Hard Rock Park…the park that was in the designing/building phases for some six years; the park that cost an exorbitant $400 million to construct, and the park that lasted a grand total of one (count that 1) season in operation before …
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Total Liquidation: Hard Rock Park is Dead
January 4th, 2009 · No Comments · hard rock park, news
“You’re a Mean One, Mr. Sitt”
December 26th, 2008 · No Comments · coney island, joe sitt, news
“You really are a heel…”
According to the New York Post and many postings over at the Coney Island Message Board, it looks like developer Joe Sitt and …
Mountain Creek Unveils New Ride for 2009
December 18th, 2008 · 6 Comments · news, water parks
Mountain Creek Waterpark in Vernon, NJ has announced their newest slide for thrillseekers to enjoy, Alpine Pipeline. According to a newsletter, riders will take an “exhilarating tandem tube ride through walls …
Golden Nugget Mine Ride to be Demolished!
December 10th, 2008 · 6 Comments · news, wildwood
2/1 Update: Added photos of the Golden Nugget Farewell Ceremony.
1/26 Update: Golden Nugget is bought by Knoebels
Breaking news, the Golden Nugget Mine Ride that has stood on the old Hun’t Pier in Wildwood, NJ since …
Medusa Update: Shockwavafication Continues
November 30th, 2008 · No Comments · news
Breaking news just in today that Medusa at Six Flags Great Adventure is blue.
“Uh, thats not breaking news, we saw blue on Medusa back before the park closed.”
Well yeah, you’re right about that, but I really mean it, …
NYC Attempting to Clean Up the Sitt
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments · coney island, joe sitt, news
The Coney Island land grab, buy back saga continues with the Bloomberg administration looking to purchase 10.5 acres of property in Coney Island…property that Thor Equities owns. Devloper Joe Sitt is said to be “ready to give up” on his …
Mr. Freeze to Stay Blue
November 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments · news
Aw, poor Mr. Freeze, he’s so blue and will continue to be that way. No wait, that’s good! Screamscape is reporting that Six Flags St’ Louis’ Mr Freeze will be repainted blue/blue instead of the red track/blue support color scheme that the Six Flags over Texas now …
Dorney Wasting No Time with Laser
November 12th, 2008 · No Comments · news
News Plus Notes is reporting that the deconstruction of Dorney Park’s Schwarzkopf manufactured Laser coaster is well underway. Dorney Park sold the Laser to showmen Thomas Meyer and Theo Rosenzweig who will continue to operate the coaster on …
Six Flags Flaunts 3Q Report
November 10th, 2008 · No Comments · news
A teleconference about Six Flags’ 2008 third quarter performance was held this morning for analysts, media, and Joe six packs who wanted eavesdrop. In the call Mark Shapiro and crew outlined how the company has shown a revenue gain in …
