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New Amusement Park For Individuals With Special Needs
On Wednesday, April 10th, San Antonio will officially have a new amusement
park. This won’t be just any amusement park; Morgan’s Wonderland will be ‘the
world’s first ultra accessible family fun park’. The park’s mission is to
provide a fun and...
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(Mar 1 2010) |
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GE, Universal Orlando could cut ties with one another once sale to Comcast
They've always been an odd match: An international industrial conglomerate that
makes locomotives and light bulbs, and a theme park that manufactures
thrills.
But after six years, General
Electric Co. and Universal
Orlando<...
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(Mar 1 2010) |
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ThrillCoaster Tours: Roller Coaster Summer Camp!
Looking for a different sort of camp to go to this summer? Look no further
than ThrillCoaster Tours - the perfect answer for bringing summer fun and
excitement to teens who love riding roller
coasters at amusement parks around the...
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(Mar 1 2010) |
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Theme park news roundup: Harry Potter, robot rides and cheesy grub(s!)
Robot Land announced (Incheon, South Korea)
South Korea will be
home to the world's first robot theme park when Robot Land opens in Incheon
in 2012. Robot Land will have a robotic arm ride, tributes to robot-themed
movies such as "Ma...
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(Mar 1 2010) |
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Danger of Theme Park Rides
When you think of central Florida, what do you think of? The first thing that
probably comes to your mind is Disney World, maybe followed by Universal
Studios, Cape Canaveral, or Sea World. This is because Florida is the number
one tourist dest...
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(Mar 1 2010) |
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Adventure Landing Celebrates Fifteen Years
Jacksonville Beach, FL-
This
year marks the 15th anniversary of the First Coast’s premier family
fun park, Adventure Landing. Adventure Landing is a group of ten family
entertainment centers featuring unique combinations of attrac...
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(Feb 23 2010) |
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Lo-Q defies downturn in theme park sector with 30% jump in pre-tax profits
Virtual queuing systems provider Lo-Q (AIM: LOQ) reported
results for the first ten months of 2009 after changing its reporting date from
31 December to 31 October, yet was still able to report significant performance
improvements as bot...
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(Feb 22 2010) |
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Six Flags wins more time to reorganize company
Six Flags Inc. managers won an extension of their
exclusive right to reorganize the theme-park operator, over the objection of
lower-ranking creditors who want a trustee to oversee the company’s
bankruptcy.
Among the companies parks is...
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(Feb 22 2010) |
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Amusement parks give industry a new thrill
The scattered
construction materials may not look like much now, but this spring Canada's
newest roller coaster will rise from the piles of steel littering Montreal's La
Ronde amusement park – a sprawling testament to the stubborn staying power...
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(Feb 22 2010) |
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Quassy New Wooden Roller Coaster Back On Track
A wooden roller coaster that would replace The Mad Mouse at Quassy Amusement Park
in Middlebury,
delayed because of a lawsuit, but is back on track and expected to open in
2011.
Construction on the 1,200-foot roller coaster was initial...
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(Feb 22 2010) |
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Robotics -World's First Robot Theme Park Coming to Korea
The Korean government has reportedly authorized
Incheon to build the world's first robot theme park.
According to a report on The Korea Herald the theme park, “Robot
Land,” will be built in the Incheon Free Economic Zone and will also ...
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(Feb 22 2010) |
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South Korean Universal Studios theme park on track for 2014 opening
Developers of a Universal Studios theme park and resort in South
Korea say the project is scheduled to open in early 2014 after being delayed by
the global financial crisis.
Plans for Universal Studios Korea Resort, billed as the larg...
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(Jan 24 2010) |
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