Archive For August, 2013
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk will host the 2013 Golden Ticket Awards on September 6 and 7, 2013. Presented by trade newspaper Amusement Today, the private, two-day event for amusement industry professionals recognizes the “best of the best” in the amusement industry. In addition to the Golden Ticket Awards ceremony and […]
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Cedar Point amusement park/resort, known around the world for its record-breaking collection of rides and roller coasters, announced several plans for the 2014 season, including introducing two new family rides, changes to the park’s Camp Snoopy area and more details on a two-year renovation project to Hotel Breakers. Joining Cedar Point’s impressive […]
4D Motion Ride Is Centerpiece of Interactive National Tour Launching in 2014 by World Class Investor and Production Teams Los Angeles, Calf., – Hero Ventures, a Los Angeles based entertainment company, announced today that it is teaming up with Marvel Entertainment to create “The Marvel Experience,” an innovative, traveling experience, featuring dozens of Marvel’s iconic […]
Due to tremendous interest in the 2013 Golden Ticket Awards, two of the recommended hotels for this event have sold out. However the nearby Santa Cruz Hotel Paradox has made available a limited number of rooms for event attendees at a special rate of $189/night. The newly opened, full-service Hotel Paradox is just a 10 […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. – Dollywood officials announced yesterday a $300 million, 10-year investment project to the Dollywood property here. All specifics for the next 10 years haven’t been ironed out as yet, but definites include a Gerstlauer dual launch roller coaster expected to open in 2014 and a 300-room hotel to open in the summer […]
Hershey, Pa. — The International Association of Trampoline Parks (IATP) is planning its first annual conference and trade show and the Program Committee is actively seeking industry innovators and educators to submit proposals to present to a growing segment of the entertainment industry. When: October 23-24, 2013 – Educational Sessions will be held on October […]
CHICAGO, Ill. — As a new school year looms on the horizon, many American households might be trying to squeeze in one last trip to the amusement park before it’s time to hit the books. But when it comes to theme parks, new research from Mintel reveals that while teens are still the most prolific […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Amusement Today publisher Gary Slade has announced that just a few rooms remain at the Dream Inn, headquarter hotel for the 2013 Golden Ticket Awards in Santa Cruz, California. The room block will be released to the general public for booking beginning 5 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2013, Eastern Time. Slade urges […]
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and active entertainment, announced that it has sold Knott’s Soak City — Palm Springs, a stand alone water park in Southern California, to CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed and are not material to Cedar […]
MADISON, Wis. — Great Wolf Lodge has announced its second class of recipients for the Great Wolf Resorts Scholarship. A total of $56,000 will be awarded to 14 Great Wolf Lodge Pack Members to put toward their college education for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year. “The Great Wolf Resorts Scholarship is quickly becoming a tradition […]
