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New water ride for Cedar Point in 2010
Cedar Point announced plans today for Shoot the Rapids, a fun water flume style attraction for the 2010 season. Read below to find out more: SANDUSKY, Ohio – Grab your paddles and climb aboard the newest river-ride adventure this side...
Continue reading...Disney purchases Marvel… for 4 billion.
Here’s a huge announcement that was made today: Disney will purchase Marvel (Spiderman, Hulk, etc.) for 4 billion dollars. How will this affect the parks? NEW YORK — Iron Man, Captain America and Thor may be nearly invincible, but they...
Continue reading...Sesame Street coming to Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens recently announced a revamp of their Land of Dragons area into Sesame Street Safari which will include a family coaster! This is a great move for the park because I’ve always felt the Land of Dragons area to...
Continue reading...Planet Snoopy takes over the world.
In the past week or so we have seen three parks announce Planet Snoopy additions: Canada’s Wonderland, Kings Dominion, and California’s Great America. In all three of these cases, these “Snoopy Planets” will be replacing either Nickelodeon areas, Hanna-Barbera areas...
Continue reading...Intimidator, Carowinds 2010 coaster
Carowinds announced today plans for their largest investment ever made to open in 2010 – Intimidator, a B&M hyper with a height of 232 feet and speeds of 75 mph. You can read the press release below. CHARLOTTE, N.C.,...
Continue reading...Kingda Ka has reopened!
Coaster101 is at Six Flags Great Adventure right now watching Kingda Ka make it’s first run in three months. The ride has reopened! Kudos to Six Flags for getting the ride back in operation! RECAP: Kingda Ka, ever since the...
Continue reading...Intimidator 305: 2010 Kings Dominion
Kings Dominion to Introduce $25 Million Steel Giga-Coaster In 2010 Discuss this announcement in our forums! Doswell, VA. (Aug. 20, 2009) – The most exciting ride in Kings Dominion’s 35-year history will debut in the spring of 2010, as the...
Continue reading...Magic Springs Update
It’s no secret that Magic Springs hasn’t had their best season. With reports of numerous rides closed, many were led to believe that the park’s days may be numbered. This article explains that while the park has had a rough...
Continue reading...Nickelodeon Park in New Orleans?
While this isn’t much to get excited about, it’s good to see that there’s at least activity surrounding the site’s that been sitting abandoned since it was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Be sure to check out Coaster101’s...
Continue reading...Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit open!
I think the on ride photos confirm it – Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit at Universal Studios Orlando has soft opened. So far reviews for the coaster seem decent – hopefully we’ll be able to get out there soon to give...
Continue reading...Holiday World 2010: Water “Coaster”
Holiday World announces “Wildebeest” for the 2010 season, a high tech water slide rollercoaster attraction, the longest in the world.
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