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ADVENTURE CITY  (Buena Park, CA)

2010 - Nothing is known at this point in time...

ADVENTURELAND (Altoona, Iowa)

Park News - (4/27/10) Care to see what’s left of Adventureland after the fire? Then check out this picture posted to the DisneyFans website that shows off where the building once stood.
    (2/22/10) A fire broke out at Adventureland on Saturday which gutted a building of shops near the front of the park. While the official report wasn’t out the initial belief is that the roof collapsed over a toy store and started an electrical fire. The fire took out the arcade, a restaurant and the park’s bingo parlor. You can read more and see pictures of the blaze in action as fire crews worked to contain it here.

2010 - Adventure Bay Water Park - (6/21/10) While the new waterpark at Iowa’s Adventureland is still under construction, a new slide-tower with four tube slides called The Bermuda Quadrangle has opened.
    (5/21/10) The latest construction report from Adventureland’s Adventure Bay can be found at MidWestInfoGuide. Lots of colorful slides are now in place… just surrounded by a lot of mud. Looks like they’ve still got a ways to go to get the groundwork in place.
    (5/7/10) It looks like Adventureland has changed the name of their waterpark expansion to Adventure Bay Water Park.  Apparently someone finally realized that the waterpark next to Busch Gardens Tampa was already named Adventure Island.
    (11/18/09) Adventureland’s waterpark expansion will feature a Proslide Tantrum slide, which was confirmed by the Proslide website’s list of 2010 installations.
    (10/4/09) The park’s website promises details for a waterpark project called Adventure Island are coming very soon. It will feature new waterslides, new tube slides, Iowa’s longest lazy river and more.

ADVENTURELAND (Long Island, NY)

2010 - Ghost House - Confirmed - (2/12/10) New artwork has been posted on the park’s official website, under the list of Thrill Rides, naming the new dark ride as “Ghost House” along with a sneak peek of what the outside of the attraction will look like. Looks like the rumors of a old trailer mounted ride from Europe were true.
    (11/24/09) A reader contacted Adventureland and was able to get a confirmation from them about the new haunted house on the way for 2010. “Thanks for your concerns about our haunted house. We will be replacing our haunted house with a new and improved haunted house for the 2010 season. We are all very excited for the new season which will begin on March 27th 2010.”
    (11/20/09) A Screamscape source tells us that Adventureland in Long Island (Yes, the real park the story from the movie was named after) has decided to scrap their old classic Haunted House attraction, also known as 1313 Cemetery Way. The demolition has already begun, as you can see in some photos sent our way.  The only good news at least is that the park will replace it with a new (used) dark ride, that may be a trailer mounted version brought over from Europe.

BEECH BEND PARK  (Bowling Green, Kentucky)

Park News - (5/11/10) According to this article the Beech Bend amusement park managed to reopen last weekend, though they suffered $250k in damage. Five buildings are said to be destroyed plus various equipment has been ruined, though no details were given about any specific damage to any park rides or attractions.
    (5/5/10) Sure to put a kink in their plans to open a new waterpark expansion, the entire Beech Bend park is now closed until further notice due to flooding. Accoridng to this report the flood put the theme park, race track and campground under water and even floated a couple of buildings away.
    (3/12/10) Beech Bend has announced that they will offer free soft drinks with park admissions in 2010. So your new admissions fee covers entry, drinks, use of the expanded waterpark, petting farm, free mini-golf, parking, free sunscreen and inner tubes… not bad for $29.99.

2010 - New Attraction(s) - Rumor - (11/16/09) Beech Bend announced on Friday a huge expansion to their waterpark is also on the way for 2010. Calling it the largest expansion in the park’s history, the plans include a new wave pool, water play structure and lazy river. The wave pool and lazy river, designed by Family Fun Corp, will be connected allowing the waves to be sent down river to keep things lively. The four-story water play structure is from Fun Works Design Group. This is all in addition to the previously announced family Tea Cup and Quad Runner rides. A new amphitheater will also be added for the 2010 season with seating for 400.
    (11/2/09) A newsletter from Beech Bend confirms that a new ‘family Tea Cup” ride is on the way in to replace the old mini Tea Cup ride. The new ride will also be covered by a new canopy structure. A new ‘Quad Runner” ride for the kiddies is also on the way in 2010. The letter ends by mentioning that the park is also in the final stages of ‘another major project announcement’ which will be shared very soon.
    (10/20/09) I’ve been told that Beech Bend’s 2010 plans include expanding the park out towards the river by adding up to five small rides and two large rides. I’m not sure if they meant all of this was for 2010 or to be spread out over a couple of years.
   (9/30/09) The park’s website mentions that a new 2010 expansion will be announced in the near future. However a reader also noticed that the park’s Looping Star coaster has been placed up for sale at ItalIntl. I’m guessing that part of the 2010 expansion may be a replacement ride for the Looping Star.

