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Disneyland’s annual price increase used to elicit howling rage from its fans online. But this year, Disney’s latest increase seems to have generated not much more than resigned indifference. No fan I know likes paying more to visit the parks. But if last year’s double-digit price increases were not enough to get you to rage-quit Disney, this year’s relatively modest increase surely wasn’t going to push you over the edge.
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Last October, respected theme park leader Andreas Andersen surprised the industry when he returned to Liseberg as CEO. The news came just three months after he had left the park for an executive role at Tivoli in Copenhagen.
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As part of the coaster’s centennial celebration, the amusement park is collecting visitors’ most memorable Jack Rabbit/Kennywood stories in exchange for a chance to win a season pass.
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A new Avengers Campus stunt show will feature Spider-Man, Captain America, Black Panther and Black Widow fighting a sword-wielding villain along the rooftops of the Marvel themed land opening this summer at Disney California Adventure.
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It's been nearly a week since Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) pushed through the latest price hike on many of its tickets and passes for Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California. Theme park buffs naturally don't like when a day or year of fun gets more expensive, but they aren't likely to stop coming to Disney's gated attractions.
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With Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge now fully open, and the opening of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railroad attraction just weeks away, the future of Disney’s Hollywood Studios still has very little actually confirmed by Disney. But new rumors point to even more dramatic changes heading to the park in the coming years.
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JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. — While people may have paused to remember George Washington and/or Abraham Lincoln on Monday, another president had an offer to appeal to people who enjoy amusement parks.
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What do you get when you combine five Penn State University graduates, four Milton Hershey School (MHS) alumni, two professional football players and one Hershey Entertainment & Resorts (HE&R) employee? You get a talented, driven group of young men looking to span the tide between rich and poor, between the everyday citizen and entrepreneur, between the informed and the untaught. You get the founders and creators of The Bridge.
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Drayton Manor Theme Park will be closed until the end of the month due to severe flooding. Staff are pumping thousands of litres of water out of the site near Tamworth after heavy rainfall caused the main park lake to burst its banks on Sunday afternoon.
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People with autism and other developmental disabilities could soon return to front-of-line status at Disney theme parks, depending on the outcome of a trial that starts Tuesday in federal court in Orlando, Fla.
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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX), the world’s largest regional theme park company and largest operator of waterparks in North America, is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with The Kraft Heinz Company. Six Flags parks will serve guests high quality, great tasting products from the Kraft Heinz portfolio like HEINZ Ketchup, KRAFT Singles American Cheese Slices, KRAFT Dressings and more.
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A donkey does not generally hit the same stone twice, but Walibi Holland seems to be an exception. Last autumn the amusement park was extensively in the news after the Walibi website was hacked. Today a brand new website was launched , which should be a lot more secure. Nevertheless, a hacker managed to crack the ticket shop within half an hour.
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A striking launch roller coaster in a German amusement park will be closed after three seasons. The Sky Dragster roller coaster, located in Skyline Park in southern Germany, is no longer operational this year. This is apparent from the park's new map. The innovative attraction is missing.
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The resort announced today that it will soon begin work on the Magic Kingdom's Cinderella Castle to give the park's centerpiece a royal makeover in advance of its 50th anniversary next year. This won't be the radical transformation that saw Disney change the castle into a "birthday cake" for the Magic Kingdom's 25th anniversary. Instead, it will update the castle's color palette in a style similar to that which Disney's Imagineers brought to Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland last year.
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Want to work at an amusement park for the summer? Job applications are now being accepted for the 2020 season at Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild & SoakZone.
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Developers of a 143-acre site on South Interstate 35 say they hope to add a high-tech bowling venue as a third anchor to their proposed entertainment center, along with Topgolf and a 14-screen Cinemark movie theater.
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An emergency message was played through the building's tannoys Hundreds of visitors were ushered out onto the West London streets surrounding the museum. According to witnesses the London Fire Brigade is in attendance.
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Andy Warhol Museum is partnering with the Wyndham Grand Hotel to offer the “Warhol experience” in Pittsburgh.
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On Monday, the Pony Express Museum opened its doors at 10 a.m. for Free Family Fun Day, and within two hours, over 500 people had visited the national museum. By the end of the day, 1,187 people had visited, more than doubling the attendance at the event last year.
