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Reports that San Antonio, Texas-based Wood Entertainment Co. is prepared to start afresh in 2003 following a setback suffered by the business due to an amusement ride accident on August 15, 2002. Loss incurred by the firm due to the accident; Other rides owned by the company; Fairs in which the company will be involved in 2003.

Reports on the difficulties experienced by Texas-based independent ride owner Mike Demas in booking his Fabbri Booster ride at major fairs, as of September 2002. Plans of Demas for the amusement ride; Information on the other rides owned by Demas; Details on the employment of foreign students by Demas.

Reports on the setting of paid attendance record on the last day of the 70th Annual Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas in 2002. Increase in attendance; Attendance of former U.S. President George Bush and wife, Barbara; Music artists who performed in the show.

Talks about the 53rd annual San Antonio Livestock Exposition held from February 2 to 17, 2002 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. Attendance record; Ticket prices for the concerts; Ride promotions; Increase in sponsorships.

Reports on the introduction of a roller coaster manufactured by Russia's Pax for the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Description of the roller coaster; Remarks from Pax representative George Laibe; Information on Pax.

Reports on the plan of the State Fair of Texas to expand the independent Super Midway on the back to possibly include an additional ride as of November 12, 2001. Popular rides at the fair; Overall midway gross; Other rides at the fair.

Reports that the Huss Pirate Ship, owned by Steve Edens of Amusement Operator System, is among the midway attractions at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas in 2001. Details of the presence of the ship at the Ober Gatlinburg All Season Recreation Park; Background on Edens; Views of Edens on the importance of customer relations.

Focuses on the gross posted by the State Fair of Texas for food and midway rides in October 2001. Comparison of the revenues to the food/midway record in 1999; Increase in adult admission; Attendance results; Amusements at the fair.

Reports on the effort of Charles Noland of Amusements Inc. to find a fun house to replace the independent ride owner's Bavarian version. Problem in using a big tall fun house; Rides of Amusements which were included in the State Fair of Texas.

Deals with the addition of the Bussink La Grande Wheel and SBF Euroslide amusement rides by Ray Cammack Shows (RCS) at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo in Texas in March 2001. Effect of the construction of the Reliant Stadium and Reliant Center on RCS; Total advance sales of the company; Information on the La Grande; Key features of the Euroslide.

Deals with the potential gross records to be set by the Wrestlemania X-7 event of the World Wrestling Federation at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas, on April 1, 2001. Other events at the complex; Preparations of Aramark for the event; Publicity received by Reliant Park and SMG for the event.

Reports on the effect of weather-related problems on the attendance record of the 2000 State Fair of Texas. State fair feature that exceeded projections; Key attractions of the fair; Amusement ride promotions of the fair.

Deals with the increasing number of concert tours in Texas. KISS Farewell Tour Party in the United Spirit Arena at the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, Texas; Events to be held in Frank Erwin Center at the University of Texas in Austin; Talents to perform at Compaq Center in Houston.

Deals with the opening of the Gilley's Dallas Texas entertainment complex. Schedule of its opening; Benefits of Gilley's to conventioneers; Comments from Theresa Rynell, director of marketing at Gilley's.

Reports that Glenn Smith Presents has signed a multi-year exclusive contract to book Gilley's Dallas Texas, the entertainment complex in Dallas, Texas. Schedule of the groundbreaking and opening of the complex; Cost of the facility; History of the original Gilley's named after entertainer Mickey Gilley; Number of live shows the venue plans to have per week.

Reports that American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas has received reservations for luxury suites from Dallas Mavericks basketball team and Dallas Stars hockey team. Lease prices for luxury suites; Overview of the price levels and number of suites reserved; Status of business in Reunion Arena in Dallas.

Deals with the amusement rides featured during the 1999 State Fair of Texas. Identification program of the fair; Midway operators of the rides; Comments from fair officials.

