Archive For 2021
NEW YORK and LONDON — RWS Entertainment Group, the world’s largest full-service live entertainment production company, proudly announces the appointment of leisure industry veteran Steve Donnelly to the role of Director, EMEA and head of the firm’s European headquarters. Opened in March 2020, the London headquarters of RWS provides a European base for the company’s growing international presence. […]
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. & SEOUL, S. Korea — October 2021 marks the ten-year anniversary milestone of the first collaboration between Hollywood, CA-based Legacy Entertainment, and Seoul-based Lotte World, South Korea’s # 1 theme park. During the course of the past decade, Legacy and Lotte World have realized eight projects located at the site of the park together, […]
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — LEGOLAND Florida Resort is commemorating ten awesome years with a party-packed month that will feature a new attraction opening, a birthday celebration day, the reopening of MINILAND and the return of fireworks at Brick or Treat! 2021 has been a yearlong party that kicked off with the debut of Brickbeard’s Watersports Stunt Show […]
Zamperla is excited to bring its updated coaster portfolio to exhibitions this fall. The Italian company showcased its new designs as well as the innovation in coaster engineering at the Saudi Entertainment & Amusement Expo in early September and will bring its team to Barcelona next week. Zamperla has already released specifics about the Double […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Due to the recent flooding that has devastated much of Middle Tennessee, Dolly Parton and her Smoky Mountain businesses are reaching out to help, seeking to return the favor the area received after the 2016 wildfires. Parton was moved to help after seeing the damage caused in Humphreys County, the home of her […]
VANCOUVER, Canada — WhiteWater announces two new key hires in business development ahead of IAAPA Expo Europe in Barcelona, September 28 – 30. VP, Business Development at VantageIndustry veteran Frank Good is assuming the position of Vice President, Business Development at Vantage, WhiteWater’s technology unit. Backed by WhiteWater’s 40 years of expertise in the water […]
DUBAI, U.A.E. — Leading the transformation of 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 appointed Shafraz Kassam as General Manager of Operations in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Coming from a family that is […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Plans for the 2021 IAFE Convention & Trade Show are going full-steam ahead, according to IAFE Director of Meetings Kate Turner. The event takes place Nov. 28-Dec. 1 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. Workshops this year will be divided into tracks in a variety of categories. You […]
ORLANDO — Located in the heart of the Orlando Entertainment District, ICON Park is determined to be the top destination for locals and tourists. However, what you might not know is the open-air entertainment complex’s commitment to safety. Recently, Insurance Office of America presented ICON Park with the IOA Workers Comp Safety Award. This award […]
TURKEY — Polin Waterparks is pushing waterslide technology to the next level with its latest innovation. Its new attraction is the world’s first fully transparent composite Looping Rocket Waterslide, which is expected to have a dynamic impact on the industry. Polin Waterparks installed the first version of this new waterslide at Candyland Waterpark at the […]
