Monthly Archives: July 2009

Kings Dominion: Project 2010

Posted on July 14, 2009 in Uncategorized by

King’s Dominion continues to work on construction for their 2010 Giga coaster.  The coaster will be the first Intamin Giga coaster in 10 years, and will be only the second giga coaster ever build.  Featuring unique track design which appears to replace the old three spine track.  Footers have been poured and supports have arrived.  Yellow and red is the...

CGA Update: July 12, 2009

Posted on July 12, 2009 in Halloween by

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Today, I ventured back to California’s Great America to discover the shows.  I watched all three main ones and got a glimspe of the Nick Toons one that I didn’t even know about.  Here are my reviews of the shows we saw:

The Chipper Lowell Experience – This magic show combines comedy with illusions.  I have to say that he was...

Summer Nightastic! Part 3

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Finally, I headed over to Disneyland towards mid afternoon.

Here is the castle as seen from the train station.  You can notice all the decorations on Main Street, for the Celebrate promotion.

Here is the castle as seen from the train station. You can notice all the decorations on Main Street, for the Celebrate promotion.

Built in 1979, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is still very popular with guest today.

Built in 1979, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is still very popular with guest today.

We headed over to Frontierland and took a ride on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.  Built in 1979,...

Hong Kong Disneyland Expansion Update

Posted on July 11, 2009 in News by

Just a few weeks ago, Hong Kong Disneyland announced plans for three new lands: Mystic Point, Toy Story Land, and Grizzly Trail.   However in that time, lots has happened.

Shortly after the announcement, Hong Kong stalled all further movements untila  concil were to vote on the movement.  Fortunately for the park, it was a quick and easy meeting and the legislative...

Summer Nightastic! Part 2

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The following day we set off into the Magic Kingdom waiting for adventure.

Oddly enough when we arrived, all 3 major attractions, Indiana Jones: Temple of the Forrbiden Eye, Splash Mountain, and Space Mountain.  Indiana Jones is often down upon arrival, and Splash Mountain had a mass of mechanics working on it, but Space Mountain was a bit odd.  My mom...

CGA Update: July 10, 2009

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On my most recent trip (today) to California’s Great America, I noticed some unusual and unfortunate things.   There were two things that were noteworthy, one is the old Club Blood from Halloween Haunt and engineers at FireFall.

The view from the Star Tower loading dock.

The view from the Star Tower loading dock.

While waiting in line for the Star Tower, I noticed some construction walls across the field and...

Six Flags’ Second ‘Roller Coaster Cuts’ Opens

Posted on July 10, 2009 in News by

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Six Flags has opened another “Roller Coaster Cuts” kids’ hair salon. You can find this new location in the town of King of Prussia, PA, at the King of Prussia Mall outside Philadelphia. Oddly, there is not a Six Flags park near Philadelphia, so maybe Six Flags is trying to expand to other customers that may not know the chain?

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