An All-New Markerland Adventure!

 In both Markerland and Markersea, bands will appear to fill the air with music and immerse the guests. Big City USA: Jazz bands Pioneerland: Western bands and country bands Mysteryland: Chinese musicians, African Drummers, Mariachi bands, and sea shanty singers Storybookland: Medieval troubadours, polka bands, Greek musicians, and Scandinavian musicians Visionland: Italian and French musicians Cosmicland: 1980s sci Fi musicians Victoria Bay: Marching bands California Coast: 1960s rock musicians and camp singers Oceanland: Barber shop quartets Mystic Bazaar: Middle Eastern bands Polynesian Port: Polynesian musicians Asian Waterfront: Thai, Cambodian, Lao, and Vietnamese musicians Mysteria: World of Magecraft: Fantasy-themed musicians Guests can also see parades in both parks. In Markerland, parades start in Big City USA  near the opera House before cutting through Visionland and going up through Storybookland, ending near the German village. In Markersea, it is a water parade ...

 There are three different hotels at Markerland, each one catering towards a different budget. Markerland Hotel (Deluxe Value) Done in a mid-century futuristic design, this hotel is a tribute to the Markerland Park itself. It features ten floors of hotel rooms and five themed sections based off the live "lands" of the park. It also features an indoor pool, a buffet, a gym, and a sports complex where guests can engage in active fitness. Marker's European Resort (Moderate Value) Inspired by the beauty and charm of Europe, this old-time resort brings its most iconic cities to life. This includes Venice, Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, and Bern. Aside from cultural things, the rooms are knee-deep with European influence, although they fit more people than a typical European hotel would. Marker's Great American Resort (Family Value) Inspired by traveling America in the 1950s-60s, this nostalgic hotel has the biggest pool, even though it's the cheapest resort on property...

  Fashioned after Salt Lake City's Gateway shopping district, this is a place where guests can shop, dine, and catch entertainment. Here are just a few things to expect: 24 restaurants 31 shops A movie theater A bowling alley An escape room center An entertainment venue

 Depending on when you go, the resorts may be celebrating different holidays. Lunar New Year: During the Chinese New Year, guests will find unique offerings in Mysteryland at Markerland Park, celebrating the new year and the zodiac animal thereof. The animal of that year in the Zodiac Garden will have a golden frame placed around it. There could also be certain things in Marksea's Asian Waterfront too. Mardi Gras: The beat of New Orleans comes to California in the biggest party in America. Here, Mardi Gras decorations take over Big City USA, a new parade comes, live entertainment plays, and some exclusive merchandise and food is sold. Halloween Time: When spooky season comes around, Markerland gets a new parade, stage show, and firework show. In an after-hours Halloween party, guests can trick-or-treat throughout the park. Plus, Big City USA is decorated with pumpkins and autumn leaves. There is even a Day of the Dead celebration in Mysteryland. Holidays: When Christmas comes to to...

  Height Requirements Some riders must be a certain height to go on certain rides. Use these to help find out what your kids can go on and what they can't. Golden Mountain Mine Train: 40 in. Armadillo Falls River Run: 40 in. Safari Mountain: 40 in. Southwest Hutchins and the Lost Temple: 42 in. Journey to Mount Olympus: 38 in. Flyover the World: 40 in. Time Mountain: 48 in. Adventure Atlantis: 40 in. Star Voyagers: 40 in. Protectors of the Planet: 51 in. Fortress of Fear: 40 in. Lombard Street Speedway: 38 in. Redwood Rapids: 40 in. Wrath of Pele: 42 in. Might of the Naga: 52 in. Star Knights: Cosmic Calamity: 40 in. Flight of the Aquileos: 38 in. Magecraft: Battle for the Magic World: 40 in. For those who are not tall enough or unwilling to experience a certain attraction, try the Child Room, which is found near most attractions and is where a parent can wait with a kid while the other one rides. Photos The following rides have photos taken, which can be purchased with the Markerl...

 For the first time ever, guests get to enter the world of the Magecraft stories. This draws primarily from the films adaptations of the books (assuming there would be some) and recreates the village seen there, but there are references to the books too. When guests go on the trail out of Asian Waterfront, they can either follow it back to Victoria Bay or take a branch off and head off to Mysteria. They go through a tunnel in the Might of the Naga and exit into the Emerald Forest on the other side. There, they go through the gates and enter into Sorcerer's Square, where the statue of Magnus Canimoor is. On the left side is a recreation of the City Hall, as well as the Golden Moose Inn. On the right, guests can find more shopping at Lilac's Salon and Snorty's Joke Shop. Ahead of them is the lake, where guests can see Mysteria castle in all of its glory. If guests choose to go left, they will find the Snoring Hog restaurant. Also here is Spruce's Wandmakers, where guests ...

