Posts Tagged ‘amusement park’
Sunday, October 18th, 2009
The rides at Kiddieland in Melrose, Ill., will be auctioned in November.
The sale of the park and rides as a whole fell through. Notable items in the sale will be the 1950 Herbert Schmeck wooden coaster Little Dipper and the PTC carousel. Individual items will be sold at auction Nov. 24.
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Tags: amusement park, carousel, Chicago, Kiddieland, merry-go-round, PTC
Posted in News
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
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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Tags: amusement park, Halloween, Halloween Haunt, Haunt, Kings Island
Posted in News, Offbeat
Friday, September 25th, 2009
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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Tags: amusement park, closure, cypress gardens, historic landmark, land south adventures, new buyer, theme park
Posted in News
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
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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Tags: amusement park, Atlanta, six flags, Six Flags Over Georgia
Posted in News
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Chang, the second-tallest stand-up coaster and largest coaster at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, is being taken down.
The park has begun dismantling Chang as it readies to expand its water park. The expansion will be the largest in the water park’s history.
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Tags: amusement park, Chang, Roller coaster, six flags, Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
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
 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
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