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That was at the end of May and now this... A man in his 60s was found unresponsive on Saturday in a pool at Discovery Cove. The man was rushed to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Officials are looking into the cause of the incident. Source

It's been a minute. I was beginning to wonder if you would be back.:) I'm glad it wasn't like that when we visited with Mushy or Aidan wouldn't have been able to ride and it was his favorite in the park back then.

Today Hersheypark announced details of its new-for-2025 Twizzlers Twisted Gravity attraction. At 137 feet (41.75 m), it will be the tallest S&S Screamin' Swing in the world. Riders will soar high above Spring Creek in The Hollow region of the park at speeds up to 68 mph (109 km/h). Guests can...

The iconic Coney Island Cyclone was e-stopped on the lift hill Thursday due to a mechanical issue. Riders were evac'd without incident, but the coaster remains closed until repairs and inspections are completed. The park’s technical team told the city Department of Buildings, which gave Luna...

That's the trend now days with flumes reaching the end of their life span. Maintenance is getting more difficult and expensive (parts, etc.) as time goes by for both attractions and the park will get a pretty penny for Scorpion if they sell it to a German showman for their fair circuit like...

Nope. The riders were evaced. Still quite the ride I imagine.

The wooden bars supporting the rails broke due to a "fault", according to park bosses. When those wooden supporting bars broke causing the rails to sag, the front and possibly other parts of the train would likely have dug into the wooden slats resulting in the holes pictured.

Looks like she was filming the children in the front row with her phone, so likely their mother. Hopefully she wasn't badly injured and the incident wasn't too traumatic for the kids. Should be quite the POV, if she posts it online. 😜

And a followup image of the damage.

A new fun house designed by Gosetto Srl will debut at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights on the Jersey Shore next year. The "Fun Factory" replaces the Surf Shack fun house, which has been removed. It's the pier's third fun house attraction after the original was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012...

I spoke with Joe Draves about this yesterday. He said that the extra track length leads into/in the station due to the longer trains, otherwise the layout is the same. He also confirmed that the prototype issues were fixed with version 2 of the ride (Stunt Pilot, Sköll & Hati & this one), and...

Layout and ride vehicle:

Time for a thread resurrection. An interesting article (in German, but easily translated) on the issues German park managers face post-pandemic. Although it's focused on the new law restricting foreign hires, it includes figures and graphics on European park attendance and values. I.E. I wasn't...

Only now realized that after riding Bobcat at Six Flags Great Escape I've finally ridden every wooden coaster in North America (other than the kiddie coaster at Rye Playland, which adults can't ride). I kind of achieved the milestone in 2019, but Roller Coaster at Upper Clements Park in Nova...

Thread moved until we get park confirmation and digging in the dirt.

No updates, no construction, so thread moved until we have digging in the dirt.

This will hopefully put an end to permit denials for Playland's Castaway Cove by Jay Gillian, who also happens to be the mayor of Ocean City for the past decade. I've always felt it was unfair that Playland's competitor overseas the city's building and zoning permits.

Unfortunately, neither Scott nor I can make it. :( But we have someone covering the event for us, so we'll be posting all the info about the new ???? coaster here and on our socials. :)

I should have posted sooner, but better late than never. During and after filming the POVs, Scott and I took a half dozen rides throughout the day. The front-seat POV was filmed immediately after the first test runs on an empty train. We then jumped on for our on-ride and were surprised at how...

Six Flags Great Adventure and whenever they open a new coaster. +1