Archive For 2022
ORLANDO — The 24th Annual Seminole County Fair in Sanford ends its nine-day run of family fun on Saturday, April 2nd. Located on Hickman Drive, off State Route 46 just east of the I-4, the Fair features over 30 state-of-the-art rides, a Kiddieland designed especially for children, delicious fair food and challenging games of skill. […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Water Park season is close than ever as Wet’n Wild Emerald Pointe announces plan to open early on May 21; the first time over a decade that the park will open before Memorial Day weekend. With more days to play, Wet’n Wild Emerald Pointe is actively seeking more than 600 energetic team […]
MASON, Ohio — Kings Island’s world-famous roller coaster, The Beast, will break its own World Record in 2022. The coaster, which opened in 1979 as the World’s Longest Wooden Roller Coaster, has held that distinction ever since. When it opens for the season in May it will beat its own record by two feet, from […]
BOTTROP-KIRCHHELLEN — The first cinematic scenes of the 2022 season have been shot and the spotlights are back in position! On March 25, Movie Park Germany was able to start the new season as planned and opened its doors to all movie and theme park fans, accompanied by the best spring weather. Not only was […]
On March 25th, 2022 Busch Gardens Williamsburg successfully opened “Pantheon”, their key attraction and most anticipated coaster of 2022, which at the same time is the world’s fastest multi LSM Launch Coaster. “Pantheon” combines the might of five Roman gods in one record breaking display of strength, speed and power. The gods referenced in Pantheon’s […]
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — The American Amusement Machine Association, (AAMA) has established a Hall of Fame to honor individuals and entities who have made outstanding contributions to the Coin-Op Industry. About the Coin-Op Industry Hall of FameAAMA’s Coin-Op Industry Hall of Fame is open to any person or entity that meets the admission criteria. These criteria include […]
ST. LOUIS — At the 2022 Amusement Expo International March 16-17, Intercard received the 2022 Supplier of the Year award from the American Amusement Machine Association. The prestigious award recognizes Intercard’s more than 30 years of providing innovative technology and stellar service to the manufacturers and operators of amusement games. At a company celebration May […]
Abhu DhabiOn March 6 two new Slides opened in the Abu Dhabi WTC Mall under the name “Velocity”. Eight LED rings around the higher, 60m long slide create spectacular visuals for riders and spectators alike. The second slide is 45m long and leads riders into darkness and through LED colour flashes. KuwaitIn 2020 we were […]
MYSTIC, Conn. — More than 100 were in attendance March 14-16 for the 109th Anniversary Education Conference & Annual Meeting of NEAAPA, the Northeast’ Entertainment Association, at the Hilton Mystic here. The highlight of the three-day event was the induction of industry icons James Patten III and the late Haig Gulezian into the NEAAPA Hall […]
LONDON, U.K. — Silvergate Media (Silvergate) and Merlin Entertainments (Merlin) are excited to announce their new activity trail, Octonauts: The Great Gup Rescue which has just been unveiled at SEA LIFE at Mall of America before beginning its voyage to SEA LIFE centres around the world. Expanding on its successful global partnership with Merlin, Silvergate’s new interactive activity based Octonauts trail will allow visitors to embark […]
