Thrillify Theme Park News

Calling all 13-19 year olds, here is your chance to be a star and meet the stars.  Valleyfair will be holding a casting call for the Teen Choice Awards.  That’s right you could be a presenter!!

The auditions will be held at Valleyfair’s Whitewater Country Waterpark on July 15 & 16th 2006.

Saturday, July 15 from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m
Sunday, July 16 from 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m

More information should be on Valleyfair’s official website soon.

Good luck to those who audition!

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Valleyfair amusement park has lowered Kids admission rate and has brought back the Senior admission rate this year for only $9.95.

Kids are 3 years & older and less than 48” tall and Seniors are those over 62 years young.

Bring the kids, and grandpa and grandma and everyone can have a great day.  With a wide variety of rides, food and shows, Valleyfair makes a great outing for the whole family.

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The sky will be lit with many beautiful colors and exploding sounds on our Nation’s birthday as Valleyfair sets off its Fireworks Spectacular at approximately 10:00 p.m. on July 4th.

Ride the rides, enjoy the day and stay for the show.  Sounds great to me.

Valleyfair will have extended hours on July 4th from 10:00 a.m.-Midnight.

Enjoy and Happy Forth of July!!

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Out of the Cedar Fair family of amusement parks, Valleyfair’s income came in 4th in 2005 at $36 million.

The 2005 Income List:

1. Cedar Point $210 million
2. Knott’s Berry Farm $186 million
3. Dorney Park $56 million
4. Valleyfair $36 million
5. Worlds of Fun $35 million
6. Geauga Lake $26 million
7. Michigan’s Adventure $19 million

Knott’s and Cedar Point brought in about 70% of income which is huge. The other parks need to bring in more visitors somehow to help increase their totals. I know that Valleyfair has been adding an exciting new ride about every other year so their total should continue to increase.

Figures from an article in the Toledo Blade.

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Big cotton candy fan but feel it’s a bit overpriced? Well now Valleyfair is making your dreams come true with 25-cent cotton candy all season long! You can get a cotton candy cone or bag and eat your way to the dentist. Mmmm cotton candy and it’s sugary goodness! You can get your melt-in-your-mouth cotton candy at stands in the Midway Games area or near Corkscrew.

Happy Sugar High!

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Welcome to my new Theme Park News Site.  It’s main focus will probably be Minnesota based parks with news and information on Valleyfair, Camp Snoopy and maybe some waterparks.  I’ll be converting the old Valleyfair news posts into here and creating a nicer, hopefully more up-to-date, theme park news site.

Keep checking back in the upcoming weeks as I build the Theme Park News Site

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It’s not yet determined why, but Valleyfair’s famous rollercoaster, Wild Thing, jumped it’s tracks over the weekend. It happened at the end of the ride and 18 people were said to be taken to the hospital. None had much more than bumps and scratches. There were no major injuries. It’s still up in the air on why it happened and Valleyfair will make sure to fully investigate it.

Wild Thing is Minnesota’s biggest and fastest amusement park ride and one of Valleyfair’s main attractions. Until recently, there had never been an accident with injuries in the rollercoaster’s 10 year history.

Wild Thing will be closed until further notice.

[Update] Wild this has reopened!

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World-Class Thrill Ride Swings into Park for 2006

Xtreme Swing Ready to Launch on May 13

Call it a high-powered swing set; something you won’t find in your own backyard. New at Valleyfair in 2006 is Xtreme Swing, an air-launched thrill ride.

The $6 million attraction towers 100 feet tall and accommodates 40 passengers, who are seated back-to-back in two rows of 10 riders each on two giant swinging arms. Ride motion is that of a pendulum, suspended from an axle, swinging in an arc, back and forth – just like a child’s playground swing; except this ride takes you higher – up to 125 feet in the air and faster – up to 60 miles per hour.

“We’re excited to bring this thrilling, new attraction to Valleyfair,” states Larry MacKenzie, Valleyfair’s vice president and general manager. “It will bring back the kid in all of us.”

Xtreme Swing is designed by S & S Worldwide, Inc., based in Logan, Utah. S & S also designed Valleyfair’s popular ride – Power Tower.

Ride duration is about one minute and the ride capacity is 800 riders per hour. Guests must be 48 inches and taller to ride.

