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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Amusement And Theme Parks</title>
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		<title>&#8216;Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey&#8217; to be marquee ride at Universal Orlando park in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Reed</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — It sounds like a new book in the Harry Potter series, but &#8220;Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey&#8221; will be a high-tech ride and the marquee attraction at the &#8220;Wizarding World of Harry Potter,&#8221; a new theme park area opening in spring 2010 at Universal Orlando Resort.

The &#8220;Forbidden Journey&#8221; ride was named by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marvel vs. Disney: A corporate purchase unites distinctly different takes on American life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Anthony</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Wish upon a star,&#8221; Jiminy Cricket, Disney&#8217;s arthropod muse, likes to say.

&#8220;Leave Hulk ALONE!&#8221; the Marvel superhuman most in need of anger management likes to say.
It&#8217;s difficult to come up with two more competing takes on American life than those built by Walt Disney on one hand and Marvel Comics on the other. Here are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasyland facelift: Walt Disney World to embark on biggest overhaul in Fla. park&#8217;s history</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney executives are planning the largest expansion in the history of Walt Disney World&#8217;s Magic Kingdom in central Florida.

The development will nearly double the size of Fantasyland and include a new, lavish ride based on the Little Mermaid. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo made the announcement Saturday.
Analysts predict it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disney takes page from Comic-Con; hopes to boost enthusiasm by romancing fans at expo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Rindels</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Taking a page from the wildly popular Comic-Con, Disney is wishing upon a four-day expo this weekend to draw more enthusiasm from its loyal and well-wired fan base.

Clubs and fan fests have long worked to rally &#8220;Star Trek,&#8221; Barbie and comic book collectors, but the D23 Expo, which begins Thursday in Anaheim, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snoopy ousts SpongeBob as Cedar Fair replaces Nickelodeon with Peanuts in its theme parks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANDSUKY, Ohio — Move over, SpongeBob and Dora. Make way for Snoopy.

North America&#8217;s third-largest amusement parks chain says it&#8217;s putting Charlie Brown, Snoopy and other Peanuts characters into five more of its parks next year.
The Peanuts gang will replace the Nickelodeon characters and themed rides at Canada&#8217;s Wonderland near Toronto and Kings Island near Cincinnati. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dream of a giant Mideast fun park fades in the desert as economic reality hits Dubai</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schreck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Walk through the grand arched entrance of Universal Studios&#8217; Dubai theme park, and you step into &#8230; wind-swept desert.

No Hollywood thrill rides, no ticket kiosks, no studio backlots. Even the guard house and the construction office sat empty during a recent visit.
The planned park is part of a vision by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Flags to swap debt for equity as part of Ch. 11 restructuring; execs to get bonuses</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. — A plan filed Friday calls for Six Flags creditors to own a majority stake in the amusement-park company when it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

According to court documents, banks that loaned the company money will wind up owning 92 percent of Six Flags common stock.
Six Flags sought federal bankruptcy protection in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disney World stunt man killed practicing for show; park&#8217;s 3rd worker death this summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Schneider</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World canceled a stunt show Tuesday after an employee died during practice, the theme park&#8217;s third worker killed on the job this summer.

Disney said the deaths weren&#8217;t related, and federal investigators were treating them as separate accidents.
&#8220;The only common thread is the sense of loss we feel for these valued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walt Disney World stunt performer dies in Fla. while rehearsing for Indiana Jones show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — A Walt Disney World stunt performer died after an accident while rehearsing for the Indiana Jones show at the Hollywood Studios theme park in Orlando.

A Disney spokeswoman says the stunt performer was rehearsing Monday evening for the &#8220;Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular&#8221; and was hurt while doing a tumbling roll. He was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two dozen taken off disabled roller coaster at theme park in Santa Clara</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Rescue crews have removed the last person stranded on a roller coaster ride at the Great America Theme Park in Santa Clara.

San Jose Fire Capt. Scott Kouns says the last of 24 people stranded on the park&#8217;s Invertigo Roller Coaster rider were taken off the disabled ride a little before 6:00 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 dozen riders taken off disabled roller coaster at theme park in California</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Rescue crews have removed the last person stranded on a roller coaster ride at the Great America Theme Park in Santa Clara.

San Jose fire Capt. Scott Kouns says the last of 24 people stranded on the park&#8217;s Invertigo Roller Coaster were removed Monday evening.
No injuries were reported.
The riders had to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two dozen stuck on roller coaster at theme park in Northern California</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. —Rescue crews are using cherry pickers to remove two dozen people stranded between 40 and 80 feet off the ground on a roller coaster at a Northern California theme park.

