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Dec

1971 was the start of a multi-year renovation plan for Hersheypark. This was the year that a fence was put up surrounding the park and an admission was charged to get in. Phase one was completed in 1972 and included a Pennsylvania Dutch themed area called Der Deitsch Platz  and a new rides area surrounding the parks relocated carousel called Carrousel Circle. Phase two was completed in 1973 and included a seventeenth century English village called Tudor Square, a German themed village called

2018

14

Dec

We recently had the opportunity to visit Fun Spot America in Orlando, Florida. This was our first time visiting a Fun Spot park and was impressed with our visit. We arrived at the park a little after 4:30, but still had a good seven hours at the park. Unlike the other Orlando area parks, Fun Spot closes at midnight everyday, even on a weekday in early December. After getting our wristbands, the first ride we decided to conqueror was the Freedom Flyer. This ride is a very smooth Vekoma suspended

2018

23

Mar

Kings Dominion in Doswell Virginia unveiled their newest coaster Twisted Timbers. This coaster was built and designed by Rocky Mountain Construction out of Idaho. Fred Grub owner of RMC and Allen Schilke lead degsigner where both on site ridding there creation. Twisted Timbers is an amazing new addition to Kings Dominion and is a great replacement for the ageing Hurler. Twisted Timbers features 3,361 feet of track 3 inversions and a max height of 111 feet and reaches speeds of 54 mph.

2018

21

Mar

We were honored to be invited to Sesame Place, located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, for a construction tour of the parks newest roller coaster; Oscars Wacky Taxi. The tour allowed us to take pictures and document the progress of the new wooden coaster. Oscars Wacky Taxi will be one of the largest investments in the 37 year history of the park. The 40ft tall wood/steel hybrid coaster will take riders through a 1,200ft long compact twisting track, through a tunnel, up and down hills at speeds up to

2018