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Gilroy Gardens left Cedar Fair in December 2021, the last park to do so before the merger with Six Flags. However, during the latest quarterly earnings call last week, the corporation announced that it will be selling some of its small parks. They didn’t say which parks were for sale and the Los...

A recent Walt Disney Co. survey sought to gauge consumer interest in themed lands and attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World based on The Simpsons. This development would include meet-and-greet characters in addition to rides and follows Disney's acquisition of the TV show franchise...

It's almost that time of year again. Here's the press conference schedule for this year's Expo in Orlando:

SeaWorld Orlando unveiled plans for its latest attraction planned to open in Spring 2025: the World’s first-of-its-kind Arctic flying theater. The new ride accommodates guests with a minimum height requirement of just 39 inches, ensuring the whole family can enjoy the adventure together as they...

It's that time again... https://www.coaster101.com/2024/09/07/golden-ticket-awards-2024-list-of-winners/

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...

Sydney's iconic harborside theme park has been put up for sale, with the asking price believed to be in the region of $70 million. The land the venue is located on is owned by state government entity Luna Park Reserve Trust, and must remain an entertainment venue even after the sale. Canadian...

I've been asked if I have any information on the history of the hydraulic restraint and the "breakthrough" of it’s use on roller coasters? Didn't think there were any aspects of coasters that I wasn't familiar with, but I never happened to read or hear about the advent of hydraulic restraints...

The annual IAAPA Expo in Orlando is a few weeks away, but I wanted to go ahead and post some details of what to expect from our coverage this year. I'll start with the press events that will be taking place, even though the date and time of each event hasn't been released. The IAAPA Expo show...

Carowinds will expand to year-round operations beginning New Year's Day, 2023. The scheduling change introduces additional weekends to the calendar in January, February, and early March, with regular park operation continuing throughout the rest of the year. Yeah, it's not daily operations like...

Police are looking for the shooter who opened fire on three people during a fight between two groups of male youths Saturday at Kennywood. The individuals, including a boy, were transported to a hospital for treatment...

Joyland Amusement Park in Lubbock, Texas will be auctioned off if no buyers found by Oct 1st according to the Dean family, the current owners. Here is the full statement from the park, released on their Facebook page: I haven't visited the park in years when @Ian and I went on our Texas trip...

Not good. Raft overturned leaving four in hospital with three in critical condition. Second major accident on the ride in the last 5 years. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2021/07/03/adventureland-raging-river-accident-hospitalizes-four-altoona-iowa/7856851002/

After creating my coaster count spreadsheet (yeah, I finally got around to it) I realized how little I've ridden many of my top coasters and started wondering if others have done similarly. I also noticed that many of my favorites dropped quite a bit the more I rode them. Guess that's just...

So Cheetah, the CCI woodie at Wild Adventures in Georgia, has been retired. The coaster was closed all of last year and has been removed from the park's website rides page, but is still on the park map. Nothing about the coaster has been posted on the park's social media platforms, but the park...

Thought I would post this since @roomraider didn't even know anything about it, as plans to build an amusement park at Hac Sa Beach in Macao, China, have been unveiled. Set to debut in 2021, the leisure zone will offer family entertainment facilities and youth adventure and farming experiences...

We're planning on updating our Inversions page and need help creating inversion animations to post. Anyone interested in helping to create them please reply. Thanks

I could have sworn we already had one of these, but can't find the thread any more. Not counting the five coasters at La Feria Chapultepec Magico, because I do believe the park will open again at some point, I'm now at exactly 160 coasters that no longer exist. Now to find that coaster count...

A lawsuit was filed in the 2017 'Fire Ball' tragedy at the Ohio State Fair. The suit alleges Fire Ball manufacturer, KMG, designed a defective product and knew about it at least five years before the deadly malfunction. Attorney Mike Rourke, who represents Fire Ball victim, Tamica Dunlap, says...

Silver Dollar City has removed the Lost River of the Ozarks rapids ride to make room for a huge new 2020 project. No details about what the park is working on, but in addition to the ride, a very large area surrounding the attraction has been cleared. Compare this arial photo... with this...