December, 2007
After a 22-year ride, exec credited with building business from simple animatronics to dark rides.
Posted December 28, 2007, 9:24A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 9
Cedar Fair's Great America is one of several complications facing proponents of stadium.
Posted December 27, 2007, 9:14A | Contributed by Jason Hammond | Comments: 17
Includes Schwarzkopf Looping Star.
Posted December 26, 2007, 10:04A | Contributed by Richard Bannister | Comments: 2
On a visit to Six Flags Over Texas, Mark Shapiro discusses where the Six Flags Chain has been and its prospects for the future.
Posted December 24, 2007, 11:04A | Contributed by Benjamin Polson | Comments: 31
The five-car burnt-burgundy train is the first of three new monorails expected to go online at the Anaheim theme park starting in February 2008.
Posted December 20, 2007, 7:25P | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 11
Restless Planet will feature 109 animatronic dinosaurs of over 40 different species in a 500,000 square foot space.
Posted December 19, 2007, 10:18A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 14
Maintenance manager says in deposition that the drop tower should shut down automatically on ride that severed feet of teenage girl.
Posted December 19, 2007, 9:31A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 37
Paramedics arrived within five minutes of call, but rider was apparent victim of heart attack.
Posted December 19, 2007, 9:23A | Contributed by cpc3289 | Comments: 10
Skate themed half pipe slide added to water park.
Posted December 18, 2007, 9:57A | Contributed by Coaster Lover | Comments: 23
Morey's trains, kid toys and contests, gun-toting-grandma, Kennywood dark ride, Kennywood Entertainment sale, Texas slides, SeaWorld and Sesame Street and Polar Express, Ed Markey: Failed, stupid Six Flags pass sale, PointBuzz relaunch.
Posted December 17, 2007, 6:11P | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 6
Water park empire profiled, owners want to double winter attendance at Galveston Island park.
Posted December 17, 2007, 10:29A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 1
A Jefferson Circuit Court judge will decide next week which company will perform testing on the broken cable from the ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom that severed the feet of a 13-year-old Louisville girl in June.
Posted December 17, 2007, 9:58A | Contributed by Jason Hammond | Comments: 0
Hearing on the topic will be scheduled in the future.
Posted December 14, 2007, 9:58A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 6
Seasonal attraction conversion licenses theme from popular holiday movie.
Posted December 14, 2007, 9:58A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 14
Three new rides, a stage show and a 4-D movie planned for 2008.
Posted December 14, 2007, 9:58A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 2
Resentment of foreign ownership key complaint among the Pittsburgh faithful.
Posted December 12, 2007, 9:53A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 169
The half-pipe style slide will cost about $1 million.
Posted December 12, 2007, 9:35A | Contributed by Jason Hammond | Comments: 10
The families that own the park have agreed to sell the amusement park and Sandcastle to the Spanish-based company Parques Reunidos.
Posted December 11, 2007, 12:53P | Contributed by Toveck | Comments: 50
The $2 million project will debut in May for the park's opening.
Posted December 11, 2007, 12:01A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 14
Captive animals, spy kids, zany Ed Markey, Hong Kong disappointment, walking again, senator save-the-ride, wood or not, babies, holiday parties.
Posted December 10, 2007, 7:51P | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 1
Woman says she had forgotten she was carrying it when trying to enter the park with her grandchildren.
Posted December 10, 2007, 9:42A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 68
Contest winner's creation was displayed at Toys-r-Us in Times Square.
Posted December 10, 2007, 9:36A | Contributed by Lord Gonchar | Comments: 3
A contract has already been signed with Vekoma, as the pier operator plans to spend about $1.2 million on the upgrades.
Posted December 10, 2007, 9:33A | Contributed by Agent Johnson | Comments: 23
Four parks featured in site update.
Posted December 10, 2007, 9:28A | Contributed by Richard Bannister | Comments: 5
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is urging Cedar Fair officials to preserve a piece of roller coaster history.
Posted December 6, 2007, 9:08A | Contributed by Fun | Comments: 60
14-year-old uses prosthetic leg and crutches after accident at Six Flags.
Posted December 6, 2007, 9:03A | Contributed by cpubradley | Comments: 25
Competition and missed attendance goals prompt officials to encourage further investment.
Posted December 5, 2007, 9:46A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 2
Get corporate, IAAPA review, Universal Orlando musings, Kalahari, Cypress, ProSlide, old friends, Indiana Beach, Holiday World, Disney zoning.
Posted December 4, 2007, 7:43P | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 10
Massachusetts rep trying to get his bill back on the agenda, as he has been trying since 1999.
Posted December 4, 2007, 12:51P | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 20
Park is planned as part of a major entertainment complex and will open in 2010.
Posted December 4, 2007, 12:31P | Contributed by Sarah Jackson | Comments: 7
The plan would dovetail into a larger initiative promoting the region's aviation legacy under a single banner, known as the National Aviation Heritage Area.
Posted December 3, 2007, 9:53A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 10
Four deaths resurrect the debate on captivity.
Posted December 3, 2007, 9:53A | Contributed by Jeff | Comments: 13