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Hasbro: Changing the conversation about hospitality and family leisure options

Hasbro: Changing the conversation about hospitality and family leisure options

Aug 20, 2018 #74 - EME/Waterparks, 2018, Attractions, Business, Features, Headlines, Theme Parks, Themed Resorts/Hotels Comments Off on Hasbro: Changing the conversation about hospitality and family leisure options

In the face of stiff competition from homestays, company consolidation and online booking aggregators, traditional hotel operators have turned to the untraditional to capture and re-capture market...
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VRstudios’ Attraction Management Platform to power new VR experiences at Dave & Busters

VRstudios’ Attraction Management Platform to power new VR experiences at Dave & Busters

Jun 07, 2018 Attractions, News, Technology & Media Comments Off on VRstudios’ Attraction Management Platform to power new VR experiences at Dave & Busters

  June 6, 2018 — VRstudios® announced today the deployment of their VRcade® Attraction Management Platform (AMP™) to operate and manage the new Dave & Buster’s multi-player VR...
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Feld Entertainment and Universal Partner on Jurassic World Arena Tour

Feld Entertainment and Universal Partner on Jurassic World Arena Tour

Jan 25, 2018 Attractions, News, Technology & Media Comments Off on Feld Entertainment and Universal Partner on Jurassic World Arena Tour

With the addition of sophisticated animatronics and performer-operated characters, the dinosaurs will literally be the biggest stars of the show as the story is told through human and dinosaur...
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IP: start with the basics

IP: start with the basics

Aug 28, 2017 #69 - Game Changers, 2017, Attractions, Business, Features, Theme Parks Comments Off on IP: start with the basics

We are in an industry that is ever changing: evolving, setting, racing, or chasing the latest trends of technology and society. Some trends are short-lived while others, like intellectual property...
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Update on Asia from ECA

Update on Asia from ECA

May 30, 2017 #68 Going Global: Technology on the International Stage, 2017, Asia, Attractions, Business, Features, Theme Parks, World markets Comments Off on Update on Asia from ECA

Newer domestic investors and developers entering the industry are increasingly interested in partnering with international developers, operators and IPs to bring internationally branded content that...
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Universal Awarded Patent for New Flying Simulator Design

Universal Awarded Patent for New Flying Simulator Design

May 16, 2017 News, Technology & Media, Theme Parks Comments Off on Universal Awarded Patent for New Flying Simulator Design

According to the patent, awarded on May 9, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office: The flying simulator ride includes a track and a bogie coupled to the track. The flying simulator...
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Universal’s WaterWorld: A classic splash

Universal’s WaterWorld: A classic splash

Apr 17, 2017 #67 - Experience Design: Many Faces Many Places, 2017, Asia, Business, Events, Features, Headlines, North America, People, Theme Parks, World markets Comments Off on Universal’s WaterWorld: A classic splash

This year, the ambitious and enduring stunt spectacular is being honored by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) with the prestigious Thea Classic Award.
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InPark reports from inside the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood

InPark reports from inside the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood

Apr 13, 2016 Features, News, Theme Parks Comments Off on InPark reports from inside the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood

“There is no better place to raise Hogwarts castle than on a Hollywood hill.” -- Mark Woodbury, Universal Creative
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UPDATED: $3.3 Billion Universal Studios Resort Announced To Open in 2019 in Beijing Suburb

UPDATED: $3.3 Billion Universal Studios Resort Announced To Open in 2019 in Beijing Suburb

Oct 13, 2014 Features, Headlines, News, Theme Parks Comments Off on UPDATED: $3.3 Billion Universal Studios Resort Announced To Open in 2019 in Beijing Suburb

UPDATED 10/15 8:00 am PDT: Comcast press release has been added to the end of this report.   Beijing, China (October 13, 2014) — Julie Makinen reports on today’s announcement from...
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2013 IPM Guide to Theme Park Haunts

2013 IPM Guide to Theme Park Haunts

Oct 03, 2013 Attractions, Haunts, Headlines, News, Theme Parks Comments Off on 2013 IPM Guide to Theme Park Haunts

InPark Magazine presents our listing of Halloween thrills at the world’s top theme park chains, as determined in the 2012 TEA/AECOM Theme Index. For those chains that operate both parks and...
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