Month: August 2011

Jeremy Reed (pictured) is to the new chief executive of BALPPA, the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions. Due to start in September 2011, he previously served as regional visitor operations director at...

The European Commission and its president José Manuel Durão Barroso visited Europa-Park in Rust, Germany, on July 5. “As a family business you have created somewhere people can experience the cultural diversity of Europe in a...

Water playground structures have got so big in recent years that some are almost a waterpark in themselves, and a new attraction in Texas is exactly that. Conforming to the adage “Everything is bigger in Texas” the...

Six Flags Great America near Chicago has installed two new ProSlide waterslide complexes at its Riptide Bay waterpark, These include the Canadian manufacturer’s first combination double SuperLoop/Speedway and North America’s...

NRH2O, a waterpark in North Richland Hills, Texas, has introduced the Viper, the first Megatube series slide from WhiteWater. WhiteWater. The attraction features a series of twists, high-banking turns and heart-stopping drops,...