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It appears Hungary's major amusement is in financial trouble VidamPark close to bankruptcy Budapest's Vidám Park will not open its gates this spring and could go bankrupt in the autumn, the tabloid Blikk reported on Monday. The 60-year-old park is battling a Ft 70 million deficit. Management wants to sell the Ferris Wheel and Top Spin rides and then lease them back in order to solve liquidity problems, but Budapest city council's cultural committee refused to approve the business plan. CEO Tamás K falvi blamed the financial difficulties on a drop in the number of visitors to 370,000 last year from 422,000 in 2008. Poor financial management by the company is also responsible for the near bankruptcy, according to Magyar Hírlap.

I had pizza once at Disney (Animal Knigdom in 2007). It was an abomination and I said never again. Well this might be why one of those reaons you should never say never. I'll give it a shot next time I'm at Epcot. If I'm drunk at Food and Wine Festival next October, someone remind me to try the pizza.

How dare any place try to emulate the Pink Taco!

Hey Renee - Unfortunately, I have a friend battling MS, so you can count on my support. I might look into doing this next year. I do enough stairs at the gym every night.

thanks Eric - I added them all to the Park Index

Jason - Mucho gracias For some reason I forgot to remove Banana Split off the list when I found it last month but thanks for resubmitting it with the others.

I totally agree that they help out the company & bring in a lot of $$. I would just like someone to explain to them the rules more clearly about how to behave at parks, about line cutting, & be more respectful to Cast Members directing them for certain attractions like when loading them on a one wait for the Cast Member to tell them to board rather than have them all stampede to try to get on at once. Wait a minute, you mean to tell me that guests from a different culture don't automatically know how everything works the second they step foot on WDW property? Your job is to treat them respect, no matter what they are doing. Especially considering they probably have no idea what they are doing isn't acceptable. I'll go a step further. If you have Brazilian friends/co-workers, as you say. Try to pick up a little Portuguese so that you can help correct the problem in a polite manner. In the grand scheme of life, it could hurt to learn more. Also, remember these "horrible" tourists, also save those living in Florida from having to pay a state income tax.

If "Legoing Up" = Making something "Legolandish" we are on the same page. ^Didn't I read somewhere that the water ski show and botanical gardens are necessary as they have been landmarked by the State. EDIT: I found this snippet in one of the articles: The deal to buy the 145-acre site includes the freehold on the current theme park and waterpark as well as an operating lease in perpetuity on the historic botanical gardens. I'm no lawyer, but it sounds like: if you buy the rest of the land you maintain the gardens. It doesn't say you can't add lego insects.

Pictures of Lou as a tumor never get old! Awesomeness

The only way I see Starliner staying where it is and making sense if is they fence off Starliner(since it is right along the road) and then lease or sell that land to an outside vendor who operates Starliner independently at a seperate fee. The coaster is just not "Legoland" material in its current state and don't see how it can be made Legolandish. I would have liked to see the Flying Pagoda stay if it can run reliably. Just because one doesn't exist at any other Legoland's, doesn't mean is should automatically be discarded. Is the Flying Island still there?

Right......but that means viewers of the page have to scroll all the way back up through tons of pictures to do that. I figured that adding the link at the bottom like the one that takes you back to TPR would be easier. Just a thought. OK - Now I understand. I posted a note about your question in the Assistants Forum to make sure Robb sees this. Good input. Troll - thanks for the waltzer sign.

^If I understand your question correctly, there is the option to click on the words "Park Index" at top of the page. That should serve the same purpose.

We some reason whenever I see that picture (from a couple of posts back) I'm reminded of Grona Lund. I guess I just hope the old and the new can be blended in the right manner. Ryan - I agree losing the sideshow would be a downer. The sideshow, Cyclone, Wonder Wheel and Nathan's are the heart of the place. I don't hold out hope that the parachute drop will ever be refurbished. Although the area is really depressed and surrounded by a seedy element, at least cops are always present with a police precinct right around the corner. I feel safe there, but I think a lot of my comfort level is that native New Yorkers know how to spot and avoid trouble situations.

