Rafters Rage from Whitewater Coming to Soaky Mountain Waterpark in 2025
Soaky Mountain Waterpark, located in Sevierville, Tenn. is getting wetter than ever for the 2025 season. The park is currently in the process of building Rafter's Rage, an exciting new water slide ... [read more]
Palace Entertainment's International Parent May Sell
A sea-change in ownership may just be coming to Palace Entertainment. Coming on the heels of the $8 billion dollar Cedar Fair and Six Flags theme park merger, Spanish theme and amusement park ... [read more]
Carowinds Expands Camp Snoopy Attractions in 2025
North Carolina's Carowinds is well underway at making the largest investment in new family attractions the park has made to date, with construction on new family attractions already begun. As if also ... [read more]
IAAPA Expo 2024 Wraps Up with Major Ride Purchases in the Carnival & Park Market
Ride manufacturers see high demand as amusement industry continues to thrive
The 2024 IAAPA Convention and trade show wrapped up in Orlando on Friday with record setting attendance. Over 40,000 participants came to the show, viewing goods from 1,100 vendors. There ... [read more]
IAAPA Expo 2024 Thursday: Reithoffer to Take Delivery of New Spectacular, AMP Purchases Wave Swinger, ADM Sales on the Rise
Day three of the 2024 IAAPA Expo was another busy affair. Generally, days one and two are the busiest with a marked drop off on day three but from the looks of crowds on the floors and reports ... [read more]
Amusement Warehouse Podcast Episode 24 - Tim O'Brien, Amusement Industry Journalist & IAAPA Hall of Fame Inductee
Episode 24 of the Amusement Warehouse Podcast features Tim O'Brien. Tim needs no introduction to those in the amusement industry. A long-time writer and editor for Amusement Business ... [read more]
IAAPA Expo 2024 Kicks off with New Ride Announcements and Plenty of Traffic
The parking lot was full from the starting gun at the 2024 IAAPA Trade Show. People from all over the world attend the convention and trade show at the Orange County Convention Center in ... [read more]
Cutting Edge Technology, Immersive Experiences & Cautious Optimism: Amusement Industry Ready for IAAPA Expo 2024
The hurricane season may have shown little mercy on Florida in October, but IAAPA, headquartered in Orlando, remained steadfast in completing preparations for IAAPA Expo 2024. The global attractions ... [read more]
Fun Spot America Theme Parks to add Five New Rides Across All Three Parks
Orlando, Fla. (Nov. 12, 2024) — Fun Spot America Theme Parks proudly announces the addition of five new rides to be shared in its three parks in Orlando, Kissimmee, and Atlanta. The new ... [read more]
Rapterra Soon to Soar High at King's Dominion
There's a new coaster experience coming to Virginia's Kings Dominion theme park in 2025. Just in time for the park's 50th anniversary, Rapterra, described as “the world's tallest and longest ... [read more]
