Monthly Archives: December 2009

Carowinds Connection has posted pictures of the last piece of track for the new Intimidator roller coaster being put into place on Dec 22.    This is a great Christmas present for everyone who frequents this park.

Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney, died Wednesday at the age of 79.  He was the last member of the Disney family to work at Disney.

Cedar Fair announced that it is being purchased by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management.  The transaction is worth around 2.4 billion. Cedar Fair has been struggling with some debt after the purchase of the former Paramount Parks, to the … Continue reading →

Knott’s Berry Farm won’t be getting the Demon Drop ride from Cedar Point.  Instead, the ride will find a new home at Dorney Park.  They will keep the name and logo, but the colors may be updated when it gets … Continue reading →

You can now view SeaWorld from the comfort of your home via Google Street View.  Busch Gardens is coming soon, but for now you’ll have to make do with a virtual tour of the Sea World parks in San Antonio, … Continue reading →

Carowindsconnection.com has posted new photos of Intimidator taken over the holiday weekend.  Most of the track looks to be complete and it is visible from miles away on I-77.

Now that Blackstone has officially purchased the Anheiser Busch Theme parks, they have changed their name to “Seaworld Parks & Entertainment.“  They are saying that at the moment nothing else will change.  I guess since Seaworld has the highest attendance … Continue reading →

When will people ever learn?  I doubt they will, but here’s another example of why they should.  A German tourist was arrested on Sunday after telling a worker that he had two bombs in his bag.   When the worker asked … Continue reading →