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New website offers tool for attraction designers based on work of industry legend Harrison “Buzz” Price

New website offers tool for attraction designers based on work of industry legend Harrison “Buzz” Price

Jul 07, 2020 Attractions, Business, Headlines, News, People, Technology & Media, Theme Parks Comments Off on New website offers tool for attraction designers based on work of industry legend Harrison “Buzz” Price

The site is essentially a question and answer session with Buzz Price.
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Picsolve completes merger with Israeli AI tech compay Pomvom

Picsolve completes merger with Israeli AI tech compay Pomvom

Jul 07, 2020 Attractions, Business, Headlines, Museums, News, Technology & Media, Theme Parks, Water Parks Comments Off on Picsolve completes merger with Israeli AI tech compay Pomvom

The merger brings together the two companies and their expertise in new market segments including music concerts, festivals and sporting events.
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Tickets now on sale for TEA’s 26th annual Thea Awards Digital Case Studies

Tickets now on sale for TEA’s 26th annual Thea Awards Digital Case Studies

Jul 06, 2020 Attractions, Business, COVID-19, Events, Features, Headlines, Museums, News, Technology & Media, Theme Parks Comments Off on Tickets now on sale for TEA’s 26th annual Thea Awards Digital Case Studies

TEA Thea Awards Case Studies will take place August 6 through November 5, with all sessions available for viewing with a single ticket.
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Kings Island reopens with premiere of new Orion giga coaster

Kings Island reopens with premiere of new Orion giga coaster

Jul 06, 2020 Business, COVID-19, News, North America, Theme Parks, World markets Comments Off on Kings Island reopens with premiere of new Orion giga coaster

Orion® is one of only seven giga coasters in the world, a class of coasters having a height or drop of 300-399 ft.
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Splashin’ Safari opens July 4 with world’s first launched water coaster

Splashin’ Safari opens July 4 with world’s first launched water coaster

Jul 03, 2020 Business, COVID-19, News, North America, Theme Parks, Water Parks, World markets Comments Off on Splashin’ Safari opens July 4 with world’s first launched water coaster

With more than 1,700 feet of combined track, Cheetah Chase is the first water coaster of its kind.
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SEA LIFE Aquarium at LEGOLAND California Resort adds patriotic display to tanks

SEA LIFE Aquarium at LEGOLAND California Resort adds patriotic display to tanks

Jul 03, 2020 Attractions, Business, COVID-19, News, North America, Theme Parks, World markets, Zoos & Aquariums Comments Off on SEA LIFE Aquarium at LEGOLAND California Resort adds patriotic display to tanks

The 4-foot-long LEGO model took Model Builder Tim Sams more than 10 hours to build using 2,400 LEGO bricks.
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Eric Nolfo joins 7thSense Design as Project Manager

Eric Nolfo joins 7thSense Design as Project Manager

Jul 02, 2020 Attractions, Business, News, People, Technology & Media, Theme Parks Comments Off on Eric Nolfo joins 7thSense Design as Project Manager

Eric’s twenty-year career in the entertainment industry has seen him work in a wide range of project management and technical direction positions
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Connect&GO launches Safeband physical distancing and contact tracing solution

Connect&GO launches Safeband physical distancing and contact tracing solution

Jul 01, 2020 Attractions, Business, COVID-19, Headlines, Museums, News, Technology & Media, Theme Parks Comments Off on Connect&GO launches Safeband physical distancing and contact tracing solution

Its Safeband solution developed specifically to help companies safely re-open by addressing physical distancing guidelines and providing contact tracing.
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Moreys’ Piers to reopen July 2

Moreys’ Piers to reopen July 2

Jun 26, 2020 Business, COVID-19, News, North America, Theme Parks, World markets Comments Off on Moreys’ Piers to reopen July 2

"We are working hard to redefine family fun this summer and are further expanding our commitment to safety and cleanliness"
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With theme park reopenings pushed back by the state, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom returns to its zoological roots

With theme park reopenings pushed back by the state, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom returns to its zoological roots

Jun 25, 2020 Attractions, Business, COVID-19, News, North America, Theme Parks, World markets, Zoos & Aquariums Comments Off on With theme park reopenings pushed back by the state, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom returns to its zoological roots

For a limited time, the clock is being rolled back to 1986, when the park first opened its gates in Vallejo as a premier zoological park and aquarium.
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