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SALEM, N.H. — Canobie Lake Park is open each weekend during September and October. The Park’s newly-acquired Equinox ride is also targeted for an October opening to ramp up the thrills planned for this fall. Equinox, a KMG Tango, features a breathtaking flight of almost 75 feet into the air spinning in almost every direction […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Gene Patrick, a longtime Arlington City Council member and theme park creative director, died Sept. 8, 2012. He was 72. Patrick served as the at-large District 8 City Council representative from 2003 until November 2011 when he was forced to resign for health reasons. Patrick, who was born in Cleburne, moved with […]
SANDUSKY, Ohio — At 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 12, Cedar Point’s crews removed the Space Spiral to pave the way for the park’s new-for-2013 coaster, GateKeeper. Contractors first worked with park maintenance staff to cut into the base of the ride, weakening it. Then a shaped charge was attached to precise points, and approximately 10 […]
DOSWELL, Va.— Togetherness takes on a whole new meaning as Kings Dominion announces plans for a multi-million dollar addition to its children’s area, Planet Snoopy. This 7-acre expansion will make Planet Snoopy the world’s largest Peanuts themed children’s area when it debuts in the spring of 2013. A multimedia website detailing all of the new […]
Roy C. Todd, founder and builder of the former White Swan Park near Moon, Pa., died Sept. 2 at his daughter’s home in Mesa, Ariz. He was 95. Born on Nov. 14, 1916, Todd grew up in North Fayette, Pa. At 17, he found employment in area coal mines and worked the coal veins for […]
KINGS ISLAND, Ohio – The K.I. & Miami Valley Railroad attraction at Kings Island has surpassed the 50-million mark in rides given since opening with the park in 1972, the second-most in park history behind the Racer roller coaster which has given more than 97 million rides. Kings Island ’s locomotives are scale replicas of […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn., Sept. 8, 2012 – In an awards show hosted today by Dollywood, Amusement Today announced the winners of its prestigious 2012 Golden Ticket Awards, which are presented to the “Best of the Best” in the amusement industry. Calculated from an international poll conducted by Amusement Today, the Golden Ticket Awards are the […]
Disneyland donates Matterhorn Bobsled cars and materials to museum. ARLINGTON, Texas — More than 53 years after opening the world’s first tubular steel roller coaster, Disneyland is donating two vehicles from the iconic Matterhorn Bobsled ride at Disneyland to the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives. First open in 1959, the 1/100th replica of the […]
The best of the best in the theme and amusement park industry converge on Dollywood for the 15th annual Golden Ticket Awards this weekend. The annual awards honoring the best of the industry include park representatives, industry officials and manufacturers from across the country and around the world. Dolly Parton herself will attend to represent […]
The 15th annual Golden Ticket Awards Ceremony will be held at Dollywood’s Celebrity Theater on Saturday, September 8, 2012. The ceremony will stream live from the Celebrity Theater beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Check back with this website or GoldenTicketAwards.com for the link to the live stream. The event may also be viewed […]
