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February 18, 2008
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Safari at Animal Kingdom reopens after fire The Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom reopened on time this morning for normal operation after a truck engine fire closed the ride Sunday afternoon. The fire was caused by a damaged engine hose. The visitors riding in the vehicle were evacuated and one 8-year-old girl reportedly injured a knee while she was exiting the vehicle and was taken to Celebration Health for treatment, a Walt Disney World spokeswoman said. Three others were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Helping guests while pulling in ad dollars Six Flags Over Texas is going high-tech. When it opens March 1 for the season, visitors will notice plasma televisions, cellphone charger kiosks and electronic message boards scattered throughout the park.
Theme park supporters circulate petitions DNR requires full financing before land sale GRAYLING -- Supporters of a proposed theme park in Crawford County are gathering signatures on informal community petitions to encourage state officials to sell 1,800 acres of public land for the development.
Wild Adventures now open under new management Valdosta -- South Georgia's theme park, Wild Adventures, is now open to the public again. The park had its grand opening this weekend under its new owners, Herschend Family Entertainment. Almost 10,000 families went to the park Saturday with another strong showing Sunday.
Pleasure Beach to charge £5 admission Thrillseekers going to Britain's favourite free tourist attraction will have to pay a £5 admission charge to get in from next year. The theme park - Lancashire's top tourist attraction - will introduce the charges from 2009.
NextSport to Partner with Six Flags Theme Parks to Launch In-Park Fuzion Scooter Riding Zones First Fuzion Scooter Riding Zone Slated For Six Flags Discovery Kingdom In Vallejo, CA In Spring 2008 EMERYVILLE, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) February 17, 2008 -- NextSport, the creator and manufacturer of the popular line of Fuzion performance scooters, announced today, that it has entered into a multi-year partnership with Six Flags Theme Parks to create in-park Fuzion Scooter Riding Zones with the first Fuzion Zone to be unveiled in Spring 2008 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California.
Disney ends time share's first phase The first phase of Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom Villas time share is complete. Disney last month wrapped up work on the last of 109 units that have been converted from hotel rooms to time shares on the upper levels of the Animal Kingdom Lodge.
Roller coaster coming to Kochville Township Kokomo's Family Fun Center, 520 Kokomo off Tittabawassee in Kochville Township, is adding the 45-feet high "Serpent" roller coaster. Its track will measure 1,919 feet long. The coaster will cost the company about $250,000, said owner Hal Shilling cq, much of the expense coming from sandblasting and painting that Kokomos workers are performing.
Ripley's amusement park at Bangalore by April Mumbai, PTI: Ripley Entertainment Inc along with Prasad Labs will set up an amusement park at Bangalore on a franchisee basis with an investment of USD 4 million. "We are setting up a joint venture with Prasad Labs for an amusement park at Bangalore, which includes Ripley's Incredible Maze and Believe It or Not Museum, Luis Tussaud's Wax Works (similar to Madame Tussaud's museum) and Guinness World Record Museum," Chairman of Ripley Entertainment Inc, Bob Masterson, said here.
Kennywood suit going to trial in May Kennywood Entertainment Partners L.P.'s lawsuit over the constitutionality of West Mifflin's amusement tax is set to go to a jury trial May 7.
Disneyland partners with HP, others on Innoventions Dream House Walt Disney Co.'s Disneyland Resort has signed a five-year agreement with Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Life|ware and Taylor Morrison to design and develop a new Innoventions Dream Home attraction set to open in May in Disneyland Resort's Tomorrowland, the company said Wednesday.
The last ride New Delhi, February 17 When Santosh Kumar (39) first came to Appu Ghar, with his father and siblings, he was a boy studying in Class X. Twenty four years later, he was back at Delhi’s favourite amusement park, this time with his 11-year-old daughter, to bid it a final goodbye. At 6.30 pm, as the lights went out at the ticket counter and its shutter was downed, Kumar proudly held the last ticket (No. 946868), especially bought for his daughter, Harsha. “I had planned to take my family out today.
Waterpark News
Water park opens despite court order CONWAY – As the first wave of vacationers head north for the February school break this week, town officials said yesterday that the Kahuna Laguna indoor water park is open, in defiance of a temporary restraining order issued Wednesday. Conway Town Manager Earl Sires said the $14 million indoor water park still does not have a certificate of occupancy, denied after building inspectors last month discovered a 1,500-square-foot ventilation building as part of the project, which did not appear on the site plans approved last year by the planning board.
World record broken at Sandcastle UK IT'S a world record! Ten soldiers have splashed their way into the world record books for the longest distance spent on a water slide. The group, from Dorset, have raised more than £10,000 for charity by spending 24 hours continually sliding down the Thunderfalls slide at the Sandcastle Waterpark.
CoCo Key Water Resort: a hot place for a cold day CoCo Key in Danvers, Mass., is the indoor equivalent of Water Country By the looks of things, there was a party going on at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel in Danvers, Mass., on a recent Friday night in February. The lobby was packed with kids, parents and grandparents. A delivery man carrying a half-dozen pizzas made his grand entrance through the highly polished brass revolving door.
Aquarium/Zoo News
Zoo will be hoppin' on Leap Day A St. Louis Zoo employee was visiting an area pet store back in the late 1980s when some wriggly creatures inside an aquarium caught his eye. They were being advertised as "Bait for Sale." It turns out the "bait" were actually Chinese giant salamanders, the largest amphibians in the world and incredibly rare outside of their native range.
FEC/LBE/Museum News
Guinness World Records sold to Ripley's owner LONDON (Reuters) - The Guinness World Records brand, which bills itself as the authority on record-breaking achievements, has been sold to the company behind Ripley's Believe It or Not museums, famous for their unusual exhibits.
iT’Z a hit Colorado Springs iT’Z is like a cross between Golden Corral and Dave & Busters, placing its emphasis on the all-you-can-eat mega buffet and video games.
New Ferris wheel coming to Santa Monica Pier Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier plans a $1.5-million state-of-the-art replacement for its 90-foot-tall Ferris wheel that will feature computer-generated special effects lighting in time for Memorial Day weekend.
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Lotte Hotel World Gangnam opens Family Theme Park Character Rooms WORLDHOTELS Deluxe Collection member Lotte Hotel World Gangnam has launched fairytale rooms themed after characters at the neighboring Lotte World theme park.
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