Amusement Park News

This summer, Ripley Entertainment will be opening a brand new, patriotic-themed family-friendly experience replacing Ride the Ducks. There will be an interactive outdoor maze, indoor laser tag, and more, with 10% of all proceeds from the attraction, with a minimum amount of $100,000, to be donated to the first responders “who make the Branson community safer – specifically local police, the fire department, and EMS.Moreover, all first responders and military will be offered discounted admission to the attraction,” according to Ripley Entertainment. The attraction will be opened along Highway 76 in Branson in the same location as the former Ride the Ducks business. The company closed Ride the Ducks after the deadly sinking of one of its boats on Table Rock Lake. The amphibious ...   [read more]

WINTER PARK, FL  – Shocked, angered and saddened are the first reactions to a new AT&T advertisement that has been running on broadcast television and on social media. The ad promotes the worst stereotypes of an industry that provides safe family entertainment throughout the United States and around the world, and clearly conflicts with AT&T's stated claim that its corporate values promote: “Doing the right thing.” “The staged scene purports to show a carnival amusement ride, and suggests that our industry employs careless workers, operates decrepit rides, is unconcerned about ride safety and simply leaves town if someone is injured,” said Greg Chiecko, president of the Outdoor Amusement Business Association. “Experts who have viewed the ride say it was intentionally doctored by the ad ...   [read more]