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The Hunger Games has sold over 100 million books and nearly $3 billion in movie tickets, but the tale of children fighting to the death in a dystopian world doesn’t immediately lend itself to kid-friendly theme-park attractions. That’s why the developer of Lionsgate Entertainment World, Hong Kong real estate giant Lai Sun Group, is targeting a different audience.
Dennis Speigel, a consultant with International Theme Park Services Inc. in Cincinnati, says one of his colleagues toured the Chinese project recently and came away impressed. “It’s not a huge park, but it looks to be done very well,” he says.
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Earlier this week, Disneyland Resort celebrated the one-millionth new recruit for Ohnaka Transport Solutions to experience Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Cast members were on-hand to welcome the Ridgeway family from Ocean Springs, Miss., who ended up being the lucky family in question. Jonathan Ridgeway, age 8, climbed aboard the famous hunk of space junk with mom Becky, dad Roger, and brother Logan, age 4.
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When Universal Studios Hollywood closed its aging Jurassic Park ride in September for an overhaul, the park’s research and development team wanted to inject the same big-adrenaline scares and state-of-the-art magic seen in its latest blockbuster dinosaur movies. But the team also had to rush to finish the ride in time for this year’s peak summer tourist season. Jurassic World — The Ride, as it’s officially called, opened last week after several days of testing with almost no fanfare. The ride has been met with huge crowds, queues up to two hours long and mostly positive reviews from riders.
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PRNewswire/ -- SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (SEAS) (the "Company" or "SeaWorld"), a leading theme park and entertainment company, announced today that the Board of Directors increased its size from seven to eight and elected Charles Koppelman to serve as a Director of the Company, effective July 19, 2019.
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International Theme Park Services, Inc.
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Walt Disney World Resort has a new means of transport just a few months before its opening. The Disney Skyliner has been developed for several years and will soon transport visitors to lofty heights. As Disney recently announced, the Disney Skyliner will be officially opened on September 29, 2019 .
Related: Every Method of Transportation on Walt Disney World Property, Ranked
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GULLIVER’S boss Julie Dalton admires the drop tower that arrived days earlier and admits it would be her favourite if she was still testing the rides today. A theme park is emerging from an empty field and there is a peaceful buzz about what was once the Pithouse West colliery site to the south of the borough.
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The Walt Disney World Resort is currently enhancing the overall guest arrival experience at all its theme parks. From the parking lots to the theme park entrances, nearly every step in between those points is being reconfigured, including walkways and transportation loading and unloading zones, and the Magic Kingdom is no exception, with most “Disney’s Walk Around the World” commemorative bricks lining the entrance set to be removed.
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A new rollercoaster is now thrilling guests at SeaWorld San Diego. Tidal Twister is the first Skywarp Horizon from Skyline Attractions, delivered to the park in Southern California in partnership with Ride Entertainment.
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Universal Studios Florida has removed the 3D version of its video on the Despicable Me Minion Mayhem attraction, replacing the ride's media with 2D video. Sister park Universal Studios Hollywood switched Minion Mayhem to 2D video earlier this year, following the debut of the attraction in 2D at Universal Studios Japan in 2017.
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PRNewswire/ -- American Humane, the country's first national humane organization and the world's largest certifier of animal welfare and well-being, announced that Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif., has earned the Humane Certified™ seal of approval for its animal encounters and attractions, demonstrating the good welfare and treatment given to the animals in its care. This includes dolphins, sea lions, alligators, sharks, tigers and many other incredible species.
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Passengers had to be escorted off of a roller coaster at Six Flags America in Maryland on Thursday after the ride reportedly became stuck at the top of a hill. The Firebird roller coaster came to a “controlled stop at the top of the lift hill” just after 6 p.m., Six Flags officials said in a statement, according to FOX 5 D.C. All of the passengers were safely removed from the ride by 9 p.m.
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mov(e)motions, the first full-service media agency specialising in the amusement park industry, has announced the production of two new promotional videos. mov(e)motions is pleased to announce the release of two new promotional videos. The first is for ABC Rides K2 Coaster at Karls Erlebnisdorf in Germany. The second is for Brogent’s new m-Ride.
