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Today's News: Saturday, June 28, 2008
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Teen struck and killed by coaster train at SFoG
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- Posted by: Horizons12 - [10:18:00 PM]
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A 17 year old was struck and decapitated by a coaster train on Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Over Georgia. According to reports, the teenager jumped two security fences. No one riding the coaster was injured.
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Today's News: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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Anheuser-Busch may sell theme parks
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- Posted by: BobFunland - [9:30:00 PM]
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In response to the $46.4B takeover bid by Belgian beer conglomerate InBev, the company plans to reject the bid and offer its own restructuring plan, which would include the sale of non-core assets such as its theme park operations. The parks, which combined to attract more than 22 million visitors last year, generated $1.178B in revenue in 2006. Busch operates Sea World Orlando, Discovery Cove and Aquatica in Orlando, FL; Busch Gardens Africa and Adventure Island in Tampa, FL; Busch Gardens Europe and Water Country USA in Williamsburg, VA; Sea World San Antonio in San Antonio, TX; Sea World San Diego in San Diego, CA; and Sesame Place in Langhorne, PA.
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Today's News: Sunday, June 01, 2008
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Universal Studios Hollywood Backlot Fire
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- Posted by: nyeboy9 - [10:29:00 AM]
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A gigantic fire on Universal City's backlot broke out before dawn today and destroyed several buildings, causing tens of millions of dollars worth of damage.
Initial reports indicate that the King Kong attraction may have been destroyed, as well as various movie sets. The park is still expected to open today, with the backlot tour being modified/
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Today's News: Saturday, May 31, 2008
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Report of Kentucky Kingdom Accident Released
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- Posted by: nyeboy9 - [8:09:00 PM]
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The investigation report of the details surrounding the accident at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom have been released. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture placed the blame for the accident that severed the feet of a teenager on Superman Tower of Power on a faulty cable and slow response by the ride operator.
The report states that if the ride operator had pressed the emergency stop button, when the passengers were yelling to do so, the girl would have probably sustained only minor cuts and scrapes.
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Today's News: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
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Kennywood Park sold to Spanish firm
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- Posted by: Horizons12 - [6:46:00 PM]
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The owners of Kennywood Amusement Park in West Mifflin, PA have agreed to sell the park, along with Sandcastle water park and Idlewild & SoakZone to the Spanish-based company Parques Reunidos.
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Today's News: Thursday, October 11, 2007
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Disney Extends Year of a Million Dreams
- Posted by: nyeboy9 - [12:45:00 PM]
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Disney has announced that it will extend the Year of a Million Dreams promotion trough 2008 at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort. Building on the success of the 2007 promotion, Disney went back to the drawing board and have designed these new "Dreams":
A chance for guests to stay inside Disneyland Park;
A private day at Disney’s tropical island paradise, Castaway Cay;
A New Year’s Eve night stay inside Cinderella Castle Suite at Walt Disney World Resort;
A star-studded trip to the “High School Musical 3” film premiere;
A flight of fancy in a hot air balloon above a Disney theme park.
Like 2007, Disney will also award FASTPASS badges, dining packages, special parade viewing, and an extra hour in a Disney park, known as Dream Time, for select guests.
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Today's News: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
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Five Arrested at Disney's Magic Kingdom
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- Posted by: nyeboy9 - [8:33:00 PM]
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Five people were arrested Sunday at Disney World's Magic Kingdom with felony charges of assaulting a sheriff's deputy and resisting arrest.
The incident started after the five, four teenagers and one woman, started spitting and cursing at park guests.
The five fought against security officers eventually leading to one of the teens being stunned with a taser. All five were eventually subdued, and the police do report that all of the suspects appeared to have been drunk at the time of the incident.
More charges are expected to be filed since all of the suspects were under the legal drinking age.
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Today's News: Thursday, January 18, 2007
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Man sueing Kings Island for $10 million
- Posted by: tacoking - [10:31:00 PM]
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A $10 million lawsuit has been filed in federal court by a man who said he was falsely arrested on sexual-imposition charges at Paramount's Kings Island amusement park last May.
Keith Bays, 44, has sued the park and several of its police officers. He contends that he was wrongfully arrested and "manhandled" by park police after two women complained about his behavior toward them.
The lawsuit said the charges were later dismissed.
Park officials did not return a call Wednesday morning seeking comment on the lawsuit.
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