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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 [email protected]. 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Following a 2020 season that saw Dollywood theme park earn a number of great awards and honors, the Smoky Mountain vacation destination has opened the new year with another stellar achievement as Forbes has named The Dollywood Company as one of the best employers in the country for 2021, according to a […]
