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The National Roller Coaster Museum (NRCMA) has added a historic 1918 roller coaster car to its collection. The car is from the Rocky Springs Jack Rabbit coaster, which operated from 1918-1927 in Lancaster, Pa.
Motiongate Dubai has announced that it will kick off 2021 with two brand-new rides in its Lionsgate Zone, with one inspired by the “John Wick” franchise.
Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe just delivered a major announcement on behalf of Movie Park Germany. In celebration of the German theme park’s 25th anniversary, an all-new Multi Dimension Coaster by Intamin Amusement Rides will open in 2021.
Chessington World of Adventures Resort is introducing a new way to photograph guests’ ‘coaster faces’ through their masks.
Universal Orlando has confirmed via Twitter that they are no longer loading every other row on two of their rides.
Lakemont Park is a community park in the small town of Altoona, Pa.The park has mini-golf, volleyball, basketball courts, and open fields. I know what you’re thinking, “Why are you talking about it then?”
Six Flags is one of the largest theme park chains in the country, and is considered the budget chain by some due to their inexpensive “membership” prices and their willingness to clone rides. Six Flags parks often look identical, with a good number of the same rides being found at all their parks; from Batman B&M inverts to Joker 4-D freespins, clones are common. At Six Flags St. Louis, I found the ride collection to be mild, but the new entry procedures to be wonderful. How would one of the chain’s main parks stack up, then? Well, when I visited Six Flags Great Adventure, I was in for a treat.
Six Flags America sits just outside of Washington, D.C. by about 9 miles in Maryland. It is a small Six Flags park with a semi-decent, if slightly dated, ride collection. The park boasts two wooden roller coasters, and seven steel coasters. There are a good number of flat rides, as well as a water park inside the main theme park. The park also has a decent collection of standard Six Flags food options.
Well, it finally happened. Eleven parks into my road trip, and I am finally advising skipping a park. Most of the parks I’ve been to — from Lagoon to Hersheypark — have been great. Every other Cedar Fair park I’ve visited, they all felt safe. Dorney Park, however, managed to crush my expectations and destroy my opinion that all Cedar Fair parks were handling this well, because, honestly, they aren’t,
Kentucky Kingdom is about halfway between Six Flags St. Louis and Kings Island. It’s a small park that is making a big name for itself in the industry, and I was there on June 29 and 30 when they finally reopened for the 2020 season.
