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Save the date! We are excited to announce Kings Island’s 2021 Gold and Platinum Passholder Preview – May 8 & 9 – and we look forward to welcoming you back for what is sure to be an AMAZING season. To ensure you and your family enjoy the park safely, several operational changes will be in […]
GILBERTSVILLE, PA — Webinar Wednesdays from Gateway Ticketing Systems, the award-winning webinar series for attractions, returns for a second season on February 3 at 2 PM EST. Webinar Wednesdays is designed to help attractions deliver their very best guest experience, opened or closed, despite coronavirus. “Webinar Wednesdays was so wildly successful last year that there was […]
The February 2021 issue of Amusement Today is available for FREE via Digital Edition and/or downloadable PDF! IISF Super Trade show preview AIMS Virtual Safety Seminar recap Six Flags Fiesta Texas opens the first new ride of 2021 season Mack Rides offers new twist on launched coasters Deno’s Wonder Wheel park to add thrilling Vekoma coaster $30 million expansion brings […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — International Ride Training, LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive ride operations safety consultation, training and certifications, announced today that registration is now open at www.ridetraining.com for Ride Camp 2021 featuring, for the first time, the choice of five regional locations and a “virtual only” option all beginning in Mid- February 2021. Ride […]
The January 2021 issue of Amusement Today is available for FREE via Digital Edition and/or downloadable PDF! 2021 kicks off with AIMS Virtual Safety Seminar Kalahari opens nation’s largest indoor water park in Round Rock Indiana Beach saves coaster, adding Polyp 2021 IAFE Virtual Vision recap Mack Rides’s extreme spinning coaster for Plopsa De Panne Knoebels looking ahead North Pole […]
The December 2020 issue of Amusement Today is available for FREE via Digital Edition and/or downloadable PDF! Holiday recipes from the amusement industry IAFE Virtual Vision preview Industry celebrates the holiday season Give Kids The World Village shines ZDTs acquires historic art from Playland Park Funplex Myrtle Beach holds ground breaking Greater Gulf State Fair extends run Eventful 2020 for […]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A transformation is taking place to the parking lot located on North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beac. Just steps from the beach, sitework beginning on the new Funplex Myrtle Beach. Promising a big punch in a compact footprint, Funplex Myrtle Beach was designed to maximize every square foot. Tropically themed, Myrtle […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Because traditional fuzzy slippers, tacky ties and boring blenders may not be on many Christmas lists this season, Dollywood’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials provide gift giving excitement that includes memory-making moments families can enjoy throughout 2021. Additionally, the free Pre-K Imagination Season Pass returns after its well-received debut in 2020. […]
PITTSBURGH — As Palace Entertainment leisure venues across the United States launch their annual Black Friday promotions, each park is making a commitment to guests: they will get their money’s worth on 2021 Season Passes, even if the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the amusement and attractions industry. From National Historic Landmark Kennywood to the […]
PLAINVIEW, Texas — The holidays are a time for giving and thanks to Amazon, giving to the National Roller Coaster Museum (NRCMA) is easy this season. Simply go to Smile.Amazon.com and select the NRCMA as your charity. With every one of your holiday purchases, .5% will be donated to the Roller Coaster Museum helping to […]
