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Premier Rides has been selected to design and manufacture a signature high-thrill roller coaster for what will be the largest mixed-use development project in the world, the Great Mall of China. The Premier attraction, commissioned by the Berjaya Great Mall of China Co. Ltd., will be the tallest indoor roller coaster in the world. The […]
Darien Lake Theme & Water Park Resort (Darien Lake) has named Bob Montgomery as the park’s new vice president and general manager. Montgomery has been employed by Herschend Family Entertainment (HFE), the management company of Darien Lake, for over a decade. Prior to HFE, Montgomery worked as vice president of operations and development at LEGOLAND, […]
Prime Play proudly announces one of its most anticipated projects of 2012 with SAFRA Toa Payoh, in Singapore. Toa Payoh is the second SAFRA project that Prime Play’s in-house team of experts has custom designed and built. Opening this spring, SAFRA’s newest Family Entertainment Center will offer a unique scavenger hunt attraction that provides fun, […]
Ideas, ideas, & more ideas….you’ll walk away with plenty of new ideas for you and your staff to make 2012 an even better year in terms of safety, operations and revenue generation. Join the European Committee for the European Waterpark Symposium, hosted by The Time Capsule, 28 & 29 February in Coatbridge, Scotland. Time spent learning from your industry’s […]
Busch Gardens welcomes guests to closely observe and even take part in the animal care experience when the Tampa park opens its new Animal Care Center on Jan. 23, 2012. From nutrition to treatments, X-rays to surgeries, much of Busch Gardens’ animal care will be conducted in guest view in this new state-of-the-art facility. “We […]
Europa-Park is ending its 37th season with excellent results once again as visitor numbers exceeded four million. As the new year gets off to a start, Europa-Park’s managing partners, Roland and Jürgen Mack, have also finally revealed the name of the new wooden rollercoaster: “WODAN -Timburcoaster”. This new high-tech rollercoaster is set to open at […]
Quassy Amusement Park, a family-owned property in Middlebury, Conn., will be honored Thursday, Jan. 26, as the Small Business of the Year during the 2012 Harold Webster Smith Awards at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The Waterbury Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Council presents the annual awards. The Harold Webster Smith Awards were established by […]
Children ages five and younger can now explore the wonders of Africa and the depths of the ocean for free with the new Busch Gardens & SeaWorld Preschool Pass. Little ones will experience kid-size thrills at Busch Gardens’ Sesame Street Safari of Fun and SeaWorld’s Shamu’s Happy Harbor play areas, get up close to their […]
Wild Rivers waterpark in Irvine, Calif. has been operating on the same plot of real estate for 26 years. Unfortunately, the 2011 season was its last at the current location. The property’s owner – Irvine, Co. – has elected to evict the waterpark and construct apartment housing units on the site. “While I am sad […]
The 75-year old, Orlando based, H. J. High Construction Company was selected as the design-builder of the new $20 million expansion of Fun Spot Action Park located just off International Drive. Fun Spot Parks are a hometown success story being locally owned and operated. “The deep Orlando roots and culture of H. J. High made […]