 Guests travel to mainland Southeast Asia for a one-of-a-kind adventure. This area focuses on the sights and cultures of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. Aside from large thrills, this area also features some nods to the culture all around. Guests enter a Southeast Asian village inspired by places like Vientiane, Siem Reap, Bangkok, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Mihn City. Here, guests will find two city blocks. One block is home to the Angkor Wat Trading Post gift shop and the Lao Falls Restaurant, which sells Lao food. Across from these is the Halong Bay Restaurant, a Vietnamese restaurant, and the Southeast Asia Trading Company, which sells cultural items. The other city block is where guests can find the Sukhothai Palace restaurant, where Thai food is sold. Khmer Food Court is across the street, selling Cambodian food. Guests can ride Tuk-Tuk vehicles around the area. Near the water's edge is where guests can also find the station for the Markersea Steamer Line, which returns to Vict...

 Drawing inspiration from Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, this island paradise is where guests experience the wonders of the South Pacific. Here, they can find a lot of things to see and do in this tropical land. When guests cross the bridge from Mystic Bazaar, they approach a large volcano. Here, they can venture inside and ride the Wrath of Pele aqua coaster. Similar to Journey to Atlantis at Sea World, this is where guests go deep into the volcano, but when they accidentally awaken the volcano goddess Pele, they must rush to escape her wrath. Every few minutes, some fire erupts from the top of it. The ride exits into Honu House, a gift shop. Going further on, guests will find the South Seas Restaurant, which overlooks the lagoon. Guests then proceed into a Polynesian village, where they can find even more things. They can eat at the Liliokani Terrace, an outdoor restaurant named after Hawaii's last monarch. They can also shop at Aloha Marketplace, a gift shop, and the Mo...

 Inspired by the legends of the Arabian Nights, this area recreates old cities in North Africa and the Middle East, most especially taking inspiration from places like Istanbul, old Dubai, Casablanca, Cario, and Amman. Here, guests will see domed spires and and dhows, as well as other things to bring this cultural area to life. Guests enter through a gate and immediately find themselves in a Middle Eastern bazaar. Here, they can shop at the Petra Traders gift shop or eat at Constantinople Cafe. If they continue on, they will find a spinner ride called the Magic Carpet Ride, which is faster and more intense than the dolphin spinner ride. On its left is an Arabian fortress, where guests ride the omnimover dark ride Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves. Here, they ride camels as they travel through the story about how a merchant named Ali Baba found the treasure of the 40 Thieves and outwitted them. Open Sesame is a gift shop nearby. On the right is the park's icon, Shahryar's Palace, whic...

 Recreating a New England boardwalk amusement park in the early 1900s, this is a family area themed to sea creatures. Here, several kiddie rides are found, as well as original characters that are inspired by marine life. Located near the border of the land is an old Cape Cod-esque area that transits people from the west coast of California to the east coast of New England. Here, they see a lighthouse as well as the Sailaway Snacks and Cape Cod Cafe restaurant, not to mention, the Massachusetts Bay Souvenirs gift shop. There is even a lighthouse nearby where guests can go inside and watch the interactive show, Manatee Encounter. This is another Turtle Talk-style show where guests interact with a manatee named Lou. Guests then cross over a bridge into the boardwalk park itself. A giant, fake roller coaster is in the background, but there are several real rides here. The first ones are found on the left with the Stingray Family Shuffle   and the Flying Dolphins. On the right is t...

  Recreating the state of California in the 1960s, this area is split into two sections. First, it's the charm of San Francisco, then the natural beauty of the fictional National Park of Mount Grizzly. Both areas are richly themed and bring California's culture to life. After crossing a stone bridge from the left side of Victoria Bay, guests arrive in the bustling city of San Francisco. Here, they come across a city park where they can find a Red Cable Car , which takes them from one end of the land to the other. Around the square, guests can find Golden Gate Gifts, Japantown Restaurant, Mission Street Tacos, and Bay City Souvenirs. Near the park, they may even find a smaller Golden Gate Bridge leading to the Mount Grizzly section. If guests choose to go further down, they will come into Lombard Street, home to the family coaster Lombard Street Speedway, which takes guests down the street and through a nighttime San Francisco scene. As guests go further down, they go into Fishe...

 When guests enter the park, they are immersed in a charming English city reminiscent of London in the late Victorian era. This serves as the entrance to the park and is shaped like a sideways 'E.' In addition, this area offers an excellent view of the large lagoon in the center of the park. After going through the main gates, guests first emerge in a town square with a small park in the center. On the left side of the square is Expedition Hall, where they can find help and services. On the other side is the Crystal Palace Inn, a glass dome area recreating the one in London during the 1851 World's Fair. This houses a restaurant serving food from all over the world. As guests go down the street past the park, they can find Mulligan's Irish Pub and Big Ben Boutique on the right as well as the largest store in the park, League of Adventurers Store, on the left. This street leads down to another park with a stage behind it as well as a statue of Mason G. Marker and Ray on h...

 The second gate of the resort is a park themed to the ocean and the exploration of the world. Here, guests are immersed in worlds both real and fictional as the land and sea meet to create a truly unforgettable experience. These are the seven "ports of call" in the park: Victoria Bay California Coast Oceanland Mystic Bazaar Polynesian Port Asian Waterfront Mysteria: World of Magecraft Each area will be gone over in later posts.

