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The park just announced that Georgia Surfer is the winning name of the new Ultra Surf coaster opening this summer. Over 2,500 name suggestions were submitted and over 27,000 votes were cast in choosing the winner.

Vekoma sent us some photos and a video of the Circuit Breaker train. The video is on our socials.

SeaWorld Entertainment announced it will change its name to United Parks & Resorts Inc., effective Feb. 12, 2024. The Company's stock ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange will change from SEAS to PRKS, with trading as PRKS to begin Feb. 13, 2024. The same day the company’s main website...

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Comcast revealed in its fourth-quarter earnings report Thursday that its NBC/Universal theme parks division saw a 12.2% increase in revenue to $2.3 billion, with the company attributing the growth partly to the ongoing popularity of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka and...

In addition to Kings Island's new Snoopy's Soap Box Racers Vekoma family boomerang, three rides will change names as part of the park's Camp Snoopy expansion. The 'Flying Ace Aerial Chase' Vekoma suspended family coaster will rebrand as 'Woodstock's Air Rail', while the 'Woodstock Gliders'...

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A large fire ravaged the Wild West-themed Pullman City amusement park in Eging am See, in Lower Bavaria, Germany last night. Several wooden structures along the park’s Main Street, including the saloon, steak house restaurant, and music hall, were consumed by the devastating flames, leading to...

Old news, but nothing has been posted here so far about these new parks coming to Japan. Katana, the company that was involved with the renewal of Seibuen Amusement Park in Saitama which reopened in 2021, and has also helped with the rebranding and management of Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park in...

Double post Yay! Just days after news broke that it would be closing its doors for good this past weekend, Playland Fresno announced operator Helm and Sons struck a deal with the Playland board to continue to operate the amusement park for at least another six months. The park is expanding its...

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Bad news - last week my car was totaled Good news - I bought a new one today thanks to a big insurance payoff Photos of both

After nearly 70 years Playland Fresno will be permanently closing in less than a week. Playland opened its gates in 1955, the same year Disneyland opened, and in a social media post, the amusement park says its last day will be this Sunday, January 14. The park, the home of a dragon coaster...

Update - An investigation team of members from various government departments identified three key figures responsible for the tragedy, resulting in legal charges against those individuals and administrative penalties for nine others. The manager of Shenzhen Happy Valley surnamed Yue; the...

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A couple of recent evacs caught my eye. Yesterday SeaWorld San Diego's Journey To Atlantis "popular flume ride" had an e-stop on the lift hill forcing the evacuation and earlier today "people left trapped on top of one of world’s largest rollercoaster" during another lift hill e-stop on DC...

Several attractions at Disneyland will close this week to make way for the park's planned renovations. The closure includes World of Color, Sailing Ship Columbia, Grizzly River Run, and It's a Small World, which will all be temporarily closed beginning on Jan. 7 or 8. The four attractions will...