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Dubai-based children’s play area and cafe chain implements Semnox Cashless RFID System

By | May 28, 2021

Dubai-based children’s play area and cafe chain Fiafia has successfully implemented Semnox’s Cashless RFID wristband system, Handheld POS, F&B POS and Inventory Management system for its outlets located at Ferdous and its new facility at DIFC. Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, and as we begin to see light of the day with the vaccination, the industry […]

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June 2021 issue

By | May 27, 2021

The June 2021 issue of Amusement Today is available for FREE via Digital Edition and/or downloadable PDF! Universal delivers Jurassic Park: VelociCoaster Amusement Expo International 2021 preview 2021 Golden Ticket Awards to be held online New Funplex lights up Myrtle Beach sky Miler coaster to see new life at Traders Village Wisdom Tornado touches down at Knoebels Martin & Vleminckx constructing new […]

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Eat or be eaten: new ride and food festival serve up fun at Lake Compounce

By | May 27, 2021

BRISTOL, Conn. — Lake Compounce’s big 175th birthday celebration gets even more massive starting Memorial Day Weekend. Venus Vortex, Lake Compounce’s largest water slide to date, opens for adventurous riders Saturday, May 29. After being devoured by the Venus flytrap-themed thriller, guests can do the dining themselves throughout June at the first-ever Bites and Pints Food & Drink […]

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Rulantica to premier Snorri Snokling underwater VR

By | May 25, 2021

AT: Jeffrey Seifert RUST, Germany — Once the Rulantica water park at Europa-Park is able to reopen, guests will have the option to partake in a unique underwater VR experience — Snorri Snorkling VR. Equipped with VR goggles and a snorkel, adventurers will be able to follow Snorri Touren, Rulantica’s playful, six-tentacled Octopus mascot, on […]

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Jeff Davis ‘on the move’

By | April 28, 2021

Jeff Davis has joined the Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom team as the new director of operations. While Davis is new to the Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, he is no stranger to the amusement industry. Davis brings 25 years of leadership experience to his new role with positions such as vice president of operations at […]

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May 2021 issue

By | April 27, 2021

The May 2021 issue of Amusement Today is available for FREE via Digital Edition and/or downloadable PDF! Clementon Park purchased ARM SkyHawk coming to Fun Spot Chongqing Sunac Land opens Intamin Giant Impulse Coaster Fun Land Entertainment Centers opens new FEC, Embed partners Lindstrand Technologies’ SkyFlyer will soar over Rhyl ZipWhipper combines climbing walls, zip lines Scene75 Entertainment Centers adding Chicago location […]

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What’s new for 2021?

By | April 9, 2021

Amusement Today will be publishing its annual amusement industry preview in the May 2021 issue. To make certain your new-for-2021 installs are included, send a list of your 2021 projects to jseifert@amusementtoday.com. The deadline for inclusion is April 16, 2021. AT is looking for any new ride or attraction at parks, water parks, family entertainment centers, traveling carnivals shows, […]

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April 2021 issue

By | March 26, 2021

The April 2021 issue of Amusement Today is available for FREE via Digital Edition and/or downloadable PDF! Amusement Today begins 25th year of publishing Wiegand’s opens CoasterKart in Tennessee Genting SkyWorlds nears opening Herschend now the majority partner of Kentucky Kingdom Fun Spot America serves up Mardi Gras S&S supplies trio of 4D Free Spin coasters, drop towers Austin’s completes major indoor […]

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Tennessee’s Rowdy Bear Ridge opens Wiegand’s interactive CoasterKart

By | March 19, 2021

AT: Pam Sherborne PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — A new coaster concept by German manufacturer Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG called CoasterKarts is now up and running at Rowdy Bear Ridge Adventure Park in this popular destination city.  This is Wiegand’s first installation of the interactive attraction in North America. Based on the first-day rider response on […]

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Bumper Cars enter the virtual world with Cyber Blaster, the new VR Bumper Car attraction from SPREE Interactive

By | March 18, 2021

NUREMBERG, Germany —SPREE Interactive, previously known as HolodeckVR, a global leader in, multiplayer, free-roaming commercial VR attractions, is proud to announce the release of their latest VR Bumper Car attraction “Cyber Blaster”.  Set in the not so distant future, where humans have uploaded their consciousnesses into a virtual world, Cyber Blaster sees the players jumping […]

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