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Geez, that sounds terrifying. Not slowing down when you’re supposed to. Sounds like minor injuries for two, but the mother was in critical condition. I hope too they all end up being okay.

I was browsing through Twitter when I saw a press release from Castle Park in regards to the accident that happened a couple of days ago on May 25th. Terrible for the family and the small park. The following is from this ABC News Article A woman was critically injured and her husband and child were also hurt when a water log ride at a California amusement park malfunctioned and flipped over, throwing them from their seats, officials said. The incident occurred at Castle Park in Riverside on the Log Ride, which, according to the park's website, features a 48-foot drop. Riverside Fire Department officials said they were called to the park at 4:37 p.m. and said three members of one family were tossed into the water after something went haywire with the log they were riding in and overturned. "One of the injuries we categorized as critical. With the two others being minor. All were transported to a hospital," a fire official at the scene told ABC Los Angeles station KABC. Witnesses said a 10-year-old boy injured in the incident appeared to suffer a cut to his ear and head injuries, while his father suffered scrapes to his arm and back. The names of the injured family members were not released. Video of the incident showed the injured boy and his father in the water after the log they were in flipped over. Fire department officials said a mechanical problem with a ride's water pump apparently caused the accident. An investigation is underway by the California Department of Health and Safety to determine the exact cause of the malfunction. The Log Ride was immediately shut down pending the outcome of the probe, officials said. A spokeswoman for the Castle Park told KABC that the ride had been inspected earlier Saturday and nothing was found wrong. Press Release from Castle Park

I’m happy that Fun Spot bought this park. They’ve opened plenty of new attractions so far, much needed in this park that was previously languishing under the name Fun Junction, and whatever the previous two names were. A long clearing like that lends itself to a White Lightning layout. Here’s hoping.

I saw this the other day on Twitter, so nice to read the official park announcement! The new wooden coaster looks pretty sweet in the concept art, surrounded by rock work and water features. And a Starflyer themed to a Trident? Sign me up!

Perhaps these Remakes are doing exactly what Disney wants them to do. Give the audience a taste of the film they used to enjoy, or expose the younger generation who missed the original, in order to drum up DVD/Digital sales of the original movie. With Disney+ on the horizon these films will supposedly be available on that platform as well. So they want to create as much demand as possible. While they have done this already, I’d like to see them remake some classic live action Disney films like “The Apple Dumpling Gang.”

I just saw Disney’s Aladdin remake, and was pleasantly surprised! The dancing, costumes, and sets are really amazing. The computer animated Raja and Abu were excellent. The new original song for Jasmine to sing, called “Speechless” fit in well with the returning songs. It’s by far one of the best Disney remakes I’ve seen so far.

Here’s two lil’ defunct gems The Swooper Flight Commander - For Obvious Reasons

YAY! I am so excited to be visiting at the end of September! It will definitely be crowded, but hopefully not as bad as opening week.

So the last coaster i had the (dis)pleasure of riding was this bad boy, because the Adventuredome was closed for maintenance when I went to Vegas in early December. And (unpopular opinion) I didn't find it to be as terrible as expected! I only paid for one ride, but would have totally gone again. Yes the transitions seemed like someone forgot to use the smoothing tool in Planet Coaster, but they were funny and entertaining. Yes the loop felt like it had 3 potholes, but I managed to get some decent floater airtime in many other places on the ride. I sat in the 2nd to the last car, 2nd row and I think I chose correctly. I've had worse cab rides in legit NYC. Honestly my head banged more on Mind Eraser at Six Flags America, and the break-run will smush your brain against your skull. The break-run on "Manhattan Express" was tapered, and really cool how it descended into the casino building. I didn't even get a headache! That most recent honor goes to GASM at SFOG and Thunderhead at Dollywood as they have gotten really bumpy. By no means is the Roller Coaster at NY NY Casino my fav, but it's not in my bottom 10 either. I guess plan B will have to do for now.

^ Unusual to hear about the Joker downtime, especially after it was down for most of the season. And then the park teased us with a few weeks of operation towards the beginning of fall. Maybe they thought they fixed the problem, but upon daily operation again found that they were initially wrong???? I still haven't even ridden this attraction at my own home park yet. I went on one of these Larson loopers at Kemah Boardwalk a few years back so never felt the need. They were fine rides, and certainly feel less confining than the old Fireball loopers that had cages. To me, they still feel more claustrophobic than the former looping starship, or an inverted looper like Aero 360 at Kennywood. Next year will not be a Six Flags year for me, so I hope to catch up with this park after our cross-country RV trip in a few years. Peach out ATL.