Just bumping up the list so it doesn't get buried Below is a list of rides that are known to be missing in the Park Index, if you have photos feel free to submit them, or if the ride is still on the list when you travel to the park feel free to take a picture and submit it. For the following rides we need any pictures you may have of the following rides: USA/Canada Canada's Wonderland - The Rage (Swinging Ship), Swing of the Century (Wave Swinger) Canobie Lake - Matterhorn, Round-up Carowinds - Rip Roarin Rapids, White Water Falls Darien Lake - Grizzly Run, Lasso Dixie Landin’ – Cajun Collision, Gasoline Alley, Giant Wheel, Gumbo YoYo, Grand Carousel, Manchac Railroad, Splinter Elitch Gardens – Hollywood and Vine (Breakdance), Ghostblasters Funtown Splashtown – Bumper Cars, Classic Carousel Great Escape - Desperado Plunge, Flying Trapeze, Pirate Ship, Trabant, Blizzard, Cannonball Express Joyland (Texas) – Bumper Cars, Dare Devil Drop, Carousel, Musik Express, Paratrooper, Rock-o-Plane, Roll-o-Plane, Spider, Space Shuttle, Trabant, Tilt-A-Whirl Lagoon – Bumper Cars, Carousel, Music Express, Rock-o-Plane, Space Scrambler, Skyscraper, Tilt-A-Whirl Lakeside – Heart Flip, Sports Cars, Starship 2000 Little A-Merrick-A - Scrambler, Haunted House Magic Springs – Rum Runner, Wild Thang Sliverwood - Bumper Boats Six Flags America - Tea Cups Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - The Ark Six Flags Great Adventure - Buccaneer, Jolly Roger Six Flags over Texas – La Fiesta de las Tazas (Tea Cups), Roaring Rapids Six Flags St. Louis - Shazam Valleyfair - Bumper Cars, Enterprise, Northern Lights (Falling Star), Tilt-A-Whirl, Wheel of Fortune Wild Adventures - Inverter, Pharoahs Fury, Smash Cars, Tilt-A-Weevil, Venus Fly Trap Wonderland (Texas) – Bumpers Cars, Scrambler, Shoot the Chute UK Chessington - Black Buccaneer, Carousel Fantasy Island – Log Flume, Dragon Mountain Descent, Amazing Confusion, Twister, Toucan Tour, Seaquarium, Dodgems, Gallopers Flamingoland – Cycle Monorail, Wave Swinger, Dodgems, Gallopers, People Mover (Monorail) Lightwater Valley - The Wave (Swinging Ship), Spinning Tea Cups, Black Widows Web, Trauma Tower, Octopus, Carousel, Dodgem, Vintage Cars, Falls of Terror (Wet/Dry Slide) Pleasure Island (UK) – GoGator Thorpe Park – Rocky Express (Himilaya) Germany Belantis – Verlies des Graves (Mad House), Santa Maria (Swinging Ship) Europa - Vindjammer (Swinging Ship) Hansa Park – Die Glocke (Bell), Stormfarht der Drachenboote (Flume), Fliegender Hollander (Swinging Ship), Sturmvogel (Mondial Supernova), Wellenreiter (Tri-Star), Hansa Park Express (Train), Holstein-Turm (Panorama Tower) Heide Park – La Ola (Wave Swinger), Huracan (Round-up), Kaffeetassan (Tea Cups), Koggenfahrt (Himilaya type) Kernie's Familienpark - Kernie's Boot (Rockin Tug), Flying Carousel, Tea Cups, Disk-O Skyline Park – Sky Rafting (Rapids), Krinoline (Bench the Ride), Alte Liebe (Swinging Ship), Sky Twister (Condor), Nostalgiekarussell (Carousel) Denmark Bakken - Hestekarussellen (Carousel), Svanebanen (Pedal Monorail) Djurs Sommerland - Kannibal Gryderne (Tea Cups) Farup Sommerland – Wave Swinger, Tekopperne (Tea Cups) Karolinelund –Hulrlumhejhuset (Fun House) Legoland Billund -Pirate Wave Breaker (Rockin Tug) Tivoli Friheden – Forhindringsbane (Obstacle Course) Tivoli Gardens – Templetarnet (Self Power Tower) also for Den Flyvende Kuffert (Flying Trunk) - need picture of ride vehicle France Mer de Sable – Riviere Sauvage, Train du Desert, Jungle des Chikapas (Indoor Tow Boat), Babagattaux (Outdoor Tow Boat) Parc Asterix – Hydre de Lerne (Octopus), La Galere (Swinging Ship), Nationale 7 (Antique Cars) Parc Saint Paul – Le Dino Splash (Flume), Chateau Hante, Bateaux Mississippi (Swinging Ship), Carousel 1900, Les Chaises Aeriennes, Tacots 1900 (Antique Cars), Tabogliss (Slide), Voitures Tampoeusses (Bumper Cars) Walygator Parc – Caribean Boat (Swinging Ship), Crash Cars, Pedalos (Pedal Boats), Tea Cups Italy Gardaland – Kaffetassen (Tea Cups) Mirabilandia – Explorer, Ghostville (Ghost Train), Delirium, Music (Music Express), Schoolbus (Rainbow), Blu River (Wet/Dry Slide), Colazione da Papere (Spinning Ducks), Le Pentole Stregate (Tea Cup), Balena Amica (Self Tower), Carousel Movieland Studios – Movieland Route 66 Cars Netherlands Efteling - D'Oude Tuffer (Antique Cars) Slagharen – Ocean of Darkness (Walkthru), Calypso (Breakdance), Octopus, Piraat, Englese Draaimolen (Carousel) Paardencaroussel (Carousel), Old Timer Baan (Antique Cars) Walibi World – Los Sombreros Belgium Bellewaerde – Houdini Magische Huis (Mad House), El Toro (Breakdance) Bobejaanland – Pony Ride, Rotonde/Bootvaart (Garden Boat) Sweden Grona Lund – Radiobilarnia (Bumper Cars), Kuling (Rockin Tug) Skara Sommerland - Shepp okoj (Rockin Tug), Airboat Finland Power Park - Crazy Horse (Carousel) Sarkanneimi - Huvimaja Carousel Spain Parque d'Attractiones Madrid - Los Rapidos, Noriavision (Ferris Wheel), Tir (Falling Star) Austria Wiener Prater – Der Zug des Manitu, Tagada