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April, 2007

Epcot restaurants getting major overhaul

Restaurants in Italy, Japan, China and Mexico pavilions will get major overhauls in the next year, in some cases being replaced entirely.
Posted April 30, 2007, 9:48A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 9

French amusement park accident injures 24

Parachute style ride lifts passengers when several carriages break loose and fall.
Posted April 30, 2007, 9:48A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 6

Legoland Denmark employee struck dead by coaster

Woman apparently entered low zone to retrieve a guest wallet.
Posted April 30, 2007, 9:48A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 5

Conneaut Lake may open in stages

Commemorative coin sale has only raised $5,500 of the necessary $300,000.
Posted April 30, 2007, 9:48A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 10

Anaheim mayor proposes referendum to overrule housing vote near Disney

Zoning fight now includes mayor to prevent low-income housing from being built in resort district.
Posted April 27, 2007, 9:20A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 0

Highest bidders buy memories from Myrtle Beach Pavilion

Many items sell for hundreds of dollars.
Posted April 27, 2007, 9:20A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 3

Euro Disney loss narrows in first half

Company says loss down to €82 million from €101 million.
Posted April 27, 2007, 9:20A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 0

Conneaut Lake needs $300,000 to open for season

Operations director calls for benefactors to save the historic park.
Posted April 27, 2007, 9:02A | Contributed by PhantomTails | Comments: 1

Joyland will not open, operators evicted

Owners say the operators of the park haven't made lease payments since January.
Posted April 26, 2007, 9:12A | Contributed by Rob Ascough | Comments: 5

Anaheim approves zoning change for low-cost housing near Disneyland

Disney and other local businesses say they'll push the issue for a public vote.
Posted April 25, 2007, 9:59A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 3

Dollywood and Mystery Mine media day photos added to Negative-G

Dollywood shows off the new Mystery Mine coaster to the media.
Posted April 25, 2007, 9:26A | Contributed by Paul Drabek | Comments: 4

Dorney seeks zoning variance for LIM-powered coaster

Park says it wants to build a "LIM coaster," and fans find it probably that it will be Geauga Lake's Steel Venom.
Posted April 24, 2007, 4:14P | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 25

Bi-coastal Simpsons rides announced for Universal parks

New rides will occupy the former Back to The Future buildings.
Posted April 24, 2007, 9:14A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 16

CoasterBuzz Podcast #71 posted

Maxx Pass oddities, Six Flags Great Adventure smoke-out, Gonch v. Paula, Conneaut band-aid, Six Flags spending and executive compensation, Kings Island bus fun.
Posted April 23, 2007, 7:10P | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 13

Judge rejects sale of Conneaut Lake Park property

Park's future becomes even more uncertain.
Posted April 23, 2007, 7:10P | Contributed by Lord Gonchar | Comments: 48

Rowling close to deal for Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure

Newspaper reports that the author of the Harry Potter books has granted rights to Universal to build a new area at IOA.
Posted April 23, 2007, 9:06A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 24

Cedar Fair declares first quarter distribution

Company will deliver 47.5 cents per unit, in line with the annual $1.90 per year announced last month.
Posted April 23, 2007, 9:06A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 0

KIExtreme posts photos of completed Firehawk

Photo update shows the completed assembly and painting progress on the former X-Flight.
Posted April 23, 2007, 8:51A | Contributed by pkidelirium | Comments: 10

PointBuzz posts Cedar Point and Maverick updates

With three weeks until Opening Day, park is getting ready for summer.
Posted April 20, 2007, 9:04A | Contributed by Gemini | Comments: 10

Kings Island bus service continues, cost split three ways

The park, Hamilton County and Cincinnati will split the cost of the bus route.
Posted April 19, 2007, 9:37A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 15

Six Flags' Shapiro paid nearly $4 million in salary and stock, but no bonus

SEC filing outline executive compensation for Six Flags executives.
Posted April 19, 2007, 9:37A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 15

Kings Island drops bus service for city workers

Park says it's purely a financial decision.
Posted April 18, 2007, 9:59A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 13

