21 people injured on Blackpool’s Big Dipper

Posted on August 12, 2009 in News by

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21 people were taken to local hospitals with back and neck injuries after 2 trains collided on the famous Big Dipper roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. After the collision, the two trains came to rest on a section of track about 20 feet of the ground, leaving the passengers stranded on the ride until the fire department could respond and...

The Happiest Place on Earth Part 2

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For Part 1 go here.

Sunday, August 2nd

Sunday began with just me heading to the park.  I was alone, which was nice and allowed me to move my pace!  I started by heading to Indiana Jones: Temple of the Forbidden Eye.  However walking down Main Street calls for an obligatory Sleeping Beauty Castle shot.  You can also see the wires that...

Kennywood Announces New Coaster for 2010

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Today Kennywood finally announced there new attraction for next year; a 50 mph LSM Launched Premier Coaster.    Riders will be launced 0-50 mph in just 3 seconds before sky rocketing straight up towards the sky 95 feet.  From there, gravity brings them straight back down before they head into a an inverted top hat.  After the train will do a...

Another Death at Walt Disney World

Posted on August 11, 2009 in Uncategorized by

After the tragic Monorail crash, followed shortly after by a bus collision, yet another Walt Disney World cast member has died.  Mark Priests passed away, he was a perfomer for the pirate tutorial show and was injurged during the performance.

Mark Priests passed away after falling off the stage for the Magic Kingdom’s “Captain Jack’s Pirate Tutorial” show.  Priests fell off...

The Happiest Place on Earth Part 1

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Since my family was back in Southern California for a week, we decided it was about time for another trip to our favorite place, Disneyland!  We went for two days, Friday, July 31st and Sunday, August 2nd.  It was a great trip, we got to see Electrical Parade, Fantasmic, and parts of Magical.  Join me on this trip to the...

Holiday World to announce new ride Thursday

Posted on August 10, 2009 in News by

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Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana is set to announce their new ride at 11 am Thursday in Holiday Theater. President Will Koch will make the announcement for the ride that will supposedly cost $5.5 million, the second largest investment in park history. The park will be giving a sneak peak via their twitter page before the announcement.

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