Authorities say the riders on Great America Theme Park&#8217;s Invertigo Roller Coaster in Santa Clara, Calif. are being lowered one at a time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>32 people stuck on roller coaster at theme park in Santa Clara</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. —Rescue crews are using an aerial ladder truck to remove 32 people stuck on a roller coaster at the Great America Theme Park in Santa Clara.

San Jose Fire Capt. Barry Stallard said firefighters were called to the scene shortly before 2 p.m. Monday. He had no additional details about the incident.
In television [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spielberg in talks over contract with Universal theme park in Fla.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. —Universal Orlando officials are negotiating with Steven Spielberg over whether to renew a consulting contract.

Tracey Stockwell, principal financial officer of Universal&#8217;s parent company, said in a conference call Friday that the theme park resort is hoping for a quick resolution.
Under the contract, Spielberg gets a flat fee and a percentage of revenues of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Largest US indoor water park says lifeguard staffing was appropriate when boy, 3, drowned</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/largest-us-indoor-water-park-says-lifeguard-staffing-was-appropriate-when-boy-3-drowned-129500/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANDUSKY, Ohio — An Ohio indoor water park that bills itself as the nation&#8217;s largest says lifeguard staffing was appropriate when a 3-year-old boy disappeared from his mother&#8217;s sight and drowned in 3-foot-deep water.

Kalahari Resorts says staffing Sunday when Dearborn, Mich., resident Hassan Itani drowned included four head lifeguards and two supervisors.
The private resort on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water park and wildlife safari keep little ones &amp; parents happy in Sandusky</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi Goldberg Berris</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANDUSKY, Ohio — For our first family vacation with our 4-year-old daughter, we had several criteria: It had to be within a three-hour drive, be reasonably priced, provide enough to do in case of bad weather, and keep my husband and me occupied too.

Our destination: Sandusky, Ohio. It&#8217;s best known as the home of Cedar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan toddler drowns at massive Ohio water park, investigator calls death &#8216;tragic accident&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANDUSKY, Ohio — Authorities say a 3-year-old Michigan boy who drowned at a northern Ohio water park was found face down in a children&#8217;s pool.

Hassan Itani, of Dearborn, was pulled from the outdoor pool at Kalahari Resorts water park in Sandusky and taken Sunday afternoon to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Capt. Paul Sigsworth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3-year-old boy drowns at northern Ohio indoor water park that calls itself nation&#8217;s largest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Boy drowns in Ohio at largest US indoor water park
SANDUSKY, Ohio — A 3-year-old boy has drowned at a northern Ohio indoor water park that calls itself the nation&#8217;s largest.
The boy drowned Sunday in an outdoor pool at Kalahari Resorts water park in Sandusky on Lake Erie. Police and park officials say lifeguards were on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Men face theft, public intoxication charges after allegedly stealing water for outdoor slide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTIC, Iowa — Two men face theft and public intoxication charges after allegedly stealing water from a fire hydrant for an outdoor water game. Pottawattamie County Sheriff&#8217;s Department spokesman Sgt. Dwayne Ritchie said the men were arrested Saturday after a trailer pulled behind the pickup they were driving blew a tire, sending the pickup and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earnings results for purveyors of everyday basics to shed light on broader economic trends</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/earnings-results-for-purveyors-of-everyday-basics-to-shed-light-on-broader-economic-trends-120616/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors are looking for glimmers of economic hope in the everyday basics, from cereal to pens to cleaning supplies.

Consumers worried about jobs and tight credit have not only cut back on big-ticket items like sofas but also scaled back on the daily necessities. They&#8217;re buying less and switching to lower-priced store brands.
This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buses collide at Walt Disney World, leaving 12 visitors hurt at sprawling Fla. theme park</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — Officials say two buses have collided at Walt Disney World, leaving a dozen visitors with minor injuries.

A Florida Highway Patrol report says one Disney bus rear-ended another Thursday afternoon. About 50 people were on both buses. The 12 injured passengers were taken to four nearby hospitals for treatment.
The accident comes 11 days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rain and cool weather wash away millions of tourism dollars in Northeast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Sharp</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — Relentless rain and cool weather since early June have sent visitors scrambling home and washed away millions of tourism dollars across the Northeast. But the first 80-degree readings this month gave a glimmer of hope Friday that summer can be salvaged.

June was the wettest on record in Atlantic City, N.J., [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NTSB&#8217;s preliminary findings shows no mechanical problems with stop system at Disney&#8217;s monorail</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — Federal investigators are focusing on why a switch failed to change positions in the monorail crash that killed an operator at Walt Disney World over the weekend.

