Read more theme park stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6931/theme-park.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:57:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73266/china-oks-shanghai-disney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Magic Kingdom is coming to the Middle Kingdom after nearly 20 years of negotiations, Disney announced yesterday. The massive Disneyland-style theme park to be built in Shanghai will dwarf the one in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, and will eventually rival the size of Florida's Disney World. Analysts believe the $3....http://www.newser.com/story/73266/china-oks-shanghai-disney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 4:40:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69470/harry-potter-park-opens-this-spring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGet your wands ready: the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens next spring, Universal Orlando announced. Muggles will enter through the village of Hogsmeade, where they’ll visit Hogsmeade station, Zonko’s joke shop, and the Three Broomsticks pub to sample some butterbeer. But the main event, called Harry Potter and the...http://www.newser.com/story/69470/harry-potter-park-opens-this-spring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 14:12:33 CDThttp://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/59301/chinese-raze-sex-theme-park.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina's revolutionary sex theme park has been crushed before it could even get off the ground, reports the BBC. Just as the world press was touting "Love Land" and its giant plastic genitalia and sexual technique workshops, outraged Chinese officials were demolishing the park that had been slated to open...http://www.newser.com/story/59301/chinese-raze-sex-theme-park.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 4:39:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59248/china-plans-sexy-theme-park.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina is about to topple taboos big time with giant plastic genitalia and sexual technique workshops at a new sex theme park, reports the BBC. "Love Land" is slated to open in Chongqing in October. "Sex is a taboo subject in China but people really need to have more access...http://www.newser.com/story/59248/china-plans-sexy-theme-park.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 May 2009 7:17:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51224/disney-to-slash-theme-park-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTomorrowland holds unemployment for an undisclosed number of Disney employees, reports the Orlando Sentinel . The company is restructuring its theme park division—which employs 80,000 people—and plans to cut jobs by consolidating its East and West Coast operations. Analysts believe Disney can make substantial savings this way but...http://www.newser.com/story/51224/disney-to-slash-theme-park-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Feb 2009 5:04:04 CSThttp://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/36831/coney-island-rides-hit-auction-block.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEver dreamed of owning your own theme-park ride? With 10 of Coney Island’s famed Astroland Park rides now for sale online, your chance has arrived, the New York Post reports. The Astrotower will set you back $99,000, while the Top Spin will leave your wallet $499,000 lighter. Altogether,...http://www.newser.com/story/36831/coney-island-rides-hit-auction-block.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Sep 2008 18:43:41 CDT