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UK theme park bans PDAs

by Bethany Sanders, Posted May 25th 2008 11:00AM

Alton Towers, the UK's "best loved theme park," is committed to family fun. They're so committed, in fact, that if they see parents trying to sneak in a little non-theme park related time with a personal digital assistant, a "special warden" will pop ...
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Disney exploring adult themes

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Mar 15th 2008 4:07PM

In a move that at first sounds more at home in Las Vegas than Central Florida, Jim Hill Media, which offers "News, reviews, history and commentary about the entertainment industry (But mostly about the Mouse)", is reporting that the Disney ...
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Disney around the world

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jan 25th 2008 5:27PM

I've been to Disneyland in California once, about five years ago. We were in town for a wedding and had an unscheduled day and it was right there. But visiting a Disney park has never been a dream of mine. I tend to avoid any place that is overly ...
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Wave Pool re-opens

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Aug 27th 2007 11:08AM

You may remember the sad story of four-year-old Carlos Alejandro Flores who drowned after being left unattended in the Great Barrier Reef wave pool at the Great America amusement park in Santa Clara, California. The accident happened on July 12th and ...
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Riding with a stranger

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Aug 14th 2007 1:00PM

There's a fine line between keeping your kids safe and instilling an unhealthy, anti-social fear of anyone they don't know. It can be a very tough call, sometimes. My general rule of thumb is that the kids are free to talk to anyone they like when ...
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We Saw Shamu! (Part II)

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Aug 14th 2007 12:50PM

The life of a never-been-married, non-custodial parent is one of small increments. You raise the bar, up the ante, and give yourself increasingly demanding challenges until you finally feel like you're a real dad. Sea World, and it's heaving ...
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Visiting the amusement park

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Aug 13th 2007 9:59AM

Last Friday, the company I work for had their annual company picnic. This year, it was held at Great America, an amusement park about an hour South of San Francisco. You might have seen the park featured in the movie Beverly Hills Cop III. While ...
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Image of the Day: a swirl of activity

by Heather Craven, Posted Jun 26th 2007 4:00PM

This image, shared with us by Raquita, sums up exactly how I feel about some of the busy days of summer. The swirl of acvitity, the bright colors of warm afternoons and the sweet smile of a beautiful child. I can almost smell a freshly mowed lawn, ...
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Unusual Amusement Parks

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted May 30th 2007 1:24PM

There's Disneyland, there's not Disneyland, and there's Diggerland. Diggerland is just one of several unusual amusement parks highlighted recently by our friends over at Gadling. I think Diggerland is my favorite of the bunch because, well, let's ...
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