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Six Flags loss widens despite same-park attendance growth

The company sold seven parks and closed another.

Disney beats expectations, attendance up at theme parks

Domestic parks up 3% compared to prior year.

United Parks revenue, income and attendance down in second quarter

Per capita spending reached a new record.

Six Flags Great Adventure announces 382-foot tall Bakunawa spinning roller coaster

The ride will reach 100 mph over three launches.

Marineland beluga whales make their way to SeaWorld San Antonio

Others went to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

Busch Gardens Tampa president talks about $200 million in improvements

Jon Vigue got his start at Lake Compounce.

State issues shutdown order for Carowinds' Fury 325 due to foundation issue

The ride has been closed since July 7.

Six Flags Great America closed due to poor air quality

The Canadian wild fires forced the decision last Friday.

Dick Knoebel dies at 87

Knoebel led the park bearing his name for almost four decades.

Busch Gardens Tampa closing Kumba, will replace with Kumba's Revenge

The B&M roller coaster debuted in 1993.

Ferris wheel cabin derails in Korea

No major injuries were reported.

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

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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. ArieForce One, Fun Spot America Atlanta
  6. El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure
  7. Millennium Force, Cedar Point
  8. Wildcat's Revenge, Hersheypark
  9. Lightning Rod, Dollywood
  10. Iron Rattler, Six Flags Fiesta Texas

See the entire list in the CoasterBuzz 100

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Rollback

On this day in...

2024: Disney domestic parks operating income dips 6% with "moderation in demand"

2024: Carowinds to add family launch roller coaster and water battle rides to Camp Snoopy

2023: Teenager dies in swing ride in France

2023: Bipartisan group of former official file brief in defense of Disney vs. DeSantis lawsuit

2020: Poll says 72% of Americans uncomfortable returning to amusement parks

2019: Disney results include soft theme park attendance

2019: Cedar Fair having a record year through seven months of 2019

2017: Excessive corrosion blamed for fatal accident on Fireball at Ohio State Fair

2015: Dollywood announces Lightning Rod, a wooden launched coaster

2015: Cedar Fair searching Europe for classic flat rides

2014: Construction at Six Flags Over Texas fuels speculation about new attraction

2014: Family claims to have been stranded on Ferris Wheel after UK park closed

2013: Theme parks drive otherwise flat quarterly profit for Disney

2012: Joel Manby stops at Darien Lake to promote new book

2012: Newspaper photographs Coney Island's Luna Park filling water ride from fire hydrant

2009: Classic Chicago parks proved that bigger wasn't always better

2009: New Orleans mayoral hopefuls heading to Dallas to investigate amusement park rehab

2007: Disney and Universal adapt themes for foreign markets

2007: Roller-coaster.com.au posts photos of Dreamworld's Mick Doohan Motocoaster

2007: CoasterBuzz Podcast #83 posted

2007: NY Daily News says Coney Island plans dead in the water

2006: CoasterBuzz Podcast #41 posted

2006: New Project 2007 aerial photos posted at PointBuzz

2006: Six Flags Elitch Gardens price: $170 million

2006: Six Flags Over Texas awards ride-a-thon winners

2006: Disney World tickets reach $67

2005: Clubs and Web sites offer parks unique marketing opportunities

2005: Spanish soccer team wants to build theme parks in Miami and Beijing

2005: Two parks better than one

2003: Liberty drops out of bidding for Vivendi Universal Entertainment

2003: New Busch Tampa chief talks about changes in the industry and the future

2003: Silver Dollar City to lay off 60 in Branson area businesses

2003: COASTER-net adds 10 ride pages

2003: Six Flags shares rise on rumor of Disney interest

2002: Japanese B&M inverter makes its way to Jazzland

2000: Magnum breaks lift chain

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