China Chengdu – Family Coaster, Jungle Mouse, Loop Screw (*) Happy Valley Shanghai – Lele’s Chariot, Spinning Coaster (*) Suzhou Amusement Land - Junior Coaster, Space Adventure (*) Suzhou Giant Wheel Park – Stingray (need photos) Japan Kamine – Dragon Coaster, See Through Coaster (*) Kashiikaen – Bun Bun Coaster, Rushing Coaster Lina World – Hello Kitty Angel Coaster, Scramble Coaster, Super Coaster Pleasure Garden – Mad Mouse, Through the Woods Jet Coaster (*) Rusutsu – Corkscrew, Mountain Coaster (*) Sendai Highland – Dragon, Loop the Loop (*) Space City – Space Switchback (*) Suntopia – Loop the Loop (*) Utsunomiya Zoo - (*) We still need pictures of signs for the following rides: USA/Canada Adventure Dome – Canyon Blaster Beech Bend – Dragon Bowcraft – Crossbow, Dragon Casino Pier – Hot Tamale, Star Jet, Wild Mouse Cedar Point – Derby Racer, Wave Swinger, Witches’ Wheel Disney’s Animal Kingdom – Triceratops Spin Enchanted Forest – Ice Mountain Bobsled Galaxyland – Autosled, Mindbender, Space Shot Ghost Town in the Sky - Cliffhanger Great Escape – Condor, Steamin Demon Keansburg – Sea Serpent, Wildcat Kennywood – Raging Rapids Knoebels – Kosmos Kurves Marineland - Ladybug Coaster, Topple Tower, Skyhawk Sea World of Texas – Texas Splashdown Six Flags America – Falling Star, Flying Carousel, Octopus, Pirate’s Flight, Rodes, Tower of Doom (signs may not exist) Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Monsoon Falls Six Flags St. Louis – Thunder River Valleyfair – Log Flume, Looping Starship, The Wave Western Playland - Bandido, Miner Coaster Wild Adventures - Tiger Coaster Wonderland (TX) - Big Coaster, Hornet Zuma Fun Center (Houston) –Minor Mike (*) UK Bottons – Wacky Worm Camelot – Junior Dragon Coaster Fantasy Island (UK) – Fantasy Mouse, Rhombus Rocket Flamingoland – Evolution, Navigator, Sky Flyer, Space Shot Gullivers Warrington – Runaway Train, Wild Mine Ride Lightwater Valley - Twister Pleasure Island (UK) - Boomerang, GoGator Mini Mine Train Other Europe Djurs Sommerland - Karlo's Taxi, Ornen (Topple Tower) Gardaland - Magic Mountain, Ortobruco Express Hansa Park – Kettenflieger (Swings), Die Glocke (Bell), Power Tower, Stormfarht der Drachenboote (Flume) Legoland Billund – Pirate Wave Breaker (Rockin Tug) Linnanmaki –Vinkinklaiva (Viking Ship) Mirabilandia - Explorer Phantasialand – Silbermine, Stonewash and Whitewash Creek (Flume) Power Park – La Paloma (Wave Swinger), Mega Drop, Fiesta Mexicana (Star Flyer), Pegasus (Evolution) Sommerland Syd - Kaemperutshebanen, Tornado, King Kong Karrusel (Calypso), Piratstien (Pirate Ship), Svingeren (Wave Swinger) Tivoli Friheden – Pegasus (Evolution), Twister (Paratrooper), Forhindringsbane (Obstacle Course) Tivoli Gardens – Monsunen (Inverted Falling Star), Snurretoppen (Breakdance) Tusenfryd - Teeny Weeny Walibi Rhone Alps - Boomerang, Coccinelle Wiener Prater – Der Zug des Manitu, Tagada Other Asia/Australia Adventure World (AUS) - Dragon Express Chengdu – Family Coaster, Jungle Mouse, Loop Screw (*) Happy Valley Shanghai – Lele’s Chariot, Spinning Coaster (*) Kamine – Dragon Coaster, See Through Coaster (*) Kashiikaen – Bun Bun Coaster, Rushing Coaster (*) Lina World – Hello Kitty Angel Coaster, Scramble Coaster, Super Coaster (*) Pleasure Garden – Mad Mouse, Through the Woods Jet Coaster (*) Rusutsu – Corkscrew, Go Go Coaster, Hurricane, Loop the Loop, Mad Mouse, Mountain Coaster, Standing Coaster, Ultra Twister (*) Sendai Highland – Dragon, Hurricane, Loop the Loop, Mad Mouse (*) Space City – Space Switchback (*) Utsunomiya Zoo - (*) Zhongsang Park –Inertial Coaster (*) The best way to submit a ride photo through the Park Index link: Within the TPR Park Index there is a link at the bottom of each page that says: Click here to contribute your trip report or ride photos to Theme Park Review Or is you want to download a photo into this thread that is fine also. Remember photos must be .jpg should not exceed 800x600 (Unfortunately, many people have submitted photos that are too large for TPR to use or in pdf form.) High quality photos (not blurry, distorted or out of focus). Lastly, we are not adding kiddie rides or major upcharges at this time, but we are at the point where family rides such: transportation rides, carousels, ferris wheels and bumper cars are being added. And if you have to ability to scan your park maps, feel free to submit those for the years that all not already in the Park Index. Of course any PTRs containing superior photos or entertaining captions and a variety of pictures including multiple rides and areas. (Not just one or two rides/attractions) are always valued. Attention has been given to every previously submitted Photo TR. Don't feel discouraged if we can't include every one. PTRs must be downloaded onto the Theme Park Review server (not Imageshack, photobucket) that way we know a Red X will never appear to be added to the Park Index. Lastly, if you have photos of a different ride that is not in TPR's Park Index, please submit that also.

