Archive for March, 2007

Amusementvideo get a heads-up on screamscape.com

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

And break’s 50000 video’s served…   

We would like to thank screamscape.com for putting our link on their news part of the site which gave us a nice jump in traffic an its peek last night amusement video was serving 12 videos a minute (and it handled it ok) which helped us to today pass the 50,000 videos served in the first 59 days from our start up      


 

http://www.screamscape.com/html/industry_news.htm

Guide Working on a Fairground (carnival)

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

Working on a fairground is a slow way of travelling around, but it does have several advantages for the down-and-out hitchhiker: MORE

Florida State Fair was up this year

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

Attendance at the 103rd annual Florida State Fair was up by more than 24,000 this year, and planning has already begun for 2008, spokeswoman Liz Harmon said. more

City abandons bayfront carnival plans

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

The city abandoned negotiations to bring a permanent carnival to the Memorial Coliseum site, and officials now say they’ll consider public funding for the next plan they choose… more 

Despite its reputation, carnival industry is highly regulated, booking agent says

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

According to Konnos and Johnson, while carnivals used to rely on the railroads to transport rides, today it’s all about the big rigs, and that involves the Transportation Department. more

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Top Billionaires Rankings

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

What could a Chinese dumpling maker and Mexican telecom mogul possibly have in common? They’re among a record number of wealthy people who held the title of billionaire over the past year. The tally of billionaires around the globe reached a high of 946, their combined wealth growing 35 percent to $3.5 trillion, according to Forbes magazine.

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Walt Disney Board Clears Current Pixar Execs in Stock Options Probe

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

The Walt Disney Co. said on Friday that while stock-option awards to some employees of Pixar Animation Studios were backdated, no one associated with Disney today including board member Steve Jobs deliberately did anything wrong.

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Six Flags announces new VIP program

Sunday, March 18th, 2007
Six Flags announces VIP program throughout the park chain. Perks include front of the line passes, preferred parking, admission, meals and much more. link