The Pepsi Refresh project is supporting another effort to rebuild a classic wooden rollercoaster. This time it’s the Starliner which was originally built in Panama City at the Miracle Strip Amusement Park. The coaster was moved to Cypress Gardens and...
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K’nex Coaster Models
As a mechanical engineer and a roller coaster enthusiast, I have always wanted to design or build roller coasters. While I may never get the chance to work on a real one, I have built several coasters out of K’nex...
Continue reading...Merlin buys Cypress Gardens
Cypress Gardens has proven yet again that it’s not going down without a fight! According to the Orlando Sentinel: “British amusement operator Merlin Entertainments Group has purchased Cypress Gardens, the venerable Polk County attraction that shut down last fall. A...
Continue reading...Create your own track record
Many coaster enthusiasts, including myself, like to keep track of all of the roller coasters they have ridden. Some websites allow you to do this, but you have to adhere to their rules and format. I decided to make my...
Continue reading...Post-Holiday Coaster Gifts
So the holidays are over and we enter that period of time where students are counting down the days until spring break and everyone else is awaiting the opening of amusement parks. What are you going to do to pass...
Continue reading...Busch Entertainment SOLD!
After months of negotiations, Anheuser-Busch InBev announced this morning that it will sell Busch Entertainment Corp. to the Blackstone Group for as much as $2.7 billion. Blackstone, the New York-based private-equity giant, will pay AB InBev $2.3 billion in cash...
Continue reading...Golden Ticket Awards 2009
Amusement Today has released this year’s winners of the Golden Ticket awards. Not too many surprises, except I was thrown of by “Bizarro” being on the list… No worries though, it’s still the same ride. Some things never change, which...
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