DateLine Disney’s Twitter account said that Captain EO would be open for Cast Member testing tomorrow. This is generally a sign that the attraction is in its final stages and will be opening soon. So many speculated that the ride would be opening up for Valentine’s Day weekend (because Michael Jackson just screams romance, right?). However, a quote from Al Lutz states that this is likely not the case.

“Hundreds of Disneyland Cast Members will be testing Captain EO on Friday afternoon, but don’t expect it to open this weekend as …

In a discussion on the Amusement Insider forum it was speculated that the “B Side” (I believe that is the right side) of Superman: The Escape was being cannibalized for parts for the “A Side”. I threw this possibility out on our Twitter account and received this response from the Six Flags Twitter account: “Not true at all! We have exciting plans for Superman The Escape. Stay tuned for news!!!”
My immediate reaction was that we will see the ride race once more. For those of you not aware, it has been a …

There was a great photo update from Busch Gardens Tampa posted over at Roller Coaster Pro by my buddy Daniel Leavelle featuring many around the park happening. However, what I’m most interested in are the markers that have shown up between the water portion of Rhino Rally to the Clydesdale barn. These markers are, in my humble opinion, the first signs of a new ride coming to Busch Gardens Africa.
This has, of course, been rumored over at Screamscape for quite some time. But now we’re getting to some legitimate physical …

Movieline.com has reported that Disney is workshopping a new attraction themed to J.J Abrams’ “LOST” television show. The show’s last season premiers on the 2nd of February. The attraction is said to be utilizing the Kuka arm technology used in the “Knight’s Tournament” attraction at Legoland and the “Sum of All Thrills” which just opened at Epcot.  Not only that as I’m sure  some of you are aware, this technology is being used on the Harry Potter roller coaster coming to Universal Studios in Florida within a year.

Now if you …

I have a little bit of an update on what’s going on around the Disneyland Resort lately, and some information on what will be going on at Disney’s California Adventure in the years to come.

Lets start with the Golden Gate Bridge in Disney’s California Adventure. The bridge will cease to be seen sometime next year when the entire Sunshine Plaza is closed off and rethemed.

Jake’s favorite time of the amusement park season is only three months away, and I’m not gonna lie, I’m stoked. Especially with some new information for the Halloween events that will be scaring the living daylights out of guests in October!

Well they sure are starting this coaster early and not really hiding it at all. The picture below clearly shows a water splash area for their next coaster. I’m putting my money on a B&M hyper, but there are a few other rumors floating out there. Take a look for yourself, what do you think is coming?

Source: Kings Island Central

There have been rumors flying on the net, and I’m pretty sure Kevin mentioned this rumor on one of our podcasts, but Kings Island is “going” to be getting a hyper for 2009. Someone scanned in an image from the latest edition of the First Drop Magazine. I figured I would pass it along if you haven’t seen it yet.
It clearly shows the layout for KI’s hyper. I read a lot of coaster boards, and people seem to be really split if this is true or not. I’m going to …

Six Flags Great America’s Deja Vu has run for the last time. The Giant Vekoma Boomerang will not be operating at the mid-western amusement park in the 2008 season. The last rides were given to local ACErs on Sunday night.
It’s possible that the ride will be sold to another amusement park, like it’s brother that operated at Six Flags Over Georgia for the last time this season. At this point the only Deja Vu that has not been hit by the axe is the one operating at Six Flags Magic …

Since everyone has helped out with the Hershey announcement and all of the games, I figured I would let you in on the fun. Here is a link to the new coaster, and the announcement that should come tomorrow (it’s down). If you missed it, it was a No Limit’s video of the ride. Nothing super big deal, heck the announcement is only 12 hours away.
Now lets see how all of this plays out tomorrow and see if we have all been had (I don’t think we have though).
EDIT:
Nantimi Closes
“Effective …