Archive For 2012
New four-person Master Blaster water-coaster uphill waterslide will change the face of thrill ride history KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Schlitterbahn Kansas City Waterpark has announced the world’s tallest, fastest and most extreme waterslide ever built — opening in summer 2013. The new four-person raft Meg-a-Blaster speed-slide combines the best elements of Schlitterbahn’s patented Master Blaster […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A huge predator has been spotted near Worlds of Fun’s iconic balloon, aiming to make the park’s entrance extinct. This massive creature, identified as a Tyrannosaurus rex, has appeared in the city as part of Dinosaurs Alive!, a multi-sensory interactive dinosaur park coming to Worlds of Fun next spring. The addition […]
Utah-based thrill ride manufacturers, S&S Worldwide, Inc., has entered into a binding agreement with Sansei Yusoki Co., Ltd., of Osaka, Japan, whereby Sansei will invest in S&S. It is expected that the transaction will lead to a stronger alliance between roller coaster and amusement rides manufacturers, Sansei and S&S. Rich Allen, president and CEO of […]
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis.––Officials at Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park have announced plans to rework their largest wooden roller coaster – Hades – and outfit it with new elements including an upside down barrel roll for the 2013 season. Dubbed Hades 360, the ride will be a technological marvel integrating the underground uniqueness of Hades […]
The donation will build the Barbara Knoebel wing to the museum archive facility. ORLANDO, Fla. — Celebrating the life of an amusement park icon, the estate of Barbara Knoebel is donating $25,000 to help preserve the history of an industry she loved. The family presented the check at the IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando on […]
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ORLANDO, Florida — Zamperla SpA and Zamperla Inc. announced on November 13, 2012, that they obtained judgments in U.S. Federal Court in Orange County, Fla., against three amusement ride manufacturers in excess of $138 million dollars. The verdicts were based on violations of Florida’s Unfair Competition Law, the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) announced Will Morey, president and CEO of Morey’s Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey, United States, will chair the worldwide trade association’s board of directors in 2013. A veteran of the attractions industry, Morey started his career in 1975, shortly after his father and […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) inducted two legendary contributors to the attractions industry into the IAAPA Hall of Fame, Bob Masterson and PT Barnum. The awards were presented Tuesday, Nov. 13, during the Kickoff Event for IAAPA Attractions Expo 2012, the world’s largest annual conference and trade show […]
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — Just a week after Superstorm Sandy unleashed its wrath on the New Jersey shoreline, a new winter storm named Athena threatened to hamper coastal amusement operators’ cleanup efforts and ongoing damage assessments. Sandy’s damage was most severe along the central and northern portions of the New Jersey coastline. Seaside Heights, at […]
