24 people stuck on Invertigo at Great America

Posted on August 10, 2009 in News by

Rescue crews had to respond to California’s Great America in Santa Clara today after 32 became stuck on the Vekoma Inverted Boomerang, Invertigo. This isn’t the first time rides of this type have had problems, the infamous and now defunct, Two-Face at Six Flags America was in the news several times for situations similar to this. While not many details have...

New Kennywood Attraction for 2010

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Kennywood has long been dropping hints about a brand new attraction and has now been officially said they will be adding a new major attraction next year.  While they haven’t said what it is they did say:

…anyone who enjoys the roller coasters will be pleased.

Obviously, the park is likely to announce some sort of roller coaster.  One thing that Kennywood...

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Part 2

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For those of you new to the site, be sure to check out part 1 of the Six Flags trip report.

Once our spin on V2 was over, my group and I headed over to the Shark enclosure.  Passing it we noticed Thomas Town.  This was a new addition for 2007 I believe, and features all of your favorite Thomas the train...

California’s Great America Halloween Haunt Line Up

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LA Time’s Funland blog has reported the new additions for this years Halloween Haunt.  The brand new maze for this year will be the Toy Factory.  While my early sources reported the Doll Factory, the Toy Factory sounds like it will have a similar theme.  Also returning this year will be CarnEvil, Werewolf Canyon, Corn Stalkers, Club Blood, and Slaughter House;...

Circus Trees and Enchanted Wings

Posted on August 9, 2009 in Uncategorized by

Gilroy Gardens is home to the most incredible trees ever created.  These trees are known as Circus Trees and are twisted and formed to make spectacular shapes.  These trees are the reason Gilroy Gardens was made, they are the parks icons, and are truly amazing.  Here are some photos:

Gilroy Gardens also houses a bird show with different exotic birds.  Enchanted...

Happy Valley Park Goers are Very Un-Happy

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During the park’s VIP preview day, things went haywire and it turned out disastrous.  Everything from incredibly long lines for fast food to several injuries, it was just not the parks day.  Unfortunately, this is a terrible start for what was turning out to be a great park.

The landmark wooden coaster, Fireball, by the highly respected Gravity Group broke down...

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Part 1

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Northern California’s best theme park is Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (pathetic, right?) and on July 23rd I had a chance to take a trip to the magical kingdom.   While some of the coasters here are clearly very good, it is no world class theme park by any means.  However the park is great fun for anyone within a two hour...