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| The Major New Theme Park Rides for 2012 - Wednesday, November 09, 2011
HERE ARE THE MAJOR NEW
THEME PARK RIDES
FOR 2012
THANKS TO Tracy Kahaner
and BLOOLOOP
CLICK PHOTO:
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| AMERICA's FIRST WINGED COASTER IS COMING TO DOLLYWOOD (Posted) - Saturday, November 05, 2011 |
| LEGOLAND FLORIDA OPENED ON OCT. 15, 2011 - Monday, October 17, 2011THE RIDES ARE READY
THE EMPLOYEES ARE READY
LEGOLAND HAS OPENED
MORE INFO: BRICKS
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| KNOEBEL'S FLOODS BUT DOESN"T KEEP THEM DOWN - Thursday, September 15, 2011 |
| Coming to WDW-Seven Dwarfs Mine Train - Monday, August 22, 2011Guests will take a journey
through the diamond mine
of the Seven Dwarfs
in a new ride system.
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| Little A-Merrick-A Owner Passes (Posted) - Wednesday, August 10, 2011Lee Merrick, Owner of Little A-Merrick-A
passed away on August 5th, 2011
MORE INFO: LITTLE DIPPER
Lee Merrick
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| CONNEAUT LAKE PARK RECEIVE NAPHA and PRESERVATION PA AWARDS - Tuesday, August 09, 2011Conneaut Lake Park Receives Awards from
Preservation PA and National Amusement Park Historical Association
MORE INFO: BLUE STREAK |
| NEW COASTER COMING TO HERSHEYPARK (Posted) - Wednesday, August 03, 2011HERSHEYPARK's 12th ROLLER
COASTER COMING IN 2012
THE NAME IS SKYRUSH
MORE INFO: SKYRUSH |
| NATIONAL ROLLER COASTER MUSEUM and ARCHIVES - Saturday, July 30, 2011
Efforts underway to bring first
National Rollercoaster Museum
to Plainview, TX
More Info, Click: Museum
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| Wooden Warrior Roller Coaster for QUASSY - Friday, June 03, 2011WOODEN WARRIOR IS
"UP and RUNNING"
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Roller coaster engineer Korey Kiepert
More Info about Korey and GG, click photo.
MORE INFO: CLICK QUASSY
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| NAPHA MAKES DONATION TO PLAYLAND NOT AT THE BEACH(Posted) - Thursday, May 26, 2011
NAPHA makes a Donation to
"PLAYLAND Not-at-the-Beach"
in Memory of Richard Tuck
El Cerrito amusement park
devotee Richard Tuck dies
VIDEO WITH RICHARD TUCK
MORE INFO, CLICK: MR. AP
2006 FILE-Richard Tuck stands in front
of a mural celebrating amusement
parksat Playland-Not-At-The-Beach
in El Cerrito, Calif. on Saturday,
August 12, 2006. The museum
and family fun center features
toys, games and memorabilia
from bygone amusement parks
and circuses.
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| BAY BEACH OPENS the ZIPPIN' PIPPIN'(Posted) - Thursday, May 26, 2011
ELVIS PRESLEY'S FAVORITE
RIDE AT LIBERTYLAND OPENS
AT BAY BEACH TO "RAVES"
For VIDEOS and RIDE DESCRIPTION:BAY BEACH
FOR VIDEO CLICK: ZIP_PIP
CLICK PHOTO of the OLD
ZIPPIN' PIPPIN' TOO!
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Photo from Theme Park Review
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| Tokyo Disneyland OPENS (Posted) - Friday, April 15, 2011
MICKEY OPENS DISNEYLAND
It was almost time for the afternoon
parade at Tokyo Disneyland
when the first earthquake hit,
as shown during this video,
followed by an aftershock
near the parking structure:
MORE INFO: Mouse Trembles |
| SIX FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN HAS 18 COASTERS - Monday, February 07, 2011 |
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| NAPHA EVENT IN NEW ENGLAND (Posted) - Thursday, February 02, 2012
NAPHA IS GOING TO NEW ENGLAND FOR ANOTHER GREAT EVENT
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR JUNE 6-10, 2012
YOU ASK "WHERE ARE WE GOING?"
NOW I CAN TELL YOU!
