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Cedar Fair Entertainment Company announced April 3, a new multi-year partnership with Crave, an innovative chocolate milk product manufactured by Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Buffalo, New York. Crave will become the exclusive “flavored milk” at select Cedar Fair properties nationwide. “We are always looking at new products and services that we feel will enhance our guests’ […]
Lake Compounce Theme Park, located in Bristol and Southington, Conn., has been chosen as the “Business of the Year” for Autism Day at the State Capitol, by State Representative Catherine Abercrombie, her staff, and the advocates for Autism. Jerry Brick, the park’s General Manager will be presented with the park’s award at 11 a.m on […]
RMA Ltd, the one-stop creative design and build specialists for visitor attractions, has created a volcanic theme for the new thrill ride at Paultons Park, The New Forest, United Kingdom. The theme park unveiled its new drop tower ride on March 31st with the themed environment designed and built by RMA. Magma is a drop […]
WindSeeker, a thirty-story-tall tower swing ride was ready to thrill guests when Carowinds opened for the 2012 season on March 31. Supplied by Mondial, the new $6.5 million attraction is located in the Carolina RFD section of the park adjacent to the Nighthawk and Carolina Goldrusher roller coasters. WindSeeker’s three minute ride begins when its […]
Pirate’s Cove, Burleson, Texas’ first waterplay park, is scheduled to open May 4 next to the North Texas Jellystone Park Camp-Resort. “We’re pretty excited about it,” said Steve Stafford, general manager of the North Texas Jellystone, which is developing the 4-acre family entertainment center with both wet and dry play areas as well as a […]
Leading audio visual integration firm Technomedia Solutions announced March 30, it has been awarded the audio visual systems design-build for Merlin Entertainment’s new Legoland Waterpark that will adjoin the new Legoland Florida theme park in Winter Haven, Florida. Scheduled to open in time for summer 2012, the waterpark will feature a wave pool, Build-A-Raft lazy […]
Gateway Ticketing Systems Inc.’s newly-released eGalaxy Mobile Web Store helps customers improve operations and efficiency while increasing sales. More and more, consumers expect to be able to use their mobile devices for day-to-day activities and ticketing is no different. The eGalaxy Mobile Web Store meets that expectation and enables Gateway customers to configure products targeted […]
Legoland Discovery Center in Grapevine (Dallas/Fort Worth), Texas, is pleased to announce Lego City: Forest Ranger Pursuit, their first new interactive ride since opening in April 2011. The new 5,000 square-foot driving experience is scheduled to open Summer 2012. Children will be able to take part in their own driving adventure as they are let […]
WhiteWater of Canada will supply several major attractions to Aquapark Anaklia, a new park that is under construction at the Anaklia City Resort, a luxurious seaside resort on the shores of Georgia’s Black Sea. Designed by WhiteWater’s in-house team of architectural design experts, AquaPark Anaklia will feature one of WhiteWater’s newest waterslides, the Constrictor — […]
The thrill of a roller coaster ride at Kings Island will have a whole new meaning Sunday, June 10, when Kings Island hosts “Coasting for Kids 2012” to raise money for Give Kids the World (GKTW), a Central Florida non-profit resort that provides cost-free, weeklong vacations to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. The […]
