A judge set the trial in a lawsuit between Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom and the family of a girl whose feet were severed on a ride last year.

Judge Barry Willett scheduled the case for Jan. 5, 2010. He set a Nov. 23, 2009, deadline for the family’s and amusement park’s lawyers to settle the case.

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Flames ripped through a haunted house attraction Wednesday around 7 p.m. on the grounds of Six Flags America.

A Six Flags America spokesperson says the area near the building was immediately evacuated when the fire broke out. Shortly thereafter, the entire park was closed.

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Universal City, CA – “Where Nightmares Come Alive” is the theme for Universal Studios Hollywood’s first Halloween short film competition, a virtual film festival timed to coincide with the launch of the annual Halloween Horror Nights event that will invade the Entertainment Capital of L.A. for 13 nights this October.   

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SANDUSKY, Ohio — Cedar Point wants all of its past employees to get "Back to the Point."

And they won’t have to cook, clean, sweep, check a lap bar, operate a game or sell a sweatshirt.

On Labor Day Weekend, Friday, Aug. 29 through Monday, Sept. 1, Cedar Point will host the first "Back to the Point," a four-day reunion for all of its past employees who worked seasonally or full-time at the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort. Families of employees are also invited to attend.

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NEW YORK, NY — Six Flags Friends, the philanthropic arm of Six Flags, Inc. (NYSE: SIX – News) and Seventeen Magazine have joined forces with Declare Yourself, the national nonpartisan, nonprofit youth voter initiative aimed at encouraging America’s youth to register and vote in the 2008 presidential election, to launch the "Voice Your Vote" campaign. This multi-tiered initiative combines pop-culture with politics in a nationwide effort to reach out to unregistered voters at twelve Six Flags parks this summer.

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PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—The Polar Express 4-D Experience pulls into Dollywood’s 19th annual Smoky Mountain Christmas festival Nov. 8, 2008 through Jan. 3, 2009, in the theme park’s Imagination Cinema.

“This Christmas, I’m inviting families to take a spectacular holiday journey where dreams become real, and everybody knows I dream bigger than just about anybody else,” Dolly Parton said.  “On The Polar Express 4-D Experience, all you have to do is believe, and I sure do!”

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In an update to a previous ThrillNetwork story, a Rock Hill, SC man who witnesses say was touching his private parts while located near one of the wave pools at Carowinds has been arrested and charged with indecent exposure and public masturbation.   (more…)

The future of Geauga Lake’s Big Dipper coaster is still in doubt after it was sold at auction.

Tom Woosnam of a moving company made the only bid for the coaster. He bought it for $5,000. He said he was acting on behalf of a company that wanted to move and preserve the ride.

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A 12-year-old girl who had a heart attack on a coaster at Adventuredome has died.

Catlynne Shaw’s father, Eric Shaw, said her brain was depleted of oxygen, and it swelled and was too much for her body to handle. She died Tuesday.

Catlynne was in a coma and in critical condition days after the July 17 incident.

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Anaheim, CA – The interior of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland will open in time for the December holiday season, offering guests a “reawakened” version of its classic walkthrough presentation kissed with vibrant scenes of Aurora, her charming prince, the evil Maleficent and other characters from the beloved fairy tale film.

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