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There’s something special about the Giant Dipper in Santa Cruz, which celebrates its 95th anniversary this year. The boardwalk roller coaster evokes memories for many. Maybe it’s the wood, maybe it’s the age, or it could be the speed. Whatever it is, more than 66 million people seeking thrills have climbed on board over the decades.
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The Forest Park Highlands was a popular amusement park at 5600 Oakland Avenue, across from Forest Park, for almost seven decades until a spectacular fire destroyed most of it on July 19, 1963. It opened in 1896 as the Highlands Cottage Restaurant, but business didn't pick up until it added a merry-go-round to attract customers. The owners added more rides the next year, transforming the beer garden into an amusement park.
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The animal and leisure park Germendorf has opened a new attraction for younger guests. With the "Märchenbahn", the offer has recently been supplemented with a kid-friendly round trip, where parents and their offspring can take a little trip past several scenes. The ride is not included in the entrance fee.
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SeaWorld Orlando is kicking summer up a notch with the announcement of a new weekend concert series, as well as the limited-time return of the Fun Card. The park will host a four-weekend series of concerts starting on July 20. The indoor concert series, which is free with theme park admission, will be held in the Nautilus Theatre twice daily on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s second hotel is now in soft opening phase. BLVD is an luxury offering with an eye on the corporate market. Yet families aren’t forgotten either. BLVD (Boulevard) has been quietly welcoming guests since mid-June and will be officially opened later this summer.
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A young boy is injured after two rides at a Chicago suburban carnival collided Thursday night. The accident happened at the Saint Christopher Fiesta in south suburban Midlothian. The Freak Out and Pharoah's Fury rides collided during a test around 6 p.m.
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Abigail Disney, the heir to the Disney fortune, has been speaking out lately against income inequality, and today the Walt Disney Co. clapped back. Paid To Smile Abigail Disney recently visited the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California to observe the working conditions of employees.
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A major entertainment park with a Ferris Wheel is to begin construction and be ready by next year.
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The developer of a 143-acres mixed-use project in Waco broke ground Thursday on the first phase of the project.
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Mount Airy officials took action Thursday night which paves the way for a family entertainment center to be developed which has been described as a Chuck E. Cheese-type facility.
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The massive space in North Miami still includes many of Ninja Lounge’s much loved attractions, including the trampoline park, ninja warrior obstacle course, and rock climbing wall, but there’s more. So much more.
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Presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman were in the resort recently to unveil their new waxworks which take pride of place next to judge Craig Revel Horwood in the new attraction, which welcomes visitors of all ages to enjoy som Strictly sparkle on their visit to Madame Tussauds.
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A “fun center” in the area [Grand Rapids, MI] continues to expand its offerings, and the latest takes guests soaring across the park.
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Cavs Legion Gaming Club, the NBA 2K League esports team owned and operated by the Cavaliers, unveiled plans Thursday for a state-of-the-art esports facility in Cleveland’s Battery Park neighborhood.
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Tucked away off the cart path at Independence Golf Club, hidden among the trees, a small construction crew is busy erecting the region’s newest recreational venue.
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Why not enjoy your next night out with a side of art? Museums are getting down after hours this summer with live music, dance, movies and themed cocktails. Here’s where the fun is.
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Princess Cruises opened their first cruise ship waterpark on Caribbean Princess. The Reef Family Splash Zone offers passengers a fun water play pad, newly refurbished pool, jacuzzi, and bar serving up kid-friendly mocktails.
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Six Flags Great Adventure has debuted its major waterpark expansion with the addition of Calypso Springs. The new activity pool is Six Flags Hurricane Harbor’s largest new attraction since its opening in 2000.
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A popular attraction at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom will be getting a makeover for the 2020 season. The multilevel Island Water Works, a featured fun spot at the summertime recreational destination since 1998, will be replaced this winter with an updated version, Vice President/General Manager Mike Fehnel said during the Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday in South Whitehall Township.
