Demon Drop at Dorney

Posted on January 29, 2010 in News by

After originally being reported that it was heading to the West Coast, it now appears officially confirmed by The Morning Call that the Demon will indeed be heading to Dorney Park.  Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio retired the Intamin 1st Generation Drop Tower after 25 years of operation in 209.  One park’s trash is another park’s treasure.

Set to open in...

Introducing Mr. Six’s Dance Coaster

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Six Flag’s Magic Mountain has finally unveiled their highly anticipated family coaster; Mr. Six’s Dance Coaster.  The Vekoma Roller Skater is making its journey from its former Jazzland home in New Orleans to Valencia, California, to please hundreds of little thrill seekers.  Topping off at just 28 feet, the ride seems to be an excellent addition to the park with its...

Track finally arrives for Kennywood’s Sky Rocket

Posted on January 26, 2010 in News by

After month’s of wondering “what’s going on with Kennywood’s new ride?” we finally have an update. Two pieces of track arrived for the park’s Premier LSM launch coaster “Sky Rocket” on Friday.  The track is the standard thin track used on most of Priemer’s more recent rides such as Round About at Freestyle Music Park and the Backlot Stunt Coasters. At this...

Season Passes from Coast to Coast

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With tough economic times, the amusement park industry has reacted quickly by adjusting their annual passes accordingly. Weather this meant they offered lower prices, or raised their prices, the economy may have effected your season pass plans for 2010. Lets take a look from coast to coast, the season pass situation.

Starting at Kennywood, the nostalgic park will finally be offering...

A Colorful Construction Update

Posted on January 24, 2010 in Uncategorized by

Disney’s California Adventure’s new nighttime spectacular, World of Color is getting closer and closer to its Spring 2010 opening.  Many videos and images have started to surface that show off the testing happening right now for the giant water show.

Image from: MiceChat.com

Pictured above you can see the park doing some late night testing on the fountains.  I believe this is...

Poll Results: Favorite Busch Park

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It seems that our readers like Europe more than Africa, that is with the Busch Parks. Busch Gardens Europe beat out Africa by double the votes. But that doesn’t mean people hate Busch Gardens Africa. There are some that like both equally, and with good reason. Both feature outstanding lineups of coasters, primarily Bolliger & Mabillard’s. Each has their own...

Legoland Florida, Its Official!

Posted on January 23, 2010 in News by

Only days after Merlin Entertainment announced they were purchasing Cypress Gardens, in Florida, they unveiled the new plan for the park: Legoland Florida.  The Floridian version of the park will be the biggest Legoland park in the entire world.

Legoland Florida will take aspects from both the Legoland parks and the former Cypress Gardens.  It will include atleast 40 main attractions,...