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In April of this year, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Yas Waterworld and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi became the first theme parks in the MENA region to adopt this technology, which allows guests to avail contactless access to the attractions in addition to contactless payment solutions. This kind of technology not only saves time and provides unrivalled convenience it enhances guest safety and wellbeing through contactless interaction and enabling ease of social distancing.
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There are so many highlights already this season. We are thrilled to see guests returning to The Funplex Parks and creating new family memories. The most exciting part is to see the overwhelming amount of demand to visit, followed by the opening of The Funplex Myrtle Beach, the first of our parks in a tourist market. It is truly thrilling to see the positive response to such a unique park. Located just a block from the beach and only 18,000 sq feet, Funplex Myrtle Beach features 5 thrill rides, two kiddie rides and the hottest new restaurant in town, Off-the-Coast Beach Bar & Grill. Offering highflying thrills, this park packs a big punch in compact footprint. In Mount Laurel, NJ we plan to open Splash Island, our latest waterpark expansion. This new section of the park includes five new slides, a pool and 10 cabanas, doubling the size of our waterpark overnight.
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platforms and online channels to support its membership with education, professional development, discussion and networking. The program will support online discussion threads, webinars, watch parties, virtual mixers and more – including an online job fair.
Stefano Cigarini, Cinecittà World, Italy Italy is reopening and most of the Covid-19 limitations are over. People seems to be willing to take back their life and in search of relief after this long and heavy period. Hope is mixed with caution, especially in crowded places - teenagers lead the way, families are still on hold. Advanced and online booking is executed very close to the visit, almost in real time. Guests appreciate locations immersed in nature, like the new Roma World theme park, while city and amusement parks still suffer. The expected hot summer will reward the water-based parks.
TEA Digital launches The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has launched TEA Digital to use the organisation’s dedicated, global
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Covid-19: IAAPAprovidesadditional resources Visitors to the IAAPAMember Resource Center can learn more about the support in their region and take advantage of free IAAPA resources, including Covid-19 webinars, a Crisis Communications Plan Template, the IAAPA Security Advisory Program, Covid-19 Educational Series and more.
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As we continue to adapt and evolve our experiences at Yas Theme Parks, the health and safety of our guests and colleagues has remained our top priority. A key highlight of the season thus far has been the introduction of contactless
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90km/h. The channel also has walk-throughs of the recently opened attraction, Fabula as well as three different journeys through the magical Symbolica: Palace of Fantasy. Alongside this, users can get Efteling tips from Efteling
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experiences through our multiple channels. For children who are being homeschooled right now, we offer joy in the form of free-of-charge learning materials on our website related to Linnanmäki Amusement Park and also current topics such as learning media skills. Across our popular social media channels we offer
Suzanne Smagala-Potts, public relationsmanager, Ripley Entertainment:With so many families staying at home and looking for ways to keep their children
entertained, we have created a way for our guests to engage with Ripley’s virtually. Ripley’s Aquariums at Home and Outside the
Odditorium can be used as hubs for a schedule of live Facebook events, downloadable educational materials, arts-and-crafts, and more. Be sure to follow us to tune in for events like Story Time
Live!, Champs & Chumps with Dustyn, and even live readings ofMoby Dick… on toilet paper! These sites will be continuously updated with additional
Historic Carousel at Riverside’s Castle Park gets repairs
amusing content such as many quizzes, fun things to do, challenges and funny contests to keep the younger-ones entertained. Also, Linnanmäki has enchanting material throughout its 70-year-old history, so we have brought photographs from our archives to our social media channels for people to marvel and to refresh their good amusement park memories. In addition, this spring we will launch our very own
attractions.We also provide games to play at home and ask our followers to share their best Toverland memories while at home.
ows and on ride videos of our mainamusement park boardgame, featuring a range of fun tasks th t will challenge their intellect. This game will enabl our guests to enjoy Linnanmäki Amusement Park
lesson plans and activities throughout the week. Following advice from health officials to practice social
California based amusement rides company, Western Train Co., has begun repairs on the historic 1900s Dentzel Menagerie Carousel at Castle Amusement Park in Riverside, CA. The Carousel, originally found among the first rides in the Historic Knott’s Berry Farm Lagoon, has been at the park in Riverside since the 1980s – installed and originally maintained by long-time owner of Castle Park and theme park legend, Bud Hurlbut & The Hurlbut Amusement Co.
Covid-19: IAAPAprovidesadditional resources Visitors to the IAAPAMember Resource Center can learn more about the support in their region and take advantage of free IAAPA resources, including Covid-19 webinars, a Crisis Communications Plan Template, the IAAPA Security Advisory Program, Covid-19 Educational Series and more.
Smurfs theme park re-opens in China After a long period of closure, Smurfs theme park ‘Dream City’ in China has opened its doors again for the public. One of the main attractions is Lagotronics Project’s recently installed GameChanger dark ride, ‘Swamp Adventure’, which is completely themed in Smurfs style.
The Carousel now is under the care of Western Train Co. In 2011, Western Train Co. purchased the rides division of Hurlbut Amusement Co. and along with creating new train rides and carousels, it has been maintaining the majority of Hurlbut built rides ever since. The California based Amusement Company has already performed major repairs for Castle Park, including work on the two Hurlbut train rides that circle the 25 acre grounds. The Dentzel Carousel is expected to be back in operation in July of 2021, just in time for the tail-end of Summer 2021.
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Covid-19: IAAPAprovidesadditional resources Visitors to the IAAPAMember Resource Center can learn more about the support in their region and take advantage of free IAAPA resources, including Covid-19 webinars, a Crisis Communications Plan Template, the IAAPA Security Advisory Program, Covid-19 Educational Series and more.
distancing, our Ripley’s Believe It or Not! attractions and Ripley’s Aquariums are temporarily closed, but we are thankful for the opportunity to deliver free, family-friendly entertainment and educational Ripley’s programs directly to your homes.
TessaMaessen, Communications Manager, Toverland:We keep our guests entertained through our social media channels.We share our park shows and on ride videos of our main attractions.We also provide games to play at home and ask our followers to share their best Toverland memories with us.
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Ann-Katrin Dölken, Movie Park, Germany So far, the highlight of our season has been the premiere of our new Multi Dimension Coaster. We have just presented our new “Movie Park Studio Tour” to the public in soft opening mode. Movie Park Germany worked with so many dedicated partners on the project and we are extremely happy about the results: 12 different sets and scenes, a very detailed Hollywood theming and multi-media elements creating an immersive experience for the whole family. This attraction is not only a tribute to our roots as a ‘film park’ and motto “Hollywood in Germany” but also a great step towards the future and vision of the park.”
Detroit, you’re cleared for take-off! Indoor skydiving is coming to Detroit as iFLY World will open its first Michigan location in Metro Detroit at 26975 Adell Center Drive in Novi on Saturday, 24 July. iFLY’s indoor skydiving complex allows people of all ages (3-103) and abilities to feel the power and thrill of flight without jumping out of a plane. The vertical wind tunnel used at iFLY makes it a breeze for guests to comfortably lean into a cushion of air and take off for the ultimate thrill of bodyflight.
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