ATRA World News 2014
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December 14, 2014
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November 18, 2014
ZDT Amusement Park Adding Switchback! In 2015!
Switchback! Inspired by the first roller coaster in America, Switchback Railway at Coney Island, ZDT's Switchback will be the only wooden shuttle coaster in the world! Designed by Gravity Group, this EXTREME family... coaster will take a 64 ft over-hill initial drop, provide multiple airtime moments, a 104 degree over-banked turn, fly through a building, and travel up a 65 ft spire, only to descend and run the whole track again in reverse! This will not only be the first modern wooden shuttle coaster, but also the first shuttle coaster that doesn't sacrifice the traditional lift hill and drop by employing a track-switch at the bottom of the first hill to take you back to the train station when the ride has been completed!
Read more on ZDT's Facebook page
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November 15, 2014
Knott's Berry Farm Adding New Dark Ride In 2015!
The one-of-a-kind Voyage to the Iron Reef interactive dark ride coming to Knott's Berry Farm in 2015 will drop visitors into the middle of an underwater battle brimming with steampunk-inspired sea creatures determined to destroy the Buena Park theme park. The new 4-D shoot-'em-up attraction will take over a long-neglected location in the Boardwalk section of the park that was once home to two beloved dark rides: Knott's Bear-y Tales and Kingdom of the Dinosaurs.
Read more from The LA Times
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November 4, 2014
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Adding New Family Ride, Barbecue Restaurant Next Year!
Described as a family ride, The Cedar Creek Flyers is slated to make its debut at the park this spring, according to a news release. The ride features eight, two-person carriages that send guests flying 28 feet over the midway. In addition to the new ride, Smokehouse Barbecue will join its restaurant lineup next year.
Read more from The Express-Times
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But wait... there's more...Kings Island Installing New Flying Scooters, Kiddie Ride And Food Upgrades For 2015!
Two new family rides, the largest Starbucks store in the Tri-State, and other improvements are all part of Kings Island's plan for next summer. The first of the new rides is Woodstock Gliders, a classic flying scooters ride from Larson International. The ride features eight two-person planes that glide 28 feet above the ground. As the planes begin to rotate, they will fan out over a large area. Each plane has a stationary rear wing and a moveable front wing which allows the guest to control the flight and alter their ride experience from mild to wild. Woodstock Gliders is similar to the Flying Eagles, a popular former Kings Island ride that entertained more than 12 million guests during its 32 years of operation from 1972 to 2004. The second new ride is Snoopy's Space Buggies from Zamperla, an attraction designed for children of all ages to enjoy with their parents or grandparents. Six four-seat vehicles will bounce up and down while rotating in a circle. The new rides will be located next to each other in the 14-time, award-winning Planet Snoopy kids' area of the park.
Read more from Kings Island
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October 26, 2014
Alabama Splash Adventure Restores Rampage Roller Coaster!
Members of the American Coaster Enthusiasts had the first chance to ride the newly restored Rampage roller coaster Saturday at Alabama Splash Adventure. The park was closed during the private event, but the general public will have the opportunity to ride the 3,5000-foot-long wooden roller coaster when the park's season begins in May. The Rampage was originally built in 1998. Reaching a height of 120 feet and a top speed of 56 miles per hour, Rampage was a fixture at the park's previous incarnation, Visionland and later Alabama Adventure. When the park's previous owners decided three years ago to transform the amusement park into a water park only, Rampage was closed down. Over the past six months, the owners of Alabama Splash Adventure have embarked on an extensive restoration project to replace virtually the entire track — including over 1,400 boards and supports — and restore the 28-seat train.
Read more from TuscaloosaNews.com
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October 11, 2014
Hoffman's Playland Will Reopen Next Year In A New Home!
How do you move an approximately 3-acre amusement park in six months? That's a question Jeff Sperber will have to answer when he relocates Hoffman's Playland from Colonie and reopens it around Memorial Day near his North Albany business, Huck Finn's Warehouse and More.
Read more from The Times-Union
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September 26, 2014
Kentucky Kingdom Adding 5 Attractions In 2015!
