Park Thoughts » Pennsylvania http://parkthoughts.com An Amusement Industry Blog giving opinions and reviews along with updates, news and rumors from Amusement Parks, Theme Parks, and Water Parks from around the world. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:54:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Take a ride on Kennywood’s new Sky Rocket http://parkthoughts.com/2010/06/23/take-a-ride-on-kennywoods-new-sky-rocket/ http://parkthoughts.com/2010/06/23/take-a-ride-on-kennywoods-new-sky-rocket/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:39:15 +0000 Ethan http://parkthoughts.com/?p=4870

An official POV of Kennywood’s much anticipated new Premier LSM coaster, Sky Rocket, has finally arrived:

The ride seems to be very smooth, faced paced, and with unique elements like the triple s-bend “Surf Curve”, it should turn out to be a very solid roller coaster, and definitely a great addition for Kennywood.

Sky Rocket is expected to take it’s first public riders this coming Tuesday.

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Kennywood continues to construction on Sky Rocket, the park’s launch into the 21st century of roller coasters.  After a very harsh winter, construction has finally resumed with plenty of supports rising ...

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Dorney Park has made it official that they will be adding Cedar Point’s old Demon Drop later this year. The 1st Generation Intamin drop tower has a long history at it’s former home in Cedar Point ...

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]]> http://parkthoughts.com/2010/03/28/demon-drop-for-dorney-park/feed/ 0 Talon – The Grip of Fear http://parkthoughts.com/2010/03/06/talon-the-grip-of-fear/ http://parkthoughts.com/2010/03/06/talon-the-grip-of-fear/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:54:17 +0000 Doug http://parkthoughts.com/?p=4234 If I were to make a list of underrated parks, Dorney Park would be somewhere near the top of that list. Located in an area chock-full of top notch amusement parks, including Hersheypark and Great Adventure, it is often overlooked because ...

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]]> http://parkthoughts.com/2010/03/06/talon-the-grip-of-fear/feed/ 2 Waldameer – Money = Wally Points? http://parkthoughts.com/2010/02/14/waldameer-money-wally-points/ http://parkthoughts.com/2010/02/14/waldameer-money-wally-points/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:11:34 +0000 Justice http://parkthoughts.com/?p=4000

Waldameer will be introducing a unique cashless system in this upcoming 2010 season.  “Wally Points” will be the parks own currency, so paying for each ride will be completely different.  This new system will revolutionize how you ...

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Water Parks pumped out announcements faster then they do water in the recent week.  New ProSlide Creations will be heading to two of the Great Wolf Lodge, indoor water parks.  Also, Schlitterbahn announced a new water park in Cedar ...

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]]> http://parkthoughts.com/2010/01/31/water-park-news/feed/ 0 Demon Drop at Dorney http://parkthoughts.com/2010/01/29/demon-drop-at-dorney/ http://parkthoughts.com/2010/01/29/demon-drop-at-dorney/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:55:29 +0000 Justice http://parkthoughts.com/?p=3778

After originally being reported that it was heading to the West Coast, it now appears officially confirmed by The Morning Call that the Demon will indeed be heading to Dorney Park.  Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio retired ...

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