We’ve got more vintage park photos for you this week. This time we return to Walt Disney World with shots from the Magic Kingdom and Epcot taken in 1983.
Continue reading...Cedar Point Halloweekends Photo Trip Report
I finally got around to using the free tickets to Cedar Point that I won from the K’nex Build-off competition. The weather forecast threatened rain but luckily it held off. We visited during Halloweekends in October last year and it...
Continue reading...Holiday World Announces New Swing Ride for 2012
Surprise announcement today from Holiday World regarding replacing an old ride with a new one for the 2012 season: After providing 33 years of laughs and thrills, Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride will retire at the end of this season. The Everly...
Continue reading...Ron Toomer has passed away
Today the amusement industry is mourning the loss of a legend. Arrow Dynamics coaster designer Ron Toomer passed away at the age of 81. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Feel free to share below your favorite Ron...
Continue reading...New Disney California Adventure ride posters
The Disney Imagineers have updated the Blue Sky Cellar preview center. The building recently reopned at Disney California Adventure and inside guests are finding new ride posters for attractions, both new and old: The new Red Car Trolley will open...
Continue reading...PortAventura 2012 Construction Update
Our friends at Bloggercoaster shared great photos of the early construction work for PortAventura’s rumored 2012 coaster: Workers have already begun preparing the land for the new coaster. Construction is moving quickly as workers dig the holes necessary for the...
Continue reading...Green Lantern coming to Warner Bros. Movie World
Australia’s Warner Bros. Movie World announced today plans for Green Lanter, a S&S El Loco coaster featuring what the park has dubbed the “steepest drop in the southern hemisphere.” The park’s website states: “A shining new light will dawn upon...
Continue reading...Avatar coming to Disney parks
Plans for Animal Kingdom’s Beastly Kingdom may no more, but Disney announced today that they have announced a creative partnership with James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment to bring Avatar to Disney parks: “We have great news to share today. At a...
Continue reading...Universal’s Motion Base Track Patent
We all know how much Universal Studios likes their motion based ride systems. Several attractions utilize some form of motion base technology including Men in Black: Alien Attack, The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman, and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey....
Continue reading...Cedar Fair to sell California’s Great America
In a not too surprising move, Cedar Fair announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its California’s Great America theme park in Santa Clara, California to a JMA Ventures, LLC: “Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN), a leader in...
Continue reading...2011 Golden Ticket Award Results
In an awards show hosted today by Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Amusement Today announced the winners of its prestigious 2011 Golden Ticket Awards, which are presented to the “Best of the Best” in the amusement industry. Calculated from an...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens announces Verbolten
This morning, Busch Gardens Williamsburg Park President Carl Lum, announced Verbolten, the newest roller coaster to the incredible line-up of coasters that the park already has. Verbolten will have multiple launches as well as surprises that can’t be found anywhere...
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