A newly-formed company by the name of Bluegrass Boardwalk, comprised of four individuals who are tied to the Holiday World family, has confirmed that they are in fact looking to reopen the shuttered Kentucky Kingdom amusement park. The press release...
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Ghost Town in the Sky to Reopen
Alaska Presley, a woman who was involved with the opening of Ghost Town in the Sky over 50 years ago, plans to reopen at least a portion of the North Carolina park by this summer, according to this news source. After...
Continue reading...GCI to Revamp Coney Island Cyclone
Great Coasters International will repair and slightly rework the classic wooden Cyclone coaster at Coney Island in New York. GCI was carefully chosen by Central Amusement International, the group overseeing the revitalization of Coney Island. The Amusement Today article states:...
Continue reading...Shambhala’s Lift Hill Almost Complete
PortAventura’s Shambhala is grows with each passing week. Bloggercoaster has posted some great shots of the coaster’s mammoth lift hill. Shambhala’s color scheme is very interesting. It certainly blends into the background more than Dragon Khan. There’s so much steel....
Continue reading...Galveston Pleasure Pier Details Revealed
Developer and restauranteur Tilman Fertitt held a press conference today to reveal more details about the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier which is schedule to open Memorial Day weekend of 2012. Construction is progressing as scheduled on the 1,200-foot-long pier...
Continue reading...Universal Studios Hollywood Debuts New Website
Simple is always better, and Universal Studios Hollywood is demonstrating that claim with the debut of their simple, clean new website: The new website is easy-to-navigate and clutter-free, and places a greater emphasis on the content of the website rather...
Continue reading...X-Flight Lift Hill Rises
Crews are working diligently at Six Flags Great America to make sure X-Flight opens on time, and it looks like they’re right on schedule. If you check out the webcam available at the park’s website, you can follow the construction...
Continue reading...Verbolten Construction Photo Gallery
Crews recently completed the track of the new Verbolten coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and, according to park officials, construction is right on schedule. Construction of Verbolten began in the summer of 2011 and has progressed steadily since then. A...
Continue reading...Guess That Coaster: January 2012
It’s time once again for an installment of “Guess That Coaster.” You guys have guessed the correct coaster pretty quickly over the past few months, so I think it’s time to make it a little more challenging. See if you...
Continue reading...Shambhala Rises at PortAventura
The Shambhala coaster under construction at PortAventura is progressing quite nicely. The 250-foot-tall mega coaster is a product of Bolliger and Mabillard. The ride’s logo has been revealed. It looks very fitting to the overall theme of the coaster. A...
Continue reading...Dollywood to Open Snow/Water Park in Nashville
Since Opryland USA closed in 1997, there has been a void left in the Nashville area as far as tourism/entertainment options go. However, Dollywood announced plans today to open a snow/water park near the Gaylord Opryland resort hotel. The park...
Continue reading...Premier to Build Tallest Indoor Coaster
Premier has been chosen to build the tallest indoor coaster in the world, which happens to be inside what will be the largest mixed-use development project in the world, the Great Mall of China (clever name, right?). The press release from...
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