CAMDEN PARK (WV)

2010 - Rockin’ Tug - Confirmed - (5/12/10) Camden Park (WV) will open a new Rockin’ Tug ride this season. The classic SkyDiver ride is also rumored to be removed this season and seem to be missing from the list of rides on the site, though still visible on the park map.

CASINO PIER (Seaside Heights, NJ)

2010 - Nothing known at this time...

CASTLE PARK (California)

2010 - Nothing known at this time...

CLEMENTON PARK (New Jersey)

Park News - (4/30/10) I’ve been told that to make way for the new Ring of Fire ride, the park has removed the Inverter.

2010 - Thunder Drop & Ring of Fire - (7/13/10) Check out some pictures of Clementon’s new Thunder Drop and Ring of Fire rides in the latest trip report posted to Theme Park Review.
    (7/11/10) Clementon Park’s website mentions a new drop tower ride for this season that we haven’t heard of before called Thunder Drop. According to the site’s announcement (back when it was called Super Drop) the tower is 10 stories tall though I’m not sure who the manufacture is.
    (4/29/10) Clementon Park has confirmed that they are adding a Ring of Fire ride for the 2010 season and will add it right inside the main entrance. I’m not sure if this is something they have purchased for the park, or something just leased for the 2010 season. Anyone know more?

CLIFF’S AMUSEMENT PARK (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

2010 -Super Fire Ball - (3/22/10) Cliff’s Amusement Park will finally be adding a new attraction in 2010. According to their website they will add a Super Fire Ball ride, standing 80 feet tall, able to invert riders 13 times a minute.

CONEY ISLAND PARK (Cincinnati, OH)

2010 - Nothing to report at this time...

DELGROSSO’S AMUSEMENT PARK (Pennsylvania)

Park News - (9/8/09) Strange as it may sound, a car crashed into DelGrosso’s Pharaoh’s Fury ride this past weekend. According to the news report, the driver was suffering from a ‘broken finger’ and was taking himself to a hospital for it when they passed out in the car, crossover over the lanes towards the park, crashed through a fence before coming to a stop upon crashing into the ride!

2010 - Nothing to report at this time...

???? - Libertyland’s Revolution - On Site - (7/3/08) According to this news article, the biggest problem DelGrosso’s has been having with their purchase of the old Libertyland Revolution is finding a suitable place to put it due to it’s size. Keep in mind that this is simply an Arrow Loop-Screw and not really a large coaster by today’s standards, but then again DelGrosso’s isn’t a large park either.  Hopefully everything will work out and they’ll find a place for it by 2009.
    (12/5/07) Installing the Revolution may be a bit of a task it seems due to the fact that the pieces were welded together and not bolted. When it was removed, the pieces were cut apart, so the entire ride will have to be welded together once again, which could be a big part of the problem as to why DelGrosso’s has yet to follow through with their plans to rebuild the ride.
    (7/7/06) DelGrosso’s has purchased the Revolution, an Arrow loop-screw coaster for a mere $55,000 and is expected to install it for the 2007 season according to RCDB.

DIXIE LANDIN’ & BLUE BAYOU (Baton Rouge, LA)

Park News - (7/27/10) After hours of investigation, there is still no answer as to why a woman fell to her death from the Xtreme coaster at Dixie Landin’.  They are still waiting for the preliminary report from Mauer Sohne to come in however. So far witnesses have reported seeing her looking like she was trying to pull the restraint back down in mid-ride.
    (7/15/10) According to this news update, a teen has come forward to report on her experience on Xtreme the previous week where the ride ops were unable to get the lapbar to lock down and resorted to “doing something special under the seat to try and make it lock”. It makes you wonder if this could have been the very same car where the accident victim was sitting this past weekend. Was there a known issue with the restraints on the ride that was ignored by the maintenance staff?
    (7/14/10) The latest update in the accident investigation talks a bit more about the victim and so far nothing has come up as an obvious cause of the accidental death. According to the State Fire Marshal, “There's nothing out there that's showing a failure or malfunction on the ride," he said. "We've also been looking at the seat and restraining devices.” Maurer-Sohne reps will arrive on Wednesday to join in the investigation.
    (7/12/10) A 21 year old woman has died on Sunday at Dixie Landin’ after falling from the park’s Xtreme roller coaster, a Maurer Sohne Spinning Coaster installed in 2007. It isn’t known just how she fell from the coaster, but it will remain closed while an investigation and inspections take place to determine just what happened.

