Tuff-Tuff Tåget, or Choo Choo Train, will be Grona Lund’s new addition for this year. In an effort to provide more things to do for small children, this new addition will allow smaller riders to enjoy this mere 8 foot tall ride. The Zamplera Mini Mouse is expected to open on April 4, 2010.
This new addition just goes to show that...
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...
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...
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...
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...
S&S Worldwide has unveiled plans to debut a new 4th Dimension coaster in China. The one of a kind coaster style will open in Changzhou, China as part of the upcoming, Dinosaur Park. This will be only the third time a 4th Dimension coaster has opened up in the world, with the other two being X2 in Six Flags Magic Mountain,...
Waldameer will be introducing a unique cashless system in this upcoming 2010 season. “Wally Points” will be the parks own currency, so paying for each ride will be completely different. This new system will revolutionize how you pay for food, drinks, games, souvenirs, and rides.
At a cost of approximately $500,000 (thats a whole lot of Wally Points), the park manager...