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During the New England Assoc. of Amusement Parks & Attractions Feb. 16, 2012 Board of Directors Meeting, it was decided that the meeting schedule for Thursday, March 8, 2012 would be cancelled. The next scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors will be at the Annual Meeting on March 27, 2012 at the Sheraton Portsmouth […]
Festival Fun Parks LLC, doing business as Palace Entertainment, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Noah’s Ark water park, located in the popular, family vacation spot of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Noah’s Ark is America’s largest water park with 70 acres, 51 water attractions, including 2 wave pools and 2 lazy rivers plus […]
Saturation Station, the popular waterpark at Quassy Amusement Park, is going to spring a major leak. Four new attractions will be added to the facility for the 2013 season — nearly doubling the size of the waterpark, Quassy officials announced today. Construction is expected to start late this summer. “We’re excited about moving forward with […]
Clementon Park and Splash World announced, on February 29, the largest expansion in the water park’s history including the addition of the 23,000-square foot Big Wave Bay wave pool. The new massive attraction will start making waves Memorial Day Weekend when the Park opens its gates for its 105th consecutive operating season. Clementon Park and […]
The State Fair of Louisiana announced hiring Crabtree Amusements, Inc. as the carnival for the 2012 State Fair. The new carnival will showcase several new rides and an overall fresh look to the State Fair of Louisiana Midway. “We are pleased to partner with Crabtree. It is a large carnival that will open up many […]
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is releasing a new way for fans to connect with the park via its new Pinterest account. Pinterest, known as the world’s fastest growing web site ever, is a photo and video sharing social website and virtual pinboard where users “pin” or bookmark images and videos of interest to them onto […]
On Thursday, February 23, the Kentucky State Fair Board approved a proposal by Holiday World’s Koch family to operate the shuttered Kentucky Kingdom Theme Park. The new park, named Bluegrass Boardwalk, is expected to open in May 2013. The Koch family has already secured a website and Facebook page under the Bluegrass Boardwalk name. Contrary […]
Enhancing the already fun, energetic experience at Circus Circus Las Vegas, the hotel recently unveiled a series of remodeled guest rooms and welcomed its newest attraction, The Chuck Jones Experience. More than 1,900 guest rooms in the Casino and Skyrise Towers have been remodeled, offering guests a fresh selection of accommodations. “The newly redesigned rooms […]
Hopkins Rides is pleased to announce the launch of it’s newly designed website at www.hopkinsrides.com. “We welcome our valuable customers and dear friends of many years to have a look and see the new changes that are taking place within Hopkins Rides” said sales representative Jim Glover. “While our rich history and many years of […]
Cedar Fair, a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and active entertainment, announced on February 21 that Dave Frazier has been named vice president and general manager of Valleyfair Amusement Park. Frazier, 46, has more than 25 years of experience in the amusement and theme park industry. He spent 17 years within Cedar Fair […]
