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Disney tram catches some air. Photo courtesy nmgncp.com & blogmickey.com.

Parking Tram Motocross 2018 season opens

Tram drivers from Disney and other theme parks gather at Redbud to compete. BUCHANAN, MI -- It's mid-summer, and that means the return of the Parking Tram Motocross season, beginning at Michigan's famed Redbud track! The opening event is scheduled at press time to include parking tram drivers from around the world, including for the first time entrants from Universal Studios Idaho and from North Korea's new Disneyland Pyongyang. All will be trying to unseat last year's champion, Dunston "Air Time" Holwood from ...
July 12, 2018 by Marty in Other
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Six Flags owner John L. Ama wears his MGAGA hat. Adapted from photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer/CNBC.

New Six Flags owner vows to “Make Great America Great Again”

Greatness will only get you so far. GURNEE, IL -- The new owner of Six Flags vowed that he will "Make Great America Great Again", in reference to the company's flagship amusement park, Six Flags Great America. John L. Ama, a Wauconda resident, [Ed.: No, not Wakanda. Black Panther is from Wakanda. We're talking about Wauconda, which is a small village in Lake County, IL.] met with the media and members of the public at a hastily assembled press conference, where it appeared that ...
May 12, 2018 by X in World
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Six Flags "cast member" Luka Fisher, 22.

Six Flags employee pretends he’s a Disney cast member

Six Flags of Texas employee Luka Fisher loves his job. He just wishes it were somewhere else -- specifically, at one of Walt Disney World's four Florida theme parks. And often, in his head, that's exactly where he is. "I grew up loving Disney," Fisher tells us. "My family even visited Walt Disney World a couple of times when I was in elementary school. And my parents will tell you, once I visited there, I wanted to live there. Not just in ...
January 17, 2018 by Marty in Florida, Other
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Town of Disney OK sues to stop Disneyland Texas Resort

Just weeks after Disney Parks and Resorts announced plans for a new, Texas-themed resort, those plans are in jeopardy. The town of Disney, Oklahoma, has filed a lawsuit against the Disney company over the new resort, halting construction. Disney, Oklahoma With a population of less than 400, the quiet town of Disney, Oklahoma, sits on an island at the southwestern end of the Great Lake of the Cherokees in northeastern Oklahoma. In fact, the residents there often refer to the town as "Disney ...
November 10, 2017 by Marty in World
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Mystery land purchase points to new Texas-themed Disney park

For decades, theme park fans have traded tales of a rumored third Disney property to be built in the central United States, with Texas being the most likely location.  While Disney parks in California and Florida consistently rank as the most attended theme parks in the world, enthusiasts living midway between the coasts do not have easy access to their favorite parks, so the rumors have continued despite repeated denials by the Walt Disney Company. Well, Uncle Walt's Insider can now ...
October 15, 2017 by Walt in World
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