A couple of weeks ago, Cedar Fair started up the rumor mill by announcing that four new rides would be coming to four of their amusement parks. They then proceeded to shut it back down after they announced their Windseeker attractions. I thought I had seen the last of these silly speculation posts for a while; but, Six Flags wasn’t about to let me catch my breath. They’ve since announced Six Flags Over Georgia’s new roller coaster, but they aren’t done yet. New rides are coming to both Six Flags …

Six Flags Over Georgia has announced the Dare Devil Dive coaster for 2011. Dare Devil Dive is only the third Gerstlauer  Euro-Fighter in the United States, the other two being SpongeBob’s Rock Bottom Plunge at the Mall of America, and Mystery Mine at Dollywood. You can check out the advertising jargon below, and then I’ll give you my take on Six Flags Over Georgia’s latest attraction.

About a week after Cedar Fair gripped the enthusiast spotlight with their yearly new attraction announcements, Six Flags Over Georgia looks to step into the limelight themselves. Three clues have been posted to the Six Flags Over Georgia Facebook page, each of which are incredibly tiny. There’s no indication as to when the official announcement will be made, but if the clue format is anything like Cedar Fair’s, we should get an announcement shortly after the fourth clue is unveiled. You can see the clues below, and then you need …

Now that the site is back up, it’s time to resume the Coasterdom Coaster Championship. I’ve posted the updated bracket below so that you can see where we are at this point in the tournament. I’ve decided to put Monday’s matchup, along with tomorrow’s matchup up right now. This should give everyone more time to vote (once they figure out that the site is back up) and will help weed out the old posts from the front page.

The two matchups coming at you today are doozies; X2 takes on Nitro, …

John Murdy is a lot of things. Horror aficionado, thematic designer of the Hollywood Revenge of the Mummy roller coaster, former studio tour guide, and now, the Creative Director of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. He brought the event back from the dead in 2006, and he has been upping his game every year ever since.

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I had the chance to talk to John for a couple of hours today, and what struck me most about him is how much he loves his job. You thought Walt Disney was …