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Event open to all industry professionals UPDATED — The deadline to register for Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards has been extended until Thursday, August 30. This will be the last opportunity to register for this “don’t miss” industry event hosted by the beautiful Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., on Friday and Saturday, Sept. […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—During three annual 2012 safety audits, Dollywood’s Splash Country’s aquatics staff received two “exceeds standards” and one “meets standards” ratings from industry experts Ellis & Associates. “Guest safety is our top priority at Dollywood’s Splash Country and that makes these three prestigious industry ratings for our aquatics team even more important to us,” […]
RICHMOND, B.C. — WhiteWater is pleased to announce that Hopkins Rides (formerly O.D. Hopkins) has joined the WhiteWater family of companies. Hopkins Rides will continue to operate under the same name and will continue to offer its legendary amusement park attractions: the Log Flume Ride, Super Flume, Shoot the Chute, River Raft Ride, as well […]
LEBANON, Tenn. – Attendance at the Wilson County Fair, being held Aug. 17-25, has been great so far and officials, both carnival and fair, have been very happy about it. After a somewhat slow opening Friday, Aug. 17, due to weather reports of storms moving into the area, Saturday broke an all-time record for a […]
Walt Disney once said: “Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.” And so is the case with virtually every other amusement and theme park. Their ride lineups are fluid, malleable things; they are in a constant state of flux. This month AT […]
JACKSON, N.J. — After 38 years of operation and more than ten million drive-through visitors, the Six Flags Wild Safari will discontinue allowing guests to drive their own vehicles through its gates after September 30, 2012. Described as the world’s largest drive-through safari outside of Africa, the 350-acre animal sanctuary is home to 1,200 animals […]
David A. Norton, 63, of Coldwater, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at his home. The funeral Service will be held on Friday, August 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM at the First Baptist Church in Coldwater with Pastor David Pierce officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, August 23, from 2 – 8:00 PM at […]
SANDUSKY, Ohio — The venerable Intamin Bobsled coaster, Disaster Transport, gave its final rides on July 29, 2012. Although the ride is in the process of an unceremonious removal, its legacy will live on. Cedar Point is donating two of the unique ten-passenger vehicles and a section of the trough track to the National Roller […]
SALEM, N.H. — The call came from a production coordinator for the new Jason Reitman film, Labor Day. The movie crew had been shooting parts of the film nearby in Massachusetts and the script called for a scene featuring two of the principal characters in an amusement park setting, specifically riding “tea-cups.” Academy Award-winning actress […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Once a renowned rodeo clown and bullfighter, innovative circus producer Frank Curry died on July 28 in Bowling Green Kentucky. He was found, according to his family, near the entrance to the city’s Hobson Grove Park, a recreational facility in a sylvan setting. In his rodeo days, Curry was billed as […]
