Monday July 20,
2015
Kentucky
Kingdom to add new roller coaster
Storm Chaser, a $15 million addition to the amusement park, will be the marquee attraction of the 2016 season.
Storm Chaser, a $15 million addition to the amusement park, will be the marquee attraction of the 2016 season.
New
Thomas Land theme park on track to open Aug. 15
Saws buzzed. Backhoes moved dirt and rocks. Drills hummed. Hard hats carried steel beams. Other builders constructed a stone wall. In other words, business as usual at Thomas Land, the $25 million Thomas the Tank Engine theme park set to open Aug. 15 at Edavillle USA Railroad.
Saws buzzed. Backhoes moved dirt and rocks. Drills hummed. Hard hats carried steel beams. Other builders constructed a stone wall. In other words, business as usual at Thomas Land, the $25 million Thomas the Tank Engine theme park set to open Aug. 15 at Edavillle USA Railroad.
Retired
Six Flags Over Texas official looks back on 47-year ride
It didn’t take Mike Apple long to get hooked on Six Flags over Texas. He was one of the more than 500,000 patrons in the theme park’s inaugural 45-day season of 1961.
It didn’t take Mike Apple long to get hooked on Six Flags over Texas. He was one of the more than 500,000 patrons in the theme park’s inaugural 45-day season of 1961.
Tuesday July 21,
2015
Girl
with prosthetic leg barred from amusement park's slides
An Oklahoma family says they were discriminated against at Frontier City amusement park because of their daughter's prosthetic leg.
An Oklahoma family says they were discriminated against at Frontier City amusement park because of their daughter's prosthetic leg.
Valuable
cash register stolen from North Wildwood amusement park
Three young men are suspected of stealing a $2,400 computerized cash register from Morey’s Pier and damaging a security camera at the amusement park on July 11, police said.
Three young men are suspected of stealing a $2,400 computerized cash register from Morey’s Pier and damaging a security camera at the amusement park on July 11, police said.
Over
100,000 ride new wooden coaster in just seven weeks
Europe’s largest wooden rollercoaster, which travels at speeds of over 100kph, was opened on June 7 and since then tens of thousands of people young and old have travelled from all over the world to give it a whirl. Figures released from Tayto Park show that over 2,100 people ride the coaster every day, with one person riding it over 30 times in a single day.
Europe’s largest wooden rollercoaster, which travels at speeds of over 100kph, was opened on June 7 and since then tens of thousands of people young and old have travelled from all over the world to give it a whirl. Figures released from Tayto Park show that over 2,100 people ride the coaster every day, with one person riding it over 30 times in a single day.
Wednesday July 22,
2015
Popular
Carowinds roller coaster gives its final ride
Thunder Road was named after a 1959 Robert Mitchum movie about an illegal moonshining business, and over the years it ran more than 40 million times back and forth over the North Carolina/South Carolina state line.
Thunder Road was named after a 1959 Robert Mitchum movie about an illegal moonshining business, and over the years it ran more than 40 million times back and forth over the North Carolina/South Carolina state line.
Boy,
6, is seriously injured after being trapped underneath ghost train at seaside
amusement park
A six-year-old boy has been seriously injured after he became trapped underneath a ghost train at a seaside amusement park. The boy had been on a day out to Skegness Pleasure Beach with his family and was on the ride with his young sister when he was hurt on Monday lunchtime.
A six-year-old boy has been seriously injured after he became trapped underneath a ghost train at a seaside amusement park. The boy had been on a day out to Skegness Pleasure Beach with his family and was on the ride with his young sister when he was hurt on Monday lunchtime.
Universal
Orlando accepting reservations for new Loews Sapphire Falls Resort
Universal Orlando Resort announced Tuesday that it is now accepting reservations for the 1000-room Caribbean-themed hotel set to open in summer 2016.
Work begins on Warner Bros theme park in Abu Dhabi
Universal Orlando Resort announced Tuesday that it is now accepting reservations for the 1000-room Caribbean-themed hotel set to open in summer 2016.
Work begins on Warner Bros theme park in Abu Dhabi
Construction has begun on a Warner Brothers theme park in Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island,
with completion due in 2018. The theme
park will have 19 rides, a hotel and several multiplex cinemas. It is being
developed by Aldar Properties and the Abu Dhabi Media Company, according to a
deal signed with Warner Brothers in 2007.
Thursday July 23,
2015
Kennywood
is adding some mid-season excitement as it is set to open its new 4D theater on
July 29. The first feature in the new
theater will be “Ice Age: No Time For Nuts 4-D.”
Playland
Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Grand Carousel
Playland Amusement Park is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Grand Carousel this year, and the county will kick off the celebration with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque today, July 23, at noon, officials announced.
