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It's been a while...

It's been a while since I've posted, I recently moved from Phoenix to Ohio. Now that I'm all settled, I'll be bringing back the blog and my thoughts on the amusement industry.

I'm sure many of you haeve seen this by now. If you haven't, check out this video. German flume enthusiasts made their own Splashdown ride. It's pretty cool, and only a 4.5 mb download.

Even though he's been out of the amusement industry for a while, the death of George Millay is a huge loss. His creativity was amazing and if you've been to any of the parks he created, you'd understand.

Instant Rumor: Six Flags is selling Frontier City in Oklahoma. Who is best suited to pick up the park? Some have suggested Kennywood Entertainment, but my money is on Herschend. Frontier City was pretty well-kept and their rustic theme fits well with their current properties. They'd be able to step in and improve the park more than Six Flags could, beginning with infrastructure.

Among the speakers at ACE Western PA Regions Coasterbash Event in March that aren't listed: John Fetterman of Knoebel's speaking on the building of the Flying Turns roller coaster and a representative from Waldameer speaking about the construction of Ravine Flyer 2.

Thanks for reading. Next time, I'll talk about Six Flags and why enthusiasts are overanalyzing every move they make.

posted by Bryan @ 10:22 PM