http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog Orlando area attractions and theme park information and news Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:12:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/29/out-of-the-loop-windseeker-will-take-riders-300-feet-up-at-four-cedar-fair-parks/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/29/out-of-the-loop-windseeker-will-take-riders-300-feet-up-at-four-cedar-fair-parks/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:34:52 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7132 Column by Andy Guinigundo Amusement park company Cedar Fair announced the addition of WindSeeker to its ride lineup at four Cedar Fair parks for 2011. The high spinning ride will grace the landscapes of Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio near Cleveland, Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio, Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif., and Canada’s [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/29/out-of-the-loop-windseeker-will-take-riders-300-feet-up-at-four-cedar-fair-parks/feed/ 13 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/07/19/out-of-the-loop-are-roller-coasters-the-secret-to-agelessness/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/07/19/out-of-the-loop-are-roller-coasters-the-secret-to-agelessness/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:05:56 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=6907 So what's the secret to good health into one's 8th decade of life and beyond? Is it eating right? Staying off the booze and cigarettes? Exercise? Apparently for one 88-year-old, the answer is frequenting an amusement park and hopping on her favorite coaster. In this case the park is Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio and the favorite coaster, The Diamondback.]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/07/19/out-of-the-loop-are-roller-coasters-the-secret-to-agelessness/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/14/out-of-the-loop-good-riddance-to-winter-time-for-the-theme-parks-to-open/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/14/out-of-the-loop-good-riddance-to-winter-time-for-the-theme-parks-to-open/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:17:20 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5743 By Andy Guinigundo We’ve had a few beautiful spring days in Southern Ohio. The temperature has been close to 80 degrees. I cautiously embrace the coming summer and the coming theme park season. I say cautiously because, over the past week, I have awoken to frost and temperatures in the low 30s a few times. [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/14/out-of-the-loop-good-riddance-to-winter-time-for-the-theme-parks-to-open/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/03/17/out-of-the-loop-planet-snoopy-on-its-way-to-kings-island/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/03/17/out-of-the-loop-planet-snoopy-on-its-way-to-kings-island/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:33:19 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5538 By Andy Guinigundo Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio is my hometown amusement park. I grew up and still reside in the area. I believe all folks deserve a gas tank amusement park to tide them over until they can get to Orlando or other amusement destinations. A gas tank amusement park is a park that [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/03/17/out-of-the-loop-planet-snoopy-on-its-way-to-kings-island/feed/ 3 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/02/out-of-the-loop-attractions-attempt-to-pay-tribute-to-michael-jackson/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/02/out-of-the-loop-attractions-attempt-to-pay-tribute-to-michael-jackson/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:17:46 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4261 By Andy Guinigundo I suppose it’s fitting that someone who loved amusement parks so much, mostly Disney, has been appearing in various ways at various attractions since his death in June. No, I am not implying that Michael Jackson has been “haunting” various attractions. However, tributes have been prominently attempted and sometimes executed at various [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/02/out-of-the-loop-attractions-attempt-to-pay-tribute-to-michael-jackson/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/07/out-of-the-loop-hanna-barbara-characters-return-for-howl-o-fest/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/07/out-of-the-loop-hanna-barbara-characters-return-for-howl-o-fest/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:13:58 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=3796 By Andy Guinigundo Interstate 275 is the freeway that encircles Cincinnati, Ohio. Go five miles north of the circle on I-71 and you’ll come to one of the booming northern suburbs of Cincinnati – Mason, Ohio. Mason is known for several things including traffic, car dealerships, a world-class professional tennis tournament and Kings Island amusement [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/07/out-of-the-loop-hanna-barbara-characters-return-for-howl-o-fest/feed/ 1