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August 2009
Michael Jackson was famous and sometimes
infamous for a number of things. He was also an amusement park
owner, and we’ve tracked down his personal ride consultant to bring
you an exclusive peak behind the gates of Neverland (see page 28).
In Italy, meanwhile, we visit MinitaliaLeolandia (page 28), which is
fast becoming a showroom for Zamperla since acquired in 2007 by
new investors including Alberto Zamperla. Elsewhere (p38) you can
read about Steve Baker and his team’s efforts to transform Hard Rock
Park into Freestyle Music Park, in Steve’s own words.
Finally, to whet your appetite for our big dark ride feature next month,
head over to page 34 to learn more about Gary Goddard’s
transformation of Monster Plantation at Six Flags Over Georgia, one of
his first solo projects back in 1981.
In fact, you could say this was a “Monster” issue…
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