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New Valleyfair Coaster in 2010?

Thomas — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:52:44 +0000

Rumors are starting to swirl about a new coaster in 2010 for Valleyfair. The rumors are just that for now as there is no concrete evidence or plans in place. A park visitor did mention that he saw what looked like coaster tools and clearing.

…while riding Renegade, after the first drop on the Buckel, I noticed some tools that might be for constructing a rollercoaster. As I looked around the park, I saw a little bit of a clearing by renegade. I noticed this on PowerTower/Wild Thing/Excalibur/Steel Venom. via sscoasters.net

Others agree that there are rumors, but not much traction with them yet. We’ll have to wait and see what 2010 brings for Valleyfair!

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Breakers Bay Construction Wrapping Up

Thomas — Sun, 10 May 2009 02:06:12 +0000

Valleyfair.com is showing that the construction on Breakers Bay is wrapping up nicely. It also show where it’s located in the park. It is much closer to Wild Thing that I had previously thought.

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Mall of America is Still Expanding…. Eventually.

Thomas — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:38:57 +0000

The Mall of America has talked about expanding for years now. There was talks about a casino, hotel, entertainment / concert hall, Bass Pro Shop and so much more. Yet, nothing has happened. Good news is that the mall is still expanding, bad news is, not really anytime soon.

Instead of one giant addition, they are now thinking of a three phased approach. The first, 3 million square foot, phase could be done by 2013. The rest… maybe in our lifetime.

There are no details on store, or when construction may start, but at least they are sill thinking of expanding. However, with the economy the way it is, I wouldn’t be expect to see the expansion be delayed yet again. On the other hand, think of how many jobs it’d create!

Mall of America Expansion Rendering

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It’s time for a revival!

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:23:34 +0000

Over the next few weeks, Thrillify is being created. We are moving over an old blog for the content, have a new theme in place and a lot of customization to do.

So hold on tight and get ready for Thrillify!

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Best Buy Coming to the Mall of America

Thomas — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:56:41 +0000

Best Buy is coming to the Mall of America! Finally, a good store for the guys to spend all day in while the girls are checking out every other store.

It’s taking over the old Sportsmart location and is well under way of development. Not sure on when the store will be open for business though.

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Moose Mountain Mini Golf Coming to Mall of America

VF Ride Fan — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:53:42 +0000

Moose Mountain Mini Golf Hosted on Zooomr

Moose Mountain Adventure Golf is coming to the Mall of America later this summer. The 19 hole course will overlook the amusement park and construction is already under way.

The ironic part is it’s location. It’s located in the exact same spot as the mini golf course use to be in the mall. When the mall first opened mini golf was a part of it all. Then it was removed for Cereal Land from General Mills, then Dinosaur World and now it’s back to mini golf. Ok, so I think there may have been more than two attractions in that spot, but I’m not sure what they were. Either way, this space doesn’t hold attractions for long. However Moose Mountain Adventure Golf looks pretty nice!

It’ll open later in the summer, probably around August is my bet. Lets just hope they keep the pricing reasonable so that it can be a success!

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View from the Top of Renegade

VF Ride Fan — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:17:23 +0000

As more and more boards get nailed on, Valleyfair’s new coaster, Renegade, is taking shape. See the view from the top of the coaster at the ThemeParkReview forums.

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Renegade Coming Along

VF Ride Fan — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 05:06:38 +0000

I took a trip past Valleyfair this weekend and you could see Renegade peeping over the trees. Unfortunately, you can’t see much more. It’s stuck in an area that isn’t viewable from the road so I don’t have any good pictures to share.

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Renegade Construction Photos 11/4/06

VF Ride Fan — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 20:39:48 +0000

I snapped this shot as we zoomed past Valleyfair today. Disregard my wife’s hand.

You can see parts of Renegade rising above the trees in the background. In the foreground you see Excalibur.

We did plan on getting a better shot but didn’t drive back by on the way home.

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MOA Building the World’s Largest Gingerbread House

VF Ride Fan — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:38:33 +0000

Coming to the Mall of America (MOA) in Bloomington, Minnesota is the World’s Largest Gingerbread House!

On November 24th, after 1,700 hours of working, the 60 foot, 1,496 square foot gingerbread house will open up. With 14,250 pounds of gingerbread and 4,750 pounds of icing, it’ll be sweet for sure!

Mall of America’s holiday shoppers will be able to walk though the World’s Largest Gingerbread House and enjoy the not only the house, but the animated elves inside. It will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m though the 3rd of January. Donations will also be accepted for the Saint Therese Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides housing and health care to seniors.

Check out construction photos at: http://pcl.oxblue.com/gingerbread/

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