Archive For October, 2013
Indoor exhibit space sold out; outdoor area largest ever ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Officials for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) announced IAAPA Attractions Expo 2013 will feature more square footage of exciting new product and service innovations for the global attractions industry than any of its Expos in the past 10 years. […]
MASON, Ohio — Thirty-three years to the day it was first introduced in 1980, The Bat will fly again at Kings Island. The 364-acre amusement and waterpark is changing the name and colors of the Flight Deck roller coaster to The Bat. The change will take effect for the 2014 season. “There was a lot […]
BRANSON, Mo. — When designers and developers with Silver Dollar City Attractions set out to create a new 2014 ride for White Water, there was one mandate: The new ride must be “The Biggest Thrill in White Water History.” The concept began with the idea of a heart-pounding, drop-floor plunge. Now in initial stages of […]
CINCINNATI, Ohio — International Theme Park Services, Inc. (ITPS) is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with PAWS, Inc. to introduce the iconic Garfield the Cat character to the domestic and international theme park industry. The comic strip of Garfield’s daily life has been in publication since 1978 and holds the Guinness […]
CHIPPING NORTON, OXFORDSHIRE, England — Fairytale Farm, the UK’s first visitor attraction to be designed entirely around the needs of disabled children — but open to all — will be celebrating Halloween evenings in a unique way, by offering scary tours of the Enchanted Walk. The farm will be taking visitors on special organised after-dark […]
DRAYTON BASSETT, Staffordshire, England — Mrs. Vera Bryan, Drayton Manor Theme Park’s co-founder, passed away peacefully at Good Hope Hope Hospital in Sutton Colfield at the age of 96. Her passing follows the death on September 20, of George Byran, her husband of 71 years. Mrs. Bryan passed 64 years to the day that she […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has begun offering a new three-tiered annual pass program that allows guests to customize their experience at the must-see Central Florida destination. “This new annual pass structure offers expanded value and the ability for guests to select the level that best fits their needs and expectations,” […]
VALENCIA, Calif. — Six Flags Magic Mountain, transforms from a “theme park” to a haunted “scream park” for the 21st season of Fright Fest, Southern California’s most thrilling Halloween experience. This season marks one of the biggest and scariest Fright Fest events with three new mazes, two new scare zones, more walk around “scare-actors” and […]
Hassloch, Germany — In July 2014, Holiday Park will open a new roller coaster unique to Europe. The thrill coaster is replete with numerous exciting elements — catapult launches, cool rotations/twists, extreme forward and backward accelerations, vertical drops and breathtaking loops. The highlight is a slow motion roll at a height of approximately 150 feet. […]
New daytime children’s Halloween events debuted Saturday, September 28 DOSWELL, Va. — It’s all fun and no fear for the little ones this Halloween, as Kings Dominion announces plans to debut the all-new Planet Spooky Halloween spectacular on Saturday, September 28th. “With the introduction of the bigger, better Planet Snoopy earlier this year Kings Dominion, […]
