New thrill ride for Drayton Manor
Drayton Manor Theme Park in the UK has invested £1.2m ($2m) in a brand new thrill ride, which will launch this summer.Air Race, the latest addition from the Zamperla product …
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Wild Wadi to host fundraiser
Wild Wadi waterpark in Dubai is helping to raise money for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) by hosting a charity swim in the waters around the Burj Al Arab hotel.
Swimmers …
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Dutch park introduces Aquaventura
Avonturenpark in Hellendoorn, Netherlands, has expanded to include the new Aquaventura Slidepark, which offers a variety of waterslides and aquatic attractions for visitors of all ages.
Designed and installed by …
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ProSlide’s Tornado wins IAAPA award
ProSlide of Canada has won IAAPA's 2013 award for best new water ride.
The company's HydroMagnetic Tornado revolutionises two IAAPA Impact Award-winning technologies by combining them into a single ride …
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SeaWorld toasts record performance
US attractions operator SeaWorld Entertainment achieved a record year in 2013, driven by strong attendance growth in its SeaWorld-branded parks in Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio.
Total revenues for …
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Investment firm acquires CEC Entertainment
New York-listed investment firm Apollo Global Management is set to acquire leading US family entertainment centre operator CEC Entertainment in a deal worth $1.3bn.CEC, a nationally recognised leader in family …
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ASTM meeting to be held in February
ASTM F24, the committee on amusement rides and attractions which produces global safety standards for the amusement industry, will be holding three days of meetings from February 12-15, 2014.
All …
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US firm wins park design competition
A New York-based real estate investment firm has won an international contest to design Russia's 'national' theme park in Domodedovo near Moscow.
Cushman & Wakefield's concept was voted the winner …
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Bahrain theme park to go ahead
Work on a BHD20m ($52.7m) theme park in Bahrain that includes the country's first full-size ice arena and indoor ski slope will go ahead as planned next month, a senior …
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Cinema group plans Polish theme park
Following the collapse of the Adventure World Warsaw project last year, Warsaw-listed movie operator Cinema City International (CCI) said it is planning the development of a new amusement park in …
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