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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Legacy Entertainment is set to make waves yet again in 2020 with the debuts of two high-profile projects. Today’s news follows the firm’s record-breaking year of 2019, which saw the opening of three new Theme Parks, as well as two groundbreaking Dark Rides, also designed by the renowned company. First to open […]
It is with deep personal and professional sadness that we report that our friend, our OABA News Ambassador, Tom Powell, passed away early this morning. Tom had complications from a fall he took last week. Tom’s dedication to the outdoor amusement industry is beyond words. There will be no one who can replace his weekly columns that touch […]
OABA knows from DOL that petitions for over 99,362 H-2B workers were filed in the first two days from January. This filing marks the first time that DOL is using the randomization process to group petitions for processing. Employers were alerted yesterday about their assigned priority grouping. We are well aware that there are not nearly […]
ORLANDO — Magic Memories, experts in creating and distributing personalized content for the attractions industry announces a partnership with Orlando’s ICON Park to provide guests with a brand new interactive digital experience — ‘Orlando’s Most Iconic Selfie’. Unlike a traditional ‘selfie’, Magic Memories’ innovative Zoom Selfie Camera — positioned in the ICON Park courtyard — is […]
ST. LOUIS — Cashless technology is changing the way amusement operators in the UK and around the globe interact with their customers and their business. At EAG 2020 in London Electrocoin will present the latest innovations from Intercard, the company that pioneered the use of cashless technology in the amusement industry and has introduced many […]
CEC Entertainment, Inc. the nationally recognized leader in family dining and entertainment with its Chuck E. Cheese restaurants and Semnox, the leading RFID based venue management solution provider have scored a 5-year winning partnership. With what started as a testing of RFID based debit card system in 2014, the partnership has yielded mutually beneficial and successful outcomes for both organizations. Chuck E […]
Longtime AIMS safety expert John P. Hinde passed away on December 30, 2019, at the age of 71. He was born on June 14, 1948, in Sandusky, Ohio. Hinde had a passion for what he did and for being kind to everyone around him. He loved a good cup of coffee and a nice cigar […]
All of us at Amusement Today wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and the Happiest of Holidays! EXTRA! EXTRA! Your Desktop Edition will not publish on Tuesday & Wednesday, Dec. 24 & 25, 2019. The daily email newsletter will return to normal publication on Thursday, December 26, 2019.
TORONTO, Ontario — Cineplex Inc., one of Canada’s leading entertainment and media companies, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the ‘Arrangement Agreement’) with Cineworld Group, plc (LSE: CINE) (‘Cineworld Group’). With over 11,200 screensi around the globe, the proposed transaction will create one of the world’s largest cinema companies, providing Cineplex […]
BREMEN, Germany — Huss Park Attractions GmbH has announced the opening of a Sky Tower attraction at Changsha OCT Window of the World in China. Officially opened in October, the addition of the new ride continues the German company’s strong long-term relationship with OCT, with the Changsha park already operating a King Kong ride from […]