Reports on the 1999 attendance of State Fair of Texas, Dallas. Amount of earnings for ride and games; Food gross at the fair; Cost of the fireworks spectacular of the fair; List of the fair's performers from other countries; Role of the McDonald's Sneak-a-Peak promotion in the fair's attendance; Fair attractions.

Deals with the partnership of the Houston NFL Holdings Inc., Harris County-Houston Sports Authority and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (HLSR) for the building of a stadium in Houston, Texas. Comments from HLSR Assistant General Manager Leroy Shafer; Terms of the agreement.

Focuses on the murder indictments that were dropped in Austin, Texas, against B&B Amusements and veteran ride inspector Bob Gill in the case of Leslie Lane, a teenager who died from a ride accident. Defendants on the case; Comments from John Yeager, attorney for Bobby Merten of B&B on the charges; Statement from the Travis County District of Attorney's (DA) office about the carnival officials who considered inflammatory in nature.

Reports on the relocation of the minor league baseball team Jackson Generals which renamed as Round Rock Express to the Texas League, a minor league baseball organization. Members of the league; Audience attendance of the league in 1998; Expectations on the team's crowd drawing appeal.

Annouces the naming rights awarded to Enron Energy Services for the Houston Astros baseball field. Facilities that will be managed by Enron; Companies that invested in the construction of the ballpark; Information on charter seat licenses; Projections on ticket sales.

Presents information on the schedules of festivals in Texas for 1999. 52nd Poteet Strawberry Festival; Arbor Daze; Chisholm Trail Roundup.

Presents information on the schedules of entertainment acts at Texas fairs for 1999. Heart O'Texas Fair at Waco; Tri-State Fair at Amarillo; East Texas State Fair at Tyler.

Reports on the selection of the Cotton Bowl stadium located within Fair Park in Dallas, Texas to be the home stadium of the Southern Methodist University (SMU). Terms of the SMU deal; Cooperative marketing arrangement with the city of Dallas; Promotion of the 1996 Western Athletic Conference; Other on-site facilities at Fair Park.

Reports on the sales in carnival games business at the State Fair of Texas on September 30-October 23, 1994. Comparison with 1993 sales; CBS affiliate Jeff Crilley's annual unofficial games inspections; Rides featured at the fair.

Reports on Ogden Entertainment Services' signing of a ten-year contract to provide food and beverage concessions at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion near Houston, Texas. Expansion of pavilion capacity; Variety of performances at the amphitheater; Jack Jensen as on-site manager.

Reports on Ed Campbell Concession's service contract at the Cotton Bowl Stadium and the Fair Park Coliseum. Ed Campbell's formation of the company on 1982; Campbell's preparation for the Rolling Stones' `Vodoo Lounge' tour; Dallas Frezee's game schedule in Fair Park.

Reports on the 1994 State Fair of Texas. Number of visitors; Football game at the Cotton Bowl; Other attractions.

Reports on the 1994 State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Number of bookings for rides, attractions and games; Other carnivals and amusement businesses in the fair; Ride promotion.

Discusses the start of the Texas murder trial against B&B Amusements in mid-January 1999. Details on the pre-trial hearing on the 1998 ride-accident death of Lisa Lane at Austin-Travis County Livestock Show & Rodeo; Defendants of the case; Decision of the district attorney's office to re-indict the case against the defendants.

Presents information on the earnings of the Spectrum Concessions in Houston, Texas in 1998. Comments from Dave Smalley, owner and operator of the food and drink concessionaire; Plans to increase its points of sale.

Reports on the favorable sales outcome of foodservice concessionaires during the Major League Baseball playoffs in Houston, Texas. Food products sold; Branded food selections offered by Volume Services and its partners; Factors for the almost 50% increased in food and beverage sales.

Announces the 5-year extension contract signed by the Bill Hames Shows to play the South Texas State Fair in Beaumont, Texas. Condition to be met by the show; Benefits of the contract to the Beaumont area; Brief information about the relationship of Hames Shows with the South Texas State Fair.

