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In response to New Orleans' latest security contract, Danny Rogers has something more to say. http://unofficialjazzlandinfo.yuku.com/topic/1940/t/City--spend-240-000--security-contract--Six-Flags-site.html Working on opening another park eh? Could that park be Freestyle Music Park, Fun Spot Indiana or maybe even Ghost Town in the Sky? Time (and more of those wonderful posts from Danny) will tell.

Universal Orlando has updated its vacation guide to include new information regarding the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, including height limits and more. To see the full guide, visit this link: http://www.universalorlandovacations.com/pdf/2010_UNI_brochure.PDF I have captured some of the more important (or relevant) images but the rest can be seen at the above link.

http://www.newschief.com/article/20100304/NEWS/3045023/1021/NEWS01?Title=Legoland-county-land-swap-to-affect-traffic

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/world/asia/04dwarfs.html The Kingdom of the Little People, a $115 million universe in miniature, is set amid rolling hills and peaceful lakes in southern China's Yunnan Province. Critics say putting dwarfs on display is at best misguided and at worst immoral, a throwback to the times when freak shows pandered to people's morbid curiosity. A tourist has his photo taken in front of a performance. But there is another view, and Chen Mingjing, the owner of the theme park, and some of his short-statured workers present it forcefully. One hundred permanently employed dwarfs, they contend, is a lot better than 100 dwarfs scrounging for odd jobs. The site is far from complete. So far it mainly consists of a 230-foot-high performance hall that looks like the stump of a prehistoric tree, 33 Dr. Seuss-style cottages with crooked chimneys where kingdom residents pretend to live and specially-equipped dormitories where they actually reside. Xiao Xiao, 20, plays a princess at the park. Nearly three in four children with disabilities attended school in 2008, compared with about three in five just two years earlier. The number of disabled students in universities and technical colleges in 2008 increased by 50 percent over 2006. Still, they amounted a mere handful, just one out of every 5,000 students. Yang Jinlu, 18, left, and Zhang Yinghua, 37. Mr. Chen said his employees have gained self-respect and self-sufficiency. "It doesn't really matter to me what other people say," he said. "The question is whether meeting me has changed their lives." Yi Shaobo, 28. The average salary of a disabled worker is less than half that of a non-disabled worker. Only one-third of disabled people who need rehabilitation services have access to them, the survey found. Zhang Qi, 18, left, and Dai Deyi, 34. Professionals trained to aid the disabled are desperately scarce: Europe has 185 times as many physiotherapists per person as China, according to a 2008 study by Renmin University in Beijing. Supporters and critics agree on one point: the fact that the park is awash in job applications shows the disturbing dearth of opportunities for the disabled in China. Cao Yu, Mr. Chen's assistant, said she receives three or four job inquiries a week. One theme of the show is the need to overcome hardships -- a lesson Mr. Chen said he believed is too often forgotten as Chinese families grow richer. Workers gathered around a fire. Many performers say they enjoy being part of a community where everyone shares the same challenges, like the height of a sink. "Before, when we were at home, we didn't know anyone our size. When we hang out together with normal-sized people, we can not really do the same things," said Wu Zhihong, 20. Workers eating lunch. Workers relaxed in the dormitories. The park, located 40 minutes by car from Kunming, is not yet profitable. One recent chilly afternoon, only a few dozen spectators showed up. Performers hope for bigger crowds. Workers watched television in the dormitories.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg has sent us a press release regarding the new tenants of their traditional Highland Stable near the Loch Ness Monster.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-sea-world-911-calls-released-20100304,0,2318872.story

^No details on the trains have been released as of yet. Six Flags over Texas has said that they will be making more announcements about the ride and its new features farther down the road.

It seems Six Flags is still classifying the Texas Giant as wooden coaster...

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9160382

http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/03/03/musical-summer-nightastic-events-added-at-disney-world/

http://www.sixflags.com/national/footerNav/News_BamboozleTour2010.aspx

http://www.wbap.com/Article.asp?id=1719448&spid= The first piece of new track is raised into position on the wooden frame of the Texas Giant roller-coaster. UPDATE! Amusement Today has more on the story: http://www.amusementtoday.com/ Video of the media event can be found here: http://www.dallasnews.com/video/dallasnews/entertainment/index.html?nvid=413265&stry

^I have a hunch...

http://www.amusementtoday.com/

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-seaworld-trainer-killed-policy----20100302,0,318495.story

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/

http://themeparks.about.com/b/2010/03/01/morgans-wonderland-park-san-antonio.htm The park's official website is found here: http://www.morganswonderland.com/ The park's logo Park map

http://www.rockband.com/news/rock-band-live I think this sounds like a more functional, inclusive version of the American Idol Experience... Though I find the thought the top Rock Band guitarists and drummers will be able to play the fake instruments on stage. Something about that just feels odd.

A user at Valleyfair Zone has posted some photos of the soon-to-be-completed installation of the Unicoaster. I have posted a few of the photos, but hit the link to see them all. http://valleyfairzone.ning.com/forum/topics/new-ride-for-mall-of-america?commentId=4170247%3AComment%3A3430

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/ The official Walt Disney World twitter account has also confirmed that Downtown Disney will get a Ridemakerz store and 3-D technology for the AMC Pleasure Island theaters.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/seaworld-trainer-death/os-seaworld-shamu-trainer-death-witnesses20100301,0,7385883.story

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-seaworld-shamu-trainer-death-osha-20100301,0,3890879.story

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cedar-fair-sends-letter-to-unitholders-85892052.html

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/03/02/193965_gold-coast-news.html http://www.dreamworld.com.au/Visitor-Information/News/

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1537554.php/Matt-Damon-tells-of-shock-at-SeaWorld-trainer-s-death