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Profile: Kennywood maintenance tech logs 46 years

Geno Chamboredon started in 1980 as a ride op.

Holiday World celebrates the Fourth with Mack Rides plans

The Mack Rides attraction is expected to open in May, 2027.

Six Flags names Mark Pauls to COO post

The executive previously worked for Herschend.

Fun Spot Atlanta to close permanently on August 2

The fate of its RMC roller coaster is unknown.

Enchanted Parks boss describes future for former Cedar Flags parks

This season is viewed as a transition year for the parks.

Disney said to be opening second gate in Shanghai

While not confirmed by the company, insiders insist that it's happening.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas announces longest family launch coaster, Werewolf Gorge

The ride will feature 4,120 feet of track.

SeaWorld San Diego replaces fireworks with drone show in settlement

The lawsuit alleged that SeaWorld was polluting Mission Bay.

Eight college students rescued from vertical lift in Galveston

Firefighters used ladder truck too pull riders off one at a time

Six Flags appoints Ash Walia to CFO post

He previously was CFO for Hot Topic and 99 Cents Only Stores.

Lawsuit seeks $1 million from COTALAND for stuck roller coaster

The park indicates that the ride performed as designed.

New Mandalorian and Grogu mission coming to Smuggler's Run

The Millennium Falcon ride will tie into the movie, also released this week.

Disney names three new presidents for parks, experiences

The shuffle accounts for the retirement of Walt Disney World's president.

Intamin ships short seatbelts for Cedar Point's Millennium Force

A park representative says the manufacturer will provide belts that are the correct length.

Union negotiations put Hersheypark season at risk

The union representing maintenance workers hasn't yet reached an agreement with the park.

Total revenue and EBITDA down in first quarter for United Parks

Attendance was also down 5%.

Six Flags posts improved results for first quarter

Net revenue up 12%, attendance up 4%, compared to first quarter last year.

Six Flags shuffles some of exec team, including CFO

Long time Cedar Fair CFO Brian Witherow will step down.

Disney experiences division up 7% for quarter despite 1% drop in domestic attendance

Global attendance was up 2%.

Cedar Point gate tops $100

Those planning ahead can get discounts online.

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Top 100 Coasters

  1. Velocicoaster, Islands of Adventure
  2. Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point
  3. Fury 325, Carowinds
  4. Iron Gwazi, Busch Gardens Tampa
  5. El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure
  6. Millennium Force, Cedar Point
  7. Wildcat's Revenge, Hersheypark
  8. ArieForce One, Fun Spot America Atlanta
  9. Lightning Rod, Dollywood
  10. Iron Rattler, Six Flags Fiesta Texas

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On this day in...

2024: Frontier Developments announces Planet Coaster 2, available fall 2024

2022: Girl required 10 stitches after being hit by cell phone on Six Flags Magic Mountain roller coaster

2019: SeaWorld Orlando parking lot floods, damaging cars

2018: Cedar Fair revenue and attendance down slightly through July 8

2016: Zippin Pippin inspection finds four violations after station collision accident

2016: Alton Towers submits plans, apparently for a wooden roller coaster

2016: Cedar Fair reports net revenue up 4% through July 4

2015: "Walt's Folly" still going strong 60 years later

2015: Sikh worker allowed to wear turban and beard at Walt Disney World

2015: Photographer gets into strange copyright dispute with Miracle Strip

2014: Disney responds to lawsuit over change in queue policy for kids with developmental disabilities

2014: Man suffers severed fingers after ride on Magic Kingdom's Pirates of The Caribbean

2012: Amputees sue Universal Studios Hollywood for being denied access to roller coaster

2012: Ghost Town in the Sky opens chair lift and zip line

2012: DreamWorks throws weight behind troubled amusement park project at Meadowlands

2012: Busch Gardens Tampa announces details for Christmas events

2011: Markey ups regulation rhetoric in wake of fatal accident at Darien Lake

2011: Ouimet looks forward, respects legacy of Cedar Fair

2011: CoasterBuzz Podcast #207 posted

2010: Golden Nugget coming together at Knoebels as Black Diamond

2007: Fool's Munarriz: Should Disney buy Cedar Fair

2007: Bankers say they took calculated risk on Wild West World

2006: Boy loses both legs below knee in water-park accident

2006: Six Flags says guest satisfaction at five-year high

2006: Stricker's Grove media posted on Coasterimage.com

2005: Success is all about the water parks

2005: Indiana inspectors pressed to keep up with amusement park rides

2005: Man injured in fall from Ferris wheel

2002: Florida tourism recovering faster than expected, still below last year

2002: Suit filed for worker fatality at Lake Compounce

2002: Site plans for new Enchanted Village coaster released

2001: Fair worker crushed by amusement ride

2001: Construction continues like clockwork at the Mountain

2001: WTVG 13 ABC adds Magnum Webcam to its own site

2001: Win free passes to Six Flags Magic Mountain

2001: Knott's Berry Farm and Magic Mountain construction roundup

2000: Joel's Coaster Gallery adds Busch Gardens Tampa

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