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This photo provided by Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., shows a new drop tower attraction at the Dollywood theme park. The ride's gondola spins around the tower for a bird's eye view of the Great Smoky Mountains. It's one of a number of new attractions opening at theme parks around the U.S. this spring and summer. (Curtis Hilbun/Dollywood via AP)
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This undated image provided by Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, shows an artist's rendering of Point Plummet, a six-story body slide that's part of a new 18-acre water park called Cedar Point Shores. The water park recalls Cedar Point's origins as a beach resort on Lake Erie's shores. It's one of a number of new attractions opening at theme parks around the U.S. this spring and summer. (Cedar Point via AP)
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This photo provided by Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia, shows the new "JUSTICE LEAGUE: Battle for Metropolis," a new immersive dark ride. The ride is opening at three Six Flags parks this season. In addition to Six Flags Over Georgia, it's opening at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif., and Six Flags Great Adventure, in Jackson, N.J. (Six Flags Over Georgia via AP)
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This photo provided by Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, shows the new Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission BREAKOUT! attraction. It's one of the biggest theme park openings this season. Riders take part in an adventure to free the Guardian superheroes, who have been captured. (Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort via AP)
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This rendering provided by SeaWorld San Diego shows Orca Encounter, a new attraction that replaces the theme park's theatrical-style whale show with a more educational experience. It's one of several new attractions at SeaWorld, which has weathered criticism and has had declining attendance related to its orca programs. The San Diego park is also opening Ocean Explorer, with multiple aquariums and rides, and Electric Ocean, featuring light displays and live performers on park pathways after dark. (SeaWorld via AP) 10331976 - beach and sea at dramatic sunset with clouds. beautiful nature landscape
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In this Feb. 18, 2016 file photo, Mount Everest, center, and Mount Lhotse, right, are seen from Tengboche, Nepal. On Tuesday May 23, 2017, sherpa rescuers have found the bodies of four climbers inside a tent on the highest camp on Mount Everest. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa,File)
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Middle East Road to Peace (Illustration by Gary Varvel for Creators Syndicate)
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Billy Horschel smiles on the putting green during practice for the Dean & Deluca Invitational golf tournament at Colonial Country Club, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Ray Carlin/Star-Telegram via AP)
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In this May 18, 2017 photograph, Carol Mize holds a Mississippi flag and a sign as she protests outside City Hall in Biloxi, Miss., against Mayor Andrew "FoFo" Gilich's decision to remove the state flag from display at city buildings because it contains the Confederate battle emblem. (AP Photo /Emily Wagster Pettus)
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In this aerial photo taken Monday, May 22, 2017 provided by John Madonna showing a massive landslide along California's coastal Highway 1 that has buried the road under a 40-foot layer of rock and dirt. A swath of the hillside gave way in an area called Mud Creek on Saturday, May 20, covering about one-third of a mile, half a kilometer, of road and changing the Big Sur coastline. (John Madonna via AP)
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In this aerial photo taken Monday, May 22, 2017 provided by John Madonna showing a massive landslide along California's coastal Highway 1 that has buried the road under a 40-foot layer of rock and dirt. A swath of the hillside gave way in an area called Mud Creek on Saturday, May 20, covering about one-third of a mile, half a kilometer, of road and changing the Big Sur coastline. (John Madonna via AP)
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A fan is comforted as she leaves the Park Inn hotel in central Manchester, England Tuesday May 23 2017. Over a dozen of people were killed in an explosion following a Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena late Monday evening. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
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Fan leaves the Park Inn hotel in central Manchester, England, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Over a dozen people were killed in an explosion following a Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena late Monday evening. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
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In this May 18, 2017 photo, Adibeh Ghosn and her daughter Samar look to their destroyed house at the mountain resort town of Zabadani in the Damascus countryside, Syria. Once a popular summer resort famed for its fruit trees and favored by tourists from rich Gulf Arab countries, Zabadani is now a deserted, endless vista of pulverized buildings after thousands of rebels were driven out along with the town's original inhabitants. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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In this May 18, 2017 photo, Fayez Ghosn surveys damage inside his house at the mountain resort town of Zabadani in the Damascus countryside, Syria. Once a popular summer resort famed for its fruit trees and favored by tourists from rich Gulf Arab countries, Zabadani is now a deserted, endless vista of pulverized buildings after thousands of rebels were driven out along with the town's original inhabitants. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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In this May 18, 2017 photo, Adibeh Ghosn, and her daughter Samar survey damage at their house at the mountain resort town of Zabadani in the Damascus countryside, Syria. Once a popular summer resort famed for its fruit trees and favored by tourists from rich Gulf Arab countries, Zabadani is now a deserted, endless vista of pulverized buildings after thousands of rebels were driven out along with the town's original inhabitants. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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In this May 18, 2017 photo, a car passes by damaged streets at the mountain resort town of Zabadani in the Damascus countryside, Syria. Once a popular summer resort famed for its fruit trees and favored by tourists from rich Gulf Arab countries, the Damascus suburb town of Zabadani is now a deserted, endless vista of pulverized buildings after thousands of rebels were driven out along with the town’s original inhabitants. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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In this May 18, 2017 photo, Syrian walking among damaged buildings on a street filled with debris at the mountain resort town of Zabadani in the Damascus countryside, Syria. Once a popular summer resort famed for its fruit trees and favored by tourists from rich Gulf Arab countries, Zabadani is now a deserted, endless vista of pulverized buildings after thousands of rebels were driven out along with the town's original inhabitants. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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In this May 18, 2017 photo, Fayez Ghosn surveys damage in his house at the mountain resort town of Zabadani in the Damascus countryside, Syria. Once a popular summer resort famed for its fruit trees and favored by tourists from rich Gulf Arab countries, the Damascus suburb town of Zabadani is now a deserted, endless vista of pulverized buildings after thousands of rebels were driven out along with the town’s original inhabitants. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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FILE – In this Saturday, May 20, 2017, file photo, people ride the new Hydrus roller coaster on the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J. More than four years after Superstorm Sandy destroyed part of the Casino Pier and left the since-demolished Jet Star roller coaster partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean, the new roller coaster named Hydrus opened May 6, 2017, built safely inland above the beach rather than out over the water. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
