CoasterBuzz Podcast #137 posted

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Jeff, Mike and Pat review this week's news in the amusement industry.

Recap of the party on a boat, which Gonch missed. Jeff is happily married now.
Adventureland suffers from indifferent reviews, and Jeff thinks it was sold completely wrong. Kennywood is more or less just a background for the story.
Diamondback opens at Kings Island and it is good. Gonch and Jeff take a number of spins and are surprised at the intensity. Listen for a complete review.
Opening day at Kings Island yields enormous lines for Diamondback, and the public appear to love it.
CoasterBuzz posts HD video of Diamondback, starring Gonch.
Hard Rock Park former owners own the IP? Seriously? Does it matter now that they've changed it to the horrible name, Freestyle Music Park?
Six Flags may be facing bankruptcy, but the management team is looking at potential bonuses for getting them through it. The hate toward anyone making a lot of money ignores the skill required to lead a company.
Universal Hollywood is getting the Google Maps street view treatment. It's creepy, but incredibly useful.
Ghost Town bankruptcy causes a chain reaction to small businesses that served it.
Coney Island drama continues, as NYC makes play to buy some of the property owned by Thor Equities.
Virginia parks saying things are starting out well. We hate the term "staycation," but are the parks positioned for success in this economy? Gonch thinks so.
Researchers put out attendance report but Jeff is annoyed that they don't establish credibility or show their methodology. Busch Entertainment says they're about 10% off.
Universal Orlando is trying to sell itself to consumers like it's a used car dealer, according to surveys they're sending out. Jeff is annoyed that they want to compete on price instead of the awesome experiences they can offer.
Orlando parks do well over the Easter holiday time. Is this an indication of economic recovery or the heavy discounting?
Waldameer's Disk-O is going up, and they're pretty cool rides. The stand-up version is kind of weird.
Jeff and Gonch got to ride Diamondback with the mayor of Cincinnati, and it was entertaining.
We appreciate your support of CoasterBuzz by joining the club. It's still just $20 per year.

Yes!! I can't wait to give this a listen! I saved the show from the 30th for my 2 hour drive home from KI Saturday night and it was pure gold!! I was laughing so hard I didn't have any problems staying awake. Gonch's "I was just asking rhetorically" about the flight time question was priceless!

I might have to listen to this before my next drive home this weekend.

I enjoyed the sexy music at the end.

Jeez, at the end there the membership pitch was starting to sound like a public radio fund raiser. Next thing you know, the CoasterBuzz Club membership will come with a coffee mug and an audio CD of outtakes from the podcast... :)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Ha! Personally, I think they should have saved that groovy, pornarrific DB Splashdown video for club members.... perhaps you pay your $20 in quarters and you get to view it in a booth somewhere... ;)

"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins." --- Benjamin Franklin

^Aside from the quarters remark, that's not such a bad idea. Maybe things like that would give people the incentive to become a card holding member.

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Somehow, I don't think audio on a CD would move membership cards. We're not that interesting!

Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog

Especially when we can get audio (read: "video which may include similar audio") on the internet for free ;)

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