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NEWS ABOUT: amusement parks

amusement parks stories: 11 news summaries

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman will take her new spouse's last name, but they can't live together—the object of her affection is an amusement park ride. Amy Wolfe is so devoted to the "1000 Nachts“ gondola at Knoebels Amusement Resort that she rides it 300 times a year, the Sun ... More »

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Pennsylvania • wedding • amusement parks • rollercoasters • theme park • carnival • objectum sexuality • Amy Wolfe • 1001 Nachts • Knobels Amusement Resort

(Newser) - Theme park operator Six Flags has declared bankruptcy, Bloomberg reports. The company has not had a profitable year since 1998 and is burdened with $2.4 billion in debt. Six Flags underwent a wide-ranging reorganization starting in 2005 when Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder became chairman. The company, whose 20... More »

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Washington Redskins • debt • amusement parks • theme park • Daniel Snyder • Six Flags • bankruptcy protection • obligations

Disney Axes Boob Screeners as Fewer Flash Splash Mountain

Women keep shirts on, editors lose theirs

May 6, 09 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A decline in breast-baring has triggered job cuts at Disneyland, reports the Orange County Register reports. Disney is axing photo editors tasked with screening out photos of people flashing cameras that snap automatically on Splash Mountain and three other rides. The photos are posted for sale at kiosks at ride... More »

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Disney World • nudity • Disney • amusement parks • Disneyland • public nudity


Jacko Bro 
 Plans Slavery 
 Theme Park 

Historians condemn $3.4B project

Feb 17, 09 9:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's big brother Marlon wants to bring tourists to Nigeria by building a $3.4 billion resort—complete with an ever-so-slightly controversial slavery theme park, a replica slave ship, oh, and a Jackson Five exhibit, the Telegraph reports. Visitors to the park, located in Badagry, the departure point for... More »

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Nigeria • slave • amusement parks • theme park • slavery • Jackson Five • exploitation

Boy Dies 9 Years After Disneyland Ride Tragedy

Accident triggered
investigation and new
safety features

Jan 27, 09 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - A boy seriously injured in a Disneyland ride has died 9 years after the accident, reports the Los Angeles Times. Brandon Zucker suffered severe brain damage and never recovered after he was crushed in a Roger Rabbit ride as a 4-year-old. A state agency determined operators failed to fasten a... More »

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Los Angeles • injury • amusement parks • accident • child safety • Disneyland

Roller Coaster Decapitates South Carolina Teen

He wasn't on the ride but got hit while walking in a restricted area

Jun 28, 08 8:19 PM CDT
(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... More »

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amusement parks • Six Flags • roller coasters

TRAVEL

 World's 10 Best Thrill Rides 

Rides featuring heart-stopping plunges and gravity-defying loops

Jun 7, 08 6:01 AM CDT
(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
... More »

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tourism • amusement parks • Six Flags • roller coasters • rides

 Theme Park Jack Sparrow 
 Recalls Arrrduous Gig 

Disney actors face Kafkaesque maze of employment policies

Jun 1, 08 9:18 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Okla. Man Buys
 Santa Monica Ferris Wheel 

Pier attraction brings in $132,400

Apr 26, 08 9:19 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Dubai Is the New Mecca
for Theme Parks

Abu Dhabi, Shanghai also among locations planning impressive amusements

Apr 3, 08 3:56 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Coney Island on Track for Ritzy Makeover

Fans grumble at cyclone-speed gentrification

Jul 11, 07 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Landmark Brooklyn amusement park Coney Island is set to undergo a major makeover as an upscale techno-theme park with ritzy retail space and timeshare towers, the Washington Post reports. Thor Equities bought much of the six-block thrill park and officials hope to launch the $1.5B renovation in 18 months—... More »

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New York real estate • New York City • New York • Brooklyn • cyclone • hot dogs • Coney Island • Gentrification • real estate development • timeshare • high rises • amusement parks • rollercoasters • working class • Shoot the Freak • Fran Lebowitz

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