^ I don't think i've ever seen Gwen without her severe eye makeup. I hardly recognized her! Looking great girl!

Do they really have a Mondial Swinger at this fair? If so, I've been dying to ride one. What did you think of the ride? It really looks like such an impressive ride that is rarely seen here in the US.

I had a feeling they were going to use that building near Goliath for a Haunt Maze. What remains to be seen is what use they get out of this building during the regular season. It has quite a few air conditioning units.

The Mickey Mummy Macaron and the Spok-ey Cone Macaron were some of my favorite treats there, so yummy. I somehow got the Spok-ey Cone Macaron at Flo's V8 Cafe instead of from Cozy Cone, when I tried to order the Candy Corn Pudding Pie. I guess the cast members misunderstood me, but it was a delicious mistake. I wish I had gotten to try the peanut butter & jelly filled mummy cronut (at Schmoozies) but alas, my tummy was so full All of the holiday overlays were spectacular and well worth visiting Disneyland during Halloween to experience. Thanks for your report to help with my Disney addiction.

Not of the construction walls specifically, I have tons of photos and I might post some later, but here's one for now!

Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy! It was really amazing!

Hey all! Just got back from the Disneyland Resort yesterday. There are LOTS of scrims and construction walls around the resort, even downtown Disney is not immune. Of course the Matterhorn is still closed, and yes, they are doing some welding and track work as we noticed flashing lights and noises coming from the tunnels at night. The scrims cover up the queue side of the mountain. They also have the left side of the castle completely walled off aside from the poor little donut stand. About 1/4th of Adventureland is walled off to refurb the Tiki Room and build the new restaurant. There is one building on mainstreet covered with tarps as well. At DCA, they now have scrims traveling the entire walkway from Bugs Land entrance near the Pier until Cars Land. People were stopping to take photos near the Stark Industries logos. And the scrims are also near the other entrance to bugs land by Guardians. There were additional scrims in Pixar Pier around the carousel and where the new inside out ride will eventually be. And the Art of Animation building was also covered in construction tarps. I think there are more that I am missing. I will say that my GP boyfriend didn't really notice the scrims as much as me, and he said they didn't detract from the experience. I will say that there is a ton of construction happening there right now, but it's slow season so that's to be expected.

Hotel Aventura looks amazing, and I can't believe it's considered one of their "value" properties. Floor to ceiling windows really look amazing. And for some reason, this hotel looks more expensive than it's sister hotels on property. Way to go Universal!

Wow! I had no idea that "Fun Junction" got scooped up by the Fun Spot team! That's awesome! I hope they decide to put an awesome compact woodie here, just like they did at each park in Orlando.

who? these freaks? Yes, those freaks! That's a great photo! Thanks for sharing

Shout-outs to the guys whom I rode Twisted Cyclone with this AM (6/27/18) in the last car, I'm the guy in the glasses with spiky blond hair & I think I heard you mention Theme Park Review! Twisted Cyclone was amazing, this was my 6th time riding it and today I finally got a seat in the first car. I still prefer the back due to the first drop factor, but the front had some amazing ejector air on the wave turn and the turnaround drops which seemed somewhat stronger than the back. I don't think there's a bad seat on this ride. As far as the new construction zone near Goliath, I don't have any photos but they were bulldozing & chopping out old infrastructure today, including a ton of old cement & old piping/drainage. My guess/speculation based on the amount of space would be getting a Zamperla Disk-O since that's been a recent thing with Six Flags St. Louis.

Yes, there was one of those Zyklon clones with Reitthoffer Shows, it had the new (terrible) trains. And every transition was so jarring it made me sick. But never lost my lunch on anything really.

A slender area to build a whole new park in for sure, perhaps then we'll see a more vertically constructed park?

I personally like the Skywarp Horizon, and it seems like it would be more economical than the other two models for sale. I can literally imagine a whole area of some theme park with all three models

Wow, Thunder Run is getting another refurbishment, and it doesn't even seem like it's been that long since the last one. It was one of my favorite woodies even when it was rough. This park has been installing some great attractions, and now I think I need to go back.