Every Monday, look for the Weekly TPS Report; a recap of the biggest news stories of last week. Let’s take a look what happened in the amusement industry last week:

#5 – Beech Bend Announces Water Park
Kentucky amusement park Beech Bend announced their largest expansion in park history in their 2010 Splash Lagoon Water Park. ScreamScape has more. Also visit Beech Bend’s web site and view the press release.

#4 – Coney Island’s Comeback
Plans for Coney Island’s revitalization are coming together as The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) put out a request for proposals (RFP) for the re-growth and development of 6.9 acres of property at the Coney Island amusement area. The proposal is looking at three parcels of land to be redeveloped in phases with the first section set to open in summer 2010! Read more about Coney Island’s Revitalization Plans: Theme Park Syndicate. And visit the official Coney Island Development Corporation’s web site.

#3 – Universal Studios Singapore – Battlestar Galactica Roller Coaster & More
Universal Studios Singapore has started testing the Battlestar Galactica dueling roller coaster (in video below). The Vekoma designed ride will feature an inverted track dueling with a tamer seated track. Also, ScreamScape posted a link to press conference and concept art videos for the new theme park.

Battlestar Galactica Roller Coaster – Red “Human” Track Testing:

#2 – Alton Towers Teases Secret Weapon 6
Alton Towers is cranking up the old hype machine as they released a teaser video for their 2010 roller coaster known by the code name: Secret Weapon 6. Visit the teaser site: Alton Towers Secret Weapon 6. Also, check out these SW6 construction photos on Alton Towers’ Flickr photostream.

#1 – The Voyage Will Get Timberliner Trains in 2010
An amazing roller coaster, may somehow become even more amazing as Golden Ticket winning woodie, The Voyage is going to be the first coaster to receive Gravity Group’s new Timberliner trains. Read the full story: Theme Park Syndicate. And read the news release on Holiday World’s Holiblog.

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Every Monday, look for the Weekly TPS Report; a recap of the biggest news stories of last week. Let’s take a look what happened in the amusement industry last week:

#5 – Thorpe Park to Add “SAW Alive” Horror Maze in 2010
Building on the success of this year’s SAW – The Ride, UK theme park, Thorpe Park will add another SAW attraction in 2010. It’s described as a “year round live action horror maze.” Read more about SAW Alive: Haunted Attractions UK

#4 – Roller Coaster Supports Appear at Lagoon
Supports for a new roller coaster have appeared at Lagoon (Utah). All that is currently known is that the supports were not designed by Premier Rides as previously reported. Read the more and see pictures of the supports at: ScreamScape

#3 – Disney Dream Cruise Ship Will Boast a Water Coaster
Details of Disney’s new Dream cruise ship were recently announced. The cruise ship set to sail in 2011 will boast AquaDuck, a water coaster. Read the full story at:Disney Cruise, and watch the video below for a first look.

#2 – Ferrari’s Experience’s F1 Coaster Capable of 150 mph!
2010′s Ferrari Experience theme park in Abu Dhabi will be home to the new Intamin F1 Coaster reported to be capable of 150 mph which would make it the fastest roller coaster in the World. Read the full story: Wheels Blog at NYTimes

#1 – Legoland Looking at Illinois as Site for New Theme Park
A European company is in talks with Illinois officials to build a $200 million Legoland amusement park in the Glen Carbon area. Read the full story: STLtoday

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