Universal Studios Hollywood ushers in the ‘Year of the Rat’, the first of the Chinese zodiac animals, as the theme park celebrates with the Lunar New Year event from Thursday, January 23 through Sunday, February 9. This spectacular themed Lunar New Year event will take place within Universal Plaza, located at the heart of the […]
After significant delays, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California, has debuted the latest addition to its coaster arsenal, West Coast Racers. It is the park’s 20th roller coaster, which is more than any other theme park. From Premier Rides, this quasi möbius layout is the world’s first single track quadruple racing coaster. Unlike traditional coasters, […]
CEC Entertainment, the nationally recognised leader in family dining and entertainment with its Chuck E. Cheese restaurants and Semnox, the leading RFID based venue management solution provider have scored a 5-year winning partnership. With what started as a testing of RFID based debit card system in 2014, the partnership has yielded mutually beneficial and successful […]
Merlin Entertainments has partnered with Silvergate Media to bring its hit property Octonauts to Changfeng Ocean World in Shanghai, part of the Sea Life global aquarium chain. Opening in June 2020, it will be the largest Octonauts attraction worldwide, creating an authentically themed experience that will give families the opportunity to play and explore in […]
Technology experience designer Holovis has partnered with Korean digital agency and manufacturer Sangwha as the exclusive European reseller for its Gyro VR motion systems and an innovation partner for future developments. This has begun with the collaborative creation of a Holovis global exclusive, a specialist 2-DOF Gyro VR for spaces with ceiling heights of less […]
Nashville Shores, Nashville, Tennessee, is transforming its waterpark in 2020 with the addition of Mega Mayhem, which will be the largest waterslide addition in the history of the waterpark. From ProSlide Technologies, the massive family raft ride is scheduled to be ready for guests to enjoy on opening day in May. “Mega Mayhem is a […]
According to ARena Space, a chain of scalable data-driven VR parks, larger indoor parks have higher retention rates and are more efficient than smaller ones. The company also found that men still comprise the majority of virtual entertainment consumers but most frequent guests were female. ARena Space analysed the behaviour of more than 150,000 visitors […]
Organised by Tureks International Fairs, the 8th ATRAX trade show (Attraction-Parks-Recreation Exhibition) will bring together key industry buyers and stakeholders visitors at Istanbul Expo Center next month (13-15 February 2020). The amusement park and recreation industry in Turkey continues to grow with new projects. According to Tureks, increased interest from municipalities, hotels, shopping malls, residential […]
Walt Disney once said Epcot “would always be in a state of becoming.” It is a place that changes with the times. Over the next several years, the Walt Disney World Resort theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, will live up to that promise in a whole new way as it continues the biggest […]
Fairytale Farm has announced its first ever Superheroes Week, with superhero-themed activities running all day right through the February half-term (15th to 23rd February 2020). Fairytale Farm owner, Nick Laister, said: “Those fairytale baddies had better watch out as Fairytale Farm is taken over by ‘powerful forces for good’ when comic book superheroes join us […]