Announces the availability of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) trading cards in compliance with the agreement signed by Pinnacle Brands Incorporated of Dallas, Texas. Details about the `inside basketball' program of Pinnacle; Importance of the support provided by National Basketball Association in the marketing of Pinnacle products.

Discusses information about the amusement industry in Texas. Travel and tourism as the third-largest industry in Texas; The amusement parks in Texas; Texas as known for its birding site; Other information.

Reports on the State Fair of Texas held in Dallas from September 27 to October 20, 1996. Factors that affected the attendance in the fair; Popularity of the Tiger Island attraction; One-ring circus; Headlining acts in the Miller Lite Main Stage.

Reports that Wisdom Industries Ltd.'s Larry Wisdom has booked four rides at the 1996 State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Key features of the rides; Wisdom's career in the carnival industry.

Reports on the utilization of the Cotton Bowl Stadium during the 1996 State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Tenants and supporting sponsors; Events held at the Cotton Bowl; Renovation plans for the stadium.

Carnival owners Pat and Cheryl Crabtree sincerely believe the economy will eventually right itself this year, but spending was slow early in the season for the 60 rides and attractions spread out among three units playing their home state of Texas. Crabtree Amusements, a 25-year-old operation based in Staples, outside of San Marcus, has already completed 10 to 15 dates and just finished Buccaneer Days in Corpus Christi, an event along the oceanfront that concluded May 4, 2003.

Reports on concert bookings for performances at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition to be held from February 01-16, 2003 in Texas. List of performers participating at the exposition; Prices of ticket for the shows; Reason for not raising the ticket prices.

Provides information on the 50th Heart O' Texas Fair & Rodeo in Waco. Attendance at the fair; Background on the promotional packages offered in commemoration of the event's golden anniversary; Details of concerts featured at the fair; Amount of revenue generated by the fair.

Presents updates about entertainers performing on amusement parks in the U.S. List of performers in the Big Tex Music Festival at the Cotton Bowl during the State Fair of Texas in Dallas on October 19, 2002; Commitment of the Kenyan Wizards at Disneyland in Anaheim, California; Musicians who were signed up by Paradise Artists company to perform at the Iowa State Fair.

Reports on the low ticket sales in some concerts at the 2002 Panhandle-South Plains Fair in Lubbock, Texas. Details of the total tickets sold to the paid performances; Factors which led to the low ticket sales; Plan of fair organizers to revert to free concerts.

Reports that negotiations fell through in early August 2002 for Moscow, Russia-based Pax to showcase its portable roller coaster Cobra at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas between September 27, 2002 and October 20, 2002. Factor that led to the decision to forgo the fair; Coaster that the State Fair of Texas will still feature; Trade show where the ride was to be displayed after the State Fair of Texas.

Focuses on the success of the 111th Fiesta San Antonio on April 19-28, 2002 in Texas. Attendance posted by the event; Publicity received by the event; Reason behind the festival celebration; Entertainment lineup of the festival.

Reports that the Dixie Chicks and Los Tigres del Norte are heading the performer lineup for the Big Tex Music Festival of the State Fair of Texas on October 19-20, 2002. Capacity of the concerts; Comments from promoter Glenn Smith; Schedules of concert performances.

Reports that Sirloin Hut has resumed its business operations in the U.S. after a four-year absence. Information on the steak dinners offered by the company; Participation of the company in the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo in Texas; Plans of the company.

Reports on the income generated from sponsorships for the motorcycle rally, Lone Star Rally, at Fort Bend County Fairgrounds in Rosenberg, Texas. Highlights of the event; Concessionaires at the event.

Presents news briefs on the international amusement industry as of February 25, 2002. Features of the world's tallest Ferris wheel which opened in Fukuoka, Japan; Increase in the number of tickets sold for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo as of February 21; Merger of the facilities of Six Flags, WaterWorld and AstroWorld.