Archive: December, 2006

Jeff, Catherine, Greg and Pat review this week's news in the amusement industry.

• Six Flags outlines some of its plans for the new year.
• Morey's Pier switches to magnetic cards instead of paper tickets. Good move for a classic operation.
• Son of Beast will reopen without its loop. We're all scratching our head about what defines the ride.
• Jeff and Cath do the Orlando thing.
• Finding Nemo: The Musical is a winner at Animal Kingdom.
• The buses at Disney World suck, especially if you stay at one of the value resorts out in the sticks.
• People are abusing the accommodations made for the disabled, and the truly disabled people are the people who really lose.
• Universal has a quality product, but they aren't very good at selling it.
• In some cases they aren't respecting the time of their guests, and that's frustrating when you want them to succeed.
• Lots of CoasterBuzz Club events are coming in 2007, including the Fall Affair at Holiday World, Saturday, September 29.

Jeff, Mike, Greg and Pat review this week's news in the amusement industry.

• Gatorland gets support from the locals.
• Mall of America will install a Euro-Fighter. Is it the new mouse?
• The plot between Bell's Amusement Park and the local fair board thickens. Someone should be suing somebody.
• Greg says that former Astroland development could be a build-and-flip, but hopes the Cyclone will remain.
• SeaWorld "attack" was a non-event. Must have been a slow news day.
• Lagoon launched fun? You bet!
• A new park for SoCal, but can the tourist community support it?
• Off-topic: Wii!
• Changes coming for CoasterBuzz, including better advertising.
• Lots of CoasterBuzz Club events are coming in 2007, including the Fall Affair at Holiday World, Saturday, September 29.