Monthly Archives: August 2009

Holiday World to debut worlds longest water coaster

Posted on August 13, 2009 in News by

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Today, Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana announced Wildebeest, a new record breaking ProSlide water coaster for their Splashin’ Safari Waterpark.  The new ride will be world’s longest water coaster at 1,710 feet long and will deliver a 2:30 ride. Riders will board rafts in a station located on the ground (different from other slides which usually feature slide towers,...

Haunted Halloween for Hong Kong Disneyland

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Each year, Hong Kong Disneyland pulls off by far the most frightful Halloween Festivities of all of the Disney parks.  This year will be no different with the addition of a new haunted maze and a new overall theme.  Last year, Adventureland was the main area with the addition of Demon Jungle, and this year Tomorrowland will be the epicenter...

Knott’s Scary Farm to include Scare Zone based of Zombineland

Posted on August 12, 2009 in Halloween, News by

“Zombieland” is a new movie set to open on October 9th 2009 and Knott’s Scary Farm is once again taking advantage of the horror movie and tieing it in for a new attraction at this years Halloween Haunt.

Zombieland will serve as inspiration for a scare zone at this year’s Halloween Haunt. Which is interesting as some scenes of the movie...

21 people injured on Blackpool’s Big Dipper

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21 people were taken to local hospitals with back and neck injuries after 2 trains collided on the famous Big Dipper roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. After the collision, the two trains came to rest on a section of track about 20 feet of the ground, leaving the passengers stranded on the ride until the fire department could respond and...

The Happiest Place on Earth Part 2

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For Part 1 go here.

Sunday, August 2nd

Sunday began with just me heading to the park.  I was alone, which was nice and allowed me to move my pace!  I started by heading to Indiana Jones: Temple of the Forbidden Eye.  However walking down Main Street calls for an obligatory Sleeping Beauty Castle shot.  You can also see the wires that...

Kennywood Announces New Coaster for 2010

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Today Kennywood finally announced there new attraction for next year; a 50 mph LSM Launched Premier Coaster.    Riders will be launced 0-50 mph in just 3 seconds before sky rocketing straight up towards the sky 95 feet.  From there, gravity brings them straight back down before they head into a an inverted top hat.  After the train will do a...

Another Death at Walt Disney World

Posted on August 11, 2009 in Uncategorized by

After the tragic Monorail crash, followed shortly after by a bus collision, yet another Walt Disney World cast member has died.  Mark Priests passed away, he was a perfomer for the pirate tutorial show and was injurged during the performance.

Mark Priests passed away after falling off the stage for the Magic Kingdom’s “Captain Jack’s Pirate Tutorial” show.  Priests fell off...