12/07/11 Santa Clara, CA. JMA Ventures backed out of the sale. Great America will remain a Cedar Fair park. However the 69ers will get their dumbass stadium in the CGA parking lot. Boo!

9/01/11 North America. Six Flags announced it's 2012 line up, last night. Including, a double sided drop tower attached to the Superman tower, for Magic Mountain. The ride will be themed as Lex Luthor. Discovery Kingdom, is getting a launched coaster, themed after Superman. Great America, is getting a Wing ride coaster. There's a clip from the SF president, explaining all the new additions and the company's pledge, to add a new attraction, to every park, every year. See the clips here!

7/23/11 Anaheim, CA. Disney's California Adventure's California Screamin' made and emergency stop, after, a guest's backpack fell out and landed on the track. The backpack triggered the sensors which immediately stopped the ride. The Fire dept. had to rescue all the riders, as there, was no way to re-start the train, or a nearby set of stairs.

7/09/11 Darien, NY. An Iraq War Veteran fell out of "The Ride Of Steel" yesterday afternoon, at Darien Lake. The the man, Sgt. James Hackemer, had no legs. The warning sign on the ride says you must have two legs to ride. His parents said He wanted to live life, he did what he wanted to do.( not a quote) It is a shame to survive a war and die at home on something that's  supposed to safe.

6/20/11 Sandusky, OH. Cedar Fair today announced that the CEO Dick Kinzel will retire in January and be replaced by Matthew Ouimet, who will take charge immediately. Ouimet was a VP with the Disney Co. Cedar Fair may have just lost a demon and gained a devil. May god have mercy on their souls.

6/10/11 Valencia, CA. An accident occurred on Tatsu last night. A mechanic was working on the ride and got a six inch gash in his arm. He was rushed to the hospital. No one's sure how the accident happened, as yet. Those are the only details so far. Stay tuned.

11/01/11 Valencia, CA. A rumor was going around, last week, that Magic Mountain was going to remove the Log Jammer. I went to the park on Monday and asked the suit, supervising the ride, If it was true. He confirmed it. I asked why; He said that "they felt it was time to retire it". He couldn't say it with a straight face. I will comment more in the forums. But, this is bullshit. Log Jammer has been in service since opening day, of the park. For 40 years, it made us wet and happy. That ride made Magic Mountain a success.  Though old, Log Jammer is one of the best Log Flumes in the world and this is shameless. They, were keeping this a secret, they were going, to sneak it out, and throw it in the dumpster, in the middle of the night. I got a last ride on Monday, but thousands, of true fans, didn't.

6/09/11 Sandusky, OH. Cedar Point's WildCat coaster had an accident on Sunday. A car returning, hit another car, waiting at the station. Seven People we're injured. The park adjusted the braking system and the ride re-opened Tuesday. A similar accident happened on the same ride in 2008, when a car rolled back into the station injuring nine people.

6/09/11 Valencia, CA. Six Flags Magic Mountain's Green Lantern will not make it's June 18th opening date. The ride is complete, however it appears someone didn't read the blueprints properly and now the have to dig out, underneath the station, to allow clearance for the trains. Doh! The new scheduled opening date is July 1st.

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