‘Editorials’ Archives
Luna Park to Open this Season at Coney Island »
Mark your calendars, Luna Park is set to open Memorial Day weekend of this year. Luna Park, a throwback to the original Luna Park that operated until 1944, will feature 19 new rides and will be operated by Central Amusement International LLC, an affiliate of Zamperla, Inc. They will of course have a Zamperla signature Mega Disk’O, one coaster [...]
Ghost Town in the Sky to Become a Real Ghost Town? »
It seems that things are going downhill for the Ghost Town in the Sky park in The Smoky Mountains (yes folks, that's how it's spelled). Ever since the park opened, they've suffered an onslaught of financial troubles and difficulties with their feature ride, the Cliff Hanger coaster. A few days ago, Screamscape.com reported that the park's [...]
Details Emerge on Legoland Florida »
Merlin Entertainment has recently purchased Cypress Gardens, the defunct park in Winter Haven, FL, and is going to be transformed into Legoland with a park opening slated for late 2011. The park is still in the planning phase and not much is known of what will happen to the leftover rides at the park. The recent In The Loop podcast (Jan, 25, 2010) [...]
Gravity Group’s Timberliner Trains Headed to »
Go Timberliners! The new trains from Gravitykraft, the sister company to The Gravity Group, LLC might be heading out to Holiday World once again only this time maybe permanently. The Gravity Group posted a new blog that talks about their upcoming IAAPA ad which features The Voyage on the left side of the ad with the right side said to contain [...]
Demon Drop – The Last Day at Cedar Point »
Most theme park enthusiasts have heard that the classic Intamin 1st generation drop ride Demon Drop is now in the process of being relocated to Knott's Berry Farm. I wanted to take the opportunity to give you a look at the last rides of Demon Drop, as well as hopes for the future. During the last full week of the season, Cedar Point announced [...]
Theme Park Are Tweeting »
Theme parks have jumped aboard the social network bandwagon in a big way. They’re even starting to tweet. Some tweet via a personality like the entertaining @Shamu does for SeaWorld, while others are faceless corporate accounts. So, we've started adding links to theme park’s twitter pages on the Official Theme Park Sites page. Check it out [...]
Gravity Group Launches Blog & Podcast »
The Gravity Group, acclaimed wooden roller coaster designers, recently launched their blog and podcast known as Gravitycast. More than just a place to post updates (which would be enough for coaster geeks out there like myself) The Group has essentially opened up a conversation with the fans. They’re already soliciting comments and even [...]