Archive For March, 2024
ITASCA, Ill. — Family Entertainment Group (“FEG”) is excited to announce the addition of Gregory Bacorn to its team as an Account Executive, effective immediately. With years of experience in the entertainment industry, Bacorn joins FEG with a wealth of knowledge and a passion for driving growth through strategic partnerships. In his previous role as founder […]
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Palace Entertainment, a leading leisure park operator with more than 20 major entertainment venues across the United States and Australia, today announced the appointment of Michael Reitz as Director of Engineering and Maintenance across all Palace Entertainment venues. Michael Reitz brings more than 30 years of engineering experience to Palace Entertainment. He has […]
BRISTOL, Conn. — Spring is in the air and that means Opening Day, April 27, at Lake Compounce Amusement and Water Park is just over one month away. America’s First Amusement Park is celebrating its 178th season as the longest-running amusement park in the United States as it continues its long-standing legacy, the park has […]
On Saturday, March 23, Universal Orlando Resort guests can meet the MinaLima founders, the designers behind the graphic props of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, during a special appearance at the “House of MinaLima” pop-up store inside the Universal Studios Store at Universal CityWalk. From 1:00p.m. to 5:00p.m. EST, fans can meet, greet and take a photo […]
Polin Group is excited to announce the promotion of Ahmet Sumer to the position of Business Development Director for the Latin America region. Formerly serving as the Sales Manager for more than 6 years, Sumer brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role. As the newly appointed Business Development Director – LATAM, […]
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Santa Monica Amusements LLC (SMA), the operating group of Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, today announced its sale to SC Holdings (SC), an investment firm with extensive experience in the consumer, entertainment, and hospitality sectors. Over the next five years, SC will make $10 million in capital investments in […]
BOTTROP-KIRCHHELLEN, Germany — New year, new production schedule on the Hollywood set! Movie Park Germany is kicking off the 2024 season on 22 March. Germany’s largest movie and amusement park will once again show itself to be as diverse as the various film genres: from adrenaline-packed action on the attractions to new horror scenes in […]
The results are in for Kennywood’s Vote for the Most A-peel-ing New Ride Name Sweepstakes to name the all-new Potato Patch fries themed bumper cars. Potato Smash comes out as the clear winner claiming half of the total votes submitted. With deep-fried determination, Kennywood fans cast almost 20,000 votes during the week long spud-tacular sweepstakes […]
GENK, Belgium — Hero Zone, provider of the largest network of operator-powered free roam virtual reality solutions in location-based entertainment, is proud to expand its catalog of free- roam VR game titles with a new escape game, as well as adding a new, flexible mobile set-up for amusement operators. Hero Zone will return to Las […]
Wayne McCary, of East Longmeadow, Mass., past president and CEO of Eastern States Exposition (ESE), was honored with the distinguished “Circus Ring of Fame” Award, Feb. 10 in Sarasota, Florida. The award recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the art and culture of the circus over the span of a career. With […]