^Will - It was both the ride and the sign, if you have the ride please post thanks for the help

Shane - love the postcards. Do you think any parks showed interest in Gravity Group's immersive wooden coaster?

Is the removal of Turnpike permanent? I was under the impression that Turmpike would be put back in after Sky Rocket is completed. Has Kennywood changed their minds on re-installing Turnpike in 2011? Link to ride announcement on Page 23 of this thread

^Thanks, for some reason I thought the ride was a Rockin Tug. Now anyone who looks it up in the Park Index will not make the same mistake.

I would have no trouble adding flat ride pictures for MBP. since the park is already in the database. Actually, I'll look old PTRs over the weekend for photos. However, keep in mind the primary focus of the Park Index is the present/future. We want to provide information for those who may be planning to visit a park. We want to give enthusiasts a feel for each park and get them excited about visiting. Populating the database with closed/defunct parks (while good from a historical/nostalgic perspective) doesn't build towards the current goal. It's nice to have but not the primary focus.

^My bad, I didn't realize! It's tough when I don't see a location in the profile. Sorry about that ledgy. In that case his posts are better than a lot of others.

If you were really trying to be a brown nose you would have used the word "choice" instead of "choose".

If you are respectful of others, courteous and slightly overgoing you should have no trouble making friends on a TPR Trip. Just like any other new experience just be yourself. Months before the trip starts there is a Private Forum on TPR just for the participants of your trip to allow people to get to know each other and bond beforehand. Some people on the trips are hardcore about riding as many coasters/thrill rides as possible, others are more laid back and some do the trips more for the social aspect. This hobby as a whole tends to be more male dominated but on some of the US trips there has been a surprisingly high percentage of women. There are no restrictions on rooming. There have been instances where male and female friends roomed together as well as couples. Thanks for your interest in TPR. Glad you enjoy the site.

ding ding ding - we may have a winner

^^I got 3 copies of that book one year for Christmas. I have since instructed family and friends to never buy me a coaster book ever again.

^thank you so much for the pictures, excellent. I know that at least 3 of those Power Park rides had signs (Fiesta Mexicana, Mega Drop and Pegasus) as I saw the signs when I was there last summer with TPR, but didn't have a my camera. The signs may have been small but they were there.