Archive For June, 2015

First Disneytown tenants announced for Shanghai

By | June 9, 2015

SHANGHAI, — While construction continues on Shanghai Disney Resort, the resort announced the names of the first tenants for its exciting shopping, dining and entertainment district, Disneytown. The tenants include well-known and trusted local and international brands including renowned restaurants Shanghai Min, Crystal Jade, and The Cheesecake Factory operated by Hong Kong Maxim’s Group, as […]

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Quassy to feature ‘3-D’ fireworks on the July 4

By | June 8, 2015

MIDDLEBURY, Conn. – ‘3-D’ movies were a fad in the 1950s and have made a comeback in recent years. You could call it a “blast from the past.” But “3-D” fireworks? Seeing is believing when Independence Day fireworks light up the sky in “3-D” over Lake Quassapaug for the 13th consecutive year at Quassy Amusement […]

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Splash Works open with new additions.

By | June 5, 2015

VAUGHAN, Ontario — Canada’s Wonderland opens with a bigger and wetter season at Splash Works, on May 30th, 2015. New for the 2015 season, Splash Works will be home to Typhoon, a thrilling new water slide featuring oscillating funnels and hairpin turns! As well, the 20-acre water park will introduce Splash Station, a wet and […]

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American Experience: Walt Disney premieres September 14-15, 2015 on PBS

By | June 5, 2015

BOSTON, Mass. — In 1966, the year Walt Disney died, 240 million people saw a Disney movie, 100 million tuned in to a Disney television program, 80 million bought Disney merchandise, and close to seven million visited Disneyland. Few creative figures before or since have held such a long-lasting place in American life and popular […]

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Timber Falls splashes into Calgary

By | June 3, 2015

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — WhiteWater Attractions is proud to celebrate the opening of a new Log Flume on Canadian soil. At Calaway Park’s Timber Falls, visitors are invited to take a journey through three interactive themed buildings as they queue up to the Timber Falls Sawmill. Riders will feel the rush of three high velocity […]

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