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Epic Universe boosts Orange County tax revenue

May collections were the highest ever for the month.

Residents in the middle of UK Universal development face uncertain future

The property owners have not been offered buy-outs.

Shots fired in parking lot at Six Flags Great America, no injuries reported

Police are investigating the incident.

Tom Sawyer Island and Liberty Belle close permanently for Piston Peak at Magic Kingdom

The new Cars land will replace the classic attractions.

Universal bringing year-round horror attraction to Chicago

The Universal Horror Unleashed attraction is targeting a 2027 opening date.

Cedar Point's new Siren's Curse roller coaster debuts this weekend

The tilt coaster has 2,966 feet of track and a top speed of 58 mph.

California's Great America faces imminent closure in 2027

Six Flags has an option to renew the lease, but has not yet chosen to.

Marineland selling its amusement rides

The Ontario park is selling its inventory of attractions.

SeaWorld San Antonio applies for permits for family inverted roller coaster

The park hasn't made a formal announcement about the ride.

Tariffs create uncertain environment for amusement parks

The taxes affect the price of goods and may affect consumer behavior.

Waldameer announces water park expansion for 2026

New slides will be paired with an "endless river."

Magic Kingdom's Cars land will be called Piston Peak National Park

Concept art for Cars themed area released along with a closing date for Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island.

Cedar Point opens Siren's Curse tilt roller coaster June 28

The unique ride has been under construction since the off-season.

Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit will close August 18

The ride will permanently close, though no replacement has been announced.

Six Flags layoffs continue across the company

Cuts include all of the park presidents.

ICON Park president says Epic Universe good for all attractions

The opening of new attractions has a halo effect in Orlando.

New Cedar Point manager worked at defunct Geauga Lake

Colleen Murphy-Brady was previously the assistant GM at Cedar Point.

Six Flags sets growth targets for 2028 at investor conference

CEO Richard Zimmerman says there is "great value" to create.

Closure of Six Flags America threatens 108-year-old Wild One roller coaster

The ride was previously relocated from Massachusetts.

United Parks revenue and attendance down in first quarter 2025

Attendance down 1.7% from the first quarter of 2024.

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Top 100 Coasters

  1. Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point
  2. Velocicoaster, Islands of Adventure
  3. Fury 325, Carowinds
  4. Iron Gwazi, Busch Gardens Tampa
  5. El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure
  6. Millennium Force, Cedar Point
  7. Wildcat's Revenge, Hersheypark
  8. Lightning Rod, Dollywood
  9. Iron Rattler, Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  10. Voyage, The, Holiday World

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On this day in...

2024: Frontier Developments announces Planet Coaster 2, available fall 2024

2022: Girl required 10 stitches after being hit by cell phone on Six Flags Magic Mountain roller coaster

2019: SeaWorld Orlando parking lot floods, damaging cars

2018: Cedar Fair revenue and attendance down slightly through July 8

2016: Zippin Pippin inspection finds four violations after station collision accident

2016: Alton Towers submits plans, apparently for a wooden roller coaster

2016: Cedar Fair reports net revenue up 4% through July 4

2015: "Walt's Folly" still going strong 60 years later

2015: Sikh worker allowed to wear turban and beard at Walt Disney World

2015: Photographer gets into strange copyright dispute with Miracle Strip

2014: Disney responds to lawsuit over change in queue policy for kids with developmental disabilities

2014: Man suffers severed fingers after ride on Magic Kingdom's Pirates of The Caribbean

2012: Amputees sue Universal Studios Hollywood for being denied access to roller coaster

2012: Ghost Town in the Sky opens chair lift and zip line

2012: DreamWorks throws weight behind troubled amusement park project at Meadowlands

2012: Busch Gardens Tampa announces details for Christmas events

2011: Markey ups regulation rhetoric in wake of fatal accident at Darien Lake

2011: Ouimet looks forward, respects legacy of Cedar Fair

2011: CoasterBuzz Podcast #207 posted

2010: Golden Nugget coming together at Knoebels as Black Diamond

2007: Fool's Munarriz: Should Disney buy Cedar Fair

2007: Bankers say they took calculated risk on Wild West World

2006: Boy loses both legs below knee in water-park accident

2006: Six Flags says guest satisfaction at five-year high

2006: Stricker's Grove media posted on Coasterimage.com

2005: Success is all about the water parks

2005: Indiana inspectors pressed to keep up with amusement park rides

2005: Man injured in fall from Ferris wheel

2002: Florida tourism recovering faster than expected, still below last year

2002: Suit filed for worker fatality at Lake Compounce

2002: Site plans for new Enchanted Village coaster released

2001: Fair worker crushed by amusement ride

2001: Construction continues like clockwork at the Mountain

2001: WTVG 13 ABC adds Magnum Webcam to its own site

2001: Win free passes to Six Flags Magic Mountain

2001: Knott's Berry Farm and Magic Mountain construction roundup

2000: Joel's Coaster Gallery adds Busch Gardens Tampa

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