The Amusement Industry Blog
After months upon months of PR for Alton Tower’s brand new ride, Thirteen, most of which I did not cover because it was a bit silly, to be honest. But for those that have not covered it at all, Alton Towers has heralded this ride as one of the most intense, thrilling and terrifying experiences known to man kind. After watching the video, I can say that this is not the case. Am I particularly surprised? No, of course not. Will families love the ride? Most likely. Will the thrill …
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The Sandusky Register is reporting that Apollo Management is looking to acquire the bankrupt, Six Flags. Yes, the Apollo Management that is looking to snatch up Cedar Fair. While nobody cared to comment (what else is new?) this could be a very interesting development.
Seeing that the management styles of the two parks are slightly different, would they merge management styles? Keep them separate? Choose one over the other? The odds are that nothing substantial would change, except that the Six Flags Magic Mountain vs. Cedar Point debate would get all …
I had the chance to check out the new(ish) horror flick “The Crazies” yesterday afternoon. The film is a remake of a lesser known George Romero movie about a town that is (more or less) turned into violent zombies after their water supply is contaminated. This movie currently has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 71% – which is damn good in general, and for a horror film? That’s spectacular. So the critical appeal is already there.
Commercially, its doing okay. Not bad for a film without an audience at hand (Not …
Hey guys, sorry for the one day delay, busy weekend, school, excuses, excuses. So, I will not delay you any longer from listening to the newest edition of the Coasterdom Podcast. In this show I discuss Nitpicky Enthusiasts, A New King Kong Teaser, and more!
Here’s the link to the Coasterdom Podcast 3/09/10. Enjoy!
New games are-a-coming to Toy Story’s Midway Mania according to a post on Blue Sky Disney, the popular insider Disney blog. With the release of Toy Story 3 coming this Summer, Toy Story Mania is to go down for a couple of weeks and pop back up with brand new games. Apparently, it IS that easy. According to the article, Disney had Don Rickles (the voice of Mr. Potato Head) record several bits for holiday overlays, like Christmas. So you can see the Nightmare Before Christmas at Disneyland and then hear …
While this comes as little surprise to most of us, Ghost Town In The Sky is likely to pass on to the other side once again according to Screamscape.
“Park News – (3/6/10) I’ve been told that BB&T has now given Ghost Town in the Sky a May 31st deadline to come up with $300,000 or else they will begin the foreclosure process on the park. It looks like Ghost Town may very well become… well… a ghost town again.”
I hate to be the buzz kill, but I think that it …
