Top 3 Theme Park Novelties

Posted on February 28, 2010 in Uncategorized by

There are certain items that scream a good old amusement park to me.  These novelties are the quintessential items to have a classic theme park, they are have the same essence as a good old fashion wooden coaster, a hand carved carousel, or the grand strip lights that glisten at night.  Souveniers like these are slwoly disappearing but are still...

Sea World Trainer Drowns in Killer Whale Attack

Posted on February 27, 2010 in News by

Tragedy at Sea World yesterday as one of the park’s most experienced trainers was drowned by the biggest killer whale in captivity.  While officials have yet to release details, there are conflicting reports of how the events played out.  There are some video clips of moments prior to the incident but it is unknown if the actual incident was caught...

Get Published on Park Thoughts!

Posted on February 26, 2010 in Park Thoughts Updates by

Do you write articles and reviews about Amusement Parks? We’d love to have them published here on Park Thoughts!

Park Thoughts is looking for articles and reviews to publish to our large collection. We’re looking for only the best, top-notch writing out there.

If you’re interested, please follow these guidelines:

  • Must be in correctly typed US English. Articles with repeated spelling and grammar...

News Round-Up

Posted on February 24, 2010 in News by

Its time for a quick round up of the news that Park Thoughts has unfortunately missed in the past few days.

First up is the now gone, but not forgotten, Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is now the subject of a battle between Six Flags and the Kentucky Fair.  Each of them have filed a lawsuit against each other,  Why is the...

Welcome Back Captain

Posted on February 19, 2010 in Uncategorized by

First and foremost, I would like to apologize for the past two days.  Sadly, due to an unfortunate accident, my entire city lost power early this week and since they have fixed it, there have been power surges in the city ever since.  So due to the lack of power, there may be a shortage of posts in the coming...

Coney Island Announces Expansion

Posted on February 17, 2010 in News by

New York City mayor, Micheal Bloomberg, and Centeral Amusement International (CAI) pulled back the curtain on the plans to expand the Coney Island district greatly with new expansion plots along the waterfront.  CAI will be leasing three sections of land for new amusement park development.  They are pouring $30 million into developing and maintaining this new park for at least...

GCI Terrain Coaster for China

Posted on February 16, 2010 in News by

China seems to get all the fun stuff, first a new 4D Coaster, and now a huge GCI terrain coaster.  Yes, GCI made the big reveal today after playing mind games with the coaster enthusiast world.  Opening this season at Knight Valley in Shenzen, China will be an incredibly huge, terrain following wooden coaster.  Topping off at about 147 feet...