Quassy Amusement Park co-owner grateful to have stolen carousel figurine returned
It was an unexpected reunion for workers at Quassy Amusement Park. A stolen carousel figurine taken from there 40 years ago has been recovered. The owner said he was surprised to find it and is ...
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Quassy Amusement Park recovers stolen sea monster carousel figurine after 40 years
The "elusive Lake Quassapaug sea monster," a rare hand-carved carousel figurine stolen in 1985, will undergo a complete ...
Elusive ‘sea monster’ returns to Quassy after 40 years
MIDDLEBURY, CT (WFSB) - A carousel figurine that was stolen from Quassy Amusement Park about 40 years ago has been returned. The park said the sea monster, also known as a hippocampus by carousel ...
Kentucky amusement park unveils new $11 million family land
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKRC) – Kentucky Kingdom is set to unveil Discovery Meadow, a new $11 million family-friendly land, on May ...
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The best amusement park in Connecticut, according to visitors—plus, see the runners-up
Canva Best amusement parks in Connecticut. W hen you hear the phrase "amusement park," chances are the first thing that comes ...
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Amusement parks in Upstate New York: Roller coasters, water slides and rides
Whether you want to ride the slides, hop on a roller coaster or just enjoy an old-fashioned amusement park here's a guide to some of the best places to enjoy yourself: Darien Lake has been a summe ...
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Disneyland is making rides less scary, and it's hurting the park
Many years later, I understand what was so healing about that realization: As silly as it seems, theme park rides allowed me to test out a deep, painful emotion and survive it. Fear was OK because ...
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Quassy Amusement Park asking for public's help to name new spinning coaster
MIDDLEBURY, Conn — Quassy Amusement Park is asking for the public's help to name a new ride that will be making its debut in April. In a release Monday, a spokesperson described the ride as a ...
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How an Amusement Park Ride and Rodgers and Hammerstein Inspired Dire Straits’ “Tunnel of Love” and its Links to Bruce Springsteen
Inside the amusement park was a ride called the Tunnel of Love, a memorable one for Knopfler that later inspired the Dire Straits song of the same name. Released on the band’s 1980 album Making ...
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Why did the Excelsior Amusement Park on Lake Minnetonka close?
On a spring evening in 1957, customers thronged to ride on the roller coaster or try a carnival game. (William Seaman) ...
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“My Anxiety Was at Its Peak”: Lady Regrets Going on Sky-Hi Amusement Park Ride in Cape Town
She tried out the popular Sky-High ride at the Hotel Sky. The amusement park ride goes up 146 meters above the Cape Town City Bowl and gives visitors a bird’s eye view. After a while, the ride takes a ...
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8 roller coasters coming to new Six Flags park in Saudi Arabia
ALSO SEE: The race is on to open America’s first tilt coaster Six Flags and Cedar Fair merged over the summer in an $8 billion deal that combined the two companies into an amusement park juggernaut.