PARC names St. John and Partners for agency

Agency will begin handling marketing efforts for newly acquired parks.
Posted April 18, 2007, 9:59A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 0

Six Flags offers sale proceeds to lenders, intends to use remainder to reduce debt

Company can use net cash for a variety of purposes.
Posted April 18, 2007, 9:59A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 2

Township supervisors approve zoning change for Conneaut land sale

Judge overseeing the park is last step in moving forward with sale.
Posted April 18, 2007, 9:42A | Contributed by browntggrr | Comments: 44

The Voyage named #1 "scare you silly" coaster

Real Simple magazine names two of Holiday World's coasters as #1 and #9.
Posted April 18, 2007, 9:38A | Contributed by Raven Maven | Comments: 15

Six Flags asks Jackson, NJ to legislate smoking ban

Six Flags Great Adventure wants law to back existing smoking policy in the park.
Posted April 17, 2007, 9:18A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 32

Led Zeppelin coaster will be featured at Hard Rock Park

The 150-foot tall looping coaster will be the signature attraction for the park.
Posted April 13, 2007, 9:09A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 52

Santa Cruz giving away 100-year passes for 100th year

Passes will be transferable to next of kin.
Posted April 12, 2007, 9:05A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 9

Elitch Gardens returns to old name, will add slide for June

The new owners and managers of Denver's hometown theme park announced Tuesday it will once again be named Elitch Gardens.
Posted April 12, 2007, 9:00A | Contributed by J. | Comments: 5

New Darien Lake owners will emphasize local flavor

Park vendors will be more local, as opposed to the national agreements from the Six Flags era.
Posted April 11, 2007, 4:51P | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 8

Two injured on carnival Tilt-a-Whirl from falling decorative part

Decorative part of ride breaks loose while operating.
Posted April 9, 2007, 1:48P | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 6

Six Flags completes park sale

Deal closes selling parks to PARC for $312 million.
Posted April 9, 2007, 10:23A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 13

Hard Rock Park gets national promotion

The Hard Rock Park will take the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour bus on a six-city tour promoting the theme park starting Monday in New York City.
Posted April 9, 2007, 10:17A | Contributed by thrillerman1 | Comments: 13

Neighbors to FEC complain about screams from ride

Facility institutes a no-screaming rule on skyscraper.
Posted April 9, 2007, 10:14A | Contributed by DannyThompson | Comments: 10

Vail proposes alpine coaster for year-round use

Vail has submitted a proposal to the forest service to build an alpine coaster at Adventure Ridge.
Posted April 6, 2007, 12:02A | Contributed by coaster kevin | Comments: 10

Non-profit is conducting study to look at land development for Kennywood

Study is first step in determining how adjacent land will be cleaned up so the park can consider expansion there.
Posted April 5, 2007, 9:53A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 13

Free admission promo causes chaos at Six Flags Over Georgia

Massive amounts of cars and pedestrians snarled traffic and caused fights to break out at the gate.
Posted April 5, 2007, 9:53A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 45

Universal Orlando will spend $120 million on new attractions

Regulatory filing reveals triple the investment as last year.
Posted April 5, 2007, 9:53A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 7

TEA releases estimated attendance figures

Results from defunct Amusement Business find new home.
Posted April 5, 2007, 9:53A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 2

New liquor licenses for Six Flags Great America draws controversy from village trustees

Six Flags Great America plans to expand sales of hard liquor this summer, and some Gurnee officials say that will send the wrong message.
Posted April 5, 2007, 8:58A | Contributed by onceler | Comments: 9

Universal Orlando attendance down, profit up

Attendance down 2.8%, while profit is up 19%.
Posted April 4, 2007, 9:08A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 15

CoasterBuzz Podcast #70 posted

Holiday World values, Conneaut zoning, Alton Towers noise, Astroland protest, Mt. Olympus growth, Kings Island construction, sell and lease, Michigan's Adventure best in state, HR crisis, the free soda challenge.
Posted April 2, 2007, 11:21P | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 15

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