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Andamiro USA, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Andamiro Co. Ltd. and a leading manufacturer of highly engineered amusement machines, has announced that Jim Chapman is joining the company’s executive team as sales manager. Chapman will be…

Kids Climbing Zones are the new must for Climbing gyms, says Sofia Cohen, chief marketing officer, Walltopia. A Climbing gym is a community built around the love of climbing, and that love brings together people from different ages,…

GlobalAmusements&Play.com takes a closer look at the trends and technology driving the adventure play category in a post-COVID world. In today’s adventure play marketplace, while some priorities have shifted for guests, some have…

Puttshack is an upscale, tech-infused attraction experience that aims to ‘rewrite the rules of mini golf’ – pairing modern technology with crazy courses for a unique guest experience. With three London locations currently, Puttshack…

Based in Germany, Spree Interactive excels in providing turn-key, free-roam VR attractions for location-based entertainment operators. Bryony Andrews, editor of GlobalAmusements&Play.com, spoke to managing director and co-founder…

Caddy’s Course, a pop-up miniature golf course, opened this last December in Brentwood, California, to entertain locals and visitors through the December holidays and the New Year. According to Denise Almaleh, who with her husband Nick…

Through analysis of key players and technologies, IDTechEx’s most recent report on Augmented and Virtual Reality predicts that by 2030, the augmented, virtual, and mixed reality market will be over $30bn. With COVID-19 limiting physical…

Experiential destination design company White Hutchinson has re-activated its Leisure eNewsletter with an article co-authored by Bob Cooney, sharing 27 trends predicted to reshape location-based entertainment & arts in the post-pandemic…

KWP has released the last in its series of guides for amusement and attraction operators navigate the traumatic conditions of 2020. This last guide condenses all of the key lessons learned, and also gives a final observation towards…

Following the presentation of the Park World Excellence Awards on Tuesday (8 December), social media has been ablaze with this year’s winners been proudly celebrating their achievements. New for 2020, Charlotte Van Etten, was crowned…

Rumble Live was created in 2019 by Billy and Jacquie Rumble, inspired by the video games loved by their three sons. The couple realised the potential of an outdoor shoot 'em up attraction, incorporating gameplay from paintballing with the…

BALPPA, the UK trade association for commercial leisure parks, piers, zoos and family entertainment centres, has released a document providing guidance for operators during the COVID-19 crisis. “This document is to help employers,…

Inspired by founders Nick and Nicola Laister’s eldest daughter, Olivia, who has cerebral palsy, Fairytale Farm meets the needs of disabled children, while still being an attraction that the whole family can enjoy together. As the UK comes…

2019 was a year of moderate performance for the world’s most popular theme parks and water parks, and a variable year for museums depending on region, according to the most recent TEA/AECOM Theme Index and Museum Index, released on July 16,…

Kevin Williams of immersive out-of-home entertainment consultancy KWP has compiled a simple reference sheet called the "Operators Guide: Amusement Support Primer" in collaboration with a number of facility operators.  This new guide…