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 …

The popular Rock Band game is going to be landing at several Cedar Fair parks for this upcoming season. Clearly competing with the Guitar Hero using Six Flags, Cedar Fair plans to operate it in the same way – a competition of sorts between guests. You can find all the pertinent details here, but I want to talk about the idea of video games in amusement parks in general.

Ever since I was a pretty young kid, maybe around eight or nine, I was puzzled by the other kids that would …

The Texas Giant is currently undergoing an extensive refurbishment, and until today I thought it was just that. A refurbishment. Not so. According to a story by Amusement Today, the Texas Giant will become a one of a kind hybrid. They don’t call it a hybrid exactly, but I don’t know what else you could call it. The track style is difficult to describe through words, so check out this picture.

So here is what we are looking at: steel cross track (you know, the horizontal slats) and a red steel …

I’ve decided I like these top fives. It’s fun ranking and sorting important, unimportant and miscellaneous topics into a compact list. So, this week I’m throwing out my top five theme park themes. They will be chosen based on originality, cleverness, and quirkiness. Without any further ado, my top five theme park themes.
#5. Disneyland

I know what you’re thinking, “Jake, Disneyland is your favorite amusement park, how is it so low on this list?” – well, quite frankly, that would make this entire list very anti-climactic and a little boring.
Disneyland is …

In the longest podcast I have recorded, I speak my mind openly about many things, you have been warned. On this show, I discuss in length the Sea World accident and my opinion on the matter, as well as give a less formal Captain EO review. Don’t worry MJ fans, I left all the bashing for your favorite pop star out of it. So take a listen and as always, drop a comment or send me an email at coasterdom@gmail.com.
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Captain EO is back, and he is here to change the world. Through song. Well, it IS the 80s after all. So all kitsch is not counted against Captain EO, and may in fact help its cause. Centering on a “rag-tag band” that go on dangerous missions, yadda yadda yadda. You get the idea. George Lucas was one of the Executive Producers and it shows. Many a Star Wars reference abound, most of which were not been easter eggs, and the 3D and other special effects are a mark of …

The Kentucky State Fair Board has sued Six Flags, claiming that the amusement park operator is planning to take rides off of the park land that do not belong to the company. Specific rides were not mentioned, but the suit will be viewed in bankruptcy court because Six Flags filed Chapter 11 last year.
We’ll see what happens, but it would appear that all this huffing and puffing will come to an unclimatic end. I believe that Six Flags will get to keep all of the rides that it installed since …

A trainer at the “Believe” show at Sea World Orlando has been killed by one of the whales, named “Tilly”. This whale was allegedly involved in another trainer death before it was sold to Sea World in 1992. Sea World has yet to confirm this death, but I would expect them to make a statement before the day is over. Officials say that the trainer fell into the tank, while witnesses say the whale attacked and dragged the trainer into the water. By the time emergency crews arrived, the trainer …