Archive For May, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — International Ride Training, LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive ride operations safety services training and ride operator certification, announces two exciting additions to the IRT team today. Effective June 1, 2018, Erik H. Beard joins the company as a managing member/consultant and general counsel. In addition to supporting IRT’s International Ride Operator […]

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Over the last three years Scruffy Dog has gone through a large global growth with the massive expansion of our factory facilities in the UK’s Midlands our new creative studio in London and the opening of our site office in Dubai but now we can celebrate our next milestone. Since the start of June we […]

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TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — Allied Specialty Insurance, Inc., (“Allied”), an XL Group company, is marking its 35 years of insuring the US entertainment industry, including carnivals, concessionaires, amusement parks, waterparks, fairs and festivals, firework events and family entertainment centers. According to, Mary Chris Smith, Chairman and President of Allied Specialty Insurance, Inc. “Allied was created and continues […]

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Farmland, Ind. – North American Midway Entertainment (NAME), LLC, the largest operator of mobile amusement parks in North America, was sold to North American Fairs, LLC, an entity owned by Danny Huston, one of themoriginal owners. NAME was acquired by Townsquare Media, Inc. in 2015. Townsquare Media, Inc. is a leading diversified media and entertainment company. […]

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Amusement Today invites industry professionals to be a part of the Networking Event of the Year — the 2018 Golden Ticket Awards. The 21st annual awards honoring the Best of the Best will take place in Branson, Missouri, on September 7 and 8. Host extraordinaire Silver Dollar City is guaranteed to show attendees an incredible weekend. […]

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NEW BERLIN, Wisc. — JW Winco, Inc., A Ganter Company, a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, now offers Inch Size GN 784 Mounting Clamps with Swivel Ball Joint, Aluminum. The RoHS compliant mounting clamps with swivel ball joint allow precise and variable adjustment of the ball pivot within the rotation range. This is a […]

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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Six Flags EntertainmentCorporation (NYSE:SIX), the world’s largest regional theme park company, today announced it has entered into a purchase agreement with affiliates of Premier Parks, LLC to acquire the lease rights to operate five parks owned by EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR). The parks have previously been operated by Premier Parks, LLC of Oklahoma […]

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DALLAS, Texas — Urban Air Adventure Park announced today that it has hired Ken May to lead U.S. operations and strategic growth for the active entertainment brand called one of fastest growing franchises in the world by Entrepreneur Magazine. During May’s four year tenure he helped lead Topgolf through 24 venue openings and a quadrupling of […]

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PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Dollywood’s Season of Showstoppers really heats up during Barbeque & Bluegrass presented by BUSH’S®, thanks to a stellar lineup of bluegrass music’s best artists as well as expertly-prepared barbeque from Dollywood’s Golden Ticket Award-winning foods team. The opening weekend of the festival kicks off with The Gibson Brothers (May 25) and […]

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Developers have announced plans to build Europe’s tallest observation wheel on Newcastle Quayside in a project that would see more than £100m invested in the city and up to 550 jobs created. Standing 140 metres high, the observation wheel – dubbed ‘The Whey Aye’ in celebration of its location – will be five metres taller […]

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