When Kentucky Kingdom kicked off its comeback in May after a five-year hiatus, no one knew if the theme park could recapture its status as a Louisville landmark. But Kentucky Kingdom attracted nearly 600,000 visitors and sold 117,000 season passes in 2014 — strong results that led the theme park's owners to expand the schedule and accelerate investment in new rides for next year. The park will add five attractions next year, including three rides mothballed by prior owners — the T3 roller coaster (a refurbished T2); the Raging River Raft Ride; and the Enterprise, a modernized Ferris wheel-shaped ride that flattens as it spins its passengers in gondolas. Also debuting next year are two new rides — a 130-foot-tall SkyCatcher swing and Cyclos pendulum that rotates 360 degrees — that will cost about $1 million with installation.
Read more from The Courier-Journal
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September 19, 2014
Mantis To Become Rougarou At Cedar Point!
Cedar Point, The Roller Coaster Capital of the World, will introduce a dynamically new riding experience when it unleashes Rougarou in the spring of 2015. Named after a terrifying werewolf-like creature in French folklore, Rougarou [roo-guh-roo] feeds on screams and lurks in and around the swampy lagoon at the center of the park, shared with other coasters like Iron Dragon and Top Thrill Dragster. Rougarou's floorless trains will take riders on an epic journey at speeds reaching 60 mph as their feet dangle just inches above the track and the murky waters below. The trains will be manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, Monthey, Switzerland, the same team behind rides like Raptor and GateKeeper, and will transform the ride experience dramatically while utilizing the structure and track of the former Mantis roller coaster.
Read more from Cedar Point
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September 11, 2014
Valleyfair! Expanding Soak City Water Park In 2015!
New for 2015 is a massive water slide complex with six new slides. Breakers Pipeline features four tube slides that will enclose riders in a capsule, sixty-five-feet up. Once inside, the floor will fall out from underneath riders sending them through a series of drops, twists and turns. Breakers Plunge consists of two speed slides that drop riders ninety feet, virtually straight down. The expansion also includes Barefoot Beach, an interactive family-friendly splash pad spanning nearly an acre. Construction on the project will begin this fall and the expanded Soak City Waterpark is expected to open in the spring of 2015. Guests will continue to enjoy two parks for the price of one throughout the season with Valleyfair and Soak City Waterpark.
Read the entire press release from Valleyfair
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September 5, 2014
Lagoon Amusement Park Announces Cannibal Roller Coaster For 2015!
Reaching speeds up to 70 mph, pulling 4.2 G forces and towering 208 feet high, Cannibal was announced by Lagoon, ending months of speculation. Ride elements will include a vertical lift, inverted loop, diving loop, an underground tunnel, a water feature and a feature officials describe as a "beyond vertical drop." Officials also said there will be a secret thrill element that will not be revealed until the ride opens. The ride, which will be on the north side of the park, will have a design with a few jungle inspirations.
Read more from The Standard Examiner
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September 2, 2014
Cedar Point Announces That Mantis Will Be "Squashed!"
It's the "last stand" for one of Cedar Point's steel scream machines. The park announced that the Mantis roller coaster will soon give its final rides. Mantis was billed as the tallest, fastest and steepest stand-up roller coaster in the world when it opened on May 11, 1996. Featuring trains that secure guests in a standing position, Mantis provides its passengers with a unique ride experience. Guests still have time to give Mantis a "standing ovation" before it shuts down permanently on Sunday, October 19 at 8 p.m. Additional plans for the 2015 season will be announced at a later date.
Read more at PointBuzz
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August 28, 2014
Six Flags Unveils New Attractions For Every Park In 2015!
Six Flags has unveiled its 2015 lineup of new roller coasters, thrill rides and water slides at the amusement park chain's 13 locations. Additions are to include three roller coasters, five thrill rides, two dark rides and two water attractions.
Read more from the Los Angeles Times
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August 21, 2014
Carowinds Announces Fury 325 For 2015!
For more than 40 years, Carowinds has been the place where the Carolinas come together. It's where the Tar Heel State and the Palmetto State meet. It's where families and friends bond over thrilling rides and entertainment. Carowinds will now unite its storied history with its future as the standard for thrills by unleashing Fury 325, the world's tallest and fastest giga coaster.
