Archive For October, 2018

New Controller/CFO at Chance Rides

By | October 30, 2018

Wichita, KS — Chance Rides is proud to announce and welcome Mathew Mount as the Company’s Controller/Chief Financial Officer effective October 24th, 2018. Mat will report to Company President & COO, Aaron Landrum, and will be responsible for overseeing the Finance & Accounting team. Mr. Mount expressed, “I am thrilled to be a part of […]

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Quassy opens April 27 for 111th season

By | October 30, 2018

MIDDLEBURY, Conn.— Quassy Amusement & Waterpark Park will open for its 111th season on Saturday, April 27, park officials announced today. The amusement ride area of the lakeside property will operate 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday until Memorial Day weekend, when Quassy Beach and Splash Away Bay waterpark also open for the season. […]

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Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark selected for a 2018 Leading Edge Award

By | October 25, 2018

Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark has been selected for a 2018 Leading Edge Award from the World Waterpark Association, an international trade association for waterparks, aquatic venues and spray parks. The award recognizes “…creativity in the development of new themes, facilities, programs, services or operational concepts in the water attractions industry.” Find out more.  Epic Waters is an 80,000 square-foot year-round waterpark (the […]

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North Carolina State Fair attendance results

By | October 23, 2018

The North Carolina State Fair here just missed the one million mark as the 977,256 passed through the gates, fair officials announced today. The fair delayed opening on Thursday, Oct. 11, due to Hurricane Michael, which swept through the state as a tropical storm. Despite losing the day, two record days were recorded: Friday, Oct. […]

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2018 State Fair of Texas Welcomes More Than 2 Million Fairgoers

By | October 23, 2018

DALLAS, Texas — Rounding out the 2018 State Fair of Texas, this year was one to remember. For the 132nd year, the annual event brought people from all walks of life together – from iconic State Fair traditions, to new innovative additions, fairgoers alike enjoyed their visit to the State Fair. As an annual celebration […]

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Djurs Sommerland sets new attendance record

By | October 23, 2018

After a record breaking “Magical Halloween” in October, Djurs Sommerland can now celebrate yet another attendance record. More than 817.000 guests have visited the Danish amusement park during 2018 – this exceeds the former attendance record from 2017 with more than 9.000 guests. It has truly been a great season for Scandinavia’s biggest summerland. In […]

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New for 2019, Silver Dollar City Presents: The Year of Shows & Festivals, New Mega-Productions & Glowing Fall Nights

By | October 19, 2018

BRANSON, Mo. — A hallmark of Branson’s famed tourism industry is live entertainment and production shows, with Silver Dollar City having proven decades-long leadership in presenting great and unique talent. Today’s announcement of the 2019 lineup strongly builds on that tradition, with Silver Dollar City beginning a new era of even bolder entertainment with “The […]

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Connecticut Park Gears Up For 2019: New Family Ride, Other Improvements At Quassy

By | October 19, 2018

MIDDLEBURY, Conn. – For the 16th consecutive year, Quassy Amusement & Waterpark here will make marked improvements for its upcoming season. “We’re pleased to announce the addition of another new family ride for 2019 as well as some other enhancements at the property,” Quassy President Eric Anderson said today. Bouncing Buggies will be the new […]

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This Christmas at Liseberg: Swan Lake on ice

By | October 19, 2018

Every year, during Christmas at Liseberg, a spectacular ice show is shown daily. This Christmas, the stunning classical ballet Swan Lake will be showing at the Liseberg ice rink. “It will be a first-class fairytale ballet on ice,” reveals producer Sofia Sjölin. Christmas at Liseberg and the Swan Lake ice ballet open on 16 November. […]

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Among giant pumpkins and monsters of all kinds the season of Gardaland Magic Halloween has begun

By | October 19, 2018

And so it began, on Saturday 6th October, the seventeenth edition of Gardaland Magic Halloween, the “most frighteningly fun” event of this autumn, with the Park displaying a totally themed layout, ready to offer its Guests a chilling experience… made of pure amusement! The opening day saw the presence, among others, of Danilo Santi, General […]

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