What looked to be a quick and easy sale of Kennywood, is proving otherwise.

The deal to sell the classic amusement park and four sister venues to Parques Reunidos of Spain is receiving opposition from shareholders.
"I am very much opposed to the sale. It’s just kind of getting rammed down people’s throats," said Kay Matthews, a Kennywood shareholder whose grandfather, Andrew McSwigan, co-founded the park more than 100 years ago.

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After 10 fun-packed months and over 120,000 satisfied visitors; Hard Rock Park will close the Backstage Tour on March 10 and throw open the front gates to the actual theme park on March 14, free of charge, allowing rockers of all ages to sneak a peek backstage.

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The results are in and while the number one and two spots in Mitch Hawker’s poll aren’t quite a shock (Superman – Ride of Steel and Expedition GeForce respectively speaking) the third spot was taken by a relatively unknown South Korean coaster.

Eagle’s Fortress (also known as Eagle Fortress), a fifteen-year-old Arrow suspended coaster at Everland park received what may be a (very) controversial third place finish.

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Carowinds has updated their ride list and a new message has appeared stating that the racing wooden coaster Thunder Road will not open when the park does on March 21.

The classic 1976 wooden racer has been getting some major structural work done in the off-season this year and it appears that the ride will need a few more weeks before it will be ready to reopen.

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Walt Disney World has announced safety changes to the Primeval Whirl coaster at Animal Kingdom in response to the death of an employee last year.

Disney is changing the entry and exit areas of Primeval Whirl by installing sensor mats in restricted-access areas. In addition, the ride platform will be extended and bold stripes will be added to the load and unload zones, Disney World spokeswoman Kim Prunty said Wednesday.

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Six Flags Inc. announced today that it will develop a new theme park in Dubai.

The park will be part of a 3-billion-square-foot project that will include restaurants, hotels, as well as Universal Studios and DreamWorks theme parks.

Six Flags is expected to break ground on the park in 2009.

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Via Press Release: Yesterday, Six Flags, Inc. released key thematic elements of the highly anticipated "The Dark Knight Coaster," an indoor roller coaster based on Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming movie The Dark Knight. Featuring DC Comics’ characters Batman and The Joker, the $7.5 million ride will open at three parks this spring — Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ; Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL; and Six Flags New England in Agawam, MA. (more…)

(Hershey, PA) Each year Hersheypark hosts millions of visitors, many of whom take a moment to make a wish and drop a coin or two into one of the Park’s fountains or ponds.

At the end of 2007, all those were collected to make a total of $4,217.89. Hersheypark donated a check in that amount to Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in support of the hospital’s pediatric services.

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