Amusement (movie)

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...

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...

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...

It's the damnedest thing: Justin Snyder, his long hair parted down the middle, his head thrown back as though communing with a higher power, the hood of his hoodie grazing the floor, his mouth working silently in time with the strains and surges of an...

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...

Broward County HALLOWEEN SAFETY EXPO Oct. 26. This safe, fun and educational trick-or-treat experience includes bounce houses, activities for kids, informational booths, a DJ, K-9 demonstration and more. You’re also invited to explore the...

It is probably not accurate and certainly not provable to say Phil Wenz willed Santa's Village back into being. But it's not a crazy thing to believe either. After the northwest suburban amusement park closed in May 2006, Wenz helped organize the auction...

ATTRACTIONS ARTHUR R. MARSHALL LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILD-LIFE REFUGE   www.fws.gov/loxahatchee 10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach    561-732-3684 ARTSPARK AT YOUNG CIRCLE www.artsparkatyoungcircle.com One Young Circle, Hollywood Boulevard & Federal...

The Three Stooges are a part of comic history. Love them or hate them, they made people laugh with their silly antics which they showcased in movies and 197 shorts. Recently, Curly's cousin, Art Drager, entertained a crowd at the Reisterstown Senior...

Next Wednesday, July 13, my mom is turning 50. This means that she will have lived half a century, or 18,250 days, or long enough to recognize that life is full of important lessons. These are 50 of the greatest ones she has taught me (in no particular...

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Meyersdale, the Rev. Frank E. Harpster III, lists the schedule. Sunday: 8:30 am. Christian education meeting, 9:15 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. worship Tuesday: 4:30 to 6 p.m. food pantry...

Myron O. "Mike" Beatty, a retired paint company executive, died June 26 of complications from pulmonary fibrosis at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover, Pa. The former Lutherville resident was 84. He was born in a caretaker's house at the Concord...