Archive: May, 2006

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

• The big news: Cedar Fair acquires Paramount Parks.
• LeSourdsville Lake will remain closed forever.
• A new movie studio and theme park? In Connecticut?
• Holiday World getting fabulous, national press for The Voyage.
• Disney unloads some land in Central Florida.
• Protester granted right to complain in front of Six Flags Marine World.
• Valleyfair's Wild Thing has a freak accident, no one is hurt seriously.
• BeastBuzz is coming up at Paramount's Kings Island on June 17. Sign up today!

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

• Chicago area family parks struggle for various reasons. Mike says there is room for these parks, but they don't do a good job of marketing themselves.
• Jeff's mom thinks SeaWorld Orlando is cool. The new whale show has opened.
• Orlando parks struggle to find workers. Is the pay an issue?
• More on the Oakwood Hydro death. Very sad every time it comes up. The blame game is in motion.
• Michigan's Adventure will get a water line, and they opened Grand Rapid, their new river ride.
• Joyland: What's up with these small park operators and opposing forces?
• Gurnee wants to tack on another buck for Six Flags Great America parking.
• The big news: There is some evidence that Cedar Fair may be considering purchasing Paramount Parks. However, the alleged statement in the Toledo newspaper from Dick Kinzel was likely taken out of context.
• BeastBuzz is coming up at Paramount's Kings Island on June 17. Sign up today!

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

• Disney closes deal to buy Pixar, Steve Jobs owns 7% of Disney.
• Six Flags teams up with Home Depot. Pat says it's another way of getting the brand in front of people.
• Six Flags revenue down for quarter, per capita spending up. We told you so.
• Minor fireworks accident at Universal Orlando. Kind of scary.
• Two new indoor water park resorts coming to Chicago. What does that mean for the Dells?
• Disney profit up on TV shows and strong theme park performance. Sure is a turn around from the post-9/11 decline.
• Track for Cedar Point's 2007 coaster is already there, and everyone has seen it. The hype for CP rides is ridiculous.
• Six Flags Astroworld site sells for $77 million. Was the sale a good idea?
• Goliath opens at La Ronde.
• BeastBuzz is coming up at Paramount's Kings Island on June 17. Sign up today!

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

• Not a single mention of Six Flags this episode!
• Mason considers taxing Paramount's Kings Island admission. Biting the hand that feeds?
• Cedar Fair revenue down in first quarter, in part because of soft occupancy at Castaway Bay.
• More borrowing drama for Conneaut Lake. They can't keep borrowing forever.
• Big S&S swings open at Cedar Point and Kennywood. Much better rides than we thought!
• We tried HD video from Cedar Point's media day, and passed 59 gigs of data through our server in one day!
• Motionless Mission: Space. What's the point?
• Kentucky TV station loses defamation suit. You have to be pretty stupid to get into that situation.
• The Voyage opens at Holiday World. Haven't found anyone say anything bad about it yet.
• Please... if you want to join CoasterBuzz Club for entry to events coming in the next few weeks, don't wait!
• BeastBuzz is coming up at Paramount's Kings Island on June 17. Sign up today!

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

• The Voyage begins. It sure looks fast!
• CoasterBuzz Club memberships: Don't wait!
• Aquarium scores big in downtown Atlanta.
• Six Flags Over Georgia has a record spring break.
• Conneaut Lake in danger of not opening. How many times can they get by like this?
• Six Flags home base split between New York City and Texas.
• Euro Disney continues to tank. How is Europe's biggest tourist attraction not able to pull off a profit?
• Cedar Point drops food prices. We wonder how this will help overall, and if anyone else will follow that lead.
• Mike says that so far the new emphasis on service and experience is evident at Six Flags Great America.
• Libertyland property in a state of chaos.
• BeastBuzz is coming up at Paramount's Kings Island on June 17. Sign up today!