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Adventure Park accident
Oldiesmann replied to flightoffear1996's topic in Other Amusement Parks & Industry News
Charges have already been filed in relation to this incident... https://nypost.com/2019/07/15/six-charged-in-carnival-ride-tragedy-that-killed-2-in-india/ -
Carowinds testing mobile ordering
Oldiesmann replied to BoddaH1994's topic in Other Amusement Parks & Industry News
Interestingly enough the app currently only lets you pre-order pizza, but the burrito restaurant had a door labeled "mobile order pickup" or something similar. -
Here's a video from 1980 showing the trams. I'm not sure how much changed in the 20-something years between when this was shot and when they were discontinued, but it should give you a good idea.
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You can also do that in Google Maps. Open the app, tap on the blue dot indicating your location and there's an option to save your parking. I typically just make a note (mentally and/or digitally) of the row I'm in though.
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They're doing "Island Nights" in the waterpark from 8-11 the next three Fridays: https://www.visitkingsisland.com/play/events/island-nights Might swing by there on the 19th depending on what time I get home from vacation.
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Something is broken with regards to external images. If I try to post an image from an external site, I just get a broken image instead. If I actually attach the file to the post, it works fine. Example:
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Kings Dominion 2020
Oldiesmann replied to Maverick44's topic in Other Amusement Parks & Industry News
For some reason the forum software doesn't want to generate a thumbnail for that image... Maybe it'll work as an attachment? -
The Sandusky Register is reporting that a "reliable source" has told them that Cedar Fair has signed an agreement to purchase Sawmill Creek Resort. This could be quite an interesting development if it's true. I've never been to Sawmill but it seems to be a pretty popular destination in that area. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/story/201907020011
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Cedar Fair to acquire CGA land
Oldiesmann replied to BoddaH1994's topic in Other Amusement Parks & Industry News
Acquisition is now complete... https://ir.cedarfair.com/news/news-details/2019/Cedar-Fair-Completes-the-Acquisition-of-Land-Beneath-Californias-Great-America-in-Santa-Clara/default.aspx -
The support structure seems to be there still but the rest of the ride is gone, as is the sign for it.
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I was at Coney for a while on Friday for my brother-in-law's company picnic, and noticed that the Roundup is gone. What happened to it? That was one of my favorite rides at Coney.
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Question for those who have been there... How easy is it to do BGW in a day, preferably without springing for Quick Queue Unlimited? I'm going to be hitting Carowinds and KD next month and am thinking of dropping the second full day at KD in favor of a trip to BGW instead, but don't want to go only to end up not being able to ride much due to long lines (and QQU is an extra $55). They have a deal on their site now where you can get admission, all-day drinks and all-day dining for $99 + tax as well, which makes it even more tempting.
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It is, per the park's website. https://www.visitkingsisland.com/play/events/grand-carnivale
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I've been spending a ton of time in Planet Snoopy the past couple of years due to having two young nieces (ages 1 and 3). While I do think it's due for an overhaul, the existing rides are all still incredibly popular. There's also not a whole lot of room for something new unless they start creeping into the big empty space by the Snack Shack and the petting zoo. I also don't see the name changing from Planet Snoopy to Camp Snoopy because there's no reason to do so.
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Banshee 2014
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Diamondback 2019
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Holiday World 2019
Oldiesmann replied to Oldiesmann's topic in Other Amusement Parks & Industry News
As far as Mammoth and Wildebeest go, I count water coasters separately from regular coasters. I believe I've been on 3 or 4 of them now (both of the ones at HW, plus the one at The Beach in Mason and I believe the one at Kentucky Kingdom as well) -
Hard to explain without getting too technical, but basically they figured out how to feed all of that information into the URL to make it display whatever they want.
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Here's a video of Kings Dominion's fountain from a few weeks ago. I imagine we'll eventually be seeing something similar.
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Found this on YouTube...
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Visited the park for a while before work this morning. Didn't get a chance to ride Antique Autos or any coasters but got in some rides with my older niece. It was particularly nice to see that the carousel organ was working again - far better than it has the past few years it seems. Hopefully it stays working this time.