In our final destination at Markerland, guests travel to an intergalactic spaceport in a science fiction setting. Drawing inspiration from the 1980s, this is a high-tech establishment outside of Chicago, Illinois, paying tribute to the frontier of space. This serves as the first "Intergalactic World's Fair," where species from all over the galaxy are coming to celebrate their technology, culture, and people. When coming in from a futuristic-looking arch, guests appear in a Cold War-era plaza with futuristic designs. In the center is a spinning mixer ride where guests ride in rockets known as Rocket Race. A nearby shop, Unidentified Flying Objects, serves galactic goods. Around here is the Alien Interaction, a Turtle Talk-esque show where guests meet a group of curious aliens and ask questions about their planet, as well as answer some of their questions about Earth. Also in the area is a trackless shooter ride known as Cyber Wars. When an alien virus takes over AI robots ...

 Welcome to a world of the future as it was imagined from the past. Here, some of history's greatest visionaries are honored and the worlds they imagined are realized in an exciting new way. When guests come in from the hub, they go over a bridge recreating the famous Ponte Vecchio in Italy. From there, guests enter a Renassiance-era Italian village, inspired by places like Florence. In the center of a town square is a spinning ride where guests fly on planets as they orbit the sun. This is known as Heliosphera, and it is inspired by Copernicus's and Galileo's theory of the sun being the center of the universe, not the Earth. Located nearby is the Vitruvian Man gift shop and the Mona Lisa Pizzeria. Also here is a journey through human history called the Story of Mankind, a semi-educational omnimover ride about how humanity has evolved from primal caveman to the advanced species of today. Also in this area is Michelangelo's Gelato and another big attraction, Flyover the ...

 The largest area of the park is a family area where guests can be transported into the world of stories. Here, guests can relive key adventures from Arthurian and Greek Mythology and dive into the tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson. When guests go across the bridge, they approach a giant medieval castle, the icon of the park. This is King Arthur's Castle, which houses a walkthrough attraction, two shops: Christmas Court and Merlin's Medieval Gifts, as well as a restaurant called Royal Banquet. Guests then proceed into the Medieval village of Camelot, home to Sir Gawain's Carousel. While another restaurant, the Avalon Tavern is found on the left, an omnimover dark ride called Camelot Quest is on the right. Here, guests follow the Knights of the Round Table as they search for the Holy Grail, hoping it can help lift a curse that Morgan le Fey has but on Camelot. In addition, a second restaurant called the Pauper's Plate is found here. Guests then ente...

 Guests go over a bridge to a Chinese-style building and find themselves in a land recreating some of the most exotic and exciting places in the world. Here, guests embark on adventures in tropical locations, also getting a glimpse of China, Africa, Mexico, and the Caribbean as they do. When guests first enter the land, they come into a traditional Chinese village with old buildings. In the center is the Zodiac Garden, where guests can learn about the Chinese Zodiac. Also here are the Mandarin Marketplace gift shop and the Golden Dragon Restaurant. A bridge going to Skull Island is found here too. As guests go to the west, they end up in an East African village, inspired by places like Kenya and Tanzania. Here, they can get a drink at the Jungle Juice or have authentic African food at the Jambo House. The main attraction here is a roller coaster that goes forwards and backwards through an African savanna, Safari Mountain. The ride exits into a gift shop, Lion and Leopard Traders. G...

 When guests cross over a bridge to an old log fort, they are transported back to the days of the Old West. Here, guests can explore two different Western towns. Golden Gulch is a haunted gold-mining town with an elaborate backstory surrounding guardian spirits in a nearby mountain and the greedy mining company that disturbed them. Armadillo Falls is a fun little town where the inhabitants are anthropomorphic animals. After coming out of the log fort, guests find themselves in Golden Gulch. Here, they can shop at the Golden Gulch Trading Post, eat at the Hungry Coyote and the Golden Pickaxe Saloon, or test their shooting skills at the Pioneerland Shootin' Arcade. This town is mainly inspired by Gold Rush towns in the Southwest. There are also three rides here. Going to the farthest corner of the land is Mysterious Manor, where guests tour a haunted mansion that belonged to the founders of Golden Gulch. It uses a similar ride system as the Cat in the Hat at Universal Islands of Adve...

 This is the "Main Street" of the park where guests enter. It recreates a big American city in the 1930s, taking inspiration from places like New York and Chicago. It is actually not one street, but two of them heading up to the hub. When guests enter the park, they see a big train station on the hill. Going under it, they enter into a town square, complete with a small park and several things to see. On the right is the City Hall, where guests can find help and services, as well as the Firehouse, where guests can sign up for a park-wide interactive game called Defenders of Markerland. On the left is the Opera House, where guests can watch a Broadway-style show called Kit the Goose and the Magic Book. Guests can also access the train station behind them and board the Markerland Railroad, which departs to Pioneerland. If guests go down the street to the right, they will find Diane's Bakery, John and Matt's Joke Shop, and Melvin and Sons Department Store on the right, t...