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Fast Company
May 2010
David Lidsky |
Wheeeeee: The Business of Roller Coasters As theme parks open for the season, so do their marquee-attraction thrill rides. This year, 63 new roller coasters are expected to open around the world, including two vying to be the world's fastest. Buckle in as we roll through the numbers.   |
Popular Mechanics
July 2008
Erin McCarthy |
5 Roller Coasters Mega-Engineered to Make You Scream Coasters are described in travel destinations in Ohio, Connecticut, Virginia, California, and New Jersey |
Popular Mechanics
July 2008
Erin McCarthy |
Building America's Most Extreme New Roller Coaster Fahrenheit will provide 2 solid minutes of corkscrews, barrel rolls and inversions. "That way every time you get on this ride," Kent Bachmann says, "you can have a different experience." |
Wired
March 2001
Emily Jenkins |
One Fast Blast The next-gen roller coaster: Get up, get down, and get off... |
Salon.com
July 31, 2000
Eric Boehlert |
Roller sprawl The renaissance of coasters is a bonanza for the amusement park business. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Good Wood Keeping the turnstiles clicking is important for any park, naturally, but even more so for Cedar Fair, whose investors have grown used to a steady stream of fat distributions. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Six Flags Grows Up The amusement park operator unveils the world's tallest, fastest roller coaster. |
Popular Mechanics
July 3, 2009
Seth Porges |
5 Theme Park Rides That Pushed the Limits of Common Sense One of these rides, the Cannonball Loop's radical design seems to betray a lack of an understanding of basic physics. To wit: The ride runs through a perfect circle. Early-roller coaster engineers toyed with this design, with disastrous results. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
When Size Matters Building bigger rides doesn't always translate to better parks, but it does attract bigger spotlights. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
When Machines Fail The world's boldest coaster is stalled, but the company behind the scream machine is not. Thankfully for investors, Six Flags is riding a wave of favorable momentum these days. |
Wired
May 22, 2007
Adrienne So |
Splashy Tech Spawns Water Rides Gnarly Enough for Coaster Snobs Here are six slides that will squeeze a scream out of even the most jaded coaster fans. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Are Roller Coasters Safe? The latest coaster accident in Disneyland has some wondering whether park attractions are no longer safe. |
Popular Mechanics
February 1, 2010
Seth Porges |
Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at Disney's Expedition Everest Roller Coaster We live for the nitty gritty and the techy, and despite the company line that "magic" plays a greater role in propelling Disney rides than physics, seeing the coaster's guts made the trip on it that much more enjoyable. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
How to Build a Theme Park Investors, the future of the amusement park chains is brighter than you think. |
Popular Mechanics
February 19, 2010
Seth Porges |
The Story Behind Universal's Rock-It Roller Coaster What the design process is like for a roller coaster, from conception to the introduction to the public. |
Fast Company
January 2001
Bill Breen |
High Maintenence As the ride-maintenance foreman at Cedar Point amusement park, Rick Hiser has an awesome responsibility: Ensure that the 68 rides are safe for the 3 million thrill seekers who take on Cedar Point each year... |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Maverick Defies the Pack Cedar Fair's new coaster is both early and late. What will it mean to investors? |
Wired
July 2000
Scott Kirsner |
Are You Experienced? From Anheuser-Busch's exclusive tropical paradise to VW's 3-D marketing brandland, the personalized theme park is here. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Riding the Market Roller Coaster Just as trying to get off a real roller coaster in the middle of the ride is obviously dangerous, trying to change your investments dramatically in the middle of a volatile period in the financial markets creates substantial risk. |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
In the Nick of Time The media giant gets into the theme-park business. Again. Viacom blew it by letting so many lucrative opportunities slip through its clumsy fingers in the past. Now is the time to right its wrongs -- in the Nick of time. |
The Motley Fool
July 5, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Can Disney Kill You? Billing itself as "the happiest place on Earth" does not exempt a company from the grim realities of human mortality. Should Disney stop building thrill rides? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Take Your CEO to Work Day The new CEO has plans for Six Flags, but the ride may still be bumpy for investors. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Thrill Industry Rewards Its Own The top prize for the world's best overall park went to Cedar Fair's Cedar Point. The company's gradual yet consistent operating improvement has led to dividend increases every year over the past decade. The payout yield currently stands at 5.95%. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
