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  • June 2008

    • Roller Coaster Decapitates South Carolina Teen

      Associated Press  |  Jun 28, 08 8:19 PM CDT

      Roller Coaster Decapitates South Carolina Teen

      (AP) - A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area today at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities said. Officials are uncertain why the 17-year-old from Columbia, SC, scaled two 6-foot fences and ignored signs that said the restricted area was dangerous. Witnesses reported he was retrieving a hat he had lost while on the ride earlier. More »

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      amusement parks  • Six Flags  • roller coasters

    • World's 10 Best Thrill Rides

      Boston Globe  |  Jun 7, 08 6:01 AM CDT

      World's 10 Best Thrill Rides

      (Newser) - For intense thrill-seekers blessed with strong stomachs, the Boston Globe offers this list of the 10 scariest rides on the planet: Superman Ride of Steel, Six Flags New England, Agawam, Mass.: Speeds of more than 77 mph and a 221-foot drop into a tunnel. X2, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, Calif.: 360-degree rotating seats and head-first drops. Fahrenheit, Hersheypark, Hershey, Pa.: At 97 degrees, the steepest drop in the US. More »

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      tourism  • amusement parks  • Six Flags  • roller coasters

    • Theme Park Jack Sparrow Recalls Arrrduous Gig

      Los Angeles  |  Jun 1, 08 9:18 AM CDT

      Theme Park Jack Sparrow Recalls Arrrduous Gig

      (Newser) - Salacious proposals from drunken damsels and stalkers equipped with Disneyland annual passes dot the treacherous seas an actor playing Disneyland's Jack Sparrow must navigate. A pirate who had some issues with Disney's innumerable rules, including forbidding the swashbuckler to mention rum or grow the signature Johnny Depp goatee, spills to Los Angeles magazine. More »

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      California  • MySpace  • actor  • Pirates of the Caribbean  • Disneyland  • amusement parks

  • April 2008

    • Okla. Man Buys Santa Monica Ferris Wheel

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 26, 08 9:19 AM CDT

      Okla. Man Buys Santa Monica Ferris Wheel

      (Newser) - The Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel has been sold on eBay for $132,400—to a first-time eBayer and the son of a former Oklahoma City mayor, the Los Angeles Times reports. Grant Humphreys, a 32-year-old real estate developer who'd never set eyes on the crowd-pleaser, placed the winning bid yesterday just before the close of the auction that drew six bidders. More »

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      California  • eBay  • Oklahoma City  • amusement parks  • Santa Monica

    • Dubai Is the New Mecca for Theme Parks

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 3, 08 3:56 PM CDT

      Dubai Is the New Mecca for Theme Parks

      (Newser) - The big US amusement companies—Six Flags, Universal, SeaWorld, Warner Bros., MGM—have all seen the future, and it's in Dubai. That's where the world's largest playland—a sprawling $64-billion collection of theme parks, golf courses, museums and hotels—is going up, but it's only the most dramatic of projects in the works all over the Middle and Far East, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      South Korea  • Abu Dhabi  • Dubai  • Singapore  • DreamWorks  • Universal Studios  • Shanghai  • amusement parks  • theme park  • Six Flags

  • July 2007

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