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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 [...]
The compilation, ASTM Standard on Amusement Rides and Devices, is now available in a print version. In addition to the English version (online and print), online versions of the compilation are also available in Chinese, Japanese, French and Spanish. ASTM Standards on Amusement Rides and Devices provides all 16 ASTM standards that play a vital [...]
Europe’s largest conference and trade show for the €8.6 billion leisure and attractions industry will take place on October 9-11, 2012 at the Messe Berlin exhibition center in Berlin, Germany. EAS organizers anticipate more than 7,000 attractions industry professionals from theme parks, waterparks, zoos, aquariums, museums, family entertainment centers, casinos, and resorts will participate in [...]
After 35 successful years at Mack Rides, Kurt Mack-Even has retired from being Managing Director and the head of the sales department. Since the 1970s Kurt Mack-Even was Mack Rides‘ primary contact for industry customers. Kurt will continue consulting for the sales department and will be still available for his clients. Thorsten Koebele, was announced [...]
Frontier City has announced the largest water activity structure in Oklahoma. The all new Wild West Water Works interactive play structure will be the coolest place to hang out at Oklahoma’s only theme park. This exciting new water feature is five stories tall (52 feet), with 198 ways to get wet, eight colorful slides, a [...]
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX) announced today that Adjusted EBITDA(1) reached a record $350 million for full year 2011, an improvement of $55 million or 19 percent over 2010, primarily as a result of higher guest spending and lower cash operating costs. Full year 2011 Modified EBITDA(2) margin, the most directly comparable measure of [...]
More than 100 cement trucks rolled in and out of Hawaiian Falls Waco Monday, February 6, delivering more than 800 yards of concrete to create a wave pool the size of a football field. Located at 900 Lake Shore Drive, on the site of the former Waco City Water Park, Hawaiian Falls Waco will employ [...]
The intensive, two-day Institute for Attractions Managers, offered for the first time in Asia by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), will take place immediately prior to Asian Attractions Expo (AAE) 2012, 3 – 5 June in Hong Kong. The program has been presented throughout Europe, the United States, and Latin America. [...]
North Carolina’s Ghost Town in the Sky has a new owner who has stepped up to make sure the beleaguered mountain top theme park is returned to its former glory. Alaska Presley was there to help the Maggie Valley amusement park get started more than 50 years ago. But over recent years, the park fell [...]
Members of the Koch family in Santa Claus, Indiana, continue to explore re-opening Louisville’s amusement and water park in 2013. Four family members have formed a new company – Bluegrass Boardwalk, Incorporated – to negotiate a lease agreement with the Kentucky State Fair Board, secure financing, and apply for economic development incentives from the Commonwealth [...]