To read more and see video click here
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August 13, 2014
Silver Dollar City Announces Fireman's Landing, An Area With 10 New Attractions!
Sound the alarm as Silver Dollar City debuts 10 NEW Family Adventures coming Spring 2015! Centered around the headquarters of Station No. 3, Fireman's Landing is designed with the atmosphere and theming of an old-time volunteer firefighter recruitment fair with activities set up to test the skills of even the youngest would-be recruits. The addition to our 1880's city encompasses nearly 2 acres and increases the park's attractions adding six family rides and four interactive play zones. The additions include a drop tower.
For more details, visit the official Fireman's Landing page at Silver Dollar City's web site.
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August 12, 2014
Hersheypark Announces Laff Trakk, An Indoor Spinning Roller Coaster!
After a month-long series of riddle-like clues, Hersheypark announced Tuesday morning that it will add its 13th roller coaster; an indoor, funhouse-themed thrill ride called Laff Trakk, for its 2015 season. The twisting, spinning ride will be located in the Midway America section of the park and will integrate the classic Hersheypark funhouse character Laffing Sal, a hall of mirrors, as well as effects that make you feel like you're falling through picture frames and traveling through a lighted tunnel.
Read more from LancasterOnline
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August 8, 2014
Commissioners Move Forward With Sheriff's Sale For Conneaut Lake Park!
Conneaut Lake Park is being moved toward a sheriff's sale to pay off its more than $925,000 worth of property tax debt owed to four government entities. Calling the collection of back taxes owed by the amusement park their fiduciary due, Crawford County commissioners voted unanimously this morning to begin proceedings with a sheriff's sale of the amusement park. A sheriff's sale could happen as soon as October, if foreclosure action is filed with the Crawford County court system by next week.
See photos Read more from The Meadville Tribune
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August 7, 2014
Canada's Wonderland Retiring SkyRider Stand-up Roller Coaster!
After almost 23 million riders, Canada's Wonderland will be saying goodbye to the iconic stand-up looping roller coaster, SkyRider. Monday, September 1, 2014 will be the last chance for riders to experience one of the legends in the roller coaster collection at the park. SkyRider opened for riders in May, 1985 and was instantly a hit for coaster enthusiasts across North America. It was the first stand-up coaster to be built in Canada, and second in the world with a loop. The ride closes at 8PM on September 1.
See photos Read more from Canada's Wonderland via PR Newswire
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But wait... there's more...Equinox Closed Indefinitely At Canobie Lake Park!
The twisting and twirling of the Equinox has stopped, possibly for good. Canobie Lake Park has shut down the newest and one of its most popular attractions at the 112-year-old amusement park, according to spokesman Chris Nicoli said. The ride will be closed for "the foreseeable future," Nicoli said in a brief statement.
See photos Read more from The Eagle-Tribune
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But wait... there's more...Waldameer Park Planning To Add Wave Pool in 2015!
Waldameer is planning a wave pool for 2015 suitable for 1,000 guests as part of a $10 million expansion. Township authorities must still approve the plan.
See photos Read more from WIVB/Buffalo
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July 24, 2014
Holiday World Announces Thunderbird, A Launched B&M Wing Roller Coaster!
The nation's first launched wing coaster will take flight over Holiday World in 2015. Named Thunderbird, Holiday World's first major steel roller coaster will feature a zero-to-60 miles-per-hour launch in 3.5 seconds, followed by multiple inversions - including a 14-story Immelmann loop, Zero-g roll, barrel roll, and a loop soaring 125 feet in the air. Continuing Holiday World's tradition of sending roller coasters through its thickly wooded and hilly terrain, Thunderbird will at first soar and loop high in the air and then hug the ground, surprising riders with rapid-fire "near misses" such as keyholes, themed elements, other rides, trees, and even the ground.
Read more from the official site: Holiday World's Thunderbird
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July 18, 2014
Carowinds New Fury 325 Giga Coaster Layout On You Tube!
This is the layout of the new B&M giga coaster at Carowinds based on the blueprints on Screamscape. This is a very close estimate of what Carowinds will be getting in 2015. Made in NoLimits 2.
