Category: News

Man Dies after riding Fire Hawk (King’s Island)

Posted on August 9, 2009 in News by

Today is a tragic day as a park guests tragically died after riding the park’s coaster Firehawk.  All of us at Park Thoughts have our hearts out to the families and hope the best of wishes.

MASON, Ohio (BNO NEWS) — A passenger died after riding the Firehawk roller coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio on Saturday afternoon, a spokesman...

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to ReImagine a Classic

Posted on August 6, 2009 in News by

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is one of the last remaining sea side amusement parks on the west coast. However, they do continue the legacy of these beach side boardwalks by constantly adding new attractions and shows every few years. Recently the park opened Sea Swings, a Wave Swinger with artwork that pays tribute to the park’s history. Next year the park...

B&M track arrives at Carowinds

Posted on August 5, 2009 in News by

Carowinds has pretty much been the center of attention on Park Thoughts this week, and we have even more news to bring you. 3 peices of Red B&M track, which appears to be brake run, are now sitting in the park’s overflow parking lot next to Thunder Road. The really isn’t much of a surprise, because the speculation all along was that...

More clues point to name “White Lightning”

Posted on August 4, 2009 in News by

If the leaked logo and the phrase “Lightning Really Does Strike Twice” on the teaser at the park aren’t enough to prove that Carowinds 2010 addition will be named “White Lightning,” this certainly will. It was pointed out that http://www.whitelightning.carowinds.com/ is now displaying an “Under  Constuction” message. I’m not really sure what the Windows logo being cut out of a wall...

Freestyle Music Park expansion for 2010?

Posted on July 30, 2009 in News by

FSMPBlog.com posted some photos today of markers that have some up at Freestyle Music Park.  The markers are located behind the Tiki Mart in Myrtle’s Beach.  Most people think the park needs another water ride, which would fit very nicely in the beach themed area of the park.

Some photos of the markers:

#gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left;...

Worlds of Fun gives us teaser for new Haunt

Posted on July 28, 2009 in Halloween, News by

Today Worlds of Fun released some teasers of plans for what could be a new Halloween Haunt maze.  The plans don’t really show much, but them teasing like this obviously means that they will be getting at least 1 new maze for the Halloween event.

#gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%;...