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NEWS ABOUT: theme park

theme park stories: 12 news summaries

 China OKs Shanghai Disney 

Theme park deal green-lighted after decades of talks

Nov 4, 09 4:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The Magic Kingdom is coming to the Middle Kingdom after nearly 20 years of negotiations, Disney announced yesterday. The massive Disneyland-style theme park to be built in Shanghai will dwarf the one in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, and will eventually rival the size of Florida's Disney World. Analysts believe the $3.... More »

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China • Disney • theme park • Shanghai • Disneyland • Walt Disney World

 

 Harry Potter Park 
 Opens This Spring 

Visiting Muggles can buy wands, meet hippogriffs, drink butterbeer

Sep 15, 09 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Get your wands ready: the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens next spring, Universal Orlando announced. Muggles will enter through the village of Hogsmeade, where they’ll visit Hogsmeade station, Zonko’s joke shop, and the Three Broomsticks pub to sample some butterbeer. But the main event, called Harry Potter... More »

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Florida • entertainment • Harry Potter • Universal Studios • theme park • Wizarding World of Harry Potter

(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

 Chinese Raze Sex Theme Park 

Officials rip 'vulgar' park

May 18, 09 4:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - China's revolutionary sex theme park has been crushed before it could even get off the ground, reports the BBC. Just as the world press was touting "Love Land" and its giant plastic genitalia and sexual technique workshops, outraged Chinese officials were demolishing the park that had been slated to... More »

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China • sex • theme park • safe sex • sex aid • extreme sex

(Newser) - China is about to topple taboos big time with giant plastic genitalia and sexual technique workshops at a new sex theme park, reports the BBC. "Love Land" is slated to open in Chongqing in October. "Sex is a taboo subject in China but people really need to have... More »

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China • theme park • extreme sex • taboo • bisexual • anal sex • female sexuality • puritanical • inhibition • love land

 Disney to Slash 
 Theme Park Jobs 

Company announces layoffs, major restructuring of park operations

Feb 19, 09 5:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Tomorrowland holds unemployment for an undisclosed number of Disney employees, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The company is restructuring its theme park division—which employs 80,000 people—and plans to cut jobs by consolidating its East and West Coast operations. Analysts believe Disney can make substantial savings this way but... More »

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layoffs • Disney • theme park • restructuring • Disneyland • Walt Disney World


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

 Coney Island Rides
 Hit Auction Block

Coney Island rides on sale online today

Sep 7, 08 6:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever dreamed of owning your own theme-park ride? With 10 of Coney Island’s famed Astroland Park rides now for sale online, your chance has arrived, the New York Post reports. The Astrotower will set you back $99,000, while the Top Spin will leave your wallet $499,000 lighter.... More »

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New York City • Coney Island • theme park • Astroland

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

Disney Monorail Gets a Facelift

First of many '08 cosmetic upgrades set for February

Dec 22, 07 8:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Disney's once-futuristic elevated train has gotten its first facelift in 20 years, with the arrival at Disneyland Thursday of the first new cars in a series of planned upgrades to the monorail. The cars, to be unveiled in February, feature blue glass windows and red stripes that change color in... More »

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Walt Disney Co. • Disney • Orange County, California • theme park • Anaheim • Disneyland • monorail

'Potter' Finale Deathly for
Book Business

Final chapter casting spell on readers, but sellers don't feel magic

Jun 25, 07 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The final Harry Potter installment will likely fly off the shelves like a Quidditch player, but retailers are feeling decidedly grounded. Facing megasized hype, chains and websites will sell Harry for cost, leaving independent bookstores practically out of the selling loop. And Business Week reports Scholastic's lodestone is diverting attention... More »

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Harry Potter • profits • literature • Universal Studios • Scholastic • theme park • book • Amazon.com

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