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SeaWorld attack: Video captures dolphin biting little girl
8-year-old Jillian Thomas is so obsessed with dolphins that when her parents brought her to SeaWorld Orlando last week, she made sure to visit the dolphin cove twice. But she and her parents received the fright of their lives when the marine mammal...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Tetanus, SeaWorld, Amusement and Theme Parks, Zoology
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When NASCAR ran in South Bend
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Fourteen-year-old Fred Hoekstra was sitting in the Playland Park raceway stands that day, when a man came down the walkway looking for volunteers. "He was looking for guys to be timers," said Hoekstra, who is now 74. "So me and my buddy...Tags: Daytona Beach, Auto Racing, NASCAR, Stock Car Racing, Richard Petty
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Vet thrown from coaster receives military funeral
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A double-amputee Iraq war veteran who was thrown to his death from a western New York roller coaster has been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. About 150 friends and relatives were at the historic Virginia cemetery...Tags: New York, Arlington (Staten Island, New York), Tourism and Leisure, Iraq, Travel
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New York State Fair ride strands passengers upside down
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Forty passengers on an amusement park ride were stuck upside down for four minutes when a safety system caused the ride to shut itself off at the New York State Fair. Assistant Fair Director Troy Waffner tells the Syracuse...Tags: The Great New York State Fair, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Alligator bites boy, 11, at Valparaiso amusement park
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Police say an 11-year-old North Carolina boy was bitten on the hand by an alligator at a northern Indiana amusement park after a man invited nearby children to pet the 2-foot-long reptile. The Post-Tribune of Merrillville...Tags: Indiana, Tourism and Leisure, North Carolina, Munster, Travel
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Silver Beach's Carousel churns out top 10 ranking
Looking for a good place to play? You could do worse than St. Joseph’s Silver Beach and its $1 million merry-go-round.
Much worse, according to Midwest Living Magazine, which in its latest issue ranked the carousel at Silver Beach the sixth best...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Washington (U.S. state), Politics, Travel, Elections
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Ohio amusement park sues Michigan maker of fake rocks
SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio amusement park alleges in a federal lawsuit that a Michigan company hired to put fake rocks around a water ride did little of the work but pocketed more than $220,000. Cedar Point hired a second company to finish up at...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Ohio, Litigation, Travel, Trials
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Universal parks 1st with 1-day pass above $90
Universal Orlando raised ticket prices once again over the weekend, becoming the first of Orlando's big theme-park operators to lift base prices above $90. The price of a one-day, one-park Universal ticket is now $92, before tax. That's a 3.4 percent...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Islands of Adventure, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
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Britain: Horror attraction combines dark ride with haunted maze
A unique new haunted attraction opening this summer at a small United Kingdom theme park will combine a walk-through horror maze featuring live actors with a dark ride journey inside an abandoned mine shaft. The Hobs Pit maze and ride is set to open...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Marketing, Tourism and Leisure, Media Industry, Halloween
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'Brady Bunch' kids reunite to celebrate Kings Island episode
Kings Island, an Ohio amusement park, doesn't get the headlines and attention of Disneyland and Disney World, but for a shining moment in 1973 it was the center of the pop culture universe. Why? Because those lovable Brady kids from "The Brady Bunch"...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Susan Olsen, The Brady Bunch (tv program), Eminem, Disneyland Park
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This week at theme parks: SeaWorld's Antarctica opens, Magic Kingdom goes 24 hours
Big events are on the horizon at Orlando-area theme parks and attractions. +The grand opening of SeaWorld Orlando's Antarctica -- Empire of the Penguin is set for Friday morning. The area, considered the largest expansion in the theme park's history,...
Tags: Pixar Animation, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Florida resorts put out the welcome mat for family reunions
It's that time of year again, when families start planning spring and summertime reunions. A good family reunion resort will offer activities and pastimes for all age groups, and accommodations with spacious, connecting rooms and suites, and condo- or...
Tags: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Tourism and Leisure, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Norton Museum of Art, Travel
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