2010 - Kiddie Coaster / Campground / Expansion - (11/25/09) RCDB tells us that the new coaster going into Dixie Landin’ is the old Harvest Express Coaster from Nut Tree Park, a custom creation from Miler. See photos of it in action here.
    (11/24/09) We’ve heard an early rumor from Dixie Landing / Blue Bayou that indicates that the park is planning on adding something new for the 2010 season. Anyone know more?
    (8/25/09) A local area reader tells us that some land was is being cleared behind Blue Bayou / Dixie Landin. It is assumed that this is most likely the campground project they mentioned last year.
    (11/3/08) According to the local news Dixie Landin’ / Blue Bayou has plans for a large expansion to add extra parking and a new campground as well as additional space for more new rides, a food court and even a new roller coaster. The permits have been filed to the Army Corp of Engineers, so there is no telling how long it will take for them to be approved before we see any kind of progress in the park.

DUTCH WONDERLAND (Pennsylvania)
Owned by Hersheypark

2010 - Nothing to report at this time.

ENCHANTED FOREST (Oregon)

2010 - New Attraction - Rumor - (12/22/09) The Facebook page for Enchanted Forest mentioned the other day that the park was hard at work on a new top secret project that they hope to have ready by March. Anyone know more?

FUNTOWN USA / SPLASHTOWN USA (Saco, Maine)

Park News - (10/6/08) For anyone wondering just what takes place in the park when it closes for the winter, off-season photos of Funtown Splashtown USA can be found at MainelyCoasters.

2010 - Nothing to report at this time...

GILLIAN’S WONDERLAND PIER (Ocean City, NJ)

2010 - Nothing known at this time...

GILROY GARDENS  (Gilroy, CA)

Park News - (8/30/09) Gilroy Gardens reports that for the first time the park was bought by the city, the park has turned in a profit… of $400. Though they say that isn’t bad considering that the park is being run as a non-profit organization.  Still, there are those who would rather see the park being disbanded rather than maintain itself.
    (8/8/09) It’s been awhile since we’ve seen a trip report from Gilroy Gardens. Check it out over at Park Thoughts in Part 1 and Part 2. While not a bit thrill ride park, it does have some very well themed lands and beautiful landscaping. And where else are you going to ride in a swing ship themed as a gigantic Banana? 

2010 - Nothing new is expected this season.

IDLEWILD (Pennsylvania)
Parques Reunidos

Park News - (8/31/09) NewsPlusNotes has posted an extensive trip report from Idlewild.

2010 - Royal Hanneford Circus - Confirmed - (12/18/09)  Idlewild has announced on their website that the park will bring in the Royal Hanneford Circus to perform in the park for Summer 2010. The last time the circus performed at the park was back in 1997.

JOYLAND AMUSEMENT PARK (Lubbock, TX)

Park News - (7/7/10) Joyland (Texas) was forced to close for a few days to clean up the mess left behind by a storm over the weekend. The park is expected to reopen on Thursday.
    (7/13/09) A reader stopped by Joyland in Lubbock last weekend and reports that the former Kiddie Coaster has been renamed Dipsy Doodle and repainted Orange. The park’s Trabant also seems to have been repainted numerous colors.

???? - Greezed Lightning - Confirmed - (11/11/09) It seems Joyland has given up their plans to rebuild Greezed Lightning as the coaster is now listed as being for sale on Rides-4-U for $399,999.
    (2/6/08) The project has been delayed again due to problems with the chosen site that would make the project cost prohibitive. A new location is being selected and they hope to open the ride in 2009.
    (5/21/07) Joyland Park reports that they wont be opening Greezed Lightning in 2007 as they had hoped due to an unexpected construction delay. Seems the soil in the area they picked out for the ride is too wet and unstable and water was discovered four feet from the surface. The methods of construction will have to change here and the $900,000 the park expected to pay to install the old ride from Astroworld (which they paid just $100,000 for) will likley escalate to $1.5 million by the time they get it open in 2008.
    (3/13/06) Amusement Today reports that Joyland Park has come to the rescue and has purchased Greezed Lightning, one of the most loved coasters from Astroworld. They plan to open it in 2007 where it will become the tallest coaster in the park at 148 feet.