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Torrance’s Mulligan Family Fun Center — known for its elaborate twin miniature gold courses, arcade games and go-kart circuits — was set to celebrate its final day of operation Monday, Feb. 17. The 6-acre lot was sold to settle the estate of owner Georgia Claessens, who founded the small amusement park in 1993.
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BODY WORLDS Rx is a new exhibit that opens March 20.
The display showcases real human bodies. BODY WORLDS Rx is included in the price of admission. The center says it is u
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DUBAI, UAE — Transforming the business of fun since 2001, Embed, the worldwide leader of the cashless business management systems and solutions for the amusement, entertainment and leisure industries is proud to be part of the newest and sixth venue of Jar BV Gamestate located in Amsterdam. With its doors opened on 15 Nov 2019, the Gamestate Arena has an area of over 1,250 sq. meters and is the largest arcade hall in Netherlands and the Benelux Union.
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Augusta’s Board of Zoning Appeals approved a “variance of a variance” Monday for a 93-foot-tall digital sign on Interstate 20 advertising Topgolf and other venues at the Village at Riverwatch.
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When Bette Largent assumed caretaking duties for the historic Looff Carrousel in Riverfront Park nearly 30 years ago, her superiors had one simple request.
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A proposed museum based on the site of New York's notorious Sing Sing Correctional Facility has received key funding grants from corporate and national institutions, bringing its non-state funding to more than US$1m (€920,000, £770,000).
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Back in 1984, Miguel Quintana Pali purchased 12 acres in the Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico and transformed the space into Xcaret. Now the most famous attraction in Mexico, guests can experience the culture of the county with its natural beauty.
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The end of a long weekend meant another day on the water. Dozens of students decided to spend their President’s Day off enjoying a day at the indoor beach.
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SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Sevierville police have announced a lane closure along Old Knoxville Highway on Monday. The closure comes as crews work to construct a new water park.
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Thousands of plastic eggs will float in Schaumburg Park District's indoor water park at its annual Underwater EGGstravaganza.
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Talks to build a new multimillion-pound zoo in Greater Manchester are under way, a council has confirmed. Rochdale Council said it was discussing with a leading zoologist about developing council land near Hopwood Hall College in Middleton
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Nashville, TN – Nashville Zoo is welcoming the new decade with two new adults-only events in its Sips Series, presented by Raymond James Nashville Area Complex.
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The Hamlin Family Play Zoo will be open an hour early to families with anyone interested in a less crowded zoo environment.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo is announcing the arrival of international traveling exhibition BRICKLIVE Animal Paradise this summer.
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It’s been about six month since Grace Adams became the first executive director for The Roundhouse Aquarium Teaching Center, at the end of the Manhattan Beach pier — and she’s already made quite the impact.
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An African penguin takes center stage during this family overnight at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead. Guests arrive with their sleeping bags and pillows at 6 p.m. and scope out a place to sleep, whether next to the 120,000-gallon shark tank, near the Pacific octopus’ tentacles, or elsewhere in the main aquarium area.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–On-site security for the Buffalo Zoo reported a small outdoor fire in the former outdoor habitat for the elephants at 5:20 p.m. Monday.
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The Santa Barbara Zoo’s take on the hit show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” will have three shows at the Lobero in 2020, and tickets are on sale now.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Update: Oklahoma City Zoo confirms that Zinc has been found in the next enclosure over.
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Les Sandler has seen the future of the American mall, and it involves blacklight mini golf courses, archery tag (foam-tipped arrows, don’t worry), and interactive batting cages. Sandler and his son Jonah run Scene75, a Dayton, Ohio–based company that’s found a niche in the new retail economy renovating old warehouses and big box stores to create massive entertainment centers. Since launching in 2009, their company has transformed furniture warehouses, former Kmarts, and other retail real estate into family-friendly venues filled with attractions and games.
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During the Governor’s Conference on Tourism and Travel on Monday in Myrtle Beach, officials announced the tourism industry brought in $23.8 billion during 2018. It’s the most recent year that data was collected.
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Ever since it was announced that Disney Cruise Line would be receiving 3 new ships, all DCL fans can talk about is what the ships will be like. I thought it’d be fun to take that a step further and imagine what Disney inspired additions I’d like to see added to the new cruise ships.
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