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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ITEC Entertainment is developing a major new theme park in China based on video gaming, seeking to capitalise on a Chinese market with tens of ... More

Registration is now open for the newly-renamed IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE), with this year's European showcase for visitor attractions coming to Paris, France, in September. ... More

Shanghai developer Shimao Property Holdings is to build a new Smurfs-themed destination in the Dream City amusement park development in the Chinese city. Designed by ... More

In what it calls a "once in a generation opportunity", theme park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment has entered into an agreement to buy the rights ... More

A new water park is set to open in Istria, Croatia, at the end of Q2 2019. Themed on dinosaurs, Paleo Park will open near ... More

New immersive experiences and the return of some old favourites are among a programme of events and shows announced by Two-Bit Circus, which last year ... More

Canada’s Méga Parc has reopened following a multi-million dollar steampunk-themed redevelopment that includes the building of North America’s first spokeless Ferris Wheel. The Quebec park ... More

French amusement park operator Looping Group has acquired British attraction West Midland Safari Park, located in Worcestershire, England. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, sees ... More

Hong Kong amusement park Ocean Park has seen an uplift in revenue in the financial year 2017-18 on the previous period but is still operating ... More

Chinese tourism hotbed Hainan is set to welcome a new Hello Kitty -themed amusement park worth US$1.6bn (€1.4bn, £1.3bn). A press conference was held by ... More

A “world-class”, £300m (US$376.2m, €330,9m) visitor attraction based on Swiss author Erich Von Däniken’s Chariots Of The Gods is in the works for Blackpool, UK, ... More

A Mayan-themed amusement park and resort has been given the green light after Mexico's government granted the Amikoo development approval to begin construction. Originally set ... More