Archive For September, 2021
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Kathleen O’Leary, CEO and Executive Director, has announced her retirement from state service after 24 years in various management roles at Wisconsin State Fair Park. O’Leary’s career spans nearly 35 years and includes public and private sector experience in marketing, sponsorship, communications, and operations in addition to serving as CEO. O’Leary […]
ORLANDO — PeopleVisionFX will be exhibiting its newest special effect technologies at IAAPA Attractions Expo, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, November 16-19, booth 2849. The display will include the worldwide debut of the company’s new technique for AnimatedReality. AnimatedReality allows for holographic elements that are fully integrated within real physical environments. Images […]
MUNICH, Germany — HOLOGATE, the global market leader in immersive location-based entertainment opened the doors of their first state-of-the-art 1,200 m² extended reality entertainment franchise location, Hologate World Flair. Located at the new and modernized 22,000 m² FLAIR Fürth urban experience center in Fürth, Germany, HOLOGATE WORLD was met with high praise by representatives of the press and enthusiastic […]
BALTIMORE, Md. — Quest theme park has announced the completion and soft opening of the much anticipated, highly-themed, dark ride, custom, multi-launch, special effects coaster Epiq. Quest theme park is locatedinside the Doha Oasis, a stunning luxurious mixed-use development in Qatar that includes a 5-star hotel and residences, a prestigious French fashion department store, cutting-edge […]
PUYALLUP, Wa. — The Washington State Fair welcomed nearly 816,000 guests back to the first traditional Fair in two years. We are proud to have led the way as the state reopened, in hosting Washington’s single largest event – and one of the first major events since the pandemic began. We worked hard over […]
TORONTO, Ontario — SimEx-Iwerks’ slate of high-quality Flying and 4D Experiences continues to expand with FROSTBITE – DINO ISLAND III, now in production in collaboration with the CGI studio specialized in media-based attractions, Red Raion. SimEx-Iwerks’ Dino Island attractions have been the most popular dinosaur-themed ride experiences of all time. Since the mid ‘90s, audiences in over […]
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — ASTM International and the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas or ABNT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sept. 24. The MoU will allow direct adoption of ASTM International standards in Brazil to enhance ABNT’s support for public and private sector stakeholders in Brazil and aid in the development […]
SINGAPORE — 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, is proud to provide integrated cashless solutions to new multi-venue entertainment hub Planet Royale located in Perth, WA. Launched on 16th August 2021, Planet Royale took the Perth […]
ORLANDO — The board of directors of IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, elected five new board members for 2022, including Wuthichai Luangamornlert, ICAE, as second vice chair, during its meeting on Sept. 25 in Barcelona, Spain. Luangamornlert is managing director, Siam Park Bangkok Co. Ltd, operator of the largest water and amusement in Bangkok. He will […]
The OCTOBER 2021 issue includes: Alpine Springs adds new thrills to Water World Energylandia expands with addition of Aqualantis Gerstlauer’s Defiance coming to Glenwood Caverns Weigand mountain coaster delivers at Shepherd of the Hills Time to get scared as nation’s parks present Halloween events Kings Dominion and S&S Worldwide partner on new coaster Maryland State Fair […]
