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Steve Pastusak, Jolly Roger Park: We always have a willingness to try out-of-the-box things and take every person’s ideas into consideration.
Nick Laskaris, Mt. Olympus Theme Park: First, you have to know who your competitors are. Once you know who they are you can learn more about them than they know about themselves. That will help.
Stefano Cigarini, CEO Cinecittà World, Rome: Tailor and craft unique experiences –We try to combine existing assets and pieces of
in association with
What do you do to keep one step ahead of your competitors?
entertainment in a distinctive and unique way. An example? Last year we opened the flying theatre ‘Volarium’. It’s a standard state of the art 6DOF platform (by Simtec), with a unique movie dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci (an Italian excellence), presented in the year of his 500th anniversary (thus granting newsworthiness and media coverage), formatted with a compelling
storytelling for kids (we walk inside a huge computer that surrounds us). The final result for our guests is more than a simple flying theatre.
Work harder – At the very end it’s execution that
matters. We make one more phone call, assist one more client, sign one more media partnership, create one more event.. and this every day, week after week, year after year.. aware that conquering the trust of our potential clients is a long and transparent journey.
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The Park World Excellence Awards are now open for entry. The winners will be announced on Wednesday 23 September at Atmosphere London.
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Towering 50 metres (164 ft) high, Funtime Group’s Booster Unhinged takes the proven extreme concept of the original Booster and revs up the adrenaline to another level. You will find the ride at Prater Park in the US.
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Kraftwerk Living Technologies wins Inavation Award Austrian audiovisual system integrator Kraftwerk Living Technologies was honoured with the globally recognised Inavation Award in the category ‘Leisure & Entertainment Facility’ early February. The prize-winning project, Magic
Glaze 5D, is a multisensory attraction for 800 guests with an immersive 360° dome screen and 3D film production, supported by exciting special effects as well as precise motion of the SFX motion seats developed by Kraftwerk LT, and was also the largest contract in the Austrian’s company history so far.
COVID-19: New dates for Enada Spring To face the current health emergency, Italian Exhibition Group, in accordance with Sapar, has decided to postpone the show to 21st April 2020. Rimini Amusement Show will be staged at the same time. The 32nd edition of the International Amusement and
Gaming Show will be held at Rimini Expo Centre from Tuesday 21st to Thursday 23rd April 2020, instead of Wednesday 11th to Friday 13th March.
Jack Rabbit is the name of two coasters celebrating their centennials this year. One is in Seabreeze, Rochester, New York, the other in Kennywood, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
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In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ETF Ride Systems and Jora Vision present a brand new product for Family Entertainment Centres (FEC’s): “Pirate Mania”. The space needed for this ride is only 250 m2
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The final track piece has been installed on SeaWorld Orlando’s Ice Breaker completing the coaster course along which riders will travel more than 2,700 feet (823 m) at speeds of more than 50 mph (80 kph).
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