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The World’s Oldest Roller Coaster
rollercoastercentral.net - Situated in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the amusement park, founded in 1894, is more like a family park and cannot be compared with big players such as Six Flags or Disney – rather with the Dutch amusement park “De Waarbeek” which houses ...
Funtown Splashtown USA to Add New Water Slides in 2012
sfneonlinenews.blogspot.com - In 2012 Funtown Splashtown USA in Saco, Maine is adding a water slide complex made by WhiteWater West.
Lake Compounce Riptide Racer + Water Park Expansion Update
bit.ly - A quick construction update on Lake Compounce and their multi-year water park expansion. The first addition in the expansion is Riptide Racer.
Track complete on Dollywood’s Wild Eagle, ride animation posted
coasterbuzz.com - CoasterBuzz reports that Dollywood completed the track installation of its new Wild Eagle wing coaster. Included with the report is a ride animation video giving people a chance to check out the coaster and take a virtual ride.
Legoland Florida is Open!
coasterguy.wordpress.com - After years of anticipation Legoland Florida is finally open! It is only the second Legoland park to open in the USA.
Inverted Coaster Coming to Parc Astrerix
coasterguy.wordpress.com - An awesome new coaster is opening at Parc Astérix. It is not named yet.
Alton Towers survey reveals 7.5 million Brits have clown phobias
www.themeparkpost.com - Alton Towers points to a survey that revealed that 7.5 million or 12% of Brits have clown phobias as the park promotes their annual Scarefest. This year's Scarefest will feature "Carnival of Screams" which will feature evil clowns.
New Images & Details for Dollywood’s Wild Eagle
newsplusnotes.blogspot.com - NewsPlusNotes has posted new Wild Eagle images that show the ride's entire layout and the eagle-themed wing coaster trains. This is one of the 2012 coasters that I can't wait for. It looks like a great ride.
Plane Crashes Into Ferris Wheel
coasterguy.wordpress.com - A small plane crashed into a Ferris Wheel at a fair in Australia. Miraculously no one was hurt.
Riders Stuck in Roller Coaster Loop
www.thecoastercritic.com - A father and a son were stuck in the loop of a roller coaster in China earlier this week.
Photos of Knoebels Flooding
www.facebook.com - Knoebels has done an amazing job of cleaning up the park after it was damaged by the heavy rains of Tropical Storm Lee. Before the clean up, the park posted aftermath photos. They're pretty shocking.
ZooAmerica flooding claims two bison
worldwidebrian.com - The flooding at Hersheypark’s ZooAmerica has claimed the lives of two of the Zoo’s bison.
Ferris wheel record-breakers: Fraternity raises money for Lou Gehrig’s Disease
www.dailyutahchronicle.com - Members of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity recently set a new world record for longest ride on a ride other than a roller coaster. The fraternity chose to ride the ferris wheel at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah ...
Angry Birds In Real Life
techcrunch.com - A theme park in China has decided that Angry Birds just isn't fun enough on a computer or smart phone, so they decided to great a large-scale version of the game. Players use gigantic slingshots to launch plush birds ...
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