A connoisseur's view of theme parks
Archive for February, 2010
Intimidator now running with riders
Feb 28th
Carowinds connection has posted a photo of Intimidator running with people riding it. This is a good sign that the testing with water dummies went well.
Also… Carowinds.com was updated this week with an all new design. I haven’t really browsed it much, but it looks cleaner than the old one and the rides seem organized better.
Believe show returns to SeaWorld Orlando
Feb 27th
Seaworld Orlando had their first Believe show since Trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by the orca Tilikum. None of the people were allowed into the water with the whales as SeaWorld is still reviewing their policies and procedures related to the handling of the whales. The females all had their hair pulled up into buns, which is to be expected since Dawn was grabbed by her hair and pulled under the water.
The attitude of the crowd was respectful with most people thinking it is a good thing that they get back to the shows. PETA, of course, had a small protest at the park entrance, but only about a dozen people showed for that.
Animal Trainer killed at SeaWorld
Feb 24th
Park officials haven’t released any information yet, but a witness said they saw the whale thrash the trainer from a view area.
Carowinds intimitador first test run
Feb 6th
Intimidator gets it’s first trial run. Video courtesy of youtube user Wormy2010