KEMAH BOARDWALK (near Houston, Texas)
Landry’s Restaurants  (SAT MAP)

Park News - (10/20/09) A local source tells me that over the past few weeks crews had been retracking sections of the Boardwalk Bullet, improving the ride experience. The Kemah Boardwalk is also running a haunt for the month called Dungeon of Doom.

2010 - Nothing known at this point in time...

LAKE WINNEPESAUKAH  (Chattanooga, TN)

Park News - (7/13/10) Lake Winnie announced on their Facebook page this week that they will hold their first Halloween event this fall. “Lake Winnie will be open through the end of October this season for the first annual Lake WinnepeSpookah...stay tuned over the next few months for more details! Guaranteed thrills and chills for all ages!”
    (11/10/09) Take a quick look at Lake Winnie over at Westcoaster.

2010 - Sea Warriors & Silly Saucers - (3/31/10) Lake Winnepesaukah will be celebrating 85 years of family fun this season along with the introduction of two new attractions when the park opens on April 9th. New this season is Sea Warrior!, relocated from the Chicago area’s famous Kiddieland park that closed last year. In the kiddie area of the park they have also added Silly Saucers.

LAKESIDE AMUSEMENT PARK (Denver, CO)

Park News - (9/9/09) While the Lakeside Cyclone has reopened, apparently the park has adopted some kind of anti photography attitude, as I’ve heard from Rex & The Beast that they were harassed a bit over shooting footage in the park. Apparently it’s now against policy to take pictures or video in the park unless you have a family with you and are shooing a family photo. Not exactly the best way to share off the beauty of your park. You can see what they did manage to shoot here.
    (9/7/09) Good news for fans of Lakeside, as the famous Cyclone is now reported as being finally reopen after being closed for the entire season so far.

2010 - No word on what is planned this season, but 2010 will be the 70th Birthday for the Lakeside Cyclone.

LITTLE AMERRICKA  (Marshall, WI)

2010 - Nothing to report at this time.

2011 - Log Jammer - (1/29/10) Little Amerricka has confirmed in their newsletter than they have purchased the Log Jammer from Chicago’s former Kiddieland park. While they wont be able to get it up and running in time for the 2010 season, they will take the time to restore it and add it to their own collection of rides in the near future.

MARTIN’S FANTASY ISLAND (Grand Island, New York - near Niagara Falls)

2010 - Nothign is known at this time.

PALACE PLAYLAND (Maine)

2009 - Nothing to report at this time.

PHARAOH’S ADVENTURE PARK (California)

2010 - (5/14/10) Pharaoh’s is set to reopen in June and will use a slightly different name… Pharaoh’s Adventure Park. The park is being refurbished right now, but no word on if they will have anything new to offer.

PLAYLAND (Vancouver, Canada)

2010 - Nothing New This Season

PLAYLAND’S CASTAWAY COVE (Ocean City, NJ)

2010 - Nothing known at this time...

QUASSY AMUSEMENT PARK (Conn)

2010-2012 - New Attractions - Confirmed - (2/18/10) According to this article Quassy’s new wooden coaster project is now back on track to open in 2011 after being delayed a year due to a lawsuit filed against the park from a nearby home owner.
    (5/28/09) A videos showing off the new Gravity Group coater has been posted online and embedded below.

    (5/15/09) Quassy has sent us some concept artwork show ing off their new Gravity Group wooden coaster to enjoy.
    (5/12/09) Quassy Amusement Park has announced that they have gotten permission to build their new wooden coaster. As we reported earlier, the Gravity Group wooden coaster is to be a small family ride that stands only 35 feet tall, have a 40 foot drop and 1,200 feet of track. The hope to start construction either later this year or by next spring, though I wouldn’t expect it to be ready to open until late 2010 or early 2011.
    The park is also planning on adding two more attractions, starting in 2009 with a new 35 foot tall family drop tower to go in near the carousel, and then they will add the Bullet Bowl slide to the water park from ProSlide.

