Bobbejaan Schoepen, the founder of Bobbejaanland in Belgium, passed away on May 17, the day after his 85th birthday. Born as Modest Schoepen on May 16, 1925, the blacksmith’s son forged a musical career and went on to become...
Read MorePalamon Capital Partners has sold Movie Park in Germany, the one remaining asset in its Star Park group, to the Spanish operator Parques Reunidos. The purchase price is undisclosed. Located near the town of Bottrop, about an...
Read MoreThe Swedish amusement park Liseberg is to transform its observation tower into Europe’s tallest freefall attraction. The conversion will be carried out by Intamin. The Liseberg Tower opened at the Gothenburg city park in 1990...
Read MoreEurope’s only conference and trade show for the scare attractions industry took place recently in London. Owen Ralph reports from ScareCON 2010. A mix of established operators, newcomers, suppliers and consultants converged for...
Read MoreAt 5,100 feet (1,555 metres) – or almost one mile – in length, Intimidator 305 is a ride of mammoth proportions. Paul Ruben is awestruck. Introduced this spring at Kings Dominion, Doswell, Virginia, this steel monster from...
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