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Six Flags loss widens despite same-park attendance growth

The company sold seven parks and closed another.

Disney beats expectations, attendance up at theme parks

Domestic parks up 3% compared to prior year.

United Parks revenue, income and attendance down in second quarter

Per capita spending reached a new record.

Six Flags Great Adventure announces 382-foot tall Bakunawa spinning roller coaster

The ride will reach 100 mph over three launches.

Marineland beluga whales make their way to SeaWorld San Antonio

Others went to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

Busch Gardens Tampa president talks about $200 million in improvements

Jon Vigue got his start at Lake Compounce.

State issues shutdown order for Carowinds' Fury 325 due to foundation issue

The ride has been closed since July 7.

Six Flags Great America closed due to poor air quality

The Canadian wild fires forced the decision last Friday.

Dick Knoebel dies at 87

Knoebel led the park bearing his name for almost four decades.

Busch Gardens Tampa closing Kumba, will replace with Kumba's Revenge

The B&M roller coaster debuted in 1993.

Ferris wheel cabin derails in Korea

No major injuries were reported.

Profile: Kennywood maintenance tech logs 46 years

Geno Chamboredon started in 1980 as a ride op.

Holiday World celebrates the Fourth with Mack Rides plans

The Mack Rides attraction is expected to open in May, 2027.

Six Flags names Mark Pauls to COO post

The executive previously worked for Herschend.

Fun Spot Atlanta to close permanently on August 2

The fate of its RMC roller coaster is unknown.

Enchanted Parks boss describes future for former Cedar Flags parks

This season is viewed as a transition year for the parks.

Disney said to be opening second gate in Shanghai

While not confirmed by the company, insiders insist that it's happening.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas announces longest family launch coaster, Werewolf Gorge

The ride will feature 4,120 feet of track.

SeaWorld San Diego replaces fireworks with drone show in settlement

The lawsuit alleged that SeaWorld was polluting Mission Bay.

Eight college students rescued from vertical lift in Galveston

Firefighters used ladder truck too pull riders off one at a time

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Top 100 Coasters

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

See the entire list in the CoasterBuzz 100

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Rollback

On this day in...

2022: Universal Orlando sets CityWalk rule that minors must be accompanied by adult after 9 p.m.

2022: Woman dies in fall from German roller coaster

2021: Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park will perch roller coaster over 7,000 feet above sea level

2017: Disney Parks and Resorts up this quarter on strength of Shanghai and Paris growth

2016: Three children fall from Ferris wheel at Greene County Fair in Tennessee

2015: Amputee Leah Washington, doctors, rescuers detail efforts following Smiler accident

2013: Queue entertainment keeps guests busy before the main attraction

2013: Kings Island announces Banshee

2012: Silver Dollar City announces Outlaw Run

2012: Cedar Fair has record second quarter

2012: Dad builds backyard roller coaster for daughter

2011: Zippin Pippin starts night rides, over a thousand gather for the late opening

2011: New Children's Museum will take residence at Playland

2011: Little A-Merrick-A owner Lee Merrick dies at 92

2011: Enchanted Forest celebrates 40 years

2011: Six Flags Great America announces removal of Iron Wolf

2011: Universal Orlando sets 12-month attendance record

2011: Ark Encounter theme park gets 75% cut on property tax

2010: Zamperla pressures Coney Island businesses to provide business plans

2010: Time reviews the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

2010: CoasterBuzz Podcast #187 posted

2010: Inflatable prop blows in front of Griffon with approaching storm at Busch Gardens Williamsburg

2009: Man dies at hospital after riding Firehawk at Kings Island

2007: Disney renames Disney-MGM Studios to Disney Hollywood Studios

2007: Setpoint founders ready to focus on amusement rides

2006: Disney revenue up, theme parks up 11%

2006: Darien Lake ending season early

2005: NYC expected to buy Coney Island carousel

2005: Six Flags declares second quarter profit

2005: Wild West World breaks ground next week

2004: Wisconsin official says seasonal jobs should go to locals instead of foreigners

2004: Universal Florida targets singles

2004: Cypress Gardens shooting for Oct. 1 opening

2004: "Tigger" goes back to work

2004: Nashville wants theme park feasibility study

2002: SeaWorld Orlando to build up waterfront

2002: Chicago papers say public outcry saved the Whizzer

2002: Inferno track arrives at Thorpe Park

2002: Roller Coaster Tycoon launches new website

2001: Magic Mountain construction continues to roll along as X develops

2001: Hershey to add an interactive water coaster

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