
Theme Park Insider Should cranberry sauce be jelly style, from the can, or whole berry, made on the stovetop? That's our question for this upcoming holiday week.
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Next week brings the Thanksgiving holiday to the United States. More than any other time of year, it seems, the holiday period between Thanksgiving and New Year's causes people to fall back into family and personal traditions.

Theme Park Insider This was, simply, the best session I've ever attended at any convention, anywhere. A must read.
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LAS VEGAS - Walt Disney didn't create or build the theme park industry, contrary to what some folks have claimed over the years. What he did, veteran attraction designer Bob Rogers said, was to create and manage the team that built the theme park industry.

Theme Park Insider We've updated our report from the #IAAPA2009 show floor with photos and more stories.
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I bumped into Six Flags CEO Mark Shapiro this morning, and he's trying to manage expectations for Magic Mountain's new roller coaster. We've known it will be a family coaster, bur Shapiro said to think even smaller than that.

Theme Park Insider Tons of stuff on the TPI Twitter feed today: new 5D ride at Six Flags in 2011, kiddie coaster at SFMM next spring, Disney legends to come. http://Twitter.com/themepark

Theme Park Insider On the road to Las Vegas this morning for the annual IAAPA Attractions Expo - http://bit.ly/28bZeo

Theme Park Insider You really have to see the facial expressions on the new Lincoln animatronic. Wow.
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Disney today released a new promotional video, providing a first look at the most life-like facial expressions yet created for a Disney animatronic. It's the new Abraham Lincoln for the soon-to-reopen Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln at Disneyland.

Theme Park Insider Is Mickey Mouse a Red Sox fan? Or does he just think A-Rod's a jerk? http://bit.ly/1y8HaH

Theme Park Insider Now's the time to start saving for next year's family vacation!
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Huh? I hear you asking. Most parks are closed for the winter. Even the year-round parks are having their lowest attendance of the year. Most parks already have announced their new ride for the 2010. How can this time of year be so important?

Theme Park Insider Did ya hear the story about the kid who got stuck after dark on Tom Sawyer Island?
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Face it, when you see a supervisor striding toward you, eyes locked on yours, mouth drawn tight - any pleasant thought occupying your brain flees like a third-grader told to clean his room.

Theme Park Insider Vote of the week: Was Jay Rasulo a success or failure at the Disney theme parks? http://bit.ly/28xLOt

Theme Park Insider Revenue, guest spending down at Walt Disney theme parks. But there are bright signs ahead for Disney: http://bit.ly/3qxLhf

Theme Park Insider Jay Rasulo out as Disney theme parks chairman? http://bit.ly/13rWWK

Theme Park Insider You can vote on our readers' newest tips for theme park visitors: http://bit.ly/1Pp39e (Check out the current Top 20, too!)

Theme Park Insider Should cities enact admission taxes on theme parks? Discuss.
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The Mason, Ohio town council will vote Nov. 23 on enacting an admission tax that would add 3 percent to Kings Island tickets and 5 percent to parking fees at the Cedar Fair-owned amusement park.




















