ITPS Amusement INdustry News 2.4.11

[Shawn Haas]



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	Friday February 4, 2011
	Dan Snyder, the Libel Lawsuit and the Six Flags Dispute Deal Journal readers may recall a piece from late 2009 about Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder’s future atop the board of Six Flags. The amusement-park chain had been in bankruptcy protection, and it was uncertain whether Snyder would remain atop the board as hedge funds jockeyed to take over the theme-park company. Click for Article Civil War camp returns to Knott's Berry Farm CA - The crunch of hardtack and the tinny sound of bugle calls will return to Knott’s Berry Farm later this month, along with hundreds of Civil War re-enactors. The group plans to take up camp as it does annually at Knott’s Park Pavilion, near Independence Hall. They’ll bring with them the way of life in a Civil War camp, including authentic artillery equipment and other weapons, food and clothing. Click for Article Disneyland worker threatens suicide Paris - A worker at Disneyland Paris tried to commit suicide on Thursday. He threatened to throw himself off a bridge on the edge of the theme park but two managers persuaded him not to after half an hour's negotiation. Click for Article Disney breaks stalemate with hotel union CA - Disneyland Resort officials are breaking a negotiations stalemate with their hotel union by offering a new proposal three years after the contract expired. Click for Article SIX FLAGS DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of six cents per share of common stock to shareholders of record as of February 28, 2011. The dividend will be payable March 14, 2011. Click for Article Welcome to February: Time for exploration, elbow room at theme parks Islands of Adventure, Here’s a gentle reminder, Central Floridians: Now is the time to visit our theme parks. The weather is tolerable (and there’s nothing to shovel) and the crowds are light, probably because we’re in no man’s land of holidays — after New Year’s and MLK Day but well before Spring Break. Click for Article Special Disney passholder challenge for Gowalla users at Walt Disney World If you use the location-based social network Gowalla at Walt Disney World, you have a chance to earn an exclusive passholder virtual pin. According to the latest Mickey Monitor, here are the details. With the Gowalla app, check in at the following spots with your smart phone: Click for Article Capcom Doesn't Object to Ace Attorney Theme Park Attraction Japan - Capcom has joined with Sega to bring Ace Attorney Investigations to Sega's Tokyo Joypolis theme park in spring 2011. The attraction will feature the series' current star Miles Edgeworth, not Phoenix Wright, as he attempts to solve a crime. Click for Article Icy weather delays opening of new Six Flags Over Texas exhibit ARLINGTON - Six Flags Over Texas. Just the mention of the theme park is enough to prompt people to giggle with delight and reminisce about the rides. Click for Article
	Chuck E. Cheese Valentine giveaway CA - Does your family like Chuck E. Cheese? Right now, you can print out cute free Valentines you can give away that will give you five free tokens each, if you buy some food while you're there. Click for Article Carousel won't get Pepsi Refresh funds Pueblo, CO - The Pueblo City Park Carousel wasn't chosen to receive Pepsi Refresh Project funding, but the popular ride still will run this summer for its 100th-anniversary season. Supporters voted for the carousel project on the Internet during the month of January, but the carousel didn't get enough votes to make the top 10, which would have brought $50,000 for needed repairs. Click for Article
	Splash Planet Rockin’ with Record Visitor Numbers New Zealand - Splash Planet has had 86,879 visitors through the gates to the end of January, with temperatures soaring to 36deg and humidity hitting the 99% mark. That’s an increase of 11,481 over the same period last year. Click for Article Water Park Still Set to Open by Summer 2011 CHATHAM COUNTY, GA -- You asked the question and we got the answer. A News Three viewer wanted to know what the status of the Pirates Cove Water Park was. “I've seen that land has been cleared in that area for whatever reason, but what is going on with the rest of the construction? The status seems to be the same as it was in October at their ‘Haunting at the cove’.” Click for Article
	Can new entertainment options give local economy a boost? Myrtle Beach, SC - With a better-than-expected 2010 tourist season now just a fading and sunburned memory, Myrtle Beach's purveyors of your leisure time activities and suitors for your discretionary income are gearing up for 2011's expected onslaught of vacationers by adding new major multi-million dollar attractions, and new/revamped theater options - all set to open within weeks of one another. Announcements in early 2010, and construction start-ups by mid-year, confirmed the rumors of Dolly Parton's Pirates Voyage, Pacific Development's SkyWheel (a hi-tech observation Ferris wheel), and WonderWorks (an all-ages interactive science museum), which are all set to open by late spring/early summer. New theaters, new shows, new attractions, and a growing roster of public events, aim to bolster the local tourism economy - and it's that economy upon which much of the Grand Strand relies. Click for Article Hopefully attracting more than flies Myrtle Beach, SC - Raise your hand if you remember "BrainFreeze" at The Ice Castle Theatre at Fantasy Harbour? Raise hand if you attended the show? Yeah, that was sort of the problem. Click for Article
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