
Super Nintendo World Comes to Universal Hollywood
A big first for Universal Studios Hollywood has come to fruition. The movie studio lot/amusement park that has long featured rides and attractions culled from the big screen has entered the world of ... [read more]

Six Flags Magic Mountain Makes History with Over 20 Roller Coasters
Record breaking thrills are coasting in at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif. The park has reached a grand total of 20 roller coasters, an achievement that park president Don McCoy ... [read more]

California's Great America Amusement Park Gets Lease Agreement, Park Can Continue to Operate for 11+ More Years
Last summer, Cedar Fair announced that their Great America Amusement Park, located just south of San Francisco, would close. The land on which it is built was being sold.However, park fans don't have ... [read more]

Six Flags Continues 30 Year Relationship with Bolliger & Mabillard through Dr. Diabolical Coaster
Six Flags has always had a special relationship with ride creator Bolliger & Mabillard. The manufacturer's stand-up coasters and inverted coaster types were first purchased by Six ... [read more]

Zamperla Brings on the Vikings at Adventureland
Adventureland is pairing up with Zamperla to add two new Viking-themed rides to the Iowa theme park's new Viking section in 2023.A family roller coaster, The Flying Viking is designed to be a thrill ... [read more]

New Rocket Rapids Takes Quassy Amusement & Waterpark Guests on a Wild Wet Ride in 2022
For 2022, Quassy Amusement Park offered a new ride at the park's Splash Away Bay waterpark, an innovative water coaster. The waterpark attractions have come a long way since Quassy first dove on in ... [read more]

IAAPA Expo 2022 Comes to a Close: Rides 4-U, Mondial, Preston & Barbieri Report Sales
Bob's Space Racers Showcases Attendant Free Games
As the 2022 IAAPA Convention and Trade Show came to a close, the mood amongst all segments of the market was optimistic. From manufacturers and suppliers to the parks and amusement sites ... [read more]

Gravity Group Continues to Innovate with new Roller Coaster Technology
Chad Miller, Founder and Owner of Gravity Group, said the company rose from the ashes of Custom Coasters International in 2002. Many of the founding team were on the engineering team at the ... [read more]

IAAPA Expo 2022: Lamberink Showcases New 43m Giant Wheel Design, Technical Park Sells Looping Fighter to Ben Pickett
Dreamland Amusements will take delivery of a 33m Giant Wheel in 2023
As we wrote previously, customers seemed to be in a buying mood during the IAAPA trade show in 2022. Manufacturers from around the world were reporting brisk sales and if anything, the only ... [read more]

IAAPA Expo 2022: KMG Announces New Sales & Deliveries; HUSS Announces New Portable Breakdance 5
Demand Exceeds Supply as Many Manufacturers are Booked for 2023 deliveries
The IAAPA trade show is back to full strength and buyers seem to be spending after two successful post-Covid seasons. Ride manufacturers are reporting brisk sales, but the challenge is being ... [read more]