An official POV of Kennywood’s much anticipated new Premier LSM coaster, Sky Rocket, has finally arrived:
The ride seems to be very smooth, faced paced, and with unique elements like the triple s-bend “Surf Curve”, it should turn out to be a very solid roller coaster, and definitely a great addition for Kennywood.
Sky Rocket is expected to take it’s first public riders this coming Tuesday.
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Hong Kong Disneyland is heating up this summer with Stitch and Friends Summer Hangout. After the very successful event last year, Stitch’s Summer Bash, the 2010 version has been expanded to accomodate a larger variety of characters, mostly Pixar. The event includes new characters out for meet n’ greets in the hub, entertainment offerings in all 4 lands of the...
Today we learned that Will Koch, President of Holiday World and one of the greats in the amusement park world passed away at the age of 48. He was a highly respected figure in the industry, known for always putting the park guest first and over the last 20 years, he turned a small, local park into one that can not only compete, but...
Welcome to a new feature called CGA Update. These will be fairly short little updates highlighting my local amusement park, California’s Great America in Santa Clara, California. This first update was taken on June 8, 2010 on my quick day time stop at at the park.
Since Boomerang Bay does not open until 11:00 am when the rest of the park...
We were able to sit down and talk to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom’s very own Captain Lee Munro, Animal Ambassador and Media Spokesperson. Listen to our interview from Odin’s Temple of the Tiger as we discuss what’s new for 2010, how the park is dealing with the tough economy and the new “coaster wrap” ads.
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If you missed our live updates...
Park Thoughts will be Tweeting live tomorrow, June 3rd, from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA! We’ll be bringing you pictures via TwitPic on our Twitter Feed as we wind our way through the park.
We’ll start tweeting with the updates around 10AM Pacific (1PM Eastern). Make sure to follow us!
Along with our live updates, we’ll be having an interview...
Since it’s opening in 1946, Holiday World in Santa Clause, Indiana has grown to become a power house in the theme park world. When the park originally made its debut, it claimed the title as the first theme park in the world. It began as just a small getaway where families could have fun riding the few attractions. Now, Holiday...