Archive: August, 2006

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

• Cedar Point's Tony Clark joins us to talk about the park's 2007 project.
• Can you train people to not be stupid?
• Creepy crawly stuff in water parks.
• Son of Beast a question mark, even though enthusiasts have little love for the ride.
• Busch Gardens Europe announces Griffon, a B&M floorless dive coaster.
• SeaWorld San Antonio will score an Atlantis-themed ride.
• Bell's finally gets approval after not-in-my-backyard battle.
• Mike says nobody in Chicago cares about Santa's Village.
• Tales of scary carnivals in Ohio.
• Golden Ticket Awards announced.
• Check out BooBuzz 2006 at Cedar Point. Exclusive ride time on Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster!

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

• Universal Orlando follows Disney in ticket hike.
• Attendance is still down on the year, but profit is up. Where are the UK tourists?
• Mom digs the SeaWorld rides.
• Lawsuit news, including more Son of Beast suits.
• Jeff loves Hersheypark, and thinks that Storm Runner is the best Intamin rocket to date.
• Pat goes to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. Lots of head scratchers there, and suddenly our faith in the new leadership isn't what it used to be.
• Check out BooBuzz 2006 at Cedar Point. Exclusive ride time on Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster!

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

• Disney hikes tickets, but there are so many options available. What do people really pay?
• Disney theme park profit up double digits over last year.
• Elitch Gardens faces an uncertain future.
• Darien Lake faces an uncertain future.
• The Oakwood Hydro accident gets more and more tragic with every new detail.
• Busch Gardens Europe teases their new dive coaster.
• Check out BooBuzz 2006 at Cedar Point. Exclusive ride time on Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster!
• We want to hear from you. Literally. Send an MP3 with your questions, comments on stories, etc., to coasterbuzzpodcast@gmail.com.

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

• How do people fall from coasters if they're behaving?
• Main Street USA in Michigan... We'll believe it when we see it.
• Cedar Fair revenue and attendance down.
• Great Wolf posts narrowing loss.
• Alton Towers double booking drama ends, but shame on them anyway.
• Wild Escape in Wheeling is so for real.
• Six Flags down, down and down in quarter, but per capita spending is up.
• Costume characters get pink slips at Six Flags Elitch Gardens.
• Son of Beast has to be rebuilt in section that caused accident. A workable problem?
• We want to hear from you. Literally. Send an MP3 with your questions, comments on stories, etc., to coasterbuzzpodcast@gmail.com.