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Indiana Beach sold to Morgan RV Resorts
Morgan RV Resorts has announced its purchase of the Indiana Beach Amusement Resort in Monticello, Indiana. The complex, which is located in northwestern Indiana, is set to open for the 2008 season on May 3. The acquisition includes the resort's entire operations, including the... [More]
Warner Bros. theme park coming to South Korea
Warner Bros. will invest $4 billion to build a new theme park in South Korea, near metropolitan Seoul, according to a new report. Citing a key member of the presidential Transition Committee, the Chosun Ibo reports that the park will be constructed in the... [More]
Disney's Night Kingdom to be 5th WDW park?
According to a new report by Jim Hill, Disney is planning to build a fifth park on Walt Disney World property, tentatively called "Disney's Night Kingdom," that will aim to compete with nearby park Discovery Cove and will cost an estimated $520 million. Plans... [More]
Goat set to return to Disneyland's Big Thunder
A dynamite-chewing, audio-animatronic goat missing from Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction since November is expected to return to its previous spot in the attraction in the next few weeks according to park officials. The LA Times reports that although the official response is... [More]
Disneyland announces Innoventions Dream Home
Disneyland has announced a five-year alliance with Microsoft, HP, Life|ware and home builder Taylor Morrison to showcase "integrated digital technologies for the home" in a new 5000+ sq ft. attraction dedicated to the future but rooted in the park's past. The new Innoventions Dream... [More]
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SF New England gets 'Dark Knight' OK
Six Flags New England has won board approval for a height variance that will allow the park to move forward with plans to build its version of "The Dark Knight Coaster." A local Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-0 to grant the variance, contingent... [More]
Disney's Hollywood Studios Toy Story Mania preview
The Orlando Sentinel has posted a preview article describing the new Toy Story Mania! ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Toy Story Mania! is an interactive dark ride scheduled to open this summer in the area of the park's old Who Wants to be a... [More]
Kilimanjaro Safaris reopens after fire
The Kilimanjaro Safaris ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom has reopened after a truck engine fire caused the ride to shut down Sunday, Feb. 10. According to a Walt Disney World spokesperson, the fire was caused by a damaged engine hose. The spokesperson said that... [More]
2008 Star Wars Weekends dates announced
Dates for the 2008 Star Wars Weekends, held annually at Disney's Hollywood Studios, have been posted online on the official Walt Disney World website. The event brings in past actors from Star Wars films, Lucasfilm alums, and behind-the-scenes folks, as well as over 50... [More]
'American Idol' headed to Hollywood Studios
Walt Disney World has announced plans to build a new attraction based on "American Idol" at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The attraction, announced by Jay Rasulo, chairman of Disney Parks and Resorts, Simon Fuller, CEO of 19 Entertainment, and Keith Hindle, executive vice president of... [More]
Hard Rock Park names GM
Hard Rock Park has named former Canada's Wonderland GM Dale Kaetzel the new General Manager of the Myrtle Beach-area park. Kaetzel served as both Senior Vice President and General Manager at Canada's Wonderland, which is in the Toronto area. Beyond his work at CW,... [More]
Legoland unveils Lost Kingdom cars
Legoland California has revealed what riders on its new Lost Kingdom of Adventure dark ride will be traveling in. The cars, described by the LA Times as "1920s-esque" and "evocative of a Hudson Motor Car touring sedan," feature two benches with seating for two... [More]
HK Disneyland reports Q1 growth
Hong Kong Disneyland has reported "double digit growth" in the October to December period, according to new announcements by Disney. The park opened in October 2005 and missed attendance targets its first two years, and has more recently been the subject of much speculation... [More]
Thomas Town coming to Magic Mountain
Six Flags Magic Mountain has revealed the site plans for its upcoming Thomas Town kiddie land, which is scheduled to open this summer. The plans include a corkscrew-path train track for the Thomas the Tank Engine ride, as well as a re-theming of the... [More]
Kaitlyn Lasitter talks about Six Flags accident
Kaitlyn Lasitter, the 14-year-old whose feet were cut off during an accident on the Superman Tower of Power ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom last June, has provided her account of the events in a court deposition. Kaitlyn said that the ride had moved... [More]
X2 to get special effects tunnels
Six Flags Magic Mountain will be adding a series of special effects tunnels to its X2 coaster during its current overhaul. The ride, which will hopefully reopen in time for the Memorial Day weekend holiday, is also receiving new, lighter, more aerodynamic trains, and... [More]
Florida woman wins spot in DL's Pirates
A Florida woman recently had a specially-created portrait of herself in full pirate regalia added to the queue area of Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Jenifer Greenwell of St. Petersburg, Florida won the "Become a Disney Pirate" contest held in connection with the... [More]
World's fastest coaster coming to Germany?
According to a report published by German coaster site Coastersandmore.de, and translated by our friends at Screamscape, a new launched coaster aimed at taking the title of "World's fastest" is will be built at the world-renowned Nurburgring race track in Nurburg, Germany. According to... [More]
Disney Magic Connection testing goes well
Disney has completed the first field test of its Nintendo DS-based Disney Magic Connection interactive guide service at the Magic Kingdom, and despite a smaller test group than anticipated, the tests went fairly well. According to a report over at Jim Hill Media, Walt... [More]
Magic Mountain receives first X2 trains
Six Flags Magic Mountain has taken delivery of two of the three new coaster trains for the park's X coaster, which will be re-named X2 following the upgrade. The trains are lighter and more aerodynamic than the originals, which were blamed for the coaster's... [More]
Transformers dark ride in the works?
According to a new report from IESB, a ride based on last summer's popular Transformers film may be headed to a yet-to-be named amusement park sometime in the next 2-3 years. Citing confirmation from a studio source, the report claims that Paramount Studios and... [More]
Six Flags mulls over more park sales
Six Flags may once again be preparing to pare down its lineup of parks, according to a new report in the St. Louis Business Journal. The company has announced intentions to cut operating expenses by as much as $60 million in 2008, and documents... [More]
Disney World testing DS-based interactive guide
The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World has begun testing a new interactive guide called the Disney Magic Connection. The software runs on what appear to be slightly modified Nintendo DS handheld gaming systems, and offers guests their current location, the location of service... [More]
SF Over Georgia to close water rides?
According to reports, three popular water rides at Six Flags Over Georgia may have to close this season due to a severe drought in the area. A Cobb County Water System official discussed possible restrictions during a meeting Tuesday with Six Flags officials, according... [More]
Disneyland ups Splash Mountain min. height
Disneyland has raised the height requirement for the front seat of the logs on its Splash Mountain flume ride. The ride is unique compared to Disney's other Splash Mountain rides in the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World and in Tokyo Disneyland in that... [More]
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