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  • Theme parks try new pricing at gates

    05/29/2006 6:50:13 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 1 replies · 236+ views
    Associated Press ^ | ri May 26, 12:25 PM ET | JOHN SEEWER,
    The most talked-about addition at Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio isn't the supersized swing that catapults thrill seekers 125 feet into the air. It's the drop in prices — from a $5 cut in admission for adults, to cotton candy that now sells for a quarter. Just about every food item is cheaper or the same price as last year. Cedar Point hopes the moves will increase attendance after a down year in 2005. Knott's Berry Farm, owned by the same company, has made similar price reductions at the theme park near Los Angeles after a disappointing year. Six...