SANTA'S WORKSHOP
GREAT ESCAPE
QUASSY
NEW ENGLAND CAROUSEL MUSEUM
LAKE COMPOUNCE
MORE INFORMATION COMING
KEEP CHECKING BACK HERE!!!
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| NAPHA ARCHIVES RECEIVE A GIANT DONATION - Friday, November 25, 2011John Caruthers
(AN AMUSEMENT PARK ENTHUSIAST)
donated his LARGE postcard collection to NAPHA's ARCHIVES
A BIG THANK YOU, JOHN
TO SEE THE PRESS RELEASE
CLICK: POSTCARDS
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| NAPHA NEEDS A MARKETING COORDINATOR - Sunday, September 11, 2011
NAPHA MEMBERS
NAPHA is looking for a Marketing Coordinator to help promote NAPHA
MORE INFO, 
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| NAPHA Celebrates at Two Great Amusement Parks (and a Carousel) - Sunday, August 14, 2011
On August 12th and 13th, NAPHA Honored Waldameer Amusement Park
on the 60th Birthday of the Comet Rollercoaster.
We also honored the 3rd oldest Carousel at Albion, PA,
and the preservation of a CLASSIC Amusement Park
-Conneaut Lake Park.
AND WE HAD FUN DOING IT!!!!
MORE INFO CLICK: TUMBLE BUG
Paul Nelson and Steve Gorman Lisa Rawson and Craig Burda
(Waldameer Amusement Park) (Conneaut Lake Park and NAPHA)
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ALBION, PA CAROUSEL
All Photos-Bruce Cassi
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| NAPHA MEMBERS HAVE A GRAND OLD TIME IN VIRGINIA (Posted) - Wednesday, August 10, 2011NAPHA's EVENT, "VIRGINIA IS FOR COASTER LOVERS",
STARTED OUT AT KINGS DOMINION and BUSCH
GARDENS EUROPE, THEN ENDED AT VIRGINIA BEACH
ATTRACTIONS
Here are some photos from Bruce Cassi
MORE PHOTOS: BRC
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| NAPHA CHECKS OUT THE (OLD) NEW ZIPPIN' PIPPIN' (Posted) - Sunday, July 10, 2011ON JULY 10th, NAPHA HAD A SPECIAL
OUTING AT BAY BEACH AMUSEMENT PARK
(GREEN BAY, WI)
THE ZIPPIN' PIPPIN' GETS RAVE REVIEWS
CLICK PHOTO FOR MORE
Group Photo from NAPHA's Zippin' on the Pippin' Event
Photo-Bruce Cassi
SEE VIDEO BELOW
SEE VIDEO ABOVE FROM FOX11 Green Bay
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| NAPHA NEWSFLASH PUBLICATION - Thursday, May 26, 2011NAPHA NewsFLASH!!!
Amusement Park History in the Making
is
GOING
DIGITAL
WOW  !!!!!
EDITOR JIM FUTRELL HAS ADDED
A FIFTH COLORFUL PAGE TO THE LATEST
NewsFLASH
THAT ONLY MEMBERS CAN VIEW ON LINE
REGISTERED MEMBERS: VIEW the NewsFLASH
by clicking: FLASH FOR MEMBERS ONLY
MEMBERS who have not registered previously
will have to do so at this time.
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| SPECIAL FLYING TURNS CHRONICLE ISSUE - Wednesday, November 11, 2009
GREAT GIFT
JUST A LIMITED NUMBER OF
THE 40 PAGE ISSUE IS AVAILABLE
THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN NOW
BUY THIS GREAT MAGAZINE CREATED
BY NAPHA's JIM ABBATE
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| NAPHA EVENT FLYERS AVAILABLE (posted) - Friday, November 13, 2009
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| AMUSEMENT PARKS at a DISCOUNT - Friday, August 27, 2010DO YOU WANT TO
SAVE MONEY
ON YOUR AMUSEMENT
PARK TRIPS?
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and
CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING
ARTICLE: SAVE MONEY
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| GIFT IDEA - Friday, August 27, 2010GREAT GIFT IDEA:
GIVE SOMEONE
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IN NAPHA
18 PUBLICATIONS
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| NEW MUSIC VIDEO at WDW RESORT - Monday, December 26, 2011 |
| NEW WOODEN COASTER at Morey's Piers - Saturday, November 19, 2011NEW PIER HOPPING COASTER
COMING IN 2013
MORE, CLICK THE LOGO
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| NAPHA's OWN GREG VAN GOMPEL GETS INTERVIEWED - Tuesday, October 25, 2011 |
| GOLDEN TICKET AWARD WINNERS FOR 2011 - Saturday, October 15, 2011AND THE WINNERS ARE....
