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Construction
11/16/02
The latest news update from Six Flags Magic Mountain.


Construction
11/14/02
News and construction update from DLR and KBF added.


Photos
11/12/02
SFMM gallery updated with several new high quality shots.


Construction
11/11/02
The latest news update from Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Week In News
11/09/02
Weekly report of the amusement industry's latest news stories.
Reviews
11/03/02
Soar through seven inversions on one of B&M's largest inverted coaster.
 Latest News

Jazzland transformed into Six Flags New Orleans
11/14/02
Six Flags today announced the transformation of Jazzland into Six Flags New Orleans.  Construction has already begun on the park, which will feature nearly $20 million in capital improvements.  Two new roller coasters are expected to open for the 2003 season including a clone of Batman: The Ride and an unknown coaster (rumored to be Joker's Revenge from Six Flags Fiesta Texas) that will feature three inversions.  Click here for the full story.

Six Flags Magic Mountain announces Scream!
11/14/02
The Xtreme Park has announced the construction of Scream!, Southern California's first floorless roller coaster.  Scream! will stand 150-feet in the air and take riders flying through its 3,985-foot circuit at speeds of 65 MPH.  The three-minute flight will feature a 128-foot vertical loop, a 96-foot dive loop immediately followed by a zero-g roll, a 78-foot Cobra Roll, high speed helix, and interlocking corkscrews.  The park's 16th coaster is scheduled to debut in Spring 2003.  Click here for the full story.

Six Flags releases results for third quarter of 2002
11/13/02
Six Flags has released the results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2002.  For the first nine months, revenue was down .9% over last year, mostly due to a 7.1% decrease in attendance.  Revenues in the third quarter were down 2.4% over last year, while attendance was down 7.2%.  The company plans to spend $125 million in improvements next year, which includes major attractions at each of their four largest parks.  Click here for the full story.

Six Flags Over Texas announces 2003 additions
11/13/02
Six Flags Over Texas unveiled plans Tuesday for an S&S tower that will surpass the signature Oil Derrick as the tallest structure in the 41-year-old park.  Superman Tower of Power will stand 315-feet in the air and used compressed air to launch passengers up one of three towers.  Once at the top, riders will be rocketed downward, reaching speeds of 50 mph.  Click here for the full story.

Texas Tornado being dismantled
11/12/02
Six Flags Astroworld has begun dismantling Texas Tornado, a classic Schwarzkopf looping coaster featuring four nearly perfectly circular loops.  The ride, formally named "Thriller", was original built in Europe in 1986.  Click here for the photos.

Cedar Fair announces 2002 third quarter results
11/12/02
Cedar Fair, L.P., the owner and operator of six amusement parks and five water parks, today announced results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2002.  While revenues for the first nine months were up 4%, revenues for the third quarter are down 4% over last year.  Click here for the full story.

Supports for Steel Venom begin to arrive at ValleyFair
11/12/02
Blue supports for Steel Venom, an Intamin Impulse coaster scheduled to open in 2003, have begun to arrive at ValleyFair.  Also, cranes are now on site.  Click here for the photos.

Movie theme park to be built in Japan
11/06/02
Viacom Inc, owner of Paramount Pictures, plans to build a movie theme park in Fukuoka, Japan.  The theme park, which Viacom hopes to have open by 2005, is expected to bring in approximately 5 million visitors per year.  The total investment in the project is estimated at about $1.22 billion.  Click here for the full story.

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