amusement park news

A fire has destroyed part of the new water world, Oceana, at Liseberg in Sweden, and a construction worker has been reported missing. According to ... More

Two iconic theme park operators, Cedar Fair and Six Flags, have confirmed they are merging. The two regional operators will combine to form a new ... More

The Gröna Lund theme park in Stockholm, Sweden has reopened its doors 10 days after a guest died and nine other were injured in an ... More

Warner Bros. has revealed the opening date for its Harry Potter studio tour in Japanese capital Tokyo – the largest indoor Harry Potter attraction in ... More

Carowinds theme park in North Carolina, US, has launched year-round operations this month (January 2023). The park has introduced additional weekends to the calendar in ... More

The Harry Potter studio tour attraction, planned for the Japanese capital city Tokyo, will span a total of 322,000sq ft when it opens to the ... More

Skånes Djurpark zoo in southern Sweden is launching a glamping experience for guests this year. Visitors will be able to spend the night in 40sq ... More

In August 2020, Warner Bros announced plans to open a Harry Potter Studio Tour in Japan – the second such attraction following the hugely popular ... More

Omega Mart, a permanent visitor attraction and art installation built by Meow Wolf, is set to open in Las Vegas, US, this month. The attraction, ... More

Three visitor attraction veterans – Tony Baxter, Greg Hale and Mats Wedin – have been inducted into the IAAPA Hall of Fame, regarded as the ... More

Ride specialist BoldMove and Triotech, a developer of multi-sensory interactive attractions, have announced a partnership which looks to create a "refreshing collaborative approach to the ... More

Warner Bros. has revealed plans to develop a Harry Potter studio tour attraction in Japanese capital Tokyo. To be located on the grounds of the ... More

Some attractions operators in Japan have started to reopen their doors to the public with the coronavirus largely contained in the country. Legoland Japan is ... More

IAAPA's president and CEO, Hal McEvoy, has urged the US government to support the attractions industry during the coronavirus crisis, urging the Senate to take ... More

Financial assistance from the Hong Kong government is expected to help the territory's theme park, Ocean Park, to implement an ambitious new repositioning plan that ... More

A US$22m (€19.8m, £16.9m) "Treetop Trail" built on a former monorail track, a nature-based preschool, and camping facilities are among reported changes that Minnesota Zoo ... More

Galaxyland, the amusement park set inside West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada, is undergoing a transformation that will see it become the first Hasbro-themed amusement ... More

Cartoon Network has revealed plans to open a new, immersive hotel experience to the public in mid-2020. Developed in partnership by Cartoon Network and Palace ... More

The development of a global safety standard for the attractions industry is high on the wish list of incoming IAAPA chair Amanda Thompson, whose tenure ... More

North American theme park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which owns and operates 11 amusement parks and five water parks in the territory, has filed ... More

Arabian Dream Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of Triple Five Worldwide, which owns the three largest shopping and entertainment centres in North America, is to help ... More

Providing guests with more of what they want – this is the rationale behind Coney Island's decision to remove its amusement park rides and replace ... More

Following 25 years of service, Matthias Li, chief executive of Hong Kong attraction Ocean Park, has announced that he will retire at the start of ... More

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which owns and operates 11 amusement parks and five water parks in North America, has reported Q2 and year-to-date results showing ... More

The owners of Lost Island Waterpark, in Waterloo, Iowa, US, have announced plans to augment their attraction with a new US$100m (€89.2m, £80.6m) theme park. ... More