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/2011/10/24/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-waterskiing-superheroes-at-seaworld-a-look-back/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/24/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-waterskiing-superheroes-at-seaworld-a-look-back/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:18:41 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10405 Guest editorial by Marc Tyler Nobleman Today, Six Flags holds the license for DC Comics superheroes, but SeaWorld had it first. And what they did with it is still considered (at least by many of the participants) to be the best water skiing show of all time.   From 1976 to 1979, at both the [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/24/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-waterskiing-superheroes-at-seaworld-a-look-back/feed/ 5 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/2010/03/17/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/2009/10/27/out-of-the-loop-cedar-points-demon-drop-heads-to-knotts-berry-farm/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/27/out-of-the-loop-cedar-points-demon-drop-heads-to-knotts-berry-farm/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:31:59 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4196 By Andy Guinigundo Cedar Fair has announced that after a 26-year run at Cedar Point, The Demon Drop will be dismantled and reassembled at sister park Knotts Berry Farm near Los Angeles. First opened in 1983, the Demon Drop is an elevator-style drop ride that simulates a free-fall drop from a 10-story building. In the [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/27/out-of-the-loop-cedar-points-demon-drop-heads-to-knotts-berry-farm/feed/ 10