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Today was a wake up call for the contingent of progressives who live in the colourful Disney bubble and largely shut out the company's ethical dealings in China. The hard message is that Disney as a conglomerate isn't there to throw their weight behind any particular worldview, cause, political...

Opens July 5; Source

Permits filed yesterday to construct foundations Source

Oi, the Zierer is in! Source

A friend of mine went to the park today and basically had a look at what could be relocated. The answer is very little. Nearly every attraction in that park is in rough shape or simply outdated. The teacups had all of its lighting stripped this offseason and the motions were jerky, most of the...

Lots of dirt. Holes are filled in again. Source

Theming is starting to emerge at the station; Source

Components beginning to arrive on site. Source Ride construction itself meanwhile is going swimmingly. Source

Show us the trainnnnnnn pls There's not been an official announcement that I'm aware of but Amusement Today has reported the name to be Furacão.

Testing! https://x.com/Carowinds/status/1918394982911844789

Two points. Parks like that with high profitability rates and flat attendance don't see capital investment as much because it wouldn't bump up numbers and overall just result in a loss to the bottom line. Similar reason why Legacy Cedar Fair wasn't doing terribly much for Michigan's Adventure...

Oddly enough most of them aren’t really in danger of being outright closed. Great Escape was one of the most profitable legacy Six Flags parks behind SFGAM given its tourism hotspot location, low operating/maintenance costs, and indoor waterpark/hotel that rakes in cash year round. Darien Lake...

If it's SunKid (as shown in the stock photo) this isn't a huge deal. I've ridden one in Quebec that mostly sticks in the tree bank but has one wide turn that goes over the open hillside, which they take down during the winter ski reason. The ride is meant as a summer attraction alongside the...

Not Clermont with the stupidly largest B&M track pieces we’ve seen in quite a while; Source