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Rainer Maelzer, an experiential entertainment innovator, has been appointed chief entertainment officer by Therme Group.  With decades of experience in immersive water-based attractions, Maelzer will ... More

A new record-breaking ride dedicated to American Football team the Pittsburgh Steelers has come to Kennywood in Pennsylvania, US. Named after the legendary Steelers defensive ... More

In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some of the biggest stories to hit the headlines, giving possible ... More

With Disney's Star Wars-themed lands close to opening at its Florida and California theme parks, the operator has shared a first close-up picture of its ... More

Disney is gamifying its park experience, releasing a new app which will add a new layer of interaction to its US locations. Available as a ... More

A theme park based on The Moomins will open in Japan’s Saitama Prefecture in March 2019, after its developers confirmed construction plans for the nature ... More

Not many visitor attractions can say they’ve operated through and survived two World Wars and had Queen Victoria come to visit, but the Isle of ... More

Canada’s Méga Parc is to undergo a major steampunk-themed makeover, with a record-breaking gravity coaster travelling through a spokeless Ferris wheel at the heart of ... More

Scott Trowbridge, the Disney Imagineer leading the creative vision for its Star Wars-themed projects, has revealed details of the operator’s planned Galaxy’s Edge lands, coming ... More

Disney has offered its most in-depth look at its upcoming Star Wars Land yet, unveiling a scale model of the attraction ahead of the D23 ... More

A US$46m (€40.5m, £35.6m) waterpark development has opened its doors in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina. Designed by Aquatic Development Group (ADG), the ... More

Ambitious US$100m (€94.1m, £80.2m) plans have been submitted to Kentucky’s Department of Tourism to develop a 1 million sq ft (93,000sq m) retail and entertainment ... More

Merlin Entertainments is lining up entry into the Indian attractions market, with plans for a Madame Tussauds to open in New Delhi in early 2017, ... More

Hogwarts is on its way to California after Universal announced plans for its hugely successful Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction to feature in its ... More

Temasek Holdings, in partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board, is to carry out a major renovation and expansion of the country's Mandai precinct to turn ... More

Gardaland amped up anticipation for its vertical plunge rollercoaster set to open this spring with a jawdropping skydive challenge. Italian skydiver Roberta Mancino helped the ... More

Polin Waterparks’ Cartoon Network Amazone in Thailand has taken the top honour during the World Waterpark Associations’ (WWA) Symposium & Trade Show Awards ceremony in ... More

The highly anticipated Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley opened to the public yesterday (8 July) with fans of the Potter brand turning out ... More

Cartoon Network’s Bhat1bn (US$30.9m, €22.8m, £18.2m) first branded waterpark is on schedule for completion and will open on 31 July this year in Bang Saray, ... More

Germany’s Holiday Park has opened a new themed area based on vampires and zombies – with Europe’s first triple-launch rollercoaster at its undead heart. Baltimore, ... More

Polin are to be the official waterslide supplier for the new Cartoon Network AMAZONE waterpark, currently under construction in Bang Saray, close to Pattaya, on ... More

Canada-based WhiteWater West has signed a US$22m (£14m, EUR16.8m) contract with Lotte World for the development of a new waterpark at Kimhae near Busan, South ... More

Arizona saw the launch of a new US-based waterpark in June 2009 with a range of WhiteWater West’s signature attractions. Wet 'n' Wild Phoenix spans ... More

SeaWorld has launched a new waterpark in Orlando, Florida, US, called Aquatica. The new 60-acre visitor attraction will comprise 36 water slides, six rivers and ... More

SeaWorld Orlando has announced plans to build an innovative new waterpark, to open in Orlando in 2007. A spokesperson for the company said that SeaWorld ... More