I was honored and thrilled to be a guest on the most recent edition of the Season Pass Podcast, a weekly discussion about theme parks and roller coasters.

• Season Pass Podcast #154 - L.A. Fun-Times with Brady MacDonald 1/19/11

Take to the seas for Valentine’s Day during a special sailing on a special ship. The Californian, the state's official tall ship, will dock at the Maritime Museum of San Diego and offer a three-hour "Sweetheart Sail" on Feb. 13.

Heading for Super Bowl XLV in Arlington, Texas, on Feb. 6?  The City of Arlington, in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, is offering free iPhone and Android apps, plus a mobile website, so that you can stay up-to-date on what’s going on during your stay.

The luxury Crystal Cruises line is cutting prices for a 10-day round-trip cruise from Los Angeles to Mexico, with fares starting at $1,995 per person, and throwing in a $500 shipboard credit too.

Last year, Los Angeles International Airport recorded the highest number of incidents in the country involving laser beams that were pointed at aircraft, a potentially dangerous activity that can distract or temporarily blind pilots, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday.

Restaurant month in California means dining discounts up and down the state. These food-centric events could make for an inspired weekend getaway. Here are five that I think are perfect for sampling.

The Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa in Santa Fe, N.M.,  is offering 50% off room rates in a two-day sale that started Wednesday.

Theater in New York can be notoriously expensive, but cheap seats rule during the two-week off-Broadway theater event called "20at20." Here's how it works: Tickets cost just $20 a seat but don't go on sale until 20 minutes before the show.

Walt Disney World has gone back to the drawing board for its ambitious Fantasyland expansion plan after weathering the arrival of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

• Concept art: Fantasyland makeover coming to Disney World in 2012

Boeing pushed back deliveries of its new 787 again on Tuesday, meaning that the soonest it will arrive is July.

You're going to need a cheat sheet to keep track of all the new roller coaster names at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2011.

• Point-of-view: Superman Return to Krypton

• Six Flags amusement parks prepare for thematic makeovers

American Airlines says it signed a deal with Priceline.com for the tickets site to use American's in-house technology to access its fares.

• Delta's profit turnaround falls short of expectations

Amtrak is having a winter sale that that could take you far -- or as far as you want to go -- by taking 20% off the price of coach tickets through mid-April.

The stars will be gathering for a big party later this month, but revelers will need to travel nearly 300 miles from Hollywood to take part. 

Popular since ancient times, the Pamukkale hot springs are one of Turkey's top attractions. The name itself means "Cotton Castle," which describes the fluffy-looking mineral deposits.