Archive For June, 2016
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Garner L. Holt, founder and president of Garner Holt Productions, Inc. (GHP), is the recipient of the Disneyana Fan Club’s (DFC) 2016 DFC Disney Legend Award. The Disneyana Fan Club, founded in 1984 as the National Fantasy Fan Club to celebrate its members’ mutual love of all things Disney, presents the […]
Boynton Beach, Florida — Worldwide Ticketcraft is saddened to announce the passing of its long time phone greeter and sales person Jerry Love. Jerry has been “the voice” of Worldwide for the past 17 years and his greetings made people laugh and smile no matter what mood they were in before they called. In his […]
Wichita, Kan. — John Chance, the youngest son to Dick Chance, the Chance Rides Inc., CEO., has rejoined the company as the VP of Business Development. John left the company to run his own venture in 2012 after having worked in the family business for 10 years. During that 10 years John was instrumental in […]
Save the date for “The Networking Event of the Year”! The red carpet will be rolled out for the amusement industry at the beautiful Cedar Point amusement park and resort in Sandusky, Ohio, for this year’s “don’t miss” event on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10. Visit with old industry friends and enjoy meeting new colleagues […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — With properties across the country, if not the globe, having made the hypercoaster a commonplace theme park staple, it is rather surprising that the vacation Mecca of Orlando, or even Central Florida, has somehow missed out on that component over the past quarter century. But, no more. SeaWorld Orlando has just recently […]
BUENA PARK, Calif. — Following nine months of renovation work, GhostRider, the iconic wooden roller coaster at Knott’s Berry Farm, strutted its stuff for the media on June 9. The ride’s official reintroduction to the public, taking place June 11, coincides with the 75th anniversary celebration of its host area in the park, Ghost Town. […]
