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What's new for the 2006 season at theme parks in U.S. states from Arkansas to Massachusetts.
What's new at parks from Michigan to Ohio.
PENNSYLVANIA
HersheyparkHershey, PA
Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge
Read about the highly themed interactive dark ride. A Nutty Ride Comes to Hersheypark.
Idlewild
Ligonier (East of Pittsburgh), PA
Captain Kidd’s Adventure Galley
The pirate-themed interactive water play structure in their water park will include six slides and a tipping bucket.
Kennywood
West Mifflin (near Pittsburgh), PA
Swing Shot
An extreme swing ride, powered by compressed air.
- To get a sense of the new attraction, check out the Xtreme Swing Video Preview, a similar ride coming to another park.
Knoebels
Elysburg, PA
Flying Turns and XD Theater
The Flying Turns will be a bobsled-like wooden coaster. XD Theater will feature motion-simulator movie rides.
Seasme Place
Langhorne (near Philladelphia)
Elmo’s World
Themed area with three new kiddie rides.
TENNESSEE
DollywoodPigeon Forge (in the Smoky Mountains, near Knoxville)
Timber Tower and Fire Tower Falls
The $6.5-million dollar Timber Tower ride will be the first of its kind in North America and one of only a handful in the world. Passengers will board a ride vehicle that will spiral as it climbs a 65-foot tower that will also spiral. When it reaches the top, the tower will topple from side to side and narrowly avert jets of water from below. Fire Tower Falls are a pair of speed slides coming to Dollywood's Splash Country water park.
- I have a video, of the unique ride from its German manufacturer.
Libertyland
Memphis
The traditional amusement park, which included Elvis' favorite ride, the Zippin Pippin wood coaster, closed in 2005.
TEXAS
SeaWorld San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Believe and Pirates 4D
New multimedia Shamu stadium show and new 4D film atraction debuts.
Six Flags Astroworld
Houston, TX
The park closed permanently last season.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
San Antonio, TX
New water park attractions
Armadillo Beach gets 3 new water rides, including the Whirlpool bowl ride. The new Splashwater Springs is an interactive water play area for younger kids.
Six Flags Over Texas
Arlington (near Dallas), TX
Ten new rides debut (some imported from Six Flags Astroworld), including La Fiesta de las Tazas teacups, the Sidewinder Scrambler, and an interactive water play area.
VIRGINIA
Busch Gardens WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, VA
Improved Curse of DarKastle
Dates: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, Sep. 16 to Oct. 30.
The park is planning to add effects and make improvements to the wonderful motion-base dark ride it debuted last season. Read more about Curse of DarKastle.
Paramount's Kings Dominion
Doswell, VA (near Richmond, VA and Washington, D.C.)
The Italian Job Stunt Coaster
Read about the movie-themed coaster. Virginia Peel--Launched Family Coaster Coming to Paramount's Kings Dominion.
CANADA
La RondeMontreal, Quebec
Goliath
Read about the new coaster coming to the park.
Paramount Canada's Wonderland
Vaughan, Ontario (near Toronto)
Mission: Impossible Stunt Spectacular and The Funtastic World of Hanna Barbera
New stunt show based on the popular film franchise debuts. And the Hanna Barbera movie ride that once appeared at Universal Studios Florida comes to the park.
