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Due to tremendous interest in the 2013 Golden Ticket Awards, two of the recommended hotels for this event have sold out. However the nearby Santa Cruz Hotel Paradox has made available a limited number of rooms for event attendees at a special rate of $189/night. The newly opened, full-service Hotel Paradox is just a 10 […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. – Dollywood officials announced yesterday a $300 million, 10-year investment project to the Dollywood property here. All specifics for the next 10 years haven’t been ironed out as yet, but definites include a Gerstlauer dual launch roller coaster expected to open in 2014 and a 300-room hotel to open in the summer […]
Hershey, Pa. — The International Association of Trampoline Parks (IATP) is planning its first annual conference and trade show and the Program Committee is actively seeking industry innovators and educators to submit proposals to present to a growing segment of the entertainment industry. When: October 23-24, 2013 – Educational Sessions will be held on October […]
CHICAGO, Ill. — As a new school year looms on the horizon, many American households might be trying to squeeze in one last trip to the amusement park before it’s time to hit the books. But when it comes to theme parks, new research from Mintel reveals that while teens are still the most prolific […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Amusement Today publisher Gary Slade has announced that just a few rooms remain at the Dream Inn, headquarter hotel for the 2013 Golden Ticket Awards in Santa Cruz, California. The room block will be released to the general public for booking beginning 5 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2013, Eastern Time. Slade urges […]
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and active entertainment, announced that it has sold Knott’s Soak City — Palm Springs, a stand alone water park in Southern California, to CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed and are not material to Cedar […]
MADISON, Wis. — Great Wolf Lodge has announced its second class of recipients for the Great Wolf Resorts Scholarship. A total of $56,000 will be awarded to 14 Great Wolf Lodge Pack Members to put toward their college education for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year. “The Great Wolf Resorts Scholarship is quickly becoming a tradition […]
KINGS ISLAND, Ohio — The longest inverted steel roller coaster in the world, “Banshee,” will make its debut at Kings Island in April of 2014. The first female-inspired thrill ride at a Cedar Fair Entertainment Company amusement park, Banshee will send riders screaming through 4,124.1 feet of track and seven mind-bending inversions at speeds up […]
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — The Pflugerville Community Development Corporation (PCDC) and City of Pflugerville have announced a $21.5 million Hawaiian Falls waterpark and adventure park scheduled to open spring 2014. The Pflugerville City Council approved an economic development agreement with Hawaiian Falls for the development and operation of a 25-acre park near the southwest corner of […]
CONNEAUT LAKE, Pa. — The 77-year-old Beach Club night club was completely destroyed in a fire that was first reported at 2:19 a.m. By the time firefighters arrived, the Beach Club and the nearby Dockside building were engulfed in flames. Nine fire departments responded to the early morning blaze and the fire was brought under […]