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Two years after a human rights complaint, a chain of water parks in Quebec and Ontario has quietly changed its rules about acceptable swimwear. Groupe Calypso Valcartier altered its regulations earlier this year to allow women to go topless.
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Calypso Water Park is responding to CTV’s story earlier this week on an Ottawa man calling for change to an attraction at the popular Eastern Ontario water park because of what he said was racist imagery. Calypso says changes were made to the “Congo Expedition” ride that is a Kongo-themed lazy river in 2017.
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A water park has claimed a Brit tourist is responsible for his injuries after breaking his neck in an horrific water slide accident. David Briffaut, 23, broke two vertebrae and faces being paralysed for life after sliding head-first down the "Splash" ride on a board, on Monday.
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An arborist at the North Carolina Zoo was killed after toppling out of a tree during a safety drill this week, according to new reports. The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro worker was “engaged in an aerial rescue drill” Thursday morning, and suddenly “fell 20 to 30 feet from a tree and died at the scene,” state department of labor spokeswoman Mary Katherine Revels told local station FOX 8.
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The world's highest aquarium opened for trial operation in northwest China's Qinghai Province Thursday. At an altitude of more than 2,200 meters above sea level, the new aquarium is located in the city of Xining, the capital of Qinghai, representing the first aquarium on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
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The Elmwood Park Zoo is debuting a new kind of creature on exhibit this week. Elmwood is taking things back to the late Jurassic. A "lifelike" and mobile 65-foot long, 35-foot tall brachiosaurus model will be unveiled at the zoo. The exhibit will open at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 19.
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The Lee Richardson Zoo announced the birth of four red panda cubs. The zoo says Ember, a 9-year-old female red panda, gave birth to the cubs on July 17, 2019. This is Ember’s sixth litter (her fifth with Charlie, the zoo’s 6-year-old male, as the sire).
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The Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc. faces $14,661 in proposed penalties after a rhinoceros injured a zookeeper during a training session in February. The zookeeper was rewarding Archie the rhino with food in a chute when it struck her in the arm, shoulder and stomach with its horn. The zookeeper was taken to the hospital following the incident.
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The Dutch Wildlands Adventure Zoo in Emmen has adapted the enclosure of the sea lions in the Arctic theme area "Nortica" to optimize the experience for smaller guests. The border around the area of the sea lions has been reduced so that younger children and wheelchair users can still see the enclosure.
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It's a boy! The Milwaukee County zoo has a new giraffe. Zookeepers say he was born to mom, "Ziggy," last Saturday. They posted a video of the new giraffe standing for the first time, about an hour after he was born.
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ADORABLE: A zoo in Austria introduced a baby female elephant Thursday. She was born five days ago and weighed about 198 pounds at birth. She doesn’t have a name yet, but the public can vote on what it should be.
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The Oregon Coast Aquarium rehabilitated and released a giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) that was caught in a crab trap back in March. The 22 lb. female octopus was brought in to the Aquarium by a crab fisherman on March 26 in an underweight condition with open wounds on her arms.
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The North Carolina aquarium at Fort Fisher closed at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and will stay closed through Friday due to issues in cooling the facility. According to a release from the aquarium, there were mechanical issues with the main building chiller, which controls building and habitat temperatures.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that middle seats on airplanes are the worst.
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Carnival Cruise Line’s next new cruise ship, Carnival Panorama, successfully completed sea trials earlier this week. Carnival Panorama is the cruise line’s 3rd Vista class ship and will debut in December 2019.
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The Dominican Republic’s tourism ministry on Thursday announced a series of new programs and increased safety measures for visitors to the Caribbean nation — amid a slew of media reports about American tourist deaths there.
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94 million tourists spent a total of 216 million nights in Italy last year, according to new figures released on Thursday.
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On the topic of how “at home” you can make yourself on an airplane, there are many questions. Some have easy answers. Can you wear yoga pants? By all means (hear that, United Airlines?). Can you scarf down your leftover barbecue ribs smothered in hickory-smoke sauce? Let’s not.
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