Posted October 12th, 2009 at 2:24 pm in News by
Chip
Holiday World set an attendance record with more than 1 million visitors this season.
It is the fourth season in a row more than 1 million people visited the family-run amusement park in Santa Claus, Ind. The official total was 1,039,359 guests.
Holiday World President Will Koch attributes the new Pilgrims Plunge water ride as a reason for the record-breaking crowds. Pilgrims Plunge is an Intamin chute ride. It is the tallest water ride in the world.
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Posted October 7th, 2009 at 8:05 pm in News by
Katie
After a few months of negotiations between InBev and Blackstone, they have finally come to an agreement to sell the Busch Parks which include Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Busch Gardens Tampa, SeaWorld Parks and Sesame Place.
Blackstone has agreed to pay $2.3 billion in cash and get an investment of up to $400 million in its initial returns via InBev. Blackstone will now own 100% of the Busch properties.
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Posted October 5th, 2009 at 9:19 pm in News by
Wes
This year at county fairs across the country, there are a few rides that are a bit out of the ordinary. Rides that once were owned by the late Michael Jackson have found new homes with ride operators and are offering a small piece of history, along with your ride.
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Posted October 1st, 2009 at 1:18 pm in News by
Chip
A Cedar Point employee from Ecuador was arrested and jailed Sept. 24 on a rape charge.
Jorge Rodriguez, of Quito, Ecuador, was arraigned Friday and was in jail on $25,000 bond.
A park spokesman said a female employee pressed charges for the alleged incident that happened Sept. 22.
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Posted September 29th, 2009 at 7:46 pm in News by
Wes
Disney apparently wants to spread the happiness from the “Happiest Place On Earth” to the rest of the planet.
Starting January 1, you will be able to sign up to volunteer for a day with a participating organization. After your service is completed and verified, you’ll get a one day admission to Walt Disney World or Disneyland for free!
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Posted September 28th, 2009 at 8:23 pm in Offbeat, Travel by
Katie
In August, Orlando had a contest to find it’s newest “Smile Ambassadors” to find out all about Orlando in just 67 days. The two winners, Kyle Post and Stacy Doombos, beat out many applicants from around the world to win the title of “Smile Ambassadors”. Both are childhood friends and traveled to over 30 trips and ridden more then 600 rides.
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Posted September 27th, 2009 at 12:24 pm in News, Offbeat by
Chip
Kings Island got rid of its dead celebrity display after some complaints.
The celebrities included Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and NFL star Steve McNair. Kings Island spokesman Don Helbig said the park wasn’t trying to be distasteful.
Helbig said the park had a few complaints and decided to take down the display. It had not been open to the public.
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Posted September 25th, 2009 at 2:01 pm in News by
Steven
Cypress Gardens, once a grand theme park before the days of Disney, announced that it would close and search for a new buyer.
Land South Adventures, the current owner, said the park was no longer financially viable and explored every possible way to keep the park open in its original form. Land South has said they are negotiating with several different buyers.
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Posted September 24th, 2009 at 5:05 pm in News by
Wes
Cliffhanger is finally rolling again. After operating for only one day this year, Ghost Town in the Sky finally got the all-clear today from the North Carolina Department of Labor’s Elevator and Amusement Devise Bureau to open the coaster.
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Posted September 22nd, 2009 at 12:49 pm in News by
Chip
Six Flags Over Georgia employees are hoping to have the park open Saturday as floodwaters recede.
Northern Georgia and metro Atlanta have been inundated with record-breaking rain the past few days, flooding and closing roads. At least seven people have died.
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