Bonfante Gardens announced it will operate as Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park, under recommendation by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, the park’s management company, as well as their advertising agency. “We are excited about the new direction,” said Robert Kraemer, president and chairman of the board of directors. “While the park’s name will change, our commitment to quality family entertainment and education will remain consistent.”

The park will also be adding a garlic themed character named “Gil” as well as a number of seasonal events.

To be honest, I don’t …

One of our shortest shows ever, but it packs a punch. There is a lot of information in this show so make sure you listen closely. On this show we talked about:

Six Flags parks getting Johnny Rockets
Castles n Coasters is selling their Patriot kiddie coaster
Myrtle Beach Pavilion’s Hurricane for sale
Bunch of Intamin coasters for 2007
Hollywood Dream: The Ride is already testing
Thorpe Park is tweaking Stealth
Kevin’s mega-fast 50 second road trip to Mississippi
Vekoma comparisions

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We actually did a Wednesday show this week and it’s a short one. We hope you enjoy it. Here’s what is in today’s show:

Griffon track complete
Trans fat at SFOT
Del Grosso’s coaster is being delayed
Road trip to Alabama
Nate gets fired up about rock walls

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So a quick look at Sesame Place’s site shows an invert track for the top border. My first thought was, “Sweet, Sesame Place got an invert.” Then my enthusiast quickly hit me and realized that Sesame Place has no invert. They don’t have anything bigger then a family coaster- Vapor Trail. Is it really a big deal? No, people know Sesame Place is not a thrill seeking park. The Big Bird in the logo should tell you that off the bat.
I would be surprised if Sesame Place got an audience …

Mike joins us for his 3rd show
SFMM’s X is way over budget, no surprise
SFStL announces Tony Hawk’s Big Spin
Dorney’s new Mat Racer to be named Aqua Racer
Part 2 of Florida Road Trip
Be sure to listen to the end for some bloopers

“New from Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park, Poseidon’s Rage Surf Pool. One of the World’s Largest Surf Pools Featuring The World’s Tallest Wave Soaring at 9′ Tall. Coming this summer to Mt. Olympus”
Aside for the grammar mistakes which we are all guilty of, Mt. Olympus is adding a huge new wave pool this year. The biggest feature of Poseidon’s Rage, as they are calling it, is the 9 foot wave feature. I have never heard of a wave pool with those types of stats. According to their site, more …

Is it a coaster?
This new Mack water coaster being installed at Seaworld San Antonio this year has brought up a new debate – Is it really a coaster? Being someone who needs some more credits on their list, I would count it. Why? Most log flumes or shoot-the-chutes do not have long portions of dry, coaster-like track. In my opinion, the ride cannot be compared that well to rides such as Splash Mountain or Dudley’s at Islands of Adventure. Or even Jurassic Park River Adventure for that matter.
It might not be 100% …

You read that title right, we have forums! We have recently seen an increase in traffic and an increase in our comments so we thought it was about time to add a forums. We figured that you hear us talk about stuff on the site and the podcast, why not give you a place to talk as well? So here it is. We hope you enjoy it as it is not your typical coaster forum.
On a side note the forums will be integrated with the site much more as time …

If you were around with Windows 95 was the biggest operating system on the planet you would probably remember Theme Park. It was a DOS based game that was just a lot of fun to play. I still have my copy and play it from time to time (yes I do have an old computer with Win95).
Well it looks like the game has received a breath of new life. The Nintendo DS is expected to have its own version of Theme Park. The only problem is that EA’s Japan Development …

It’s late yes, but it is worth it. Check out our newest podcast in all of its glory. We have another surprise on this edition and there is a lot to talk about.

Off-topic talk
Firehawk announced
Price drops all over
Knott’s no footers
New trains for Stampida
Wild West World construction updates
Road trip to Florida

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