SANTA’S VILLAGE (Jefferson, HN)

2010 - Ho Ho H20 - Confirmed - (1/19/10) Santa’s Village (New Hampshire) has confirmed on their website that they will open Ho Ho H2O for 2010, a new winter wonderland themed water fortress attraction. Check out the artwork here.
    (12/8/09) Santa’s Village in Jefferson, HN is now teasing guests about some kind of new water attraction on the way on their Facebook page. The status update message said, “Ho Ho Ho Ho We're Adding H2O. It's Big, It's Grand, It's Wet, It's Fun. Ho Ho We're Adding H2O!”

SEABREEZE (New York)

Park News - (6/2/10) According to this report (and a private one sent into me), Seabreeze actually decided not to open on Memorial Day was because there were rumors that the park would be the location of a “huge fight” that day. According to the local police, the threat was enough to cause the park owners to simply decided not to open at all. Wow… who knew? Apparently it’s happened before where unsupervised kids will take buses to the park to meet up and “settle differences”.
    I guess closing down the bus route to the park is not an option instead? It’s sad to see a few idiots ruining a day of fun for everyone else. If only it were as simple to deal with troublemakers at the park as it is with Roller Coaster Tycoon… you just pick them up and drop them in a nearby lake.
    (6/1/10) In a strange bit of news Seabreeze Park informed all of their staff not to come to work on Monday, Memorial Day, and kept the park closed. The park will remain closed until this Friday it seems, thought no reason was given for the sudden unexpected holiday closure. Anyone know more?

2010 - Revolution 360 - Confirmed - (12/18/09) The Seabreeze website has given a name to their new Mega Disk’O ride… Revolution 360.
    (11/27/09) Seabreeze has announced that they will install a Mega Disk'O for the 2010 season. They will install it between the Arcade and the Whirlwind coaster. The final name for the ride has not yet been chosen.

SESAME PLACE (Philadelphia)
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment

2010 - Nothing is known at this time...

STEEL PIER (Atlantic City, NJ)

Park News & Status - Nothing is known at this point in time... thought Steel pier was set to be closed back in 2007, but the failing economy stalled Trump’s redevelopment plans and has left the attraction open for the time being, as long as it continues to make money and not lose money.

STORY LAND  (Glen, NH)
Parques Reunidos

2010 - Nothing is known at this time.

TWEETSIE RAILROAD (North Carolina)

Park News - (5/9/08) Local county officials are proposing a plan to put up $3.15 million to help solve Tweetie’s long standing land issue that threatens to close down the park. They would eventually recover this money, with interest, and save the small theme park that generates an estimated $27 million a year for the local economy. The plan would have the county buy the land the park sits on, land that Tweetsie would eventually buy it back from them. In the meantime Tweetsie would be given a financial break by only being required to pay $1 a year for the first six years to lease the property from the county. Tweesie in turn would agree to invest at least $13 million in improvements to the park over the next 20 years as well as allowing for a new greenway to be built across some of their property, a new bike and pedestrian path that will eventually connect Boone and Blowing Rock. I have to say that it’s nice to see a local government step up to help out and realize just what they would be losing if their local regional attraction were forced to shut down.
    (4/6/07) Tweetsie has managed to sign a 4 year extension to their lease which was to expire at the end of this season.

???? - The Den of Lost Thieves - (7/21/08) I’m not sure just what is going on up at Tweetsie, but back in 2007 they were supposed to have opened The Den of Lost Thieves attraction along with a few other new kiddie flat rides. Plans for this were pushed back and the interactive dark ride was then to open in 2008. In an official e-mail from the park I’ve now been told that “Construction on the building that will house the new ride, The Den of Lost Thieves, will begin following the close of the 2008 season; we are uncertain when it will be completed.” So it’s 2009 now I guess. I’ve heard of VaporWare but this may be the first VaporRide, made even more odd by the fact that this was a purchase of an existing ride from another location.
    (11/7/07) It seems the park never finished building the Deb of Lost Thieves ride it promised for 2007 and now has it listed as coming in 2008.
    (5/2/07) I’ve managed to confirm that this will be a reborn version of the Den of Lost Thieves from Wildwood, New Jersey. Tweetsie is building a new facility for the ride and since Sally themselves apparently owned the New Jersey ride, it is in great condition and came with a bunch of extra bells and whistles.

WESTERN PLAYLAND (Sunland Park, New Mexico)

2010 - Nothing is known at this time.

WONDERLAND PARK (Amarillo, TX)

2010 - Nothing to known at this time.