Review of the News: Tuesday October 30, 2012

Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa Bay, FL
When Republican politicians and activists descended on Tampa in late August for their party's national convention, the parent company of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay proved a very generous host.
Orlando Sentinel

Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville, KY
Louisville investor Ed Hart appeared on WHAS-TV Tuesday to make a public pitch for his plan to reopen the former Kentucky Kingdom theme park.
Biz Journals

Legoland Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Legoland Malaysia has proven to be a huge success to have attracted 250,000 visitors since its opening one-and-a-half months ago on Sept 15.
MYsinchew

Playland Park, Rye, NY
A piece of the Rye Playland boardwalk -- complete with a bench and two lampposts -- was floating in Long Island Sound on Tuesday, a striking example of the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy.
Newsday

Puteri Harbour, Johor Baharu, Malaysia
The RM110 million Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park in Nusajaya, which includes the first Sanrio Hello Kitty Town outside Japan, has opened its doors to visitors.
Borneo Post

Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury, CT
A former Litchfield business owner and a Watertown woman are suing Quassy Amusement Park after she was hit by a drunken driver in July 2011.
Republican American

Review of the News: Monday October 29, 2012

FunTown Amusement Pier, Seaside Park, NJ
Superstorm Sandy has damaged the FunTown Amusement Pier in Seaside Park.
Philadelphia Inquirer

Universal Studios Japan, Osaka, Japan
Universal Studios Japan, which is located in Osaka, on Monday welcomed the 100 millionth visitor to the theme park since it opened in March 2001.
Japan Today

Review of the News: Thursday October 25, 2012

Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
The city’s plan to give the iconic Coney Island Boardwalk a concrete and fake wood makeover could mean big bucks for lawyers, a Brooklyn judge suggested Thursday.
New York Daily News

Playland Park, Rye, NY
Democratic Westchester County legislators on Thursday raised questions about the financing of the nonprofit group tapped by Republican County Executive Robert Astorino to run Rye Playland.
Newsday

Review of the News: Wednesday October 24, 2012

Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa Bay, FL
The rhino population of Busch Gardens in Tampa increased by one white rhino this week when a newborn arrived on the theme park’s Serengheti Plain, courtesy of mother rhino Kirisi.
Orlando Sentinel

Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
For the first time in a dozen years, Disneyland will host crews filming a major movie – this one starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney himself.
Orange County Register

Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
The theme park will celebrate the holiday from Nov. 12, 2012 through Jan. 6, 2013 with the return of its seasonal offerings.
Examiner

Idlewild & Splash Zone, Ligonier, PA
The Idlewild & Soak Zone amusement park in southwestern Pennsylvania plans to add a new attraction called the Lazy River before it opens for the 2013 season in the spring.
The Daily News

Lake Winnepesaukah, Chatanooga, TN
Lake Winnepesaukah officials announced Wednesday they will add a five-acre water park to the already 100-acre amusement park by next summer.
Walker Messenger

Ocean Park, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
From now on, all of the restaurants operated by the park, including its bakery, will use only sustainable seafood in its dishes.
Channel News Asia

Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury, CT
Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury announced Thursday plans to double the size of its water park by next year, adding three new slides and an a children's splash pad area.
Hartford Courant

Review of the News: Monday October 22, 2012

Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN
Melbourne-based ERP and BI developer Pronto Software has secured a major deal with the largest family-owned theme park company in the United States.
IT Wire

Eighth Route Army Culture Park, Wuxiang, Shanxi province, China
Visitors at two Chinese theme parks can participate in performances (complete with actors and professional sound and lighting effects) where they can role play as soldiers from the Japanese army or the Chinese Eighth Route Army, one of the main military forces of the Communist Party during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
NBC News

Holiday World, Santa Claus, IN
The owners of Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari in Santa Claus, Ind., have announced that they will invest $6.5 million in improvements for the 2013 season, including a major new water ride complex called RhinoBlaster.
Courier-Journal

Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville, KY
A group of Louisville-based investors that wants to reopen Kentucky Kingdom said Monday they are not asking for any startup funding from the state to get the amusement park rides running again.
Lexington Herald Leader

Legoland, Winter Haven, FL
Fifty-three weeks into the Legoland Florida era, many Winter Haven businesses say they are seeing 15 percent to 20 percent gains in their sales this year.
The Ledger

Luna Park, Brooklyn, NY
Derailed zipline owners accused the city of flexing its muscle to prevent their thrill ride from opening in Coney Island during last summer’s big tourist season, costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Brooklyn Paper

Safari World, Bangkok, Thailand
Safari World, an animal theme park on the outskirts of Bangkok, hosts orangutan kickboxing matches.
Earth Island Journal