News Archive - September 2000

Details of Gurnee board meeting for Six Flags Great America zoning variance

Posted Saturday, September 30, 2000 10:42 AM | Contributed by Chitown

Locals not thrilled about new giant Invertigo at Illinois park.

Theme parks using Halloween to extend season

Posted Friday, September 29, 2000 2:31 PM | Contributed by The One The Only Coaster God

<i>USA Today</i> looks at park trend to extend season.

Village of Gurnee has Great America on the agenda

Posted Tuesday, September 26, 2000 11:27 AM | Contributed by Upsidedowner

Village considers zoning variance for Six Flags park on Thursday.

Cedar Fair profits up 8%, Keller officially heading to Cedar Point

Posted Tuesday, September 26, 2000 11:19 AM | Contributed by Skyboss

Partnership announces record profits and promotion of new Cedar Point general manager.

Loose article brings Knott's Jaguar to a halt

Posted Monday, September 25, 2000 12:37 PM | Contributed by Jeff

Flying jacket gets wedged under wheels of coaster, stopping it mid-course.

Four year-old boy hurt on Disney dark ride

Posted Monday, September 25, 2000 9:14 AM | Contributed by Soggy

The "spinning" dark ride, Roger Rabbit's Car-Toon Spin pins boy under car.

Great Escape runs wild with WWF

Posted Sunday, September 24, 2000 7:58 PM | Contributed by CalvinJ23

Theme park and contests set to wrestling theme at New York park.

IOA's Amzaing Adventures of Spiderman featured in technical article

Posted Friday, September 22, 2000 9:08 AM | Contributed by The One The Only Coaster God

Engineers detail the technical implementation of the Spiderman ride at Islands of Adventure.

One last look at Phantom

Posted Thursday, September 21, 2000 10:35 AM | Contributed by Jeff

Closing day photos of Steel Phantom posted as enthusiasts say goodbye.

Sky Whirl to be replaced by Invertigo

Posted Thursday, September 21, 2000 9:54 AM | Contributed by ShiveringTim

Chicagoland park will replace triple ferris wheel with Vekoma coaster.

"No Limits" PC coaster simulator demo now available

Posted Tuesday, September 19, 2000 6:22 PM | Contributed by Big SOB

After months of looking at the screenshots, German developer releases a downloadable demo.

Disney's California Fiscal Adventure

Posted Tuesday, September 19, 2000 2:22 PM | Contributed by The One The Only Coaster God

<i>LA Times</i> explores the business side of opening a new Disney theme park.

Roller Coaster Tycoon expansion hits store shelves

Posted Monday, September 18, 2000 3:57 PM | Contributed by Jeff

The second expansion pack for the most popular game of 1999 begins appearing in stores across the US.

$10.00 Rebate when you buy Loopy Landscapes

Posted Monday, September 18, 2000 3:32 PM | Contributed by Seven-of-9

Owners of the first Roller Coaster Tycoon expansion pack, Corkscrew Follies, can save on the second pack.

Cedar Point general manager to retire

Posted Monday, September 18, 2000 9:24 AM | Contributed by Jeff

Park general manager to step down at the end of the season.

Perilous Plunge open, experiences start to roll in

Posted Monday, September 18, 2000 12:13 AM | Contributed by James Disney

Knott's Berry Farm fans finally get a chance to ride the new giant flume.

Six Flags Great Adventure to get a B&M mega coaster

Posted Sunday, September 17, 2000 6:17 PM | Contributed by coaster crazy

Photographic evidence submitted to popular coaster site.

SFO's Big Dipper giving rides again

Posted Sunday, September 17, 2000 6:09 PM | Contributed by rolacostaking

Classic coaster giving rides at three-fourths capacity.

Clementon Park still for sale

Posted Thursday, September 14, 2000 6:29 PM | Contributed by Agent Johnson

Park enters third year for sale.

Ohio will get an indoor coaster in 2001

Posted Thursday, September 14, 2000 6:27 PM | Contributed by The One The Only Coaster God

Mall will see "family fun center."

Plunge opens Friday following ten week delay

Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2000 2:41 PM | Contributed by The One The Only Coaster God

Knott's Berry Farm finally opens its flume following an extended testing period.

Perilous Plunge videos, pictures and more

Posted Tuesday, September 12, 2000 7:28 PM | Contributed by Bob Barber

Bear-yTales.com shows the mother of all flumes in action.

Perilous Plunge gets a paint job

Posted Monday, September 11, 2000 5:31 PM | Contributed by Tim Santa Cruz

New photos of the much delayed giant flume.

Five new photos added to Front Seat Photos.com

Posted Monday, September 11, 2000 9:51 AM | Contributed by Front Seat Photos

New photos include: Millennium Force, Steel Phantom, Gwazi, Kumba and Python.

Oktoberfest coming to Darien Lake

Posted Sunday, September 10, 2000 11:38 PM | Contributed by Szymo

Oktoberfest, a spin-off of the old Internation Festival, is coming to SFDL.

Coaster Gallery adds Morey's Piers pictures

Posted Sunday, September 10, 2000 4:09 PM | Contributed by CaptainJoel

Joel's Roller Coaster Gallery added 49 original pictures from Morey's Piers in Wildwood, NJ.

Inside look at Kennywood's Exterminator

Posted Saturday, September 9, 2000 10:16 AM | Contributed by The One The Only Coaster God

A technical "behind the scenes" look at Kennywood's Exterminator.

Phantom's Revenge layout revealed

Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 11:07 AM | Contributed by The One The Only Coaster God

Screen captures show model of Kennywood's Phantom's Revenge.

Chicago man breaks his own coaster record

Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 11:03 AM | Contributed by Chitown

Man sets record for most consecutive hours on a coaster.

Cedar Fair fiscal picture dampened by weather

Posted Thursday, September 7, 2000 3:31 PM | Contributed by The One The Only Coaster God

Toledo paper says wet weather has analysts expectations of park chain low.

Kennywood closing day and Six Flags Great America pics available

Posted Wednesday, September 6, 2000 10:38 AM | Contributed by ShiveringTim

Hot off the digital camera - Kennywood and Steel Phantom closing day pics, plus Six Flags Great America ACE regional event shots at Midwest Coaster Central.

Public scrutiny continues on Great Escape expansion

Posted Monday, September 4, 2000 10:22 PM | Contributed by CalvinJ23

Six Flags-owned park wants to continue investment in park but residents are concerned over growth.

Austrailian fair ride collapses

Posted Monday, September 4, 2000 12:28 AM | Contributed by MF310

A ride at an Austrailian fair collapsed yesterday putting two in serious condition

Residents speak out on proposed Great Escape expansion

Posted Saturday, September 2, 2000 1:16 AM | Contributed by CalvinJ23

Locals have mixed feelings about rumored expansion.

Canada's Wonderland adds coaster to lineup

Posted Friday, September 1, 2000 12:04 AM | Contributed by MambaMatt

Paramount Canada's Wonderland will start its 2001 season with five new rides, including the world's first suspended kid's coaster.

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