Monthly Archives: September 2009

Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee Concept Art

Posted on September 6, 2009 in News by

To promote Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming movie, The Princess and the Frog, both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom will be holding a special holiday entertainment offering.  Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee will get people up on their feet and dancing to the beat as Princess Tiana, Prince Neveen, Louis, the trumpet playing alligator/crocodile, and more then a dozen other performers gather on the...

Glow in the Park Parade

Posted on September 4, 2009 in Uncategorized by

If you haven’t already noticed, I am a sucker for a good parade.  Maybe it is the fact that I grew up watching all sorts of shows and parades at Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure.  But anyways, I finally got around to watching a full video of the Glow in the Park Parade and I am impressed.

I must say, based...

Cedar Point Announces Shoot the Rapids

Posted on September 3, 2009 in News by

Today Cedar Point announced their new addition for this year: Shoot the Rapids.  This new Intamin Water ride will feature a 2,100 ft trip that includes 2 incline lifts, 2 drops, and 728,000 gallons of rushing waters.  Cedar Points new addition will go onto Millenium Island before going back off the island to return to the station.

The wild river adventure...

Extreme Terror Rides: Death Defying Drops

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Last night I saw the firs airing of the sequel to the popular Extreme Terror rides on the travel channel. It was easy to tell that I was underwhelmed.

Clearly, Travel Channel did not spend nearly as much money as they did in the original, because most of the footage was from the same park over and over and over again....

Don’t You Miss…?

Posted on September 2, 2009 in Halloween by

After seeing the line up for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando, I am kind of disapointed.  While I know it will be top notch qaulity, I really do miss the unique scare zone and mazes that will unfortunately not be offered this year.

Last year, my favorite scare zone was Asylum in Wonderland, a twisted version of the...

Video of the Week: Galaxy Orbiter

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In Canada, one of the most well known theme parks is the West Edmonton Mall.  The rather small theme park is known for its incredibly forceful roller coaster called Mind Bender.  However one of the parks latest additions takes a different approach.

Galaxy Orbiter is a Gerstlauer Spinning coaster that winds over the and around the indoor theme park.  Featuring several...

Cedar Point to Announce New Ride

Posted on September 1, 2009 in News by

Cedar Point’s latest Facebook post states:

Cedar Point 09.03.09 09:10. All will be revealed.

This comes as very interesting news to see what will be announced.  I still have my eyes set on something Intamin.  What do the rest of you guys think?  Last chance to make any bets.  Leave your comments and park thoughts.