News Archive - July 2003

Theme parks offer discounts for the retired crowd

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Deep admission discounts and shows offer attractive entertainment options for seniors.

Bonfante Gardens flourishes under new management

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Park benefits from joint marketing with Paramount's Great America.

MGM pulls out of race for Vivendi-Universal entertainment unit

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Big player's departure makes field less competitive.

Las Vegas getting back to adult entertainment

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Family-oriented attractions de-emphasized.

Splashin' Safari pictures added to Negative-g

Posted | Contributed by Paul Drabek

Check out a photo tour of Holiday World's water park.

Woman dies of heart attack on PKI's Top Gun

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Autopsy shows she may have had an enlarged heart and high blood pressure.

'Puke-a-thon' event rumored to market coasters at Islands of Adventure

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Riders with special badges could ride Dueling Dragons and Hulk until they can ride no longer.

Real astronaut says Mission: Space is 'very realistic'

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Former NASA shuttle jockey Winston Scott approves of Disney's new space simulation.

American Coaster Enthusiasts, Mullets Galore merge websites

Posted | Contributed by Absolutely Reliable

In its latest in a string of unusual policy moves, the American Coaster Enthusiasts today formally merged its website with the Mullets Galore website.

Cinci attractions not concerned about year-round waterpark at Cedar Point

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The Beach and Paramount's Kings Island say waterparks tend to be more regional.

Work on Tower of Terror continues at California Adventure

Posted | Contributed by xbombman

Attraction starts to look more like a hotel as the scaffold recedes.

F1 car bolted to Big One at Blackpool

Posted | Contributed by Belgian

Promotional event used to open new ride.

Movie World Madrid review and photo tour posted to Coaster Kingdom

Posted | Contributed by Marcus Sheen

Coaster Kingdom adds huge review and photo tour of Movie World Madrid, the new Warner Bros. park in Spain.

Dutch Wonderland to hold auction

Posted | Contributed by MarimbaGuy87

Small Pennsylvania park to auction off vintage items, including some old ride parts.

Lightning kills giraffe at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Spokeswoman says death was likely very quick

S&P may cut Six Flags corporate credit rating

Posted | Contributed by Outlane

Weak second quarter performance, and a bleak outlook for the third quarter cited as causes for the rating cut.

Eastcoaster.com adds video and pictures

Posted | Contributed by geneticfreak

Latest update includes pictures from Knoebels and Morey's Pier and video from Six Flags Worlds of Adventure.

MIG adds 50 photos of Holiday World

Posted | Contributed by Swoosh

MidwestInfoGuide.COM has added 50 new pictures from Holiday World and Splashin' Safari.

SFFTNET adds 205 pictures from various parks

Posted | Contributed by sfft_freak

Parks include Worlds of Fun, Cedar Point, and Las Vegas.

RideMan presents Top Thrill Dragster video

Posted | Contributed by RideMan

New Top Thrill Dragster video now available from Dave Althoff's web site.

New photos added to SFNE Central

Posted | Contributed by SFNE Freak

These aren't your ordinary attraction pictures, but show the park overall.

Worker found dead at Virginia water park

Posted | Contributed by raptor6

Reason for accident not yet clear to investigators.

Knoebels camper struck by lightning on Friday

Posted | Contributed by coasterpunk

A family of four were injured, none seriously, Friday night after a tree at their camp site in Knoebels Campground was struck by lightning.

Starcoasters.com posts Cedar Point CoasterMania video

Posted | Contributed by StarCoasters

Video taken the day of CoasterMania highlights America's RollerCoast.

Developer pursuing Myrtle Beach park is no stranger to industry

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Jon Binkowski got his start at 15 as a costumed character at SeaWorld San Diego.

Woman hurt by falling beam on Enchanted Forest carousel

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Ride shut down after accident.

Six Flags reports a 4% drop in attendance

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Company blames poor weather and slow economy.

Conneaut hopes petting farm will boost attendance

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Outside contractor to provide services.

Vivendi rejects MGM bid for entertainment business

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

French owner says bid was too low, refused to reveal more detailed financial data to MGM.

SeaWorld and Epcot rate highest in value survey

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Over 40% of respondants to <i>Consumer Reports'</i> survey find high value in Orlando attractions.

Family sues Indiana beach over coaster

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Plaintiffs charge that ride is a nuisance and harms their property value.