Playland Amusement Park is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Grand Carousel this year, and the county will kick off the celebration with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque today, July 23, at noon, officials announced.
Adult
Behind Bars for Heist at Jersey Shore Amusement Park
Police in South Jersey nabbed the third and final person wanted for swiping a pricey item while vandalizing a beloved Jersey Shore amusement park. Clayton, Gloucester County, police alerted North Wildwood Police Wednesday that they had arrested Leander Jarrell -- the adult suspect in the July 11 incident at Morey’s Piers at 25th and the Boardwalk in North Wildwood.
Police in South Jersey nabbed the third and final person wanted for swiping a pricey item while vandalizing a beloved Jersey Shore amusement park. Clayton, Gloucester County, police alerted North Wildwood Police Wednesday that they had arrested Leander Jarrell -- the adult suspect in the July 11 incident at Morey’s Piers at 25th and the Boardwalk in North Wildwood.
Selfie
sticks banned from Six Flags
Following a similar decision by Disney, Six Flags has banned selfie sticks from its amusement parks across America.
No More Blue Collar Country, Big Changes
Following a similar decision by Disney, Six Flags has banned selfie sticks from its amusement parks across America.
No More Blue Collar Country, Big Changes
520
acres of possibility becoming a reality now that the Poarch Creek Indians have
taken control of what was “Blue Collar Country”.
Comcast's
Universal theme parks revenue skyrockets
You've heard it before: Harry Potter helped Universal Orlando Resort's parent company rake in millions of dollars in revenue. Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSK, CMCSA) reported second-quarter revenue for its theme parks — including Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure in Orlando — increased 25.7 percent to $773 million, compared to $615 million for the same quarter last year.
You've heard it before: Harry Potter helped Universal Orlando Resort's parent company rake in millions of dollars in revenue. Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSK, CMCSA) reported second-quarter revenue for its theme parks — including Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure in Orlando — increased 25.7 percent to $773 million, compared to $615 million for the same quarter last year.
Six
Flags theme park leaders thrilled by record rise in revenue
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: SIX) — which operates 18 theme parks in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, including Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio — enjoyed a record financial performance in second quarter 2015, with revenue increasing 3 percent to $386 million.
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: SIX) — which operates 18 theme parks in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, including Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio — enjoyed a record financial performance in second quarter 2015, with revenue increasing 3 percent to $386 million.
Six
Flags to Accelerate Buyback Program
The second half the year may be a good ride for Six Flag Entertainment Corp.SIX -0.63% when it comes to buybacks. The Grand Prairie, Texas theme-park operator said Wednesday that it would accelerate its share repurchase program, buying back about $180 million to $200 million in shares during the second half of the year. That’s significantly higher than the $21 million in shares it bought back during the first half of the year.
Friday July 24, 2015
Carowinds says goodbye to Thunder Road this weekend
The second half the year may be a good ride for Six Flag Entertainment Corp.SIX -0.63% when it comes to buybacks. The Grand Prairie, Texas theme-park operator said Wednesday that it would accelerate its share repurchase program, buying back about $180 million to $200 million in shares during the second half of the year. That’s significantly higher than the $21 million in shares it bought back during the first half of the year.
Friday July 24, 2015
The 1982-P Roosevelt No P dime touched off a wave of change-scouring when
stories started appearing in Ohio and Pennsylvania newspapers about the
discovery of odd dimes that did not have a Mint mark. Since 1980, every circulating coin, except
cents, has a Mint mark above the date. These dimes, though, were blank. The Philadelphia Mint had neglected to place a Mint mark on
one or two dies. Coins with a noticeably
strong strike surfaced in Sandusky, Ohio. Many were unknowingly given out in
change at the city’s Cedar Point Amusement Park.
Carowinds says goodbye to Thunder Road this weekend
The iconic wooden roller coaster at Carowinds theme park is saying goodbye. Thunder Road opened in 1976 and has given
nearly 40,000,000 rides to fans. Park guests and roller coaster junkies have
until Sunday, July 26 at 10 p.m. to celebrate Thunder Road one last time.
There's a shark-inspired roller coaster in the works here, a King Kong ride
under construction there, multiple projects going up way down there and rumors
floating around everywhere. Orlando's
theme parks are in build-build-build mode, with major attractions set for grand
openings — and competition for visitors — in the coming years. But strategies
have changed and differ from company to company, industry observers say.
Teachers can get in free for a year at Legoland Florida and with summer in full
force, we think we know what they’ll be doing.
All active kindergarten-through-high school Florida teachers are invited
to visit the park’s website to register for the pass and for redemption
instructions. Valid identification is required to get the pass which is
non-transferable.
Tom Moses, who developed building codes for Walt Disney World's rides and
buildings, died unexpectedly this week. He
was 81.
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