See simulation on YouTube Fury - 325/Centurion
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July 16, 2014
Seaside Heights' Historic Carousel To Be Auctioned Off — Whole Or Piece By Piece!
The elaborate hand-carved 1910 carousel gracing Casino Beach Pier in Seaside Heights survived Hurricane Sandy and the devastating fire of 2013, but it is at risk of being broken up and auctioned off piece by piece if a buyer does not step forward to save it.
Read more from The Star-Ledger
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July 12, 2014
Hoffman's Playland Equipment To Be Auctioned, Park Closing For Good!
Hoffman's Playland will close for good in September and its 18 amusement park rides will be sold at auction, ending a cherished tradition in Colonie, New York but paving the way for more commercial and residential development in the suburban Albany town.
Read more from Albany Business Review
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July 2, 2014
Adventureland Long Island Announces New Roller Coaster For 2015!
Adventureland in Long Island, New York, announced a new coaster for 2015. The for-now nameless ride is being designed by Mack Rides, and will be one of their spinning coaster models. Adventureland is not quite ready to release all the details on their new ride, but did post the coaster's layout. The new ride will be the park's tallest and fastest coaster, and will replace Hurricane, currently the Adventureland's largest roller coaster.
Read more from NewsPlusNotes
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But wait... there's more...Notorious Action Park Opens Again This Summer!
What's now open at the 35-acre Action Park site in Vernon, NJ, is an amalgam of the old and the new — gone are the race cars with shoddy brakes and the park's most infamous attraction, a water slide with a full vertical loop, which was open for just a month before knocking around too many kids and shutting down for good. Which isn't to say Action Park is tame now. Far from it.
Read more from The New York Post
Check out Weird N.J.'s Blood Sport: Revisiting Traction… Er, Action, Park for some bone-shattering history of the original Action Park.
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But wait... there's even more...Great Coasters International Members Form New Skyline Attractions!
Four amusement industry veterans announced today the founding of Skyline Attractions, LLC. Chris Gray, Jeff Pike, Evan Souliere, and Bill Wydra boast more than 50 years combined experience in amusement ride and device development. They will bring their lifelong passion for amusement parks and spectacular new ideas to life through Skyline Attractions, LLC and a subsidiary company, Skyline Design, LLC.
Read more from the official Skyline Attractions, LLC web site
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June 25, 2014
Six Flags New England Will Be Retiring Cyclone!
Six Flags New England will be retiring the infamous wooden roller coaster Cyclone on Sunday,July 20. Riders from throughout the region will want to visit the Thrill Capital of New England during the next few weeks to experience their last ride ever on this nostalgic coaster. For over three decades, Cyclone has thrilled, entertained, and created memories for families and thrill seekers of all ages.
Read more and see video from Boston.com
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June 24, 2014
Ghost Town In The Sky Opening Delayed!
A mountain amusement park that was planning to open Friday, will have to wait a little longer. Ghost Town in the Sky in Maggie Valley, now hopes to open July 4th. Owner Alaska Presley says that crews have run into a big issue installing a water line, which is causing the delayed opening. Along with problems installing new water lines, News 13 has now learned that an evacuation road partially washed out.
Read more from WLOS/Asheville, NC
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June 22, 2014
Group Looking To Restore Joyland Amusement Park Disbands!
A group formed with the hope of reopening Joyland Amusement Park at its current location has decided to disband. Restore Hope Inc., also known as the Joyland Restoration Project, is a non-profit organization formed in 2011. Their goal was to raise the necessary funds to where they could bring back the famed amusement park. Joyland opened in 1949 and for 57 years was a staple in the Wichita community. The park closed its gates in 2006 and the grounds have slowly deteriorated.
Park owner Margaret Nelson Spear said odds are the park will stayed closed.
Read more and see video from KSNW/Wichita
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June 12, 2014
New Governing Board For Conneaut Lake Park Is Named!
