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There's another aspect of excitement in the world of thrill rides. There's the excitement of the latest announcements of upcoming rides from an industry as secretive as the military at times, and the excitement of all the latest happenings at parks around the world. Sometimes the news is good, sometimes the news is bad, but our aim is to bring you the fairest, timeliest, most accurate details on everything that concerns you. COASTER-net's team of journalists is hard at work around the clock to bring you the in-depth scoop!
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Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA, USA / Paramount's Kings Dominion, Doswell, VA, USA 09/20/03 - By: Devin Olson -
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Due to Hurricane Isabel, Virginia's two major theme parks remain closed this Saturday while cleanup work takes place.
While Busch Gardens Williamsburg will remain closed this entire weekend, Doswell's Paramount's Kings Dominion will reopen tomorrow for a full day of operation along with Monday.
Busch Gardens will reopen next Friday, September 26th.
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Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA, USA 09/15/03 - By: Devin Olson -
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Knott's Berry Farm has confirmed two new additions for the 2004 season, one of which will become the Buena Park, California theme park's seventh coaster.
In early 2004, Knott's will open RipTide, a 59-foot high flat ride from Huss manufacturing replacing the park's Hammerhead spinning attraction. Hammerhead will carry a price tag of $3 million, and an additional $2 million will be spent on park improvements next year.
The park's on-site non-denominational church will be relocated across from Knott's Berry Farm, and the site formerly occupied by the church will become the home of a new steel coaster set to open in the latter part of 2004.
An official announcement with details on the steel coaster will come next year.
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Disneyland, Anaheim, CA, USA 09/06/03 - By: Devin Olson -
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In a tragic accident on Friday, one person was killed and ten others injured when a locomotive train section of a train on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad broke loose.
The accident took place inside of one of the coaster's tunnel sections, and the identity of the rider who died was released as Marcello Torres of Gardena, California.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad has been shut down pending a thorough investigation into the incident.
The mine train-style coaster has operated since 1979 and features themed 32-passenger trains, with a sister ride located at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Florida.
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Dorney Park, Allentown, PA, USA 09/04/03 - By: Devin Olson -
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A truely shocking development today for Dorney Park...
 'The Morning Call newspaper announced today that Labor Day was to be Dorney Park's last day to run for their classic and once record holding wooden coaster, Hercules. The park announced that the coaster will be removed in
order to make room for their 2005 project which they have confirmed will be a Bolliger and Mabillard floorless coaster. They also noted that the coaster will be
3,200 feet long, go under ground level five times, have a nearly three-minute long course, and cost about $13 million. Like Talon, the track will also be filled with sand to reduce the noise but no other details
have been announced about this yet-unnamed 2005 addition.'
Farewell, Hercules...
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Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA, USA 09/01/03 - By: Devin Olson -
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A lightning strike killed a man at Busch Gardens Williamsburg at around 9 PM on Saturday night. The incident occured in the theme park's Italy parking lot, where 29-year old Fred Haigler was hit and died several hours later at a local hospital.
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