What I've Done This Summer While on vacation in Orange County, California, this investor does a little field research into Disney and Cedar Fair. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Disney Phoning It In? The scent of theme parks is in the air, but Disney is smelling stale. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
I've Got a Golden Ticket! It's time for Six Flags to do something to give its stock a pop. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Swapping Thrills Cedar Fair buys a neighboring park from Six Flags. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Cedar Fair's Maverick Run The amusement park operator hopes a new coaster can spur it out of its sluggish slumber. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
May 17, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
Beyond The Triple Corkscrew This summer's new park rides rely on special effects as well as G-forces to produce thrills. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Can Spidey Swing to Islands' Rescue? The web-slinger's got his work cut out saving Universal's sinking Islands of Adventure. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Conquering Everest With Expedition Everest, Disney is banking plenty on the ability of a single thrill ride to help improve the fortunes of its least-visited theme park in the Sunshine State. Will the move be a thrill for investors? |
BusinessWeek
June 6, 2005
Christopher Palmeri |
They're Wet And Really Wild Daring water rides are borrowing thrills from amusement park rides. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
This Is Why Theme Parks Matter An evolutionary coaster in Florida will raise the stakes of what is possible. |
Fast Company
May 2000
Katrina Barnes |
Fast Factoids Trivia related to speed. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Thank Queue, Disney The theme park giant reinvents the waiting lines for its rides. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Cedar Fair Is a Win Seeker The theme park magnate misses again, but its summer's getting better. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2007
Daniel Joshua Rubin |
Alien Dreamer Bryan Temmer dreams of building an alien theme park. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
New Tank Engines at Six Flags The amusement park operator has some new deals to bounce back in 2007. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Ride This Gem Amusement park operators have produced volatile results, but Cedar Fair has stood the test of time. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dueling Fools: Cedar Fair Bear Things don't look to good for the regional amusement park's investors. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2010
Deena Katz |
Enjoy the Ride After two years of a financial roller-coaster ride, I'm sure you're searching for something new to say to clients to keep them seated in the cart, no matter what direction the market seems to be flying toward (or sinking into) at the moment. |
The Motley Fool
February 7, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Six Flagged Even in a world of cheap extreme-ride thrills, Six Flags may need to boost its prices to spur a turnaround. |
Car and Driver
August 2004
John Phillips |
Cadillac STS V-8 The STS now rides on a wheelbase 4.2 inches longer than the old car's, yet in overall length the STS is 4.7 inches shorter. Glance at the car in profile and you can see what got chopped. The trunk's volume is down by two cubic feet. |
Popular Mechanics
July 27, 2007
Jim Meigs |
Buy a Weekend Road Bike at Any Price: Test Drive Bikes similar to Tour de France models are available to anyone willing to spend absurd sums. But does all that money really make a difference? |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Summer Forever Thrill park operators are doing their best to stretch the operating calendar. |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Cedar Fair's Wrath of Con The amusement park operator's first-quarter numbers are lousy -- they always are in the seasonally forgettable quarter ending in March -- and Cedar Fair has a lot to prove in the year ahead. |
Car and Driver
June 2004
Larry Webster |
Porsche Carrera GT It is an incredible car, with a plethora of juicy technical details and glorious thrust from a mid-mounted aluminum V-10 engine. We learned about both during a day of testing and driving at Italy's Adria International Raceway. |
Fast Company
July 2004
Paul Lukas |
Fast Talk: Summer Amusements It's family vacation time, and we asked the operators of five lower-key attractions how they've adapted to compete in the Spielbergian, conglomerate-driven entertainment universe. |
Wired
August 21, 2007
Mike Spinelli |
Chasing Bugatti: Two Upstart Carmakers Race to Beat the King If you're the best, you'll spend eternity defending your title. The Bugatti Veyron carries that burden through the automotive netherworld. Now two small builders are eager to unseat the king, with rides that boast insane horsepower figures and ground-gripping aerodynamics. |
CFO
May 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
For Those about to Rock Years of planning come to fruition for the combined CEO and CFO of the first rock-and-roll theme park. |
