October 5th, 2008
There’s a new goblin in town, and he’s swaggering down the western streets of Doomtown in Chandler, Arizona.
Rawhide (a western-themed park and attraction) is turned into Doomtown for the annual Halloween Show, complete with amazing stunts, explosions, and special ghoulish characters like Digger Payne and Dr. Morbius (the town mortician). Take a ride on [...]
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March 6th, 2008
Take a look at this roller coaster — “The Dark Knight Coaster” — set to open later this spring at three Six Flags Parks.
The indoor roller coaster ride is based on the upcoming Warner Bros. movie, The Dark Knight, featuring Batman and The Joker. You can enjoy the thrills of an adventure ride and fight [...]
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March 3rd, 2007
Today is Admission Day for Florida, our 27th state, admitted to the Union on March 3rd, 1845.
Florida is located in the southeastern part of the country, with the Atlantic Ocean flanking one side, and the Gulf of Mexico the other. Ponce de Leon named it, and many believe that it was in Florida that he [...]
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December 8th, 2006
Now that the cold weather has hit the northern part of the United States, snowbirds and vacationers alike are heading south.
If you’ll be in the Scottsdale (Arizona) area, check out the Convention and Visitors Bureau website, and download a few travel podcasts before you go. You can play the podcast on your computer or mp3 [...]
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October 11th, 2006
I’m getting lots of Halloween ideas from friends and readers around the country. Thanks ““ and keep the information coming ““ we’ve still got three weeks until Halloween.
Today’s Halloween idea came from my friend SP at Southern Byways.
There is actually a Halloween Theme Park ““ called SCREAMS, located in Waxahachie, Texas, 30 minutes south of Dallas/Fort [...]
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