Magical Starlight Parade

Posted on August 25, 2009 in Uncategorized by

It is no secret that Universal and Disney fight like cats and dogs.  It is very evident in Florida where Universal and Disney are always trying to outdo each other, and the same scenario seems to take place across the Pacific ocean in Japan.  Universal Studios Japan and Tokyo Disneyland have been competing ever since Universal brought a park to...

Opening Soon?

Posted on August 24, 2009 in News by

Cobra in Conny-Land was originally set to open in 2007, but set backs forced a nearly two year delay.  With the coaster nearing completion, will 2009 be the year Cobra Opens?

Built by Pax, this shuttle coaster takes you through two small airtime hills before entering a loop and going up a gentle slope backwards, before heading back doing it all...

When the Media has nothing to do…

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So it just happens to be that the media had nothing to report on the day a coaster got stuck on a lift hill and decided to make it sound so twisted that it would make national news.  Its truly ridiculous on how much the media blew this thing out of proportion.  I never fully realized it and asked me...

The Gardens in Europe

Posted on August 23, 2009 in Uncategorized by

RCTLounge member “Spencer” took a recent visit to Busch Gardens Europe, in Williamsburg, Virginia and was kind enough to send us in his photos.   Busch Gardens Europe is going through an interesting year, with the addition of Sesame Place, the announcement of the removal of Big Bad Wolf, and with the upcoming Christmas Town event this winter.  Lets take a...

How’s Freestyle Music Park doing?

Posted on August 22, 2009 in Reviews by

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During my trip to Myrtle Beach, I was able to spend a day at the newly transformed Freestyle Music Park. Here are some of my thoughts on how the park is doing under the new management:

Freestyle Music Park's beautiful lagoon

Freestyle Music Park's beautiful lagoon

1. Ride Operations: The ride operations were pretty good. Round About, formally Maximum RPM, was open all day and was cycling...

Halloween Haunt 2009

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It appears that two websites for the Halloween Haunts have gone live: California’s Great America and Carowinds.  Lets take a look at this years Halloween Haunt at those two parks.

2009 will be be California’s Great America only 2nd year at running Halloween Haunt.  After being very succesful last year, this year the park added a few new additions that are...