The National Transportation Safety Board reported that no malfunctions have been found with the automatic train stop system, nor with any mechanical parts of the switch. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Witness says fatal Disney monorail crash was &#8220;head-on&#8221; in 911 call; Federal probe begun</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Schneider</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — A witness to the monorail accident that killed a train operator at Walt Disney World over the weekend described it as &#8220;a head-on collision&#8221; between two trains in a 911 call released Monday.

&#8220;A monorail was waiting to come into the station &#8230; or it did not leave the station, and the other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disney to reopen monorail system that was shut down after train operator death</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Walt Disney World plans to reopen a monorail system that was shut down for more than a day after a train operator died in a crash.

Disney spokeswoman Zoraya Suarez said the theme park in Florida has already performed test runs on the system and will reopen it late Monday. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal workplace investigators begin probe of Disney accident that killed monorail operator</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — A witness to the monorail accident that killed a train operator at Walt Disney World over the weekend described it as &#8220;a head-on collision&#8221; between two trains in a 911 call released Monday.

&#8220;A monorail was waiting to come into the station &#8230; or it did not leave the station, and the other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monorail crashes in Walt Disney World&#8217;s Magic Kingdom, killing employee; train out of service</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walt Disney World monorail crash kills employee
ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World officials say a monorail crashed in the Magic Kingdom section of the Florida theme park, killing an employee. Train service has been shut down.


The transit system, which shuttles thousands of visitors around the sprawling resort each day, was shut down while authorities investigated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walt Disney World says monorail at the Fla. theme park out of service after employee death</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World says a monorail at the Florida theme park is out of service after an employee death.

The Reedy Creek Fire Department tells Orlando television station WESH that two monorails collided around 2 a.m. Sunday, killing the operator of one of the trains. The station says no guests were seriously injured.
Walt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Kong lawmakers discuss plan to expand Disneyland</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — Hong Kong lawmakers said Saturday they would be unwilling to approve a plan to expand the city&#8217;s Disneyland unless the government and Walt Disney Co. tell them how the theme park has performed since it opened in 2005.

Walt Disney and Hong Kong last week agreed to expand their joint venture, Hong Kong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neverland Ranch, abandoned by Jackson in &#8216;05, now seen as having &#8216;Graceland&#8217; potential</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS OLIVOS, Calif. — With Peter Pan as inspiration, Michael Jackson turned his lush Neverland ranch into a whimsical retreat with carnival rides, a chimpanzee named Bubbles and even a Disney-like train station where he could recapture his lost childhood.

But like the superstar&#8217;s career, the property&#8217;s idyllic image was tarnished when Jackson was accused of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walt Disney Co. to boost Hong Kong park with $465 million massive expansion plan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/walt-disney-co-to-boost-its-hong-kong-park-with-465-million-expansion-plan-95490/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremiah Marquez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — The Walt Disney Co. and Hong Kong have reached a deal to expand the territory&#8217;s Disneyland at a cost of about $465 million in hopes of boosting the theme park&#8217;s fortunes, officials announced Tuesday. The deal will see the American entertainment giant invest new capital — some 3.5 billion Hong Kong dollars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MOMA of Mickey Mouse: Disney descendants plan museum to tell story of a 20th-century innovator</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/moma-of-mickey-mouse-disney-descendants-plan-museum-to-tell-story-of-a-20th-century-innovator-89685/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — He&#8217;s the reason adults of a certain age can&#8217;t stop themselves from finishing the song line beginning &#8220;M-I-C-K-E-Y,&#8221; the force causing untold legions to see marching mops when they hear the rousing strains of &#8220;The Sorcerer&#8217;s Apprentice.&#8221;

But the story of Walt Disney the man sometimes gets forgotten in the telling of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, Iraqis renovating popular Baghdad amusement park looted after 2003 invasion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mazin Yahya</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — American and Iraqi officials began the renovation of a popular amusement park Monday on an island north of Baghdad that was looted after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

The 150-acre (60-hectare) Tigris River complex, which was based on a design by Frank Lloyd Wright, was a popular site for weddings and other celebrations. It was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small family-owned amusement parks offer affordable fun</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDDLEBURY, Conn. — If you can&#8217;t afford to take the kids to one of the big theme parks this summer, find out if there are any smaller, family-owned parks nearby. You may be pleasantly surprised to find the ticket prices are lower than at the big parks, and lines may be shorter too.

Some of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google tricycle snaps views from Philly campus, nation&#8217;s hiking and biking trails, theme parks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Todt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — Coming soon to a campus near you — the Google tricycle.

