Month: September 2010

WhiteWater has built its first Tornado-style waterslide. The Abyss opened this August at Hanwha Resort in South Korea. The multi-person funnel slide is as visually inspiring as it is entertaining. Standing nearly 30-metres tall...

Andreas Andersen (pictured) is to replace Mats Wedin as president and CEO of the Liseberg Group in Sweden, starting February 1. Wedin is due to retire. A veteran of the amusement industry in Scandinavia, Andersen worked in a...

Rick Rothschild will be the new president of the TEA (Themed Entertainment Association), starting in November. A 40-year attractions industry veteran with three decades’ experience at Walt Disney Imagineering, he is founder and...

The Cedar Fair chain is to transform two more Camp Snoopy children’s areas at its park in the United States into Planet Snoopy. At Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the $8 million Planet Snoopy will open in spring 2011...

Holiday Park’s parrot mascot gives his name to the German venue’s new rollercoaster. Holly’s Wilde Autofahrt (Holly’s Wild Car Ride) is a themed Wild Mouse from Maurer Söhne, and the anchor attraction of the new Holly’s Cartoon...