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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 […]
PUTNEY, Vt. — Following 58 years of continuous operation, Santa’s Land is turning out the lights. All the rides and related equipment will be sold at auction on Oct. 14, 2012. The proceedings will be handled by Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc. A partial listing of the park being offered for […]
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world’s largest regional theme park company, announced that it will introduce another exciting array of thrill and family rides, spectacular stage shows, and extreme water slides in 2013 across its 19 North American parks, including the transformation of Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Safari in […]
Enthusiasts, Golden Ticket voters, interested parties and the general public are welcome to attend the Golden Ticket Ceremony at Dollywood’s Celebrity Theater at 4 p.m. E.D.T. The theater is located in Dollywood and admission to the park is the responsibility of the attendee. Those who cannot make it to Dollywood will have the option to […]
Gold Striker melds together most exciting features of best wooden roller coasters in the world SANTA CLARA, Calif. — California’s Great America will open the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in Northern California in the spring of 2013. High-speed twists, turns, drops, a station fly-by and the Old West are the top features of […]
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk unveiled plans for a new $5.5M ride at the Boardwalk. A new spinning roller coaster, named Undertow, will join the Boardwalk’s scream-worthy lineup of rides next summer. Manufactured by German coaster specialist Maurer Söhne, Undertow will be the only spinning coaster in Northern California. “A spinning […]
