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Cooling thoughts for the coming heat wave: top 20 water parks
By now, everybody knows what to expect from your standard-issue ho-hum water park: body and tube slide complexes with funnels and bowls, deluge-inducing water play towers for the little ones, undulating wave pools and relaxing lazy rivers. Photos: 20...
Tags: Climbing, Wildlife, Amusement and Theme Parks, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Tourism and Leisure
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Thor's Hammer dark ride set to debut at Norway's Tusenfryd
A new motion simulator-based dark ride that tells the story of Norse gods and mythical monsters with 3-D scenes and special effects is set to debut at a Norwegian theme park this summer. Photos: Thor's Hammer dark ride at Norway's Tusenfryd Drawing on...
Tags: Social Media, Amusement and Theme Parks, Landforms, Theme Park Vacations, Islands of Adventure
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Well-heeled theme park visitors get a thrill from VIP treatment
During a honeymoon trip to Los Angeles, Chris Hansen and his new wife, Shoni, decided not to skimp on their visit to Universal Studios Hollywood. They booked a pricey tour for the theme park that included a buffet lunch, an escort to the front of the...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie
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Oscars: Pes aims for a long shelf life with 'Fresh Guacamole' buzz
Steven Spielberg was inspired by Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation. Ben Affleck was provoked by a Middle Eastern hostage tale. Adam Pesapane wanted to transform a hand grenade into an avocado. All three directors will walk the red carpet...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Entertainment Events, Nick Park, Pixar Animation Studios, David Frankel
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Marie Osborne Yeats dies at 99; as Baby Marie Osborne she starred in early silent movies
Marie Osborne Yeats, a top child star during the early silent-movie era who was billed as Baby Marie Osborne in films such as "Little Mary Sunshine," has died. She was 99.
Yeats, who had a later career as a movie studio costume supervisor, died Nov. 11...Tags: Deanna Durbin, Career and Workplace, Movies, Ginger Rogers, Elizabeth Taylor
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Sumner Redstone to unload 35 theaters including L.A.'s Bridge to help pay down debt
Company TownIn addition to selling close to $1 billion in stock in CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. to help pay down his family-held company's excruciating debt, Sumner Redstone will unload 35 of National Amusement Inc.'s 79 U.S. theaters, including its only...... -
Shari Redstone buys Russian theater chain from her family's National Amusements Inc.
Company TownShari Redstone and a private equity firm have acquired the Russian movie theater chain Rising Star Media from her family-owned theater circuit National Amusements Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Redstone and her father, media mogul Sumner Redstone, have been... -
An unassuming movie capital of yore
As a heavyweight contender four decades ago, 6-foot-6 Jack O'Halloran battled such tough hombres as George Foreman, Ken Norton and Cleveland Williams.
Now O'Halloran is in a different kind of struggle, trying to find financial backers to help turn an old...Tags: Jack London, Comedy (genre), Steve Harvey, The Godfather (movie), Mabel Normand
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Readers pack in nominees for overrated destinations
There's just no accounting for taste. When we asked readers to talk about the places they visited but thought were overrated, the results amazed us. Can someone really dislike the Grand Canyon? Yes. In fact, two readers did. Others registered their...Tags: Overweight, Amusement and Theme Parks, Holidays, Christmas, Bars and Clubs
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What's new at theme parks around the country
It's a big year for fans of theme parks and roller coasters all over North America.
The long list of new attractions includes the rock 'n' roll-themed Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, S.C.; the Nickelodeon-themed park at Minnesota's Mall of America; Toy...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Toy Story (movie), eBay Inc., Trips and Vacations, Six Flags Over Georgia
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Amusement parks playing to international audiences
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor kids -- and parents too -- it may be the ultimate play land: a 10-square-mile, $64-billion zone with amusement parks by Six Flags, DreamWorks Animation and Universal Studios, plus museums, shopping and 55 hotels. At twice the size of Walt Disney...Tags: DVDs, DVDs and Movies, Amusement and Theme Parks, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Busch Entertainment Corp.
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Looking back on good times, troubled times at Gwynn Oak Park [Reisterstown]
Do you remember Gwynn Oak Junction? Then you may have gone to the movies at what was the Ambassador Theatre, bought your groceries at Schreiber's, purchased your very first Halloween costume at Read's, spent your allowance at Ben Franklin, and gotten your...
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