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Terra Magma at Bobbejaanland is currently closed after multiple employees working on the ride fell ill from a suspected bacterial infection. The park says they've done checks on humidity and temperature levels inside the building but found nothing out of the ordinary, but any bacteriological tests will have to be carried out by an external company, hence the park closing the ride as a precaution until such tests can be carried out in the coming days. There have been no reports as of yet of any guests falling ill.

 

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...I honestly look forward to the day Elitch shuts down and they build condos or something else there. Denver should have a park somewhere out east of the city...
Looks like your wish will partially come true. Elitch isn't shutting down, but is moving to a new location in Colorado (possibly Aurora) to make space for a new downtown Denver development project.

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I just spotted how much Disney have increased prices for Genie+

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This was around $15 a day in 2022 - what the heck! Disney really are taking the Mickey…

Edit - apparently this might be seasonal surge pricing? Regardless, mad dollar.
Glad i got to go in may when it was still one solid fee. It is more expensive but still not unreasonable, especially compared to the price of other park’s skip the line passes. Disappointing though.
 

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Kennywood has announced that the last rides of the season on Racer will be tomorrow, Saturday, September 15th, before the wooden dueling coaster undergoes retracking as part of a multi-year project this fall for the amusement park's preservation program. The park says a team of carpenters, electricians and maintenance technicians will work on replacing more than 1,000 feet of track. Having worked with the park's maintenance team many times over the years, I'm assuming this will be an in-house project.
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Black Mamba at Phantasialand is back open after being down since late August due to an alleged structural weakness at the bottom of the loop. Track and supports in that section were apparently replaced.

 

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Black Mamba at Phantasialand is back open after being down since late August due to an alleged structural weakness at the bottom of the loop. Track and supports in that section were apparently replaced.

Yeah I'm not gonna be getting over the fact it spited me by a few days anytime soon.
 
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