All stories for July, 2009
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Only days after revealing at Coaster Stock that Carowinds would make an announcement about their 2010 project on August 26, the park has dropped another hint, a large steel one to be exact.
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Tags: 2010, carowinds Posted in News
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Via Press Release: Universal City, CA— For the first time, Universal Studios Hollywood is offering fans behind-the-scenes access to its terrifying and highly anticipated “Halloween Horror Nights” through social networking sites, Twitter and Facebook.
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Tags: Halloween Horror Nights, universal hollywood Posted in News
Monday, July 27th, 2009
Starting now, HersheyPark is offering its guests three new ways to become a VIP in the park.
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Tags: HersheyPark, VIP Experience Posted in News
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Click the links for pictures!
I went to Wonderland with a co-worker, Hilary, to get in the few rides I didn’t get to ride in April. A new section called the West End opened in June with three rides: Hornet, Fiesta Swing and Drop of Fear. I didn’t get a wristband this time. I got 10 tickets for $15. Hilary hung out just to take pictures. And eat a funnel cake. She had to have that.
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Tags: amusement park, Photo trip report, Photos, Roller coaster, Texas, trip report, Wonderland Posted in Reports
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Cedar Fa ir announced finalized the sale of nearly 87 acres of land near Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario. The company said they have received $50 million for the land, which will help lower their debt.
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Tags: Canada's Wonderland, CBS, Cedar Fair, Hospital, Paramount Parks, ValleyFair!, Worlds of Fun Posted in News
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
The owner of a hair replacement business in South Carolina claimed that a recent ad by Freestyle Music Park put hair pieces in a bad light.
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Tags: amusement park, coaster, Dennis Murphy, Freestyle Music Park, hair replacement, The Time Machine, Toupee Posted in News
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
On August 26th, Carowinds will make a major announcement regarding a new attraction for 2010.
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Tags: carowinds, NASCAR, racing Posted in News
Friday, July 24th, 2009
Today Busch Gardens announced that after 25 years of traveling at the speed of fright, The Big Bad Wolf, the iconic steel suspended coaster, will take its last cycles through Busch Gardens’ Bavarian village on September 7, 2009. The Park had rendered the ride simply reached the end of its service life. The announcement was made at this time to allow fans some time to ride the “Wolf” one last time before the attraction closes. Busch Gardens is acknowledging they are reviewing several design concepts at this time for a new park attraction to replace The Big Bad Wolf, but currently do not have an announcement. The Big Bad Wolf celebrates its 25th anniversary this season.
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Tags: Big Bad Wolf, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, closure Posted in News
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
For the past several weeks the city of Toronto has been essentially shut down due to a strike by the city’s workers. Most people are only focusing on the massive amounts of garbage piling up in city parks, and parking lots, designated as temporary dump sites, but many seem to forget about Centreville amusement park on Toronto’s Centre Island.
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
A man wearing modified in-line skates traveled along the track of Mammuth, a wooden roller coaster at Erlebnispark Tripsdill in Germany.
Dirk Auer traveled over the entire roller coaster in a minute and reached 56 mph. His custom in-line skates had 16 wheels on each shoe and took him more than 100 hours to make. He spent two months planning the stunt.
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Tags: Roller coaster, roller skate, skate, stunt, stuntman, thrill Posted in News, Offbeat
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