IAAPA Leadership Conference 2014
The IAAPA Leadership Conference 2014 will take place on March 5-7 in San Francisco, California, providing owners and managers of amusement or theme parks, waterparks, family entertainment centres, zoos, aquariums, …
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Bringing ‘Raving Rabbids’ to life
French film and technology park Futuroscope opened a new dark ride – La Machine à Voyager dans le Temps – on December 21, with Jora Entertainment providing key design aspects.
WhiteWater executive joins ASTM board
Franceen Gonzales, vice president of waterpark business development for WhiteWater West Industries, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. ASTM is one …
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Angry Birds 4D attraction for UK
European visitor attraction operator Merlin Entertainments has signed a partnership deal with Finland-based Rovio Entertainment, creator of the Angry Birds franchise, to premiere the world's first Angry Birds 4D experience …
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Efteling welcomes new CEO
Efteling's board of commissioners has announced its intention to appoint Fons Jurgens as the Dutch theme park's new chairman and CEO during the group's general shareholders' meeting on April 17.
Classic theming: Cologne Christmas Markets 2013
Cologne's annual Christmas Markets closed their doors for another year on December 23, but not before the German city had the chance to demonstrate exactly why it leads the way …
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Record visitor numbers for Europa-Park
Europa-Park ended the year on a high note, after announcing that it had welcomed a record five million visitors through its gates during 2013.
Opened in 1975, the German theme …
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Wet ‘n’ Wild New Year’s show cancelled
Thousands of people have expressed their disappointment after the owners of Wet 'n' Wild, the newly-opened waterpark in Sydney, Australia, cancelled the resort's New Year's Eve part at the last …
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Dinosaur park opens in Australia
A new dinosaur-themed park has opened its doors within the grounds of the Palmer Coolum Resort in Queensland, Australia.
Palmersaurus features 160 dinosaur models, some of which are animatronic, …
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EAAPA brings the best to Moscow
Plans are well underway for next year's EAAPA Expo, which takes place in Moscow on February 13-14.
According to the events organisers, the show will become a major event serving …
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