Read more amusement parks stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5241/amusement-parks.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:18:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66376/i-now-pronounce-you-carnival-ride-and-wife.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Pennsylvania woman will take her new spouse's last name, but they can't live together—the object of her affection is an amusement park ride. Amy Wolfe is so devoted to the "1000 Nachts“ gondola at Knoebels Amusement Resort that she rides it 300 times a year, the Sun reports....http://www.newser.com/story/66376/i-now-pronounce-you-carnival-ride-and-wife.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 15:35:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61804/six-flags-files-for-bankruptcy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTheme park operator Six Flags has declared bankruptcy, Bloomberg reports. The company has not had a profitable year since 1998 and is burdened with $2.4 billion in debt. Six Flags underwent a wide-ranging reorganization starting in 2005 when Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder became chairman. The company, whose 20...http://www.newser.com/story/61804/six-flags-files-for-bankruptcy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Jun 2009 13:04:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58170/disney-axes-boob-screeners-as-fewer-flash-splash-mountain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA decline in breast-baring has triggered job cuts at Disneyland, reports the Orange County Register reports. Disney is axing photo editors tasked with screening out photos of people flashing cameras that snap automatically on Splash Mountain and three other rides. The photos are posted for sale at kiosks at ride...http://www.newser.com/story/58170/disney-axes-boob-screeners-as-fewer-flash-splash-mountain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 4:50:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51039/jacko-bro-plans-slavery-theme-park.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson's big brother Marlon wants to bring tourists to Nigeria by building a $3.4 billion resort—complete with an ever-so-slightly controversial slavery theme park, a replica slave ship, oh, and a Jackson Five exhibit, the Telegraph reports. Visitors to the park, located in Badagry, the departure point for...http://www.newser.com/story/51039/jacko-bro-plans-slavery-theme-park.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Feb 2009 9:32:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49074/boy-dies-9-years-after-disneyland-ride-tragedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA boy seriously injured in a Disneyland ride has died 9 years after the accident, reports the Los Angeles Times . Brandon Zucker suffered severe brain damage and never recovered after he was crushed in a Roger Rabbit ride as a 4-year-old. A state agency determined operators failed to fasten a...http://www.newser.com/story/49074/boy-dies-9-years-after-disneyland-ride-tragedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 7:53:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31189/roller-coaster-decapitates-south-carolina-teen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area today at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities said. Officials are uncertain why the 17-year-old from Columbia, SC, scaled two 6-foot fences and ignored signs that said the restricted area was...http://www.newser.com/story/31189/roller-coaster-decapitates-south-carolina-teen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Jun 2008 20:19:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29113/worlds-10-best-thrill-rides.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor intense thrill-seekers blessed with strong stomachs, the Boston Globe offers this list of the 10 scariest rides on the planet: Superman Ride of Steel, Six Flags New England, Agawam, Mass.: Speeds of more than 77 mph and a 221-foot drop into a tunnel. X2, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia,...http://www.newser.com/story/29113/worlds-10-best-thrill-rides.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Jun 2008 6:01:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28167/theme-park-jack-sparrow-recalls-arrrduous-gig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSalacious proposals from drunken damsels and stalkers equipped with Disneyland annual passes dot the treacherous seas an actor playing Disneyland's Jack Sparrow must navigate. A pirate who had some issues with Disney's innumerable rules, including forbidding the swashbuckler to mention rum or grow the signature Johnny Depp goatee, spills to...http://www.newser.com/story/28167/theme-park-jack-sparrow-recalls-arrrduous-gig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Jun 2008 9:18:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25740/okla-man-buys-santa-monica-ferris-wheel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel has been sold on eBay for $132,400—to a first-time eBayer and the son of a former Oklahoma City mayor, the Los Angeles Times reports. Grant Humphreys, a 32-year-old real estate developer who'd never set eyes on the crowd-pleaser, placed the winning bid...http://www.newser.com/story/25740/okla-man-buys-santa-monica-ferris-wheel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 26 Apr 2008 9:19:25 CDT