A pedicab-like vehicle mounted with an 8-foot-high camera has been rolling around the pedestrian walkways of the University of Pennsylvania to collect panoramic images of the campus for Google Maps&#8217; Street View feature, which gives users detailed, street-level views of map locations over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New water park attractions around the country</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Theme parks and water parks have opened a variety of new water rides and other aquatic attractions to keep visitors cool this summer. Here are some highlights compiled by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.

—New parks already opened include Castle Rock Resort and Water Park in Branson, Mo., and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Flags seeks Chapt. 11 bankruptcy protection, says it needs to shed $1.8 billion in debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The amusement park company Six Flags is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying it needs to reorganize and shed $1.8 billion of debt.

Mark Shapiro, the New York-based company&#8217;s chief executive officer, says the move won&#8217;t affect the operation of its 20 theme parks in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
Six Flags says it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Flags seeks Chapt. 11 bankruptcy protection, says it needs to shed $1.8 billion in debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The amusement park company Six Flags is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying it needs to reorganize and shed $1.8 billion of debt.

Mark Shapiro, the New York-based company&#8217;s chief executive officer, says the move won&#8217;t affect the operation of its 20 theme parks in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
Six Flags says it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Flags theme park company declares bankruptcy, says it needs to shed $1.8 billion in debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The amusement park company Six Flags says it has filed for bankruptcy.

The New York-based operator of 20 theme parks in the U.S., Mexico and Canada said Saturday that the filing in a federal bankruptcy court in Delaware is part of its plan to reorganize and shed $1.8 billion worth of debt.
Company CEO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Activists contest lawsuit settlement allowing Segway restrictions at Disney theme parks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — Activists for the disabled brought their Segways into a federal court Wednesday to urge a judge to reject a settlement between Walt Disney World and three visitors restricting the use of the personal transporters at the resort.

Two-dozen activists parked Segways in the back of the courtroom where U.S. District Judge George Presnell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parks debut Terminator coaster in LA, Starlight walk in OH, interactive attractions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Harpaz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A roller coaster where riders can pick a personal soundtrack, a pirate ride with water gun fights, the tallest water ride in the world, and a walkway that sparkles at night with a million lights are some of the most exciting new attractions at amusement parks this year.

Other theme park news includes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woman in abduction hoax waives extradition in Fla., will be sent back to Pa. to face charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 21:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — A woman accused in an abduction hoax that began near Philadelphia and ended at Walt Disney World will be sent back to Pennsylvania to face charges.

Bonnie Sweeten waived her extradition rights during a hearing in Orlando, Fla., Friday that lasted less than a minute.
The 38-year-old woman from Bucks County, Pa., has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disney&#8217;s quarterly income plunges 46 percent on declines at studio, theme parks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Nakashima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday its second-quarter net income fell 46 percent, with sharply lower profits at its movie studio and theme parks. But its results narrowly beat Wall Street forecasts and shares rose.

The family entertainment giant&#8217;s profit in the quarter through March 28 was $613 million, or 33 cents per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disney&#8217;s 2nd-quarter net income plunges 46 percent on studio, theme parks declines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 04:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney Co. says its second-quarter net income fell 46 percent, with sharply lower profits at its movie studio and theme parks.

The company said Tuesday its profit in the quarter through March was $613 million. That amounted to 33 cents per share. The profit was down from $1.13 billion, or 58 cents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virgin Islands police shut down popular carnival event after 4 wounded in shooting, stabbings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 08:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — Police in the U.S. Virgin Islands have canceled a popular carnival event after four people were wounded in a shooting and two stabbings.

Police Commissioner James McCall says the four people wounded early Thursday include a 14-year-old boy. He says all are recovering.
The violence erupted as thousands of revelers danced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Flags closes Mexico City park&#8217;s indoor facilities at recommendation of health officials</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Six Flags Inc. confirmed Monday that it shut down indoor facilities — including restaurants and show venues — at its Mexico City theme park over the weekend at the recommendation of Mexican health officials working to contain the spread of swine flu.

Spokeswoman Sandra Daniels said the park will continue to cooperate fully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SC&#8217;s Freestyle Music Park unveils rides for the younger set, prepares to open in late May</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Hard Rock Park is gone but visitors to the new Freestyle Music Park opening in its place can still &#8220;Get Off My Cloud&#8221; and &#8220;Fly Like an Eagle.&#8221;

Those two new rides for children were unveiled as Freestyle Music Park makes itself more family friendly with a new themed area with 11 [...]]]></description>
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