ride manufacturer news

Dutch fairytale theme park Efteling has launched its new Danse Macabre dark ride and new themed area Huyverwoud Forest. Inspired by the orchestral piece with ... More

Merlin Entertainments has revealed details of the new Croc Drop attraction, set to open at its Chessington World of Adventures Resort theme park near London, ... More

The British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA) has postponed its upcoming expo and tradeshow in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ... More

Dutch rollercoaster maker Vekoma Rides has been acquired by Japanese manufacturing company Sansei Technologies, which plans to expand the Vekoma brand even further worldwide following ... More

Drayton Manor theme is increasing investment into its popular Thomas Land, ploughing £250,000 (US$304,000, €286,000) into a new ride themed on popular character James. Created ... More

Mixed-reality firm Holovis is teaming with ride manufacturer S&S - Sansei Technologies to develop the world-first Immersive Elevator MediaCoaster – a new form of attraction ... More

Interactive dark ride manufacturer Triotech has welcomed Canadian businessman Charles Sirois to its board of directors. “Sirois is one of the pioneers of Quebec’s economic ... More

Ride manufacturer Zamperla has warned against unsafe applications of ride technology after a product similar in style to its Disk’O came off its rails and ... More

Following the incident at Alton Towers, which saw a carriage full of people crash into an empty one on the Smiler, four rollercoasters operated by ... More

Six Flags Fiesta Texas has welcomed a world first to its theme park, a Batman -themed 4D free-fly coaster. On of the most innovative rides ... More

Dreamworld theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast has announced plans to rebrand its Wiggles World kids section to include ABC Kids IP’s including Bananas in ... More

The Green Lantern ride at Movie World on Australia’s Gold Coast trapped six people on board for three hours, plus another seven for a further ... More

India's Delhi Eye – a 200ft (61m) high ferris wheel in Okhla, south New Delhi – has finally been opened to the public several years ... More

Two Chinese companies have been found to have violated patent infringement and deceptive trade laws by a US court. Ride manufacturer Zamperla brought two separate ... More

Ride manufacturer Zamperla will debut its new rollercoaster at Coney Island’s Luna Park this May. The Thunderbolt is Coney Island's first custom rollercoaster since 1927, ... More

Alberto Zamperla’s planned new attraction in Venice, Italy has been met with suspicion by the mainstream media – but the head of ride manufacturer ... More

A man-made island, currently used as a landfill site, could become a cultural theme park if plans from Italian ride manufacturer Zamperla win the support ... More

German ride manufacturer Huss Park Attractions has developed a new ride concept - The Explorer. The experience combines observation towers with an audio visual system ... More

Italian ride manufacturer IE Park srl has completed a challenging 25m x 17m indoor roller coaster project for a Bucharest mall. The ride, designed and ... More

Image: Representatives of Las Palm and Imtech at the site Las Palm, the company behind the Adventure World Warsaw plans, has signed an official 'handover ... More

Image: The theme park will have five themed areas A groundbreaking ceremony has been held to mark the start of work on the 230-hectare (568-acre) ... More

Image: Castle Island – one of the proposed zones A groundbreaking event is to take place on 21 July in order to mark the start ... More

Merlin Entertainments will open its newest UK attraction, the Sea Life Tower in Weymouth, on 22 June - a month ahead of schedule. The construction ... More

Germany-based ride manufacturer HUSS Park Attractions is in the process of building an observation tower on the Weymouth, Dorset, seafront. To be operated by Merlin ... More

German ride manufacturer HUSS Park Attractions has begun construction work on a £3.5m observation tower in Weymouth, Dorset, UK. When completed later this year, the ... More