Archive For 2022
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark and Epic Central in Grand Prairie, Texas is proud to announce the biggest FlowaPalooza yet! This weekend long, free festival will be filled with live music, family friendly attractions, food trucks, beer garden and much more. While the festival is taking place, Epic Waters will also be […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. — For the second year in a row, RWS Entertainment Group (RWS) has been selected by IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, to provide full creative and production services for the organization’s annual international conference and trade show in Orlando, FL November 14-18. Services provided by RWS will range from […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — ICON Leisure, the world’s only end-to-end operational design consulting group specializing in multi-use developments anchored by aquatic and entertainment attractions, has been selected as the official master design and operational consulting firm for Leander Springs. Located in the heart of central Texas, Leander Springs, an iLand Development Group and RGX INVEST project, […]
Universal Orlando Resort has added two new event dates – Tuesday, October 11 and Monday, October 24 – for guests to experience all the horrors of the World’s Premier Halloween event. Tickets for the additional event dates will go on sale tomorrow and can be purchased at www.universalorlando.com/halloween. The new dates are also valid for Frequent […]
DETROIT, Mich. — Passage, a cutting-edge event ticketing company launched in Detroit in 2014 and which operates a ticketing brand HauntPay for haunted attractions, is announcing the results of its 2022 Haunt Industry Report, a new survey of 2,100 haunted attraction industry professionals in the US and Canada. The report is believed to be one of the largest surveys […]
HERSHEY, Pa. — Tis’ the season to plan a holiday visit to Hershey The Sweetest Place On Earth during the most wonderful time of the year! Beginning Nov. 11, 2022, the destination will transform into a winter wonderland full of holiday cheer with festive lights, rides, Santa and all nine of his reindeer, hot chocolate […]
JNELC’s Managing Director and Owner, Jeroen Nijpels is making a comeback on IAAPA Board of Directors. As an active IAAPA volunteer since 2002, Jeroen has served on multiple committees such as the Marketing and PR Committee, the Space Allocation Committee, the Global and EMEA Manufacturers and Suppliers (M&S) Committees, the EMEA Regional Advisory Committee and […]
MOKENA, Ill. — Amusement Expo International (AEI) is excited to announce a major expansion of the core categories represented on its exhibit floor and educational program when the Billiard & Home Leisure Expo (BCA Expo) makes its debut as a new member of AEI’s colocation family in 2023. For the past 40 years, the BCA […]
Happy 102nd Patent-versary to Deno’s Wonder Wheel, Brooklyn, N.Y.! Filed in January, Charles Hermann’s patent for his invention, which he said combined the thrills of a Ferris wheel with a gravity railway or roller coaster, was approved on September 28, 1920. An earlier design for what would one day become the Wonder Wheel was patented […]
For 49 seasons, Knott’s Scary Farm has been providing haunting experiences and unimaginable scares to millions of guests. To make the event even more accessible to Scary Farm fans who are 17 years old or younger, Knott’s Scary Farm will implement the following change to our chaperone policy, effective September 29, 2022 – one guest, […]
