News Archive - December 2007

CoasterBuzz Podcast #99 posted

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Tony Hawk is still rad, heart attacks and other natural causes, Dubai growth, monorail, the long-term Six Flags, cultural impact of fairs and parks, Sally dark rides, Cedar Fair's power over the 49ers.

Sally Corp. president Howard Kelley retires

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

After a 22-year ride, exec credited with building business from simple animatronics to dark rides.

Cedar Fair wants compensation, scheduling control of stadium, if 49ers build in Santa Clara

Posted | Contributed by Jason Hammond

Cedar Fair's Great America is one of several complications facing proponents of stadium.

Funderland Dublin 2007 photos added to ThemeParks.ie

Posted | Contributed by Richard Bannister

Includes Schwarzkopf Looping Star.

Six Flags charts course, but skies aren't clear yet

Posted | Contributed by Benjamin Polson

On a visit to Six Flags Over Texas, Mark Shapiro discusses where the Six Flags Chain has been and its prospects for the future.

New monorail train arrives at Disneyland

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The five-car burnt-burgundy train is the first of three new monorails expected to go online at the Anaheim theme park starting in February 2008.

Dubai building $1 billion dinosaur park in City of Arabia complex

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Restless Planet will feature 109 animatronic dinosaurs of over 40 different species in a 500,000 square foot space.

Kentucky Kingdom managers says drop ride should have auto shut down in case of cable break

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Maintenance manager says in deposition that the drop tower should shut down automatically on ride that severed feet of teenage girl.

Tourist dies on Disney's Everest roller coaster

Posted | Contributed by cpc3289

Paramedics arrived within five minutes of call, but rider was apparent victim of heart attack.

Six Flags America announces Tony Hawk's Halfpipe slide

Posted | Contributed by Coaster Lover

Skate themed half pipe slide added to water park.

CoasterBuzz Podcast #98 posted

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Morey's trains, kid toys and contests, gun-toting-grandma, Kennywood dark ride, Kennywood Entertainment sale, Texas slides, SeaWorld and Sesame Street and Polar Express, Ed Markey: Failed, stupid Six Flags pass sale, PointBuzz relaunch.

Schlitterbahn's success is no slip

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Water park empire profiled, owners want to double winter attendance at Galveston Island park.

Judge to decide who will test Kentucky Kingdom ride cable

Posted | Contributed by Jason Hammond

A Jefferson Circuit Court judge will decide next week which company will perform testing on the broken cable from the ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom that severed the feet of a 13-year-old Louisville girl in June.

House committee votes against Markey's CPSC amusement bill

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Hearing on the topic will be scheduled in the future.

SeaWorld Orlando temporarily converts simulator to Polar Express Experience

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Seasonal attraction conversion licenses theme from popular holiday movie.

SeaWorld San Diego adding Sesame Street Bay of Play

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Three new rides, a stage show and a 4-D movie planned for 2008.

Kennywood sale makes fans nervous

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Resentment of foreign ownership key complaint among the Pittsburgh faithful.

Six Flags Over Texas Hurricane Harbor announces Wild Wedgie slide

Posted | Contributed by Jason Hammond

The half-pipe style slide will cost about $1 million.

Kennywood, Lake Compounce, Idlewild sold to Spanish firm

Posted | Contributed by Toveck

The families that own the park have agreed to sell the amusement park and Sandcastle to the Spanish-based company Parques Reunidos.

Kennywood announces Ghostwood Estate dark ride

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The $2 million project will debut in May for the park's opening.

CoasterBuzz Podcast #97 posted

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Captive animals, spy kids, zany Ed Markey, Hong Kong disappointment, walking again, senator save-the-ride, wood or not, babies, holiday parties.

Grandma busted for trying to carry handgun into Magic Kingdom

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Woman says she had forgotten she was carrying it when trying to enter the park with her grandchildren.

Boy wins $10,000 for K'Nex roller coaster

Posted | Contributed by Lord Gonchar

Contest winner's creation was displayed at Toys-r-Us in Times Square.

Great Nor'Easter will open with new trains, new name, at Morey's

Posted | Contributed by Agent Johnson

A contract has already been signed with Vekoma, as the pier operator plans to spend about $1.2 million on the upgrades.

Theme parks of Kuwait added to ThemeParks.ie

Posted | Contributed by Richard Bannister

Four parks featured in site update.

Senator asks Cedar Fair to preserve Geauga Lake's Big Dipper

Posted | Contributed by Fun

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is urging Cedar Fair officials to preserve a piece of roller coaster history.

Girl who lost feet on Kentucky Kingdom ride takes first steps

Posted | Contributed by cpubradley

14-year-old uses prosthetic leg and crutches after accident at Six Flags.

Hong Kong Disneyland's first years "unsatisfactory"

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Competition and missed attendance goals prompt officials to encourage further investment.

CoasterBuzz Podcast #96 posted

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Get corporate, IAAPA review, Universal Orlando musings, Kalahari, Cypress, ProSlide, old friends, Indiana Beach, Holiday World, Disney zoning.

Markey trying again to get CPSC oversight for amusement parks

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Massachusetts rep trying to get his bill back on the agenda, as he has been trying since 1999.

Spy-themed amusement park planned for Spain

Posted | Contributed by Sarah Jackson

Park is planned as part of a major entertainment complex and will open in 2010.

Firm raising money for aeronautical theme park in Dayton

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The plan would dovetail into a larger initiative promoting the region's aviation legacy under a single banner, known as the National Aviation Heritage Area.

Georgia Aquarium loses another animal, debate about captive animals renewed

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Four deaths resurrect the debate on captivity.

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