CLICK ON TICKET
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| AVATAR coming to WDW Animal Kingdom (Posted) - Wednesday, October 05, 2011
'Avatar' director James Cameron and his partners to develop theme park rides and attractions with Disney Imagineers at Animal Kingdom.
More Info...
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| NEW and DIFFERENT COASTER COMING to GREAT AMERICA - Thursday, September 01, 2011 |
| RIDE and ATTRACTION LINEUP FOR ALL SIX FLAGS PARKS - Wednesday, August 31, 2011
SIX FLAGS ANNOUNCES NEW
ATTRACTIONS FOR 2012
Superman: Ultimate Flight coaster
at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
MORE:PARKS |
| Sneak Peek: Enchanted Storybook Castle at Shanghai Disneyland - Monday, August 22, 2011
CHECK OUT VIDEO
THEN FOR MORE, CLICK CASTLE
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| CANADA's FASTEST and TALLEST ROLLER COASTER COMING SOON - Friday, August 19, 2011
Canada's Wonderland shows
us next year's tallest, fastest ride
A 306 Foot B&M
Roller Coaster
More Info: LEVIATHAN |
| WHAT HAPPENED to the KIDDIELAND (Melrose Park, IL) RIDES? - Wednesday, August 17, 2011
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW,
CLICK ON THE PHOTO
Photo-Chicago Tribune
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| A "MAMMOUTH" of a COASTER IS COMING TO HOLIDAY WORLD - Wednesday, August 03, 2011
THE WORLD's LONGEST "WATER" COASTER THAT IS
COMING MAY 2012
MORE INFO:WOOLY MAMMOUTH |
| TOP 12 NEW RIDES FOR THEME PARKS 2012 - Saturday, July 30, 2011
Top 12 for 2012:
Most anticipated new rides
and attractions at
U.S. theme parks
MORE INFO, CLICK BUMBLEBEE PHOTO
Concept art for the new Transformers
ride at Universal Studios Hollywood
shows Bumblebee in action surrounded
by military planes, tanks and helicopters.
(Universal Studios) |
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| NAPHA MEMBER TOM KEEFE HIGHLIGHTED IN NEWS ARTICLE - Tuesday, July 26, 2011
TOM KEEFE TELLS HOW HE GOT
HOOKED ON AMUSEMENT PARKS
SHARES HIS LOVE OF PARKS
WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY
TO SEE THE ARTICLE,
CLICK TOM LOVES COASTERS |
| AMERICA'S OLDEST PARKS - Friday, July 22, 2011
A water trapeze ride at Cedar Point,
which dates to 1870 in Sandusky,
Ohio.
(Cedar Point)
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| NAPHA FOUNDER REMEMBERS RIVERVIEW CHICAGO - Wednesday, June 22, 2011 |
| Disney's new Star Tours Getting Ready to Open - Friday, May 13, 2011
Opens May 20th, 2011
Here's a sneak peek: Click Photo
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| Six FlagsOver Texas Celebrates 50 Years (Posted) - Friday, April 22, 2011
SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS
CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
MARCH 5th, 2011
NEW/OLD GIANT OPENS OPENED APRIL 22
Historic photo of the Astrolift ride
at Six Flags Over Texas (NBC)
POV VIDEO OF THE GIANT
MORE INFO, ANOTHER VIDEO, and SLIDE
SHOW CLICK: GIANT |
| Work Begins on Shanghai Disneyland - Friday, April 08, 2011
Performers dressed as Disney characters
dance at a groundbreaking ceremony
for the Disney amusement park
in Shanghai.
MORE INFO CLICK PHOTO
(Philippe Lopez, AFP/Getty Images / April 8, 2011) |
| China's First Mainland Wooden Roller Coaster - Monday, February 07, 2011
The first wooden roller coaster in mainland China is located at Shanghai's Happy Valley Amusement Park. It was designed by The Gravity Group, LLC and built by Martin & Vleminckx Rides.
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