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The excitement of IAAPA Expo Europe came to a close on Thursday 28 September at the Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Centre, with 12,289 verified attendees (out of a total 13,545 registered) including 8,475 qualified buyers representing…

Steve Guignon has been appointed as house accounts manager at Intercard, where he will be working on within the company's inside sales team alongside Intercard's key accounts manager, Chris Deusinger. Guignon has prior experience as a…

Attraktion! is set to introduce FlyXD, a scalable product with five-seater units than can be adapted to any capacity size. Using a five degrees of freedom system powered by a pneumatic operating system, the platform offers natural motion…

Location-based entertainment (LBE) VR experience specialists, The Park Playground, will be exhibiting at this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe, which takes place in Vienna, Austria from 25-28 September. The team will be discussing all of their…

SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium sees mermaids returning to its waters from 6 October until 30 October this year. Every Friday-Sunday in October, the mermaids will dive into the ocean habitat alongside sharks, stingrays, sea turtles and their…

Building on the success of the Land of Lights attraction in Milton Keynes last year, Gulliver’s Theme Park Resorts has announced it will host two light festivals across its UK resorts this winter. The incredible mile-long light and…

Four new professionals have joined the leadership team at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA). Jack Chan has been named as the new executive director and vice president of the IAAPA Asia-Pacific…

After an incredible response from the industry, we are delighted to reveal the 2023 finalists who are in the running to win a coveted Park World Excellence Award. Click here to see the shortlist of finalists for 2023. Winners will be…

Universal Orlando Resort has revealed that Minion Land on Illumination Avenue will officially open to guests on 11 August 2023 at Universal Studios Florida. Currently in preview for guests, Minion Land was created in partnership between…

A family entertainment centre in the city of Saginaw called Press Play 989 has seen the opening of a new laser tag attraction. The new laser tag facility features "nine different gaming objectives," meaning gameplay is fresher for…

Betson Enterprises, the amusement equipment, parts, and service distributor, has worked with two leading aquariums in Texas, the San Antonio Aquarium and the Houston Interactive Aquarium & Animal Preserve, to add a game room, in order…

The Smash Room allows visitors to unwind and have fun by smashing everything in sight, from washing machines, printers, guitars and glass objects, to TVs, DVDs and CPUs. Following its initial success in Al Quoz, Dubai, the UAE company has…

An indoor mini golf and tabletop golf bar and restaurant, Sinkers Lounge, is set to open in Manhattan, Kansas. The 10,000sq.ft location is expected to feature nine mini-golf holes and 18 tabletop golf holes. Some of the holes will be…

The world’s first LEGO themed indoor golf experience ‘fore’ the whole family will tee-off this October at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort. Families visiting the Resort will be able to put their skills to the test at the all-new LEGO…

Multi-activity indoor park brand SuperPark has partnered with Megaworld Lifestyle Malls to open two locations in the Philippines. The venues will be at Quezon City and Taguig City, near Manila and will contain multiple activities for…