![]() ![]() Admission has been free in recent years, with patrons paying only for rides. It will be fine at Beech Bend Holiday Light Spectacular in 2009! Back to Top NovemPlayland Park Switching to Pay-One-Price Admission in 2009 Playland Park, the landmark 1920's amusement park in Rye, NY is switching to a "pay-one-price" admission system. Kentucky Rumbler will be open each night for "dark" rides! It will be great at Beech Bend Holiday Light Spectacular in 2008! Holiday Light Spectacular will be open each night December 5 through Janufrom 5-10PM, with a special New Years Eve Party till 1AM. It would be great if Hard Rock Park could survive the tough economy of 2008! Back to Top NovemBeech Bend Holiday Light Spectacular is Back! Holiday Light Spectacular at Beech Bend Park is back by popular demand! It is a new Christmas tradition. The 55-acre park opened in April and closed in Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September. It would be great if Cypress Gardens could survive the tough economy of 2008! Back to Top Hard Rock Park Up For Auction Hard Rock Park will go up for auction on December 15, according to court documents filed this week. Read more from the New York Post It would be fine if Astroland Park could re-open in 2009! Back to Top NovemAll of Cypress Gardens Rides are for Sale On Monday November 9, ATRA News reported that Cypress Gardens will close the ride and animal sections of the park in 2009. The mayor wants the deal done quickly, so the city can finally get going on Bloomberg's 47-acre rezoning plan for Coney Island, which includes a nine-acre amusement park. Read more on the Gravity Group website It will be fine riding in Timberliner trains in 2009! Back to Top NovemNew Hope for Coney Island's Astroland Park! The Bloomberg Administration is in serious negotiations to buy 10.5 acres of real estate in Coney Island that once appeared unobtainable- a move that would save both Astroland Park and the mayor's plans to revive the slumping seaside amusement district. The trains also feature single-bench seat design and the unparalleled ability to smoothly navigate the track for decreased train and track maintenance. ![]() Timberliners incorporate new technology- such as magnetic braking and restraint monitoring- that wasn't even imagined when wood coaster cars were first developed. Read more at the Conneaut Lake Park website It will be fine if Conneaut Lake Park could re-open in 2009! Back to Top NovemGravity Group Announces New Single-Bench Trains! Gravity Group engineers have announced Timberliner, the next-generation of trains for wooden roller coasters. Hotel Conneaut and The Crystal Ballroom will also be transformed into a Christmas showplace. ![]() It would be fine to ride a Free Fly coaster in 2009! Back to Top NovemConneaut Lake Park Hosting Holiday of Lights In celebration of the Holiday Season, Conneaut Lake Park is hosting "Holiday of Lights." This drive-through display will feature over 100 illuminated and animated displays of Christmas scenes throughout the park. has designed an exciting new suspended roller coaster called Free Fly. Read more in the Meadville Tribune It would be fine if Conneaut Lake Park could open again in 2009! Back to Top NovemNew Suspended Coaster from S & S Worldwide, Inc. Back to Top DecemDebt Sale Could Kill Conneaut Lake Park Summit County's planned sale of a $152,000 debt it's owned by Conneaut Lake Park may end up forcing the amusement park to sell some of it's assets- including land that could then be cleared for developement. Read more It will be fine at Kings Dominion in 2009! Click here to see ATRA's last ride on the Dominator at Geauga Lake. They join Geauga Lake's former Dominator roller coaster that was moved there last year. Read more Back to Top Geauga Lake Rides Find Home At Kings Dominion Geauga Lake's Americana Ferris Wheel and El Dorado pendulum ride are being re-assembled at Cedar Fair's Kings Dominion amusement park for the upcoming 2009 season. ATRA World News 2008 What was up in the World of Thrill Rides & Amusement Parks JanĭecemGolden Nugget's Track & Trains Saved By An Undisclosed Person! Golden Nugget – Substantial Portions Saved For Reuse Trains and Tracks go to Undisclosed Person Read more It will be fine riding Golden Nugget again in 2009! Back to Top DecemWildwood's Classic Golden Nugget Roller Coaster To Be Dismantled! The Morey Organization announced plans today for a public ceremony in memory of the classic boardwalk attraction - The Golden Nugget – in advance of a phased removal of the ride from Hunt's Pier. ![]()
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