone who loves the glitz and glam of huge historic buildings.

Visit the Stadium that broke the Guinness World Record for the Loudest Crowd

The stadium where the loudest crowd can be found is in Seattle, Washington and this massive stadium opened in 2002 and is home to NFL, Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer. The stadium complex also features a plaza and the WaMu Theater where major trade shows and concerts take place apart from the major sports events. For an all-round Seattle experience, simply take get to the Seattle King Street Station and take the train to the stadium, the CenturyLink Field is every sports fan’s dream destination and a definite must-add to your travelling list of must-visit-places in North America. 

Due to their love for hot dogs, Americans even celebrates a National Hot Dog Day, which falls on the 18th of July, this yearly event confirms that the hot dog is a symbol of the country’s ingenuity. Hotdogs are the one food to easy to make you could hardly mess it up. Yet there is a major difference when it comes to the masters of hotdogs and America has no shortage when it comes to phenomenal hotdog joints.

Coney Island – Angelo’s

What drastically differs from the brethren in Detroit is the Flint-style coneys, these differences include that the wet-style gloopy motor city chilli, the Flint’s are dry, and onions and mustard are essential. The Flint Town version is also one-hundred per cent local and the coneys comes from the Koegel Meat Company which do make the best dogs in the entire country.

No one knows the Vienna better than Anglo’s which grills these to perfection, and even though the original flint has been through an array of changes over the past seventy years, the one you simply could not miss is that of Angelo’s as they are the best coneys served with fries and gravy.

Chicago – The Hometown of Biker Jim

While Chicago is proud to have Abe Froman, Denver is quite pleased with the idea of being home to Jim Pittenger the Sausage King, started as a food cart owner his journey led first to a fleet of carts and now to several brick-and-mortar joints. Since Pittenger also became a fixture on television and his signature dogs are the favourite of millions including Andrew and Bourdain Zimmern.

The signature dogs are unique and represent a variety of meats including buffalo, reindeer, elk, rattlesnake and pheasant, and they described as glorious. Each explodes with a flavour sensation of their own and is amped with a range of brilliant topping including coney sauce, harissa roasted cactus, green Chile salsa or even Malaysian curry.

South Carolina – Jack’s Cosmic Dogs

What beach towns have in spades, South Carolina has in hot-doggery roadside joints, yet Jack’s are a piece of America that no other will ever have the right to claim. It is famed for more than one thing, including its unique home-made sweet potato mustard that is simply mind-blowing and then there are the bits of blue cheese part of the tastiest special slaw in the world.

Jack is the mastermind of flavour explosions, and this is one roadside hot doggy no one on earth should miss out on. It is well worth the trip and if you love messy do order the blue galactic dog. It will leave you in a happy mess of magical flavours, well worth the clean-up afterwards even if you might need to jump into the ocean to get all the saucy bits off.

Travelling remains exciting, and if your exploring takes place in America the weather plays a big part, hot weather is perfect for outdoor activity while the cold offers sensational activities of its own. It is during both the summer and winter months that ice cream parlours are one of the US treats no one should miss. Unlike anywhere else in the world the flavours are more interesting and include tastes, zests, and tangs you never could imagine. Here are some of the “to die for treats” travellers are bound to remember for life.

Miami

Miami’s most popular and colourful neighbourhood is called Little Havana, and this is where Azucar Ice Cream can be found. Nothing about Azucar is ordinary, that includes the variety of well over 305 tropical flavours inspired by Cuba, where the owner is from although several of the flavours are also based on his travels of the Caribbean and Central America, and all ice creams are made from tropical fruits.
Especially for the younger customers, there are over thirty different topping to choose from, while adults are treated to the most creative flavours of them all which includes Champagne Grapefruit, and then right next door to the ice cream parlour is the nightclub. The shop stays busy till late as many come to beat the heat of the dancefloor with the Miami-Cuban inspired flavours, which includes the Abuela Maria, which includes Maria cookies, cream cheese, pieces of guava and vanilla.

Peddle Your Way to A Scoop in LA

If it is your weight or the calories hiding inside a cone that puts you off, then the Peddler’s Creamery based in LA is just perfect. If you are hoping to read about low-fat bland ice cream’s you’ll be mistaken but earning your scoop will require some churning away on a stationary bike. Peddler’s Club membership requires a 20 minutes workout on the bike at a speed of 15 mph and once completed a free scoop is your reward. Each cycling session churns out one batch of delicious ice cream. But if your travels have tired you out, then the easiest way to enjoy the most amazing ice cream flavours is to buy a scoop of Waffle Nacho Sundae, Snickerdoodle or even vegan salted caramel and what makes it more worth it is the 5% donation that goes towards environmental causes.

Ice Cream Acrobatics, Funky Hats Your Kind of Thing Amy’s Ice Cream Should be Your Next Stop

Amy’s Ice Cream is all over the place, and its location include San Antonio, Houston and Austin and its 350 flavours offered by the assistants that wear the funkiest hats and know all the tricks part of ice cream acrobatics. The best flavour is the Belgium Oreo or maybe the Maple Bacon, and then there are plenty of dairy-free flavours to try while some offers quite a buzz, especially the peach infused sweet cream served with a splash of rum, or the peach schnapps splashed Peach Daquiri. While the counter staff fling scoops of ice cream into the air and dance we do suggest you don’t leave without having a Sith Happens it’s a blend of fireball whisky and dark chocolate.