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Amusementtoday.com has all of the latest news on the amusement going on around the United States. Amusementnews.com gives us an insight on the new and exciting things that are happening. If you look, you can see that they are reporting on the new amusement park ride at Busch Gardens. The ride is called the Falcons Fury. […]
Amanda Thompson, Bob Rippy, and Tom Mehrmann headline CEO Speak event at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2013
Amanda Thompson, managing director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the UK; Bob Rippy, president of Jungle Rapids/Wrightsville Farms Management Group, Inc. in the USA; and Tom Mehrmann, chief executive of Ocean Park Corp. in Hong Kong will participate in CEO Speak, a leadership panel discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Orange County Convention Center […]
LENEXA, Kan. — Core Cashless is a company that founded itself on innovation. Today, Core Cashless Systems are in place at hundreds of locations worldwide; from theme parks to FECs to cruise ships. However, the landscape is changing and the needs of most operators are following suit. Learning from the many experiences we earned along […]
Preliminary estimates indicate a record-breaking 5,350 industry professionals participated in Asian Attractions Expo 2013 (AAE 2013), one of the fastest-growing exhibitions and conferences for the attractions industry in the Asia-Pacific region. The growth of the industry in the region was mirrored at the four-day Expo with a record number of buyers and a record number […]
Overland Park, Kansas – Kids, families and Olympic Gold Medalists from coast to coast came together yesterday to set a new Guinness World Record™ for the Largest Simultaneous Swimming Lesson ever conducted. Team WLSL, which set the first record in 2010, needed more than 24,873 participants from around the globe to set a fourth consecutive […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Orlando’s animal rescue team returned Gibb the manatee to the waters near Boca Grande, on Florida’s southwest coast. Gibb was originally rescued by animal experts at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo on October 26, 2012 during one of the worst red tide blooms scientists had seen in over a decade. Gibb finished […]
FRANKSTON CITY, Australia — WhiteWater is pleased to announce the commission of a new and thrilling family slide complex to Australia’s newest multi-purpose aquatic centre, The Frankston Regional Aquatic Centre. Currently under construction and set to open in mid-2014, the centre will feature WhiteWater’s AquaSphere, a 79-metre long thrill slide, combined with a 114-metre long […]
American Coaster Enthusiasts to ride one of the nation’s highest ranked coasters and award Landmark Coaster status to a historic wood coaster. NEW ENGLAND — Nearly 400 roller coaster enthusiasts from across the U.S., three Canadian provinces, plus France and Australia will descend on Six Flags New England, Canobie Lake Park, Palace Playland and Funtown […]
SANTA CLAUS, Ind. — In 1946 Santa Claus Land was opened by Louis J. Koch after experiencing first hand his childrens’ disappointment when they discovered that there was no Santa Claus in Santa Claus, Ind. One of the first rides available at that park, later to be named Holiday World, was the Freedom Train. Now, […]
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — ASTM International has honored Greg B. Hale, P.E., chief safety officer and vice president of worldwide standards and auditing for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Orlando, Fla., with the 2013 William T. Cavanaugh Memorial Award. Hale received the award for his extraordinary contributions to amusement park safety through the development, promotion, […]