Crawford County Court of Common Pleas approved a settlement ousting the governing board of Conneaut Lake Park and replacing it with a new one. President Judge Anthony Vardaro approved the consent decree between Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane and Trustees of Conneaut Lake Park which removed the seven members of the Trustees with no admission of negligence or wrongdoing by the outgoing board members. Trustees of Conneaut Lake Park is the nonprofit corporation that oversees the public trust that owns the 122-year-old amusement park. The consent decree also calls for a $200,000 payment from the Trustees' errors and omissions insurance policy.
Read more from The Meadville Tribune
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June 5, 2014
Colossus To Close At Six Flags Magic Mountain!
Six Flags Magic Mountain's iconic roller coaster Colossus will close Aug. 16 after a 36-year run. The mammoth wooden roller coaster first opened at Magic Mountain on June 29, 1978. The dual-tracked coaster features a 115-foot drop and nearly a mile-long track. Colossus has made guest appearances in both movies and television shows, including "National Lampoon's Vacation" and the made-for-TV film "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park."
Read more from The Signal
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May 22, 2014
Kentucky Kingdom Preparing For An Ambitious Reopening!
Despite initial doubts, Kentucky Kingdom is scheduled to reopen May 24 with a lineup that includes many of the rides from the park's early years, such as the Flying Dutchman flying wooden shoes, Mile High Falls shoot-the-chutes, Sun & Moon Ferris wheel, Zeppelin balloon ride and Tin Lizzies classic cars, along with a slate of classic carnival rides like the Himalaya, Enterprise, Breakdance and Bluebeard's Bounty swinging pirate ship. Among the 20 new attractions set for opening day: A 5-D movie, a sea lions aquatic show, a 13-story drop tower, a flying scooter ride and a first-of-its-kind $7-million roller coaster. The new Lightning Run coaster pays homage to Greezed Lightnin', the 1978 Schwarzkopf shuttle loop coaster it replaces, as well as Thunder Run, a 1990 Dinn Corp. wooden coaster getting a $1-million makeover in advance of opening day.
Read more from The LA Times
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May 19, 2014
Arnolds Park Opens For 124th Season With Renovated Legend Roller Coaster!
Established by W.B. Arnold in 1889, Arnolds Park Amusement Park has grown from just a singular water slide dumping into West Lake into a multi-facet experience for the whole family to enjoy. The Legend was originally built in 1927 and opened for its first ride in 1930. Today it is the 13th oldest wooden roller coaster in the world, eighth in the U.S. and second oldest west of the Mississippi River.
Read more from The Dickinson County News
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March 25, 2014
Six Gun City Announces Changes For 2014!
Six Gun City (Jefferson, NH) is now Fort Jefferson Fun Park!
Free Admission • Free Parking • Free Shows • Free Use Of The Picnic Area
Choose either an all day pass, or purchase a coupon book to pick the rides you want for a very affordable family outing.
New This Year - Stay Where You Play - Cabin Rentals Right in the Park! They've turned some of the existing buildings into cabins, so you can actually stay IN the park. Right next door is Fort Jefferson Campground - bring your own tent, camper or RV!
Fort Jefferson Fun Park opens for the 58th season on May 24th, 2014
For more information, visit the Fort Jefferson Fun Park website
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March 13, 2014
Holiday World's Koch Family Branches Out And Buys Alabama's Splash Adventure!
Good news for fans of the former Visionland and later Alabama Adventure amusement park - members of the Koch family, who up until recently ran Holiday World, have purchased the property with apparent plans for opening the amusement rides in the future. As a bit of a surprise, Alabama's Splash Adventure water park - what's currently left operating of the original Visionland - changed their website today to show off Dan and his sister Natalie as part of the newly "family owned & operated" facility. If the plan is to reopen the amusement park, there will be plenty of work required. Looking at a recent aerial shot of the property on Google, it seems that many of the park's former rides have already been ripped out. The two largest, a Boomerang coaster and the wooden Rampage coaster, are still standing however.
Read more from NewsPlusNotes Blog
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March 12, 2014
Idlewild Park's Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Of Make-Believe Ride Will Be Revamped in 2015!
