When Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. announced that they would be removing not one, but two roller coasters from Geauga Lake park, near Cleveland, Ohio, speculation began as to where the company would relocate the coasters.

X-Flight was relocated to Kings Island and debuted this year as Firehawk, but no official word ever came on where the Intamin-built Steel Venom would be relocated.

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A 13-year-old girl sustained injuries during an accident on Superman – Tower of Power at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom at around 4:45pm. Louisville Metro Police confirmed that the girl’s feet had been severed at the ankle. Witnesses claim that they saw a cable from the ride hit the child while the passengers were on their way down during Superman – Tower of Powers free fall.

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Forty four guests were stranded on Dollywood’s Timber Tower amusement ride Saturday night as the attraction was beginning its cycle.

According to sources, the passenger vehicle became stuck at the top of the tower, causing the ride’s emergency safety system to engage. The passengers remained at the top of the tower for nearly three hours while waiting to be rescued.

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Charlotte, N.C.  – Let’s get it started! Carowinds Endless Summer on Ice presents a tribute to summer fun, as world-class skaters whip up a choreographed confection of twirls, jumps and spins to the beat of popular music. This fun-filled ice show, beginning Saturday, June 16 offers families a memorable experience, as a summer of fun unfolds in the Carowinds Theatre.

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Universal City, California – Carol Kane, Academy Award nominee and Emmy-winning actor and star of “Wicked,” joins Universal Studios Hollywood on June 27 to introduce The Entertainment Capital of L.A.’s new summer series, “Wicked Wednesdays,” offering fans of the smash musical blockbuster, “Wicked,” an opportunity to enjoy special performances, meet the stars and collect autographs from the cast of the L.A. production for three very special events on June 27, July 11 and 25 from noon to 2:00 p.m.

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PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Dollywood welcomes exotic cats, comedic vegetables, talented dogs and an Outer Space expedition to its fifth annual KidsFest celebration beginning June 15.

“I’m just a big kid myself, so I love the sounds of laughter and folks having fun all summer long at Dollywood,” Dolly Parton said.  “From disappearing cats to talking vegetables, I can’t wait to see what happens next myself!”       

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Denver, CO –  Get ready for a wet-and-wild ride with the new extreme tube slide, RipQurl, opening June 16 at Elitch Gardens in Island Kingdom Water Park. The swirling high-energy, ride experience sends two riders on a double tube down a steep slide into a bowl where they spin around before dropping through a chute to the landing pool.

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Story Land, a New Hampshire theme park owned by Kennywood Entertainment, is being sued by a family over an injury on a tractor ride that allegedly happened in 2004 for a non-specified amount.

The suit claims that a seven-year-old girl was struck three times while boarding the ride, suffering memory and speech function loss as a result. The attorney who filed the suit says that he wanted to wait as long as possible before doing so in order to give the girl time to recover. Both Kennywood Entertainment and the Morrell Corporation, which owned the park at the time of the incident, are named in the lawsuit.

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~ Via Press Release

It’s going to be the most popular wedding day
of the year, and Six Flags Inc. (NYSE: SIX) is throwing celebrations
nationwide to celebrate. In what promises to be the most talked- about
event of the summer, all 12 Six Flags U.S. parks will host a wedding
extravaganza on 7/7/07: Seven weddings at 7 a.m. on July 7, 2007. From
Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey to Goliath at Magic
Mountain in Los Angeles to Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Great
America in Chicago and the Titan at Six Flags Over Texas in Dallas, it
will be "Thrilled Ever After – A Wedding to Remember!"

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