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Silver Dollar City’s Old Time Christmas Event
When I interviewed Brad Thomas, he shared that nobody does Christmas like Silver Dollar City. Apparently, with over 5 million lights (350 miles worth!) he wasn’t kidding. Here’s an excerpt from a press...
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2013 Theme Park Year in Review
Here’s a wrap up of 2013 including the state of roller coasters and some of the biggest news stories of the year. The Year of the Wooden Coaster Comeback If 2012 was the year of the wing roller...
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Valleyfair Adding Route 76 – A New Area & Family Ride
Valleyfair will be opening a new family area in 2014 called Route 76. It will be located near Steel Venom and it will incorporate a relocated rides like an Antique Autos car ride, Tilt-a-Whirl, and...
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The Latest on Houston’s Grand Texas Theme Park
Maybe I ‘m a bit jaded after covering proposed parks over the years that never came to be, but it looks like the Grand Texas Theme Park project might be the real deal. The Houston-area theme park is...
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Poll: Should the American Dream Miami Mall & Theme Park Be Built?
Last week, plans for a multi-million dollar mall and indoor theme park complex were released. The developer, which owns the Mall of America and the West Edmonton Mall, announced plans to build American...
View ArticleKentucky Kingdom Announces Storm Chaser, New RMC Roller Coaster
Kentucky Kingdom’s rebirth rolls on with yesterday’s announcement of their 2016 roller coaster, Storm Chaser. The Rocky Mountain Construction roller coaster will use the steel supports left by the...
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Man Dies After Being Hit by Roller Coaster at Cedar Point
On Thursday evening a man died after he was struck by a roller coaster at Cedar Point. After riding the Raptor, James Young, jumped over a fence to retrieve his cell phone. Here are details from the...
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SeaWorld Parks Are Teasing Something New
SeaWorld is teasing something new with these three posters. Each likely represents one of their parks, which are SeaWorld San Antonio, SeaWorld Orlando, and SeaWorld San Diego. They also reference...
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Carowinds to Add New Kids Rides With Camp Snoopy
In 2018, Carowinds will be transforming Planet Snoopy to Camp Snoopy. Aside from a new theme, the childrens’ area will be getting six new kids rides and new amenities. Here’s a video providing an...
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Why Changing Rebel Yell’s Name is the Right Move
Last week Kings Dominion announced that it was going to rename one of its roller coasters from Rebel Yell to Racer 75. The ’75’ refers to 1975, the year that the ride opened. And of course ‘Racer’...
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