Archive For 2022
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Water park fans get an early holiday gift from the Carolinas’ Favorite Water Park: Wet ’n Wild Emerald Pointe will debut three new attractions for the 2023 Season! The thrills will shine brighter next summer at Emerald Pointe thanks to a supercharging of three park favorites with next-generation slide technology never before […]
VANCOUVER, Canada — At this year’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida, WhiteWater was honoured with three prestigious Brass Rings—awards that celebrate “achievements of excellence throughout the global attractions industry.” The company’s racing slide, “Blasterango Battle,” won Best New Product for Water Park Ride/Attraction, while Virtual Pass Processing by Vantage won Best Product or Service Used by Consumers. Vantage was […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Luna Park in Coney Island, NYC’s largest and most iconic amusement park, is saddened to announce today the passing of Alberto Zamperla, the second-generation President of global amusement manufacturer, The Zamperla Group, and fourth-generation member of a family dedicated to amusement traditions, who died suddenly on Thursday, November 17th. An indomitable visionary and innovator, […]
ST. LOUIS — Intercard’s festive IAAPA Expo Customer Appreciation Party reunited more than 400 members of the company’s global family of customers, staff and industry colleagues for a magical evening in Orlando on November 15, 2022. Guests came from as far away as Asia, Australia, the Middle East and South America to celebrate the launch […]
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — Pittsburgh’s Home for the Holidays – Kennywood – will spread seasonal cheer with the triumphant return of Holiday Lights, beginning this weekend Saturday, November 19. More than two million twinkling lights will illuminate the park, along with more than 20 family favorite rides, new festive culinary delights and the nightly tree lighting at the tallest Christmas […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — The premier Christmas event in North Texas, Holiday in the Park, returns to Six Flags Over Texas. Bask in wondrous holiday enchantment for the entire family, featuring visits with Santa, the award-winning Christmas At The Southern Palace, the new Holiday Market with a petting zoo, s’mores around a campfire, and more. The park’s most magical time of the […]
DALLAS, Texas — Embed, the ultimate cashless solutions provider for the amusement, entertainment, and leisure industries, successfully launched the new technology insights data visualization dashboard, STATS, at the IAAPA Expo Orlando from November 15 to 18. Developed with and powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), STATS is a powerful data and report visualization tool designed […]
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wisc. — Water park fans get an early holiday gift from America’s Largest Waterpark: Noah’s Ark will amp up the fun in 2023 with an all-new ride experience combining next-gen technology with water park thrills! The thrills will shine brighter next summer at Noah’s Ark Waterpark thanks to a supercharging of fan favorite Flying […]
Walter Florimont quietly passed onto his next great adventure on October 30, 2022. Born August 1st, 1929, in Brooklyn, NY, Walter grew up accompanying his father to Coney Island to maintain the park’s Amusement games. At just 16 years old, his parents, confident in his abilities, sent him on the Greyhound Bus, small canvas tool sack […]
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is excited to celebrate the holiday season with Winter Wonderland at the Boardwalk from November 24, 2022, to January 1, 2023. Winter Wonderland is a free admission event although advance ticket packages for event days are on sale now at https://beachboardwalk.com/Winter-Wonderland/ Winter Wonderland is Santa Cruz […]
