Archive For January, 2013

ASTM F24 2013 spring global safety standards committtee meeting to be held in New Orleans

By | January 4, 2013

ASTM F24, the committee on amusement rides and attractions which produces global safety standards for the amusement industry, will be holding three days of meetings from February 14th through February 16th, 2013 at the Hyatt French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. Approximately fifty separate meetings will be held, each one focusing on a specific safety […]

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Knott's Berry Farm updates classic log flume

By | January 3, 2013

Buena Park, CA – One of the oldest log flume rides in the country will be the beneficiary of a multi-million dollar refurbishment and restoration project that will begin this January. The classic attraction opened at Knott’s Berry Farm in 1969. It was the 13th log flume ride built by Arrow Development. The $3.5 million […]

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Former Kennywood Park's president Carl Hughes dies at 91

By | January 2, 2013

Carl Hughes, former president and chairman of Kennywood Park, passed away Dec. 29 of heart failure in his Pennsylvania home. He was 91. Born in Johnstown, Pa., Carl graduated from Geneva College and began his career in 1943 as a sports writer for The Pittsburgh Press. In addition, he would help a friend working publicity […]

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