A 20-year-old man was struck by the Ninja roller coaster at the Santa Clarita, California park after entering an area restricted to only authorized personnel.

Officials at the Six Flags Magic Mountain park have provided confirmation that a man was involved in an accident at the California park.

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ORLANDO, Fla. – From pumpkin fishes to friendly sea witches, Halloween meets the sea this October during SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular, carving an underwater “fantasea” where children can dance with an ice DJ, learn from a school of fish, and play with a sea fairy. Offering more than 2 million pieces of trick-or-treat sweets, SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular uniquely brings children’s “fantaseas” to life with enchanted pathways and charming sea creatures, providing the utmost in family-friendly trick-or-treating.   

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The Indiana park has announced plans for Pilgrims Plunge, billed as the world’s tallest water ride.

On August 26, 2008, Holiday World announced plans for a new water ride that just happens to be the world’s tallest. Pilgrims Plunge will lift boats full of riders using an open elevator system, and then will hold riders for a short moment. Soon after, the riders will plunge down 131 feet at a 45-degree angle at speeds of 50+ mph, and splash down making a wave of water 45 feet high and 90 feet wide that will drench passengers. (more…)

Universal City, California – Issuing a dare to “Live Your Worst Nightmare,” Universal Studios Hollywood has ratcheted up the intensity level to present a new “Halloween Horror Nights” for 2008.  This year’s event will pair Hollywood’s top entertainment scenic and special effects artists with a cast of thousands to create terrifying new experiences including a “Terror Tram” excursion that will feature a stopover inside the infamous Bates Motel, a new scare zone based on the hit movie, “The Strangers” and a bloodcurdling new “Nightmare on Elm Street” maze, all contributing to Southern California’s most intense Halloween experience.

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Ghost Town in the Sky, the beautiful Maggie Valley, NC park, located on top of a mountain is hoping for a September opening of their star attraction – Cliff Hanger.  

The O.D. Hopkins Associates, Inc-designed coaster is one of the most unique in the world because it actually drops off the side of a mountain into a ravine.

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Via Press Release: Dollywood’s 2009 season features the new Adventure Mountain attraction and Imaginé presented by Le Grand Cirque, the new show that will headline Dollywood’s annual Festival of Nations in the spring.  
 
Adventure Mountain celebrates the great outdoors and natural beauty of
the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which marks its 75th anniversary in 2009.  Dollywood is located near the entrance to the national park, the most-visited in country, which welcomes more than 10 million guests annually.  (more…)

Orlando, Fla. – Vacationers to SeaWorld and Busch Gardens parks across the U.S. can now make an important contribution to wildlife conservation when they enter the water with sharks, beluga whales, sea lions and dolphins or traverse the Serengeti Plain with giraffes and antelopes. 

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Busch Gardens is firing up the grill in September for two weekends of hot barbecue, cold drinks and great music. Join world-class chefs as they transform the park into a buffet of tastes and smells that can’t be beat. Throw in live concerts from some of America’s best performers as well as an unending supply of frosty beverages and get ready for Busch Garden’s most savory event of the season, Bud & BBQ, Sept. 6-7 and 13-14.

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Cedar Fair said the two bids it got for the land on which Geauga Lake sat were not high enough.

Cedar Fair Chief Executive Dick Kinzel said he thinks the land is worth more than what the two bids were.

The land is more than 500 acres. Cedar Fair closed Geauga Lake amusement park in 2006 and removed and auctioned off rides. It now only runs the water park Wildwater Kingdom on the site.

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Lake BUENA VISTA, Fla. –The warmth of being together for the holidays with the wonder of a Walt Disney World vacation is available for as little as $49 per person, per day, thanks to a special fall package offer.

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