7/08/10 Sandusky, Ohio. A fire broke out in a maintenance building at Cedar Point yesterday injuring 3 firefighters. 2 from heat exhaustion and 1 from a falling ladder. 3 rides were shut down including the Corkscrew. No word on the cause of the fire.

4/20/2010 Valencia, CA. since Six Flags has put their new "secret" character on facebook, I'm now allowed to share. Here is Lil' Six!

3/27/10 Valencia, CA.. I cannot announce details, I wasn't even allowed to take pictures, however A Major Theme Park Company will unveil a new mascot to supplement The Dancing Old Fool  for the 2010 season. Hint, think Austin Powers 2 & 3.

12/16/09 Newport Beach, CA. Sad News! Roy E. Disney Died today of stomach cancer. Roy was the nephew of Walt and son of Roy O. Disney the founders of Disney. Roy worked his way up through the company. He was responsible for a couple of board uprisings that got two CEOs ousted, when the company was losing sight of it's creators vision. This is a sad day for the Disney Family, company and everyone. Roy, you will be missed.

5/12/10 New York, NY. Six Flags announces They Have A new interim CEO, Al Webber, The Former CEO of Paramount Parks. What happened to Mark Shapiro, you may ask? I don't know. All that is being said is, he's no longer with the company. Al Webber was with Paramount Parks during the final dark years before they sold to Cedar Fair. All I know is, I hope he doesn't destroy what's left of the theming of the Six Flags Parks. We all know the damage that Six Flags has done to itself in the late 90's.

1/29/2010 Anaheim, CA. The Tower of Terror in Disney's California Adventure seems to be the best ride to get to 2nd base. Anaheim police are looking for a man who grabbed a woman's boob during the ride, then fled when the ride let out. Police are hoping the on-ride photo and surveillance cameras might help point out the perp. I have only one question. Is this really worth pursuing? I mean did it really hurt? Is it worth the police effort?

12/16/09 Sandusky, Ohio. Cedar Fair will be sold to Apollo Global Management. Wow! for $635 million. This after the company lost more than a million customers this year and it's rival filed for bankruptcy earlier in April. All I can say is, I feel that the company needed some new blood. Dick Kinzel was not the right man to run the company for so long.

09/18/09 Buena Park, Ca. A cable broke on Xcellerator the ride during launch, injuring two people who were hit by the cable and debris. The ride will be shut down until it can be inspected by Government inspectors.