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Herschend to acquire Palace Entertainment
Operator of Dollywood and Silver Dollar City to acquire more than 20 properties including Kennywood and Lake Compounce.
Holiday World acquires Santa's Cottages
The cabin resort is west of the Indiana theme park.
Vertical lift will be part of new Monsters Inc. roller coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios
It will also be Disney's first suspended roller coaster.
Fresno's Playland faces uncertain future
The park's financial reality brings its future into question.
Six Flags nominates four new directors
The nominees come from a diverse background of industries.
Feature: Dolly Parton's business empire over the years
Parton's footprint in Tennessee extends beyond Dollywood.
Oakwood theme park closed permanently
The park's owners cite declining attendance.
United Parks down on most metrics for the year, quarter
Attendance, revenue and income were down for the former SeaWorld Entertainment.
Six Flags releases Q4 results for 2024
The press release shows numbers from the two legacy companies as well as the combined.
Disney sunsetting remaining virtual queues at Walt Disney World
Guardians of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Tiana's Bayou Adventure will switch to regular standby queues.
Stolen Quassy carousel figure resurfaces after nearly 40 years
Now returned to the park, the figure is being restored.
Epic Universe marketing has been multifaceted and spread over years
Universal has been promoting the new theme park across different channels.
Kentucky Kingdom announces new $11 million family land
New $11 million family-friendly land coming to the Louisville park.
Kennywood announces Kennywood Junction for 2025
The new themed area with five rides is a replacement for Thomas Town.
Disney beