Amusement Today has released the winner of the 2006 Golden Ticket Awards. All of the usual suspects are listed. The full list of winners can be found of Amusement Today’s Website. Is it just me, or do these awards never ever change. The same parks get the same awards, and the same rides are always there too. Usually the only thing I bother looking at are the best new rides. Now I know there is a reason that the same parks are getting the same awards but my question is, …

Well Coasterdom has been pretty much closed down for the summer, and I would like to apologize for that. Everyone who writes for Coasterdom has had an extremely busy summer. Personally, I worked at a summer camp in the Poconos that had very limited access to the internet. I was a nice change, but I’m ready to start writing again. I know a lot of the other staff are going back to school and they should be on more frequently as well. Again, sorry for the downtime, but we will …

It’s all but confirmed that Stuntman’s Freefall, an Intamin 1st-gen freefall ride, has closed for good, and will be removed from the park.  Let’s take a look at how many rides have been removed:
Pirate’s Flight
Traffic Jam
Joust-About
Time Warp
El Sombrero
Spinnaker
Evolution
Jumpin Jack Flash
Pendulum
Chaos
Taz Twister (Rotor)
Rodeo Stampede
Spinmeister
Stuntman’s Freefall
Wow!  Fourteen rides have been removed in under 7 years, and i’ve probably missed some.  I’ve lost all respect for Great Adventure.