Archive For April, 2021

May 2021 issue

By | April 27, 2021

The May 2021 issue of Amusement Today is available for FREE via Digital Edition and/or downloadable PDF! Clementon Park purchased ARM SkyHawk coming to Fun Spot Chongqing Sunac Land opens Intamin Giant Impulse Coaster Fun Land Entertainment Centers opens new FEC, Embed partners Lindstrand Technologies’ SkyFlyer will soar over Rhyl ZipWhipper combines climbing walls, zip lines Scene75 Entertainment Centers adding Chicago location […]

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Zoo opens Saturday, April 24 for 57th season

By | April 27, 2021

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — When the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo opens for the 2021 season on Saturday, it will be to less restrictions than the abbreviated season of 2020. “We can’t wait for guests to come out and celebrate spring at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo,” says new Executive Director, Rick Schuiteman. “We will be […]

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Quassy’s Splash Away Bay Waterpark opens for season on May 29

By | April 27, 2021

MIDDLEBURY, Conn. — Splash Away Bay waterpark and Quassy Beach open for the summer season on Saturday, May 29, at Quassy Amusement & Waterpark here. Considered the most thrilling of the 15 slides featured in the waterpark are Category 5 Rapids, three extreme raft rides.. “These are massive slides with each one providing a different […]

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Overwhelming response

By | April 27, 2021

Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, Conn., opened for the 2021 season last Saturday with a Neighbors In Need event in which guests were asked to donate nonperishable food, dog food or dog toys, and personal care items. According to Quassy officials, the public’s response was overwhelming as collection containers at the park entrance overflowed in […]

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Prospering during a pandemic: Veltmeijer Group opens and remodels 9 locations across Europe with Embed solutions

By | April 27, 2021

DUBAI, U.A.E. — Transforming the business of fun since 2001, Embed, the worldwide leader of the cashless business management systems and solutions for the amusement, entertainment, and leisure industries, has recently signed a three-year exclusive agreement with Veltmeijer Group in the Netherlands to open amusement centers across Europe. Veltmeijer Group consists of Gamestate, Gametown, Gamecity […]

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IAAPA-funded study results: Masks and their ability to safely reduce social distancing

By | April 27, 2021

As the attractions industry continues to move forward in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, IAAPA continues to provide current data and guidance for consideration relating to operational protocols. Recently, IAAPA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Florida High Tech Corridor, helped fund a study by the University of Central Florida Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering […]

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WG Bean’s Coffee Shop opens at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

By | April 26, 2021

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is celebrating its 125th anniversary year with the opening of a new coffee shop that has links to the very beginnings of the world-famous amusement park.  WG Bean’s is named after Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s founder and is located at the front of the iconic Casino Building, close to the park’s main entrance. […]

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ProSlide innovation leads the industry with world’s first family rafting MammothBLAST Water Coaster

By | April 23, 2021

ProSlide Technology Inc., the industry leader in water ride design, technology, and manufacturing, has broken new ground at the world-class expansion of Atlantis Aquaventure in Dubai with its latest innovation, the MammothBLAST Water Coaster. This revolutionary design combines ProSlide’s leading water coaster BLAST technology with the world of rafting for an experience that changes the […]

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A Mother’s Day celebration that soars above the rest at Melbourne Star Observation Wheel

By | April 23, 2021

We all know Mums should be celebrated every day but especially on Mother’s Day! This year Melbourne Star has curated limited time Mother’s Day Experience Packages complete with a special surprise for Mum! All of this in just 30 minutes, 120 metres above Melbourne, spending quality time together with a view. Mother’s Day Sky High […]

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Dynamic’s 1st co-venture on schedule to kick-off summer

By | April 22, 2021

Dynamic Technology Group’s first co-venture grand opening is rapidly approaching to kick off the start of this summer in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.  Dynamic and its partners that own ‘The Island in Pigeon Forge’ theme park are extremely proud of all the work completed by its team to bring this incredible attraction to life for […]

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