Construction for the ride was completed in December, and Santa Claus was the first official rider to take flight on December 19, 2005.

Animation of Xtreme Swing can be viewed by visiting valleyfair.com.

For more information, visit valleyfair.com or call 800-FUN-RIDE or 952-445-7600.

Valleyfair is owned and operated by Cedar Fair, L.P., a publicly traded partnership that is listed for trading on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FUN”. In addition to Valleyfair, Cedar Fair owns and operates six other amusement parks, five water parks and one indoor water park resort.

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RipTide –720° OF ATTITUDE
(Valleyfair.com – Shakopee, MN) March 2005 – Calling all thrill seekers. Valleyfair’s newest ride, RipTide –720° OF ATTITUDE, awaits you.
RipTide is a high-flying, gravity-defying, multi-spinning thrill with a splash of water. At a $3 million project cost, RipTide creates a whole new ride experience. “This attraction is a very unique ride with a high thrill quotient and high capacity,” states Larry MacKenzie, Valleyfair’s vice president and general manager. “It will be a favorite among our avid thrill seekers.”

Skyscraper – Extreme Thrill Ride
(Valleyfair.com – Shakopee, MN) March 2005 – Imagine flipping upside down and plunging headfirst 16 stories only to swoop up again in a 360-degree arc. You can experience it for real on May 14, 2005, with the debut of Skyscraper at Valleyfair.

Skyscraper is an extreme thrill ride that captivates an audience, whether you’re riding or watching. The ride rises 160 feet into the air. Four passengers ride at a time, each tightly seated in two open seats on opposite ends of the propeller. The propeller rotates around at a speed of over 55-mph.

Skyscraper is a separate charge attraction and is located near Steel Venom and Challenge Park in the Southeast corner of the park.

NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
(Valleyfair.com – Shakopee, MN) March 2005 – Experience the speed and heart-pumping excitement of NASCAR on a screen towering six stories high, surrounded by 12,000 watts of digital surround sound, as NASCAR: The IMAX Experience races into the Pepsi IMAXÒ Theater at Valleyfair this summer. Through the magic of The IMAX Experience®, audiences are transported behind the wheel of a NASCAR racecar and are immersed in the on-track excitement at speeds of up to 180 miles per hour.

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Calling all thrill seekers! Valleyfair is pleased to announce the addition of RipTide – 720 DEGREES OF ATTITUDE for the 2005 Season.

RipTide is a suspended Top Spin ride, designed by Huss Manufacturing of Germany. Its floorless gondola seats 38 passengers, back to back. The ride reaches a height of 59 feet and completes 13 full 360-degree orbits every 60 seconds in both directions. As an added feature, a fountain at the base of the ride creates a beautiful display and with variable programming, can shoot high enough to get riders wet – even soaked. During specified rotations, the ride carriage will deflect water blasts out onto the midway in front. So onlookers better beware.

RipTide was developed for Knott’s Berry Farm in California for the 2004 Season. Video of the ride can be accessed at www.valleyfair.com.

Starting August 30…2005 Valleyfair Season Passes go on sale at the lowest price of the season, just $69.95 for regular admission (48” or taller). That’s a savings of $25.00. This special offer is valid through September 30, 2004. You can purchase Season Passes at Valleyfair at special ticket booths at the front of the park on August 30-September 2 from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and September 3-6, 11-12, 18 & 26 from 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Go to valleyfair.com and purchase your tickets using our secure server. As an added convenience, and new this year, print your certificates at home – immediately. No mailing is required. A $2.50 per pass service fee will be added to all web orders. Or call Valleyfair and purchase your passes at 952-496-5288 any weekday from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. A $2.50 per pass service fee will be added to all phone orders.

Share the Harvest & Save. Bring a non-perishable food item to Valleyfair any day Valleyfair is open to the public beginning August 30-September 26 and pay only $19.95 on regular admission (48” or taller); that’s a savings of $13.00. All food items collected will go to Second Harvest Heartland, Minnesota’s largest hunger fighting organization.

Valleyfair is serving up delicious sweet corn at its 28th annual Labor Day weekend Green Giant Corn Feast. Enjoy all the corn-on-the-cob you can eat from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., while supplies last, September 4-6.

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