Archive For May, 2020
Six Flags Great Adventure announces opening of Safari for special drive-through experience
By News Release | May 15, 2020
JACKSON, N.J. — Six Flags Great Adventure announced today that it will soon open its Safari adventure as a drive-through experience. This announcement follows New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s executive order permitting drive-through events implementing social distancing guidelines. Six Flags Great Adventure’s Safari operated as a self-drive-through experience from 1974 through 2012. Since 2013, Great Adventure […]
A recording is now posted of yesterday’s widely attended webinar hosted by the World Waterpark Association and featuring representatives from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code (CMAHC) speaking on Healthy and Safe Swimming At Public Aquatic Venues During The COVID-19 Pandemic. With more than […]
House Democrats unveiled their plans for the next coronavirus relief package, H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act. The $3 trillion bill contains a number of notable provisions for which the attractions industry has been heavily advocating. Of note, the bill provides amendments to modify the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as well as to expand and enhance the […]
Your C.P. Huntington Train can now be equipped with dividers between each row of seats to keep your guests separated while they practice social distancing. Limited delivery available, so get more information and price quote to order for your CP Huntington.
Six Flags introduces new guest reservation system to ensure proper social distancing
By News Release | May 13, 2020
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world’s largest regional theme park company, and the largest operator of waterparks in North America, today announced the launch of an innovative, new guest reservation system. The user-friendly process will allow parks to manage daily attendance levels and avoid overcrowding in accordance with Centers for Disease Control […]
We are excited to have you and your family back in our facilities and enjoying our Legendary attractions. The safety of our guests and team members will always be our top priority. In anticipation of reopening, we offer you this commitment: SAFE. CLEAN. FUN.ENHANCED sanitation, cleaning and social distancing measures throughout the facilityUPDATED processes that conform our […]
In coordination with the council of Horst aan de Maas is Toverland working towards a reopening of the theme park. It aims to receive visitors again from 19 May 2020. To ensure that all of this happens within the safety measures of a one-and-a-half-metre society, the theme park will follow a protocol named ‘A Safe […]
As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, we wanted to pass along important recently released information by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that may be particularly helpful to members who operate water parks. We encourage IAAPA members to read through these documents carefully as they will likely […]
Walibi Holland announces virtual queuing partnership with Accesso to facilitate social distancing
By News Release | May 12, 2020
ORLANDO, Fla., — accesso Technology Group plc (AIM: ACSO), the premier technology solutions provider for attractions and venues worldwide, today announces a new strategic agreement with Walibi Holland, a longstanding theme park customer located in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands. The park, owned by Compagnie des Alpes, already leverages accesso‘s patented virtual queuing solution as a premium service option and will now […]
Intercard offers amusement operators free materials for educating customers on health risks of payment with mobile devices
By News Release | May 12, 2020
ST. LOUIS — With many FECs and arcades preparing to reopen after the COVID-19 shutdown, incorporating upgraded sanitation and customer safety programs is essential. To assist in this effort, Intercard is offering free educational materials that call attention to the health risks of using smartphones and mobile devices for contactless payment until there is a […]