Six Flags in the red but expects to be over the hump next year

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Company CFO says to disregard stock price and debt and concentrate on EBIDTA as a sign of growth.

Diller considering joint bid with Viacom for Vivendi-Universal Entertainment

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Viacom could eventually spin-off unit and give primary control to Diller.

Conneaut Lake attendance down 25%

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Park posts loss of $100,000.

Six Flags New Orleans implements new saftey devices where woman died last week

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Mirrors and a PA system are said to aide ride operators in making sure the ride is safe to start.

Council Bluffs developer meets deadline to prove financial ability

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Local city council members were pessimisitc that Wild Escape will ever be built.

Disney announced translation devices for more than 30 attractions

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Portable devices will be available for use for free and translate shows and attractions to five other languages.

Cedar Fair considering year-round resort expansion for off-point Radisson

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Company has applied for tax incentives with city.

Paramount's Great America hosts third annual CoasterPalooza

Posted | Contributed by I Burn Churro Carts

Saturday's event offered exclusive ride time on Demon, Invertigo and Top Gun.

Woman Hurt in on free-fall ride at Orange County Fair

Posted | Contributed by Legend_n_Raven

State says some combination of a procedural or mechanical failure caused accident.

Rodriguez again setting ride time record at Germany's Holiday Park

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

American has been riding coasters for more than 35 hours, taking only short breaks every eight hours.

Herschend might get rent break on Stone Mountain

Posted | Contributed by General Public

Company says the need the $3 million break to stay in business there.

Former Conneaut Lake owner busted again for tax evasion

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Wife and business manager also charged in connection with operation of park.

Analysts question if Myrtle Beach amusement park could succeed

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Slow economy and low local population could interfere with park's success.

Woman dies in accident at Six Flags New Orleans

Posted | Contributed by Brian Noble

Police say she was injured last night around the Joker's Jukebox teacup-style ride.

Six Flags shops for ad agency

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Oklahoma City-based advertising firm must fight to retain account.

Developer wants to build amusement park at Myrtle Beach

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Florida firm asks local authority to rezone plot to start development.

Mother and daughter freak-out on Kennywood's Pitt Fall

Posted | Contributed by CP ismyhome

Woman says operator wouldn't stop ride when daughter wanted off, park says there was no safety issue.

BGW motion base ride could become feature film

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Massachusetts firm responsible for IOA's Spiderman and Busch's Corkscrew Hill eye the future for their film.

Hot Springs votes on bond for new Magic Springs coaster

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Taxpayers would float $4.4 million loan for new attraction.

Hershey uses green energy

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Wind turbine and solar panels help generate electricity for the park.

Six Flags Over Georgia wants to sell beer at concerts

Posted | Contributed by General Public

Local authority must grant permission, opponents say it isn't right for family atmosphere.

Dragster thrills guests over holiday weekend

Posted | Contributed by Gemini

The world's tallest and fastest coaster reopens after weeks of downtime.

Teen job market down, seasonal amusement parks get their picks

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

With fewer jobs to go around, amusement parks and other business retain higher-quality teen employees.

Xperience The Xtreme adds off-ride Scream video

Posted | Contributed by I Burn Churro Carts

Video features off-ride footage of Six Flags Magic Mountain's floorless coaster.

Cedar Point hopes to get Dragster open this weekend

Posted | Contributed by Goccvp1

Engineers continue the race to make the ride operational for holiday weekend.

Deal to purchase Ghost Town falls through

Posted | Contributed by MarimbaGuy87

Aging owner and aging equipment cited as reason for closure.

CNN profiles Hershey, Silver Dollar City and Knott's

Posted | Contributed by supermandl34

Map also shows top 30 parks according to attendance.

Disney lets go of 100 craft and maintenance workers from Disney World

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Company cites lagging attendance for cuts.

Tabloid names The Raven Top-10 Coaster

Posted | Contributed by Raven Maven

"The Globe" supermarket tabloid proclaims Holiday World's Raven one of the nation's most thrilling coasters.

Videos and pictures added to Eastcoaster.com from Dorney's Coaster Madness

Posted | Contributed by geneticfreak

Update includes video and over 70 pictures covering enthusiast event.

Tidal Force flume crashes at Hersheypark, six have minor injuries

Posted | Contributed by 3r1c

A boat on the flume ride Tidal Force failed to brake at the bottom of its run and crashed into a guardrail.

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