Monthly Archives: August 2009

A Trip to the Wild Side Part 3

Posted on August 20, 2009 in Uncategorized by

So after we saw the terrific Elephant show we just kind of strolled through that side of the park, checking out the animals, scenery, and the food.

Photobucket This is one of the animals, with an odd name, that the employees took out on a leash for a walk. I think this is great for the animals and the people as it...

Kings Dominion Announces Intimidator 305

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Today King’s Dominion announced there new 2010 coaster: Intimidator 305.  At 305 feet tall, this nearly mile long coaster, will wind, jump, and maneuver through several turns and drops as it goes through.  Set to open in April 2010, this is sure to be one heck of a thrill.

Intimidator 305 will begin with a 45 degree, cable lift hill as...

A Trip to the Wild Side Part 2

Posted on August 19, 2009 in Uncategorized by

Photobucket So my journey continued at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and after already doing a fair chunk of the park I caught the Sea Lion Show which I had never seen before. I was sort of confused by the stage at first because it looked like the apocalypse while in paradise, but apparently it is a sunset/hurricane/wild fire on a tropical...

No more Hands Up at Thorpe Park

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Yeah you read right, some how European body odor is so bad that Thorpe Park has banned putting your hands up.

In a bid to crack down on sweaty summer smells a theme park is banning visitors from riding its rollercoasters with their hands in the air following complaints about body odour.

As of tomorrow, which is expected to be the hottest...

A Trip to the Wild Side Part 1

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With friends in town it was time for another trip to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.  Due to an doctor’s appointmenet I couldn’t make it to the park until around 12:30, 2 hours after the park opened so I was expecting large lines.  However I was surprised to find that most of the lines in the park were very small and...

Google Street View invades LEGOLAND California

Posted on August 18, 2009 in News by

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Recently Google has been adding Street View, but this time they have started getting images from private properties. Some of these include Thunderhill Raceway Park and San Diego State University, but the most intresting and exiting to me is LEGOLAND California, the first theme park to be mapped on Google Street View. This is certainly exciting because this now opens...

Nickelodeon Universe New Orleans

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Six Flags New Orleans unfortunately never opened after the horrible Hurricane Katrina in 2005.  The park laied empty and abandoned for years with few failed plans to reopen.  However now Six Flags New Orleans is slated to become a Nickelodean Universe.

With Nickelodean trying to branch outside of the television industry, this comes as no surprise that they are opening another...