Summary: Jeff and Gonch review this week's news in the amusement industry. Coaster season is officially upon us. Intimidator 305 opens with a reprofiled first turn. Gonch and Jeff discuss the ups and downs of the love child of Millennium Force and Maverick. Cedar Fair drama continues with Q, and one side or the other has to be lying about the circumstances of Jack Falfas' departure. Aside: Comcast, you suck. Try delivering the bandwidth Jeff pays for. Merlin Entertainments has a good year, and expects another. The Tokyo Disney parks reopen after the earthquake, with some debate about how important that is. Vancouver's Playland has a Star Flyer in its future. Disney World monorail accident lawsuit is settled. MouseZoom soft-launches for fans of Walt Disney World. The site features full-screen, detailed photographs, and a new forum. Go check it out! Tilikum returns to performing at SeaWorld Orlando. The reaction generally falls into one of three categories. Merchandise sales push up to 20% of revenue, helped by new rides. SeaWorld Parks being sued for allegedly ripping off park designs. We don't buy it. PointBuzz has some construction photos of Windseeker. Check them out! Disney breaks ground on Shanghai park, opening in 2014. Isner says it'll be the best of Disney and China, implying that they'll get the culture this time. Kentucky Kingdom denied funding by city, now asking for substantially less. Dorney gets approval for another recycled ride, but so what? It's a nice park, and the water park is the focus. We love Talon. Cedar Fair is doing a series of events with Guinness World Record organization. New rides to watch this year: Texas Giant and Cheetah Hunt. Jeff says the latter will be the surprise hit of the year. The Fall Affair at Holiday World will be September 17, 2011... save the date! You can get the latest headlines on CoasterBuzz from the Twitter. Follow us @coasterbuzz. You can also like us on Facebook. CoasterBuzz Club is $25 per year. You can join or renew today. Enjoy CoasterBuzz with no ads.
