Theme park news: Underwear models on coasters, Legoland considers Florida, Disney World dumps Stitch show

A round-up of my theme park Twitter updates for the last week:

* Underwear models test “thrills without spills” bras on Alton Towers coasters in UK (SFW video and photo gallery). (The Sun)

* Photos of tightrope walker on a wire stretching from Detonator thrill ride at Worlds of Fun in Missouri. (Coaster Community)

* Building permits indicate Busch Gardens Tampa is getting a new roller coaster. What could it be? (Florida Thrills)

* New York Daily News Top 10 roller coasters of all time. I sense a New York/New Jersey/East Coast bias. (Ride Renegades)

* Bankruptcy filing indicates Six Flags plans to spend $105 million in 2010 and $110 million in 2011 on new rides and attractions. (Screamscape)

* Fans speak and Magic Kingdom dumps Stitch’s Supersonic Celebration after only six weeks. Last show: June 27. (Screamscape)

* Disney World launches online advanced dining reservation system. (Touring Plans)

* Courthouse Square burned in Universal Studios Hollywood backlot fire rejoins studio tour. Rest of New York Streets return by spring 2010. (Theme Park Insider)

* Legoland California hiring six full-time model builders during a two-day build-off competition on June 24 and 25.

* Online survey ponders a Legoland Florida at old Cypress Gardens theme park between Orlando and Tampa. Could they pick a worse location?

* Déjà vu in Myrtle Beach: Freestyle Music Park attendance falls short of expectations just like defunct Hard Rock Park. (Coasterfusion)

* Princess Diana gown attraction replacing Virgin Megastore at Orlando Downtown Disney for temporary July to November run.

* New laser maze attraction (the Vault) at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk looks like a scene from a diamond heist movie. (Screamscape)

> Photo: Construction continues on the Dune Raiders racer slide, opening June 26 at Legoland California.

Find the latest amusement and theme park news at the Los Angeles Times Funland blog: www.latimes.com/funland. Follow Funland on Twitter and Facebook.

— Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times staff writer

Photo: Legoland California

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