Indoor Amusement Park Lollipop Park Closes Permanently due to COVID-19 Restrictions
Children’s Entertainment Center Will Auction Assets October 21
Centennial, CO – After nine years in business, indoor amusement park Lollipop Park has closed permanently and will auction its assets October 21, 2020. Housed inside the South Suburban Parks ... [read more]
OABA & NAARSO Partner to Provide Affordable Online Amusement Ride Training Platform
The Outdoor Amusement Business Association (OABA) and the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials (NAARSO) have partnered to provide the amusement industry with an extremely ... [read more]
IAAPA Cancels IAAPA Expo 2020 Due to COVID-19
New Virtual Education Conference to Take Place Nov. 16-18
ORLANDO, Fla., US (Sept. 4, 2020) – IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, today announced the cancellation of IAAPA Expo 2020 in Orlando, Florida. In addition, the ... [read more]
Empire Adventures Hopes to Reopen Fantasy Island Theme Park in 2021
Fantasy Island, the theme and waterpark located in Grand Island, New York closed in February 2020 after 22 years in business. Empire Adventures is currently at work on a 5-year plan to bring back ... [read more]
IAAPA to make final decision on 2020 Attractions Expo by September 4
On Wednesday, August 5, IAAPA updated past and future attendees and exhibitors on its plans to hold its annual convention this fall. IAAPA has continued planning for the event, however, ... [read more]
Showmen Supplies Acquires American Superior Lighting
Showmen Supplies, Inc. , a leading supplier of lighting and electrical equipment for the amusement industry, announced that it has acquired the assets of American Superior Lighting. Financial ... [read more]
IAAPA Continues to Seek Critical Changes and Additional Aid from U.S. Congress in Support of Attractions Industry
IAAPA urges U.S. Congress to consider key issues as the industry recovers in the wake of COVID-19
ORLANDO, Fla. (July 16, 2020) – IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, representing major theme parks, local and destination fixed-site attractions, water parks, family ... [read more]
2021 H-2B Update: Reps. Pingree (D-ME) and Harris (R-MD) to offer H-2B Cap Relief Amendment
UPDATE: House Appropriations Committee Passes Pingree-Harris-Cuellar H-2B amendment
Updated 7/16/20 The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security passed its 2021 Fiscal Funding Bill last week. Originally, the bill does not have any provisions relating to H-2B cap ... [read more]
Science Shows Chances of Children Contracting & Spreading COVID-19 is Low
With children as some of our primary customers in the amusement industry, we thought you might want to hear about the science of children being infected and infecting others. Seems risk in this ... [read more]
Official: New Jersey to allow Amusement Rides to Reopen for July 4 Weekend
UPDATED: On June 23, New Jersey Governor Murphy announced his plan to allow amusement and water parks to re-open as early as July 2. Parks will be able to operate at 50% capacity and ... [read more]
