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Universal Studios Florida has started letting guests on Rip Ride Rockit. The hours are sporadic and if too long of a line begins to form, they shut it down to prevent guests from havin to wait hours to get on … Continue reading →

The DIY Network has done a show on the various roller coasters at Kings Dominion.  I thought the maintenance car that creeps around the track at 1 MPH was especially interesting. Check it out at their web site.

A disney cast member who fell and broke his neck during a demonstration of how to be a pirate has died.  Our sympathies go out to his family and friends. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-disney-performer-dies-081009,0,7112500.story

24 people were trapped for hours on the invertigo roller coaster at the Great America theme park in California  due to a mechanical failure. CNN has the story here, but details are still scarce.

A 60 year old man is currently on trial for groping Minnie Mouse at Disney World.  So much for the happiest place on earth. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-disney-groped-minnie-mouse-081009,0,4837059.story

Information on the names to be used in the Harry Potter attraction have turned up via the patent and trademark office.  The LA Times has a story listing what the various stores will be named. Dueling Dragons will change to … Continue reading →

Apparently a set of blueprints has leaked updating changes to the Magic Kingdom.  Whether these are real or not has yet to be determined, but if they are fakes they look to be good fakes.  The biggest improvement is adding … Continue reading →

Disney is testing a new centralized location for Fastpasses at the Animal Kingdom.  Instead of having to go all the way to the ride to get a fastpass, you can go to the kiosks outside of It’s a Bug’s Life … Continue reading →

Hairloss.com is urging people boycott Freestyle Music Park because their commercial has someone lose their wig on a ride.  Can they be any more obvious in their faux outrage?  I mean, first off prweb.com is a site for press releases … Continue reading →

This is time lapse footage of the various parts of disneyland being constructed.    It’s almost 10 minutes, but it’s incredibly interesting to watch. http://irintech.com/x1/blogarchive.php?id=4769

From the looks of it, she had a heart attack.  Lifeguards saw her go under and pulled her out, but she was not responsive and died on the way to the hospital. http://www.wesh.com/news/20155631/detail.html

The busch gardens in Williamsburg is now offering a tour of the operations behind a roller coaster.  I’ll have to see if Tampa is doing the same thing because I’ll be there in a couple of weeks. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/21/AR2009072102785.html