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Beloved Christmas Cast of Characters to Roll-Out in Theme Parks and Aquariums in 2013 NORCROSS, Ga. – Herschend Family Entertainment (HFE) has procured a licensing agreement which provides the theme park company with rights to develop and showcase new entertainment attractions based on the beloved and iconic Christmas character, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and his […]
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Guests can celebrate the holiday sights and sounds as Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex presents the second annual “Holidays in Space” November 23 through January 1. The Visitor Complex will be adorned with a stunning array of holiday decorations and feature daily visits and storytelling with Santa and Mrs. Claus, […]
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, the Orlando-based owner of 10 U.S. theme parks, will transform the recently acquired Knott’s Soak City — San Diego. The waterpark will undergo extensive renovation over the fall and winter and re-open next spring as SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment’s third Aquatica-branded park. Both SeaWorld Orlando and SeaWorld […]
SANDUSKY, OHIO – Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and active entertainment, has announced that it has sold Knott’s Soak City – San Diego, a stand alone water park in Southern California, to a subsidiary of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed and are […]
Exciting underground water transportation system will use themed subterranean tunnel to tie new resort and outdoor waterpark. SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — The newly-opened Schlitterbahn Beach Resort and Indoor Waterpark and the neighboring outdoor Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark on South Padre Island will be joined together next summer by a themed water transportation system unlike anything […]
New four-person Master Blaster water-coaster uphill waterslide will change the face of thrill ride history KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Schlitterbahn Kansas City Waterpark has announced the world’s tallest, fastest and most extreme waterslide ever built — opening in summer 2013. The new four-person raft Meg-a-Blaster speed-slide combines the best elements of Schlitterbahn’s patented Master Blaster […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A huge predator has been spotted near Worlds of Fun’s iconic balloon, aiming to make the park’s entrance extinct. This massive creature, identified as a Tyrannosaurus rex, has appeared in the city as part of Dinosaurs Alive!, a multi-sensory interactive dinosaur park coming to Worlds of Fun next spring. The addition […]
Utah-based thrill ride manufacturers, S&S Worldwide, Inc., has entered into a binding agreement with Sansei Yusoki Co., Ltd., of Osaka, Japan, whereby Sansei will invest in S&S. It is expected that the transaction will lead to a stronger alliance between roller coaster and amusement rides manufacturers, Sansei and S&S. Rich Allen, president and CEO of […]
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis.––Officials at Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park have announced plans to rework their largest wooden roller coaster – Hades – and outfit it with new elements including an upside down barrel roll for the 2013 season. Dubbed Hades 360, the ride will be a technological marvel integrating the underground uniqueness of Hades […]
The donation will build the Barbara Knoebel wing to the museum archive facility. ORLANDO, Fla. — Celebrating the life of an amusement park icon, the estate of Barbara Knoebel is donating $25,000 to help preserve the history of an industry she loved. The family presented the check at the IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando on […]
