My fascination with watching politics is a constant source of amusement for my family and friends. They don’t see what is so interesting about televised sausage-making, but I think there are gems in every Board of Supervisors agenda. For example, here are some items that are going before the board today. Question time: Mayor Ed [...]
Down and out in the tragic kingdom By Rob Beschizza at 8:22 am Tuesday, Dec 13 Reuters David Gray explored Wonderland, an unfinished Disneyland clone outside of Beijing. Here, a farmer tends crops in a field now encompassing the abandoned Cinderella Castle-style building that was to be a centerpiece. Construction work at the park, promoted [...]
Amusement parks in South Dakota reflect the Black Hills region. From animals and natural landscapes to kid-friendly amusements, theres something for every member of the family to enjoy and remember about their time here. As part of a Huffington Post Travel series on family-fun parks, here is our guide to all the key information visitors [...]
ANTONOVICH TOURS WINDSTORM-IMPACTED AREA WITH THE CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY #13; On the morning of Friday, December 9th, Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich toured the areas affected by last week’s windstorm with officials from the California Emergency Management Agency. #13; ANTONOVICH RECOGNIZES OFFICERS IN HALLOWEEN SEX OFFENDER PROBATION SWEEP #13; At the weekly [...]
Build it and they will come, might have been an acceptable attitude to have pre-recession–but it is hardly one recommended in these debt-laden times. Despite the fact that Ferrari World let go of 100 employees last week, it turns out Yas Island has another amusement park scheduled to be constructed soon. According to Peter Jan [...]
Image: Catherine Hyland/Vimeo Not all construction projects in China turn into ghost towns: some turn into ghost amusement parks. Wonderland was supposed to be a fantastic amusement park just 45 minutes outside of Beijing, on the way to the Great Wall. Judging from the partially built castle, it was clearly meant to resemble Disney. Construction [...]
Amusement parks in New Jersey draw visitors from all over the Mid-Atlantic, especially New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Whether its a major theme park or an old-fashioned amusement park at the Shore, theres no shortage of thrills and family fun. As part of a Huffington Post Travel series on family-fun parks, here is our guide [...]
About 45 minutes outside of Shanghai are the deserted ruins of what was supposed to be the worlds largest amusement park. Instead, farmers have reclaimed the land planting corn and digging wells next to spires modeled after Disneyland. Please consider Chinas deserted fake Disneyland Along the road to one of Chinas most famous tourist landmarks [...]
Water parks in Connecticut are largely affiliated with resorts that attract visitors to the states 250-mile Long Island Sound shoreline. Surrounded by golf courses, beaches and beautiful scenery, the water parks offer New England-style fun and excitement for adults, kids and resort-goers of all ages. As part of a Huffington Post Travel series on family-fun [...]
Well, golly. I was all set to write a nice little column this week about Christmas in St. Louis, with stuff like silly old memories about Santa Claus arriving at various locations on a train or in a helicopter, but then the California/Anaheim Angels decided to give Albert Pujols a quarter of a billion dollars [...]