Archive For 2015
Amusement industry professionals who plan on attending the Golden Ticket Awards event, Sept. 11 & 12 in New York City have two upcoming deadlines to be aware of. •Monday, August 24, 2015, 5 p.m. Eastern Time is the deadline to REGISTER for the GTA event. The registration form may be found at: www.GoldenTicketAwards.com. Additional hotel rooms secured Overwhelming Golden Ticket […]
MASON, Ohio – Kings Island announced a major expansion to its Soak City Waterpark for the 2016 season with the addition of Tropical Plunge, a complex of six different water slide experiences towering nearly seven stories. Three of the slides on the 65-foot tall complex will start with guests climbing inside an Aqua-Launch chamber where […]
NEW YORK CITY — Amusement Today Publisher Gary Slade has announced that due to overwhelming demand and interest in the 2015 Golden Ticket Awards in New York City, the Park Lane Hotel has sold out of its designated GTA room block. Additional nearby hotel rooms are in the process of being secured for GTA attendees. […]
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — Amusement industry professionals planning to attend the 2015 Golden Ticket Awards in New York City, Sept. 11 and 12, are reminded to get their registration and hotel reservations in immediately. The cutoff date to receive the 2015 Golden Ticket Awards discounted room rate at the Park Lane Hotel at Central […]
LONDON, England – Picsolve, the leading image capture partner for the leisure and entertainment industry, has today announced its acquisition of Maxifoto International B.V. Netherlands-based Maxifoto is the leader in Northern Europe with more than thirty years’ of customer relationships in ride and event photography, and was the first to install a high-resolution digital ride […]
Treasure Island, FL – August 11, 2015 – Allied International Holdings, Inc.is pleased to announce the execution of an agreement to be acquired by XL Group plc (“XL”) (NYSE:XL). Founded in 1983,Allied owns T.H.E. Insurance Company and Allied Specialty Insurance, Inc., through which it provides insurance coverage to clients in the amusement and entertainment industry, […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — A military mom returning from service overseas surprised her 6-year-old son in a whale-sized reunion right before his favorite show at SeaWorld Orlando this weekend. More than 5,000 guests were part of the touching moment, which occurred minutes before the Shamu show began. According to the family, son Aiden Rodriguez, is a […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Themed after a tricked out 1950s-era hot rod, Lightning Rod will launch riders from zero to 45 mph more than 20 stories up its lift hill to one of the ride’s first airtime moments. At the crest of the hill, riders will face twin summit airtime hills before tackling the daring […]
LOGAN, Utah — The innovative team at S&S Worldwide has been selected by Playland’s Castaway Cove to build what is anticipated to be the first linear synchronous motor (“LSM”) launched coaster to open in the Northeast region of the U.S. S&S has teamed up with Scott Simpson of S&T Amusements (owner of Playland’s Castaway Cove) […]
Event registration, itinerary and hotel info online at GoldentTicketAwards.com NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — It’s the Networking Event of the Year. Start spreading the news — industry friends old and new will gather for Amusement Today’s annual Golden Ticket Awards at the birthplace of the American amusement park, Coney Island. The new Luna Park in […]
