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Boy hit by bird on NJ roller coaster
JACKSON, N.J. (AP) — A boy is recovering after he was hit in the face by a bird while riding a roller coaster at an amusement park in New Jersey. The collision occurred as the Kingda Ka coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson was...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks
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Outlaw Run tops hottest new attractions at U.S. theme parks
I've visited many theme parks in the United States over the last few years as the theme park blogger for The Times' Travel website, but this summer's crop of rides already has me updating my bucket list. Here's a look at some of the biggest new roller...
Tags: Universal Studios Orlando, Trips and Vacations, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Six Flags Great America
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Four Greater Hartford High Schools Hold Commencement
The Hartford CourantWhen Maman Cooper arrived in Hartford from the Ivory Coast on May 22, 2004, and sat down at her desk in middle school, she was not just lost in a new language — she had never been in a school before. Her father and mother, a pastor and beer-brewer...Tags: Sports, Occupy Wall Street, Goodwin College, University of Connecticut, Nursing
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Cars Land drives up attendance at Disney's California Adventure
Cars Land has put the pedal to the metal on attendance numbers at Disney's California Adventure Park. The once-struggling theme park adjacent to Disneyland in Anaheim drew 7.8 million visitors in 2012, a 22.6% increase over the previous year,...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Gardens and Parks, Entertainment, Tourism and Leisure, Investments
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Jersey Shore eyeing largest U.S. Ferris wheel
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City may host the country's largest Ferris wheel, at least for a little while. The Planning Board has approved a redevelopment plan that would allow Steel Pier Associates to spend more than $12 million to expand...
Tags: Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Ocean City, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Amusement and Theme Parks
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Six Flags renovates 38-year-old safari at Great Adventure
When I was growing up, one of my favorite summer destinations was the safari at Great Adventure in New Jersey. We'd drive on the three-lane road through the animal park, marveling at roaming lions and bears but also sweltering from the heat (we'd have...
Tags: Road Transportation, Transportation, Aventura, Plymouth, Travel
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Orlando expert travels world in 'Coaster Wars'
Staff writerRobb Alvey of Orlando found the perfect job as roller-coaster expert on "Insane Coaster Wars: World Domination." He travels the world in the series, which begins its second season at 8:30 p.m. Sunday on Travel Channel. Alvey, 43, says his favorite...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Japan, Busch Gardens Orlando
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Teens allegedly scammed out of thousands in Wildwood rentals; mayor blames parents, drinking
Philadephia Daily News (MCT)Back in the good, old Wildwood days of Jimmy Georginis' youth, summers seemed endless, the boardwalk always abuzz with life. "I've been coming here since I was a child. I believe I was conceived in Wildwood," Georginis, 43, told the Daily News on...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Memorial Day, Rentals, Christianity
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"Future Stars" Summer Camp to be offered by Boys & Girls Club of Easton
Registration is now open for the Boys & Girls Club of Easton's 2013 "Future Stars" Summer Camp, to be held 9 a.m.-5 p.m. June 18-August 23. Activities offered throughout the summer include College Tours and Campus Visits, Career Exploration, Sports...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Fire near Magic Mountain pushes north, containment at 25%
More than 200 firefighters and half a dozen aircraft were battling a fast-spreading fire near Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia on Tuesday afternoon. The fire started west of the amusement park before 11:30 a.m. and by 1 p.m. had burned 35 acres...
Tags: Fires, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Superman gets a new logo, animated short for his 75th anniversary
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesSuperman is getting a new logo for his 75th anniversary. Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment today unveiled a new commemorative […]... -
Superman comic worth $100,000 found in walls of abandoned house
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesHere's something that might make you wish you had X-ray vision. A Minnesota man found a rare copy of “Action […]...
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