Archive For April, 2020

Thinkwell Group publishes post COVID-19 white paper for location-based entertainment industry when reopening parks, museums, & entertainment venues

By | April 30, 2020

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In a white paper published today, Thinkwell Group addresses seven areas for location-based entertainment owners and operators to consider when reopening their park, museum, attraction, or entertainment venue in a post COVID-19 world. From the entrance experience, ticketing processes, and queues to touchless interactives and VR, the white paper details concepts […]

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Zamperla Group – new solutions of remote assistance with Augmented Reality

By | April 30, 2020

Zamperla, like most companies these days, is reinventing its way of work and to interact also with the customers during this challenging time.  Zamperla’s Care Team, especially, put in place a new solution to support our customers and assembly new rides despite COVID-19 limitations and travel restrictions. Our Ride Mechanical Supervisor, based in Altavilla’s HQ, […]

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Arihant Water Slides provides resources to help feed up to 10,000 a day in India during COVID-19 lockdown

By | April 29, 2020

MUMBAI, Indian — Arihant Water Slides, a leading global supplier of water park slides equipment, is lending a helping hand to feed the poor in the Mumbai region throughout the Covid-19 lockdown that has been in force since 25 March. The lockdown in India affected a population of 1.3 billion for an initial 21 days […]

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Ride Entertainment Skycoaster and park maintenance update

By | April 29, 2020

STEVENSVILLE, Md. — As parks around the world examine the ways to safely re-open their properties Ride Entertainment has services to help. Two key areas are Skycoaster and attraction maintenance.  “We know that things will look different as properties start to open,” said Adam Sandy, President of Business Development. “We want to do our part […]

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Lagotronics Projects introduces the GameChanger-XS for FECs and Museums

By | April 28, 2020

After the success of the regular size GameChanger dark ride, Lagotronics Projects is now introducing the GameChanger-XS. It is the most compact version of the GameChanger yet and especially designed for FECs, Museums and Shopping Malls. With the successful installation of the rotating dark ride “GameChanger” in several theme parks and family entertainment centers worldwide, […]

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Take a virtual ride on Thunder Speedway!

By | April 28, 2020

Wishing you could be on our Go-Karts right now? Yeah, us too. Take a virtual ride around our multi-level track from the comfort of your own couch!

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Cal Expo cancels 2020 California State Fair and Food Festival

By | April 28, 2020

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In accordance with Cal Expo’s own values and the directives issued by the Governor and California Department of Public Health, Cal Expo’s Board voted unanimously during its April 24 Board Meeting to cancel the 2020 California State Fair and Food Festival scheduled for July 17 – August 2, 2020, until 2021 due to the extensive challenges posed by the COVID-19 public health […]

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AIMS International launches AIMS connectED e-learning platform

By | April 27, 2020

Its here!  After months of planning, filming, editing and more editing, AIMS International has launched its new e-learning platform, AIMS connectED, which can be accessed on the AIMS International website, aimsint.org. Having started development of the new learning management system (LMS) in the fall of 2019, AIMS staff could not have predicted the global situation […]

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Expert industry panel speaks on social distancing, safety and cleanliness best practices for reopening

By | April 27, 2020

GILBERTSVILLE, Pa. — Last Wednesday, Gateway Ticketing Systems held the sixth installment of their Webinar Wednesdays series titled: Optimizing the Capacity Managed Guest Experience Inside Your Attraction. The webinar was attended by 440 industry professionals and the recording was distributed on Friday. “We had five industry professionals on the webinar, our largest panel to date,” […]

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What do luxury vehicles and water slides have in common?

By | April 27, 2020

WhiteWater is pleased to announce an exclusive manufacturing partnership with Polmar, which will see the Turkish company produce fiberglass water slides for WhiteWater’s global projects. Polmar’s parent company, Polkima, are known for their complex molded composite parts and have become the manufacturer of choice for brands such as Volvo, Mercedes, and Daimler. WhiteWater, who also […]

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