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Soft opening for Rip Ride Rockit

Theme Park Outsider Posted on August 16, 2009 by labmanAugust 16, 2009

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 →

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TV show on Kings Dominion

Theme Park Outsider Posted on August 13, 2009 by labmanAugust 13, 2009

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.

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Disney castmember dies from fall

Theme Park Outsider Posted on August 11, 2009 by labmanAugust 11, 2009

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

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24 Passengers stuck on Roller Coaster

Theme Park Outsider Posted on August 11, 2009 by labmanAugust 11, 2009

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.

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Man charged with Groping Minnie Mouse

Theme Park Outsider Posted on August 10, 2009 by labmanAugust 10, 2009

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

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Harry Potter Trademarks

Theme Park Outsider Posted on August 4, 2009 by labmanJuly 29, 2009

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 →

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Blueprints for Magic Kingdom released

Theme Park Outsider Posted on August 3, 2009 by labmanJuly 29, 2009

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 →

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Fastpass update at Animal Kingdom

Theme Park Outsider Posted on July 29, 2009 by labmanJuly 29, 2009

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 →

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Manufactured outrage

Theme Park Outsider Posted on July 28, 2009 by labmanJuly 28, 2009

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 →

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Time lapse footage of Disneyland

Theme Park Outsider Posted on July 27, 2009 by labmanJuly 27, 2009

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

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Woman dies at Discovery Cove

Theme Park Outsider Posted on July 23, 2009 by labmanJuly 23, 2009

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

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Busch Gardens offers roller coaster tour

Theme Park Outsider Posted on July 22, 2009 by labmanJuly 29, 2009

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

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