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The Motley Fool
June 15, 2005
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When Machines Fail The world's boldest coaster is stalled, but the company behind the scream machine is not. Thankfully for investors, Six Flags is riding a wave of favorable momentum these days.   |
Popular Mechanics
February 19, 2010
Seth Porges |
The Story Behind Universal's Rock-It Roller Coaster What the design process is like for a roller coaster, from conception to the introduction to the public. |
AskMen.com
Harry Marks |
Top 10: Fastest U.S. Roller Coasters There's something about a roller coaster that makes you feel like a kid again. Maybe it's the amusement park atmosphere or the fact that you scream like a prepubescent boy when the coaster careens around corners at record-breaking speeds. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2010
Deena Katz |
Enjoy the Ride After two years of a financial roller-coaster ride, I'm sure you're searching for something new to say to clients to keep them seated in the cart, no matter what direction the market seems to be flying toward (or sinking into) at the moment. |
AskMen.com
October 14, 2001
Rashmikant Patel |
The Emotional Cycle Of Investing These are the typical emotional stages a person goes through when experiencing the so-called wonderful world of investments... |
Fast Company
May 2010
David Lidsky |
Wheeeeee: The Business of Roller Coasters As theme parks open for the season, so do their marquee-attraction thrill rides. This year, 63 new roller coasters are expected to open around the world, including two vying to be the world's fastest. Buckle in as we roll through the numbers. |
Popular Mechanics
July 3, 2009
Seth Porges |
5 Theme Park Rides That Pushed the Limits of Common Sense One of these rides, the Cannonball Loop's radical design seems to betray a lack of an understanding of basic physics. To wit: The ride runs through a perfect circle. Early-roller coaster engineers toyed with this design, with disastrous results. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
I've Got a Golden Ticket! It's time for Six Flags to do something to give its stock a pop. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Cedar Fair's Maverick Run The amusement park operator hopes a new coaster can spur it out of its sluggish slumber. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Are Roller Coasters Safe? The latest coaster accident in Disneyland has some wondering whether park attractions are no longer safe. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
More Fun for Everyone Amusement park operator Cedar Fair raises its dividend for the 13th time in 10 years. |
Popular Mechanics
February 1, 2010
Seth Porges |
Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at Disney's Expedition Everest Roller Coaster We live for the nitty gritty and the techy, and despite the company line that "magic" plays a greater role in propelling Disney rides than physics, seeing the coaster's guts made the trip on it that much more enjoyable. |
Wired
March 2001
Emily Jenkins |
One Fast Blast The next-gen roller coaster: Get up, get down, and get off... |
Salon.com
July 31, 2000
Eric Boehlert |
Roller sprawl The renaissance of coasters is a bonanza for the amusement park business. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Ride This Gem Amusement park operators have produced volatile results, but Cedar Fair has stood the test of time. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Thank Queue, Disney The theme park giant reinvents the waiting lines for its rides. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Six Flags at Half-Staff The amusement park's first-quarter results are anything but amusing. Fans of the stock will scream that it is not the prime summer season and that no one should have expected a profit. |
Entrepreneur
April 2004
Dian Vujovich |
Riding It Out This telecom fund has major staying power. |
The Motley Fool
August 14, 2007
John Rosevear |
Take Avantage of Market Volatility You probably can't time a stock's top or bottom, but that's no reason to avoid a jumpy market. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
This Is Why Theme Parks Matter An evolutionary coaster in Florida will raise the stakes of what is possible. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2004
Rich Smith |
Volatility as a Way of Life Investing in micro caps can be volatile. Case in point: Lifeway Foods, maker of specialty dairy foods for health-conscious consumers. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Good Wood Keeping the turnstiles clicking is important for any park, naturally, but even more so for Cedar Fair, whose investors have grown used to a steady stream of fat distributions. |
The Motley Fool
June 4, 2008
Todd Wenning |
Hop on the Chinese Roller Coaster If you've followed the Shanghai Composite over the past five years or so, you can certainly feel that you've been on the Vortex Roller Coaster at Kings Island. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2003
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Wild Rides of 2003 Amusement park operators keep the gravy lines moving along. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
How to Stay Sane in a Crazy Market Some tips to keep your cool. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Maverick Defies the Pack Cedar Fair's new coaster is both early and late. What will it mean to investors? |
Popular Mechanics
July 2008
Erin McCarthy |
Building America's Most Extreme New Roller Coaster Fahrenheit will provide 2 solid minutes of corkscrews, barrel rolls and inversions. "That way every time you get on this ride," Kent Bachmann says, "you can have a different experience." |
Food Processing
August 2011
Dexter Manning |
Food Processing Top 100 Observations Sales and income figures from 2010 look promising, but 2011 brings new challenges for food & beverage processors |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2007
Daniel Joshua Rubin |
Alien Dreamer Bryan Temmer dreams of building an alien theme park. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Thrill Industry Rewards Its Own The top prize for the world's best overall park went to Cedar Fair's Cedar Point. The company's gradual yet consistent operating improvement has led to dividend increases every year over the past decade. The payout yield currently stands at 5.95%. |
Fast Company
August 2003
Christine Canabou |
Mid-Life Cyclist Training for a grueling bike race, a hard-charging banker learns to shift gears. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2008
Mary Dalrymple |
Take This Real-Life Test The last few months of market gyrations present a great opportunity to discover your tolerance for real-life risk -- and retool your investments accordingly. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2006
Brian Richards |
Now Really Is the Time for New Money Rather than end up on the other side of the pros' trades, take advantage of this crazy market and put some new money to work in stocks. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Six Flags Grows Up The amusement park operator unveils the world's tallest, fastest roller coaster. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Saving Disney's World Disney is facing allegations that its theme parks are in a state of disarray. |
CIO
May 21, 2009
Michael Friedenberg |
Summertime Survival Reading Summer is here, business is still a nutty roller coaster ride and CIOs have never found their roles more challenging. Inspire and motivate yourself with these three great books this summer. |
Entrepreneur
March 2008
Barry Farber |
That's the Spirit When the going gets tough, the tough keep selling. Here's how to stay in the right frame of mind. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2009
Jim Mueller |
Do You Have What It Takes to Bag a 10-Bagger? Lynch's fantastical beasts are more common than you might think. I do know that we have several tendencies that hurt our returns. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
The Confidence Roller-Coaster Ride Last month's rosy consumer confidence data left the market feeling elated, bus this month sent those hopes screaming back down to earth. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
What I've Done This Summer While on vacation in Orange County, California, this investor does a little field research into Disney and Cedar Fair. |
Wired
May 22, 2007
Adrienne So |
Splashy Tech Spawns Water Rides Gnarly Enough for Coaster Snobs Here are six slides that will squeeze a scream out of even the most jaded coaster fans. |
