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  1. The park has added new photos on their Facebook page.

    http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/album.php?aid=156101&id=10583866355&ref=nf

    Construction has started on Little Dipper, with the removal of the BBNP net climb structure in progress.

    Pictures also show unrelated construction around Farmers Market (renamed County Fair Food Court) and County Fair Games Gallery.

     

    EDIT: Can't seem to get the link working, so copy and paste

  2. http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/11/kiddieland-amusement-park-auction-rides.html

     

    SFGAm has purchased Kiddieland's Little Dipper at the auction today for $33,000. It will be placed in one of the kiddie areas, hopefully in time for the 2010 season.

     

    Kiddieland, the Melrose Park amusement park, opened one last time this morning for an auction of its rides.

     

    Carnival enthusiasts and long-time regulars packed the parking lot for a final goodbye, with the park turning on the lights on its rides one last time. Scheduled today for auction were 430 separate pieces of park history -- from carousel horses to popcorn carts to bumper cars.

     

    A private collector from Atlanta bought the first major ride of the day, with a winning bid of $17,000 for the bumper cars. The carousel later went for $355,000 to a Westmont business owner who plans to refurbish it. The Little Dipper roller coaster sold for $33,000 to Six Flags in Gurnee; it will be put in the park's kiddie section, hopefully by 2010.

  3. If it is positioned that way, they will remove the asphalt or dump dirt on top of it. I think coasters look great at the front of the park. What seems wierd though is having a coaster in Carousel Plaza for the first time ever. I doubt they will add a 2nd entrance to Hurricane Harbor. The reason the entrance it where it is so that you are forced to go by games and merchandise loctations on your way to the water park.

  4. If true, I'm very suprised the monorail would be back in operation this soon. I would have expected atleast a month of downtime. Based on the general descriptions of the accident, it seems like quite a few things could/should be changed. The MAPO system should be adjusted. I would say MAPO override needs to have a slower speed limit. It also seems next time Disney gets new trains, the cars should be more sturdy. I was shocked that that amount of damage could result from a 15mph collision. Finally, those monorails need brighter headlights ASAP.

  5. ^ Bull was repainted for 2008.

     

    As for Batman, basically, the Batman wheel covers are not a priority. They have no impact on the operation of the ride, they are purely for cosmetic reasons. They probably won't be put back on until the other B&M's have all their trains running.

  6. The plaintiff argues the defendant also failed to warn her of the dangerous condition presented by the park bench and that she could not have discovered or protected herself against that danger.

     

    Now we're going to need warning signs on every bench everywhere.

     

    "Warning, do NOT sit on this bench if you are pregnant, have had recent surgery, illness, back/neck problems, high blood pressure, are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

     

    For your safety, you should be in good health to sit. Only you know your physical conditions or limitations. If you suspect your health could be at risk for any reason, or you could agravate a pre-existing condition of any kind, DO NOT SIT!"

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