Idlewild and SoakZone announced that the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood of Make-Believe ride has ended its run and will be revamped for 2015 with the new theme of "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood," PBS's successor program to "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," in the same location. The decision to remove the old Neighborhood of Make-Believe ride -- which opened in 1989 and featured animatronic versions of King Friday XIII, X the Owl, the Platypus family and Daniel Striped Tiger -- was a mutual decision between Idlewild and the Fred Rogers Company.
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February 28, 2014
Gillian's Funland In Sea Isle City Closed For Good!
Gillian's Funland of Sea Isle City, a 5-year-old amusement park that local officials hoped would attract families to the resort, is pulling out of Sea Isle City. Jay Gillian, who owns the park and the much larger Gillian's Wonderland Pier in Ocean City, said Hurricane Sandy-related damage and other factors prompted the closing in Sea Isle City.
Read more from The Press of Atlantic City
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February 16, 2014
Bay Beach Amusement Park To See Some New improvements!
Improvements to Bay Beach Amusement Park is in the works, according to Green Bay park officials. A new concession stand is planned, as is new lighting, a 400 stall parking lot and cosmetic upgrades to the Zippin Pippin roller coaster and the Sea Dragon. The price tag for all of that is expected to be north of $800,000. Should things go according to plan this summer, officials say more fun projects will begin. That entails moving the route of the train to include a track heading west and a path underneath the Zippin Pippin. Adding a new ride fits the park's master plan, which was updated last year. It calls for at least one ride to be added every two years for the next seven years.
Read more from WTAQ/Green Bay
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February 10, 2014
Sale Of Conneaut Lake Park Moves Forward!
Crawford County officials are moving forward with plans to sell Conneaut Lake Park at the county tax claim sale in September.
Today the county commissioners approved engaging a Pittsburgh law firm to begin the process of legally preparing the various parcels of park property for sale. The historic amusement park consists of more than 40 individual parcels of land. It all stands to be sold September 26th because the park board of trustees has failed to find a way to pay more than $850-thousand-dollars in back property taxes, penalties and interest.
Read more and see video from WJET/Erie
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January 30, 2014
Silverwood To Double The Size Of Its Family Entertainment Area!
Silverwood Theme Park this summer will almost double the size of its family entertainment area. New rides for 2014 include a kite glider in which adults can lay side by side with their child, a puppy-themed ride and a spinning family roller coaster.
Read more from The Coeur d'Alene Press
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January 23, 2014
New Improvements Coming To Waldameer Park!
Despite the snow and bitter cold, crews have been busy recently making improvements at Waldameer Amusement Park. No new rides are planned for the 2014 season. But construction on a huge water park expansion is scheduled to start in the fall. Since the park closed last September, owners have spent about $500,000 in improvements. One focus has been the XScream drop tower. It has received a new paint job and all new high tech lighting. The park is also making improvements to the existing water park. Two of the body slides getting new coatings to make the ride faster and smoother. And other slides getting a colorful new look.
Read more and see video at WICU TV12
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January 18, 2014
Indiana Beach Announces 2014 Rides, Including A Roller Coaster For Kids!
Indiana Beach has announced Dragon Wagon, a kid coaster with 60 feet of track. It also announced three other rides, including a Baby Baron and Rock-n-Tug, for 2014.
Read more from the official Indiana Beach Facebook page
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January 16, 2014
Construction Begins On New Keansburg Roller Coaster To Replace The 'Wild Cat' That Was Destroyed By Hurricane Sandy!
Construction has begun on a new ride at Keansburg Amusement Park to replace the Wild Cat coaster mangled by the superstorm Sandy. The foundation is down for the new roller coaster, and parts of it have also arrived. It will have a loop taking passengers upside down.
Read more and see video from News 12 New Jersey
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January 12, 2014
New Construction-Themed Amusement Park Being Built In New Jersey!
Diggerland Adventure Park, billed by developers as the first construction-themed amusement park in the United States, will be built in West Berlin, Camden County, a spokesman for the company building the 14-acre park confirmed today. The park is built by Sahara Sam's Oasis at 100 Pinedge Drive, adjacent to its indoor-outdoor water park on Route 73, spokesman Chris Peters said. Peters said ground has already been broken and that Diggerland is tentatively scheduled for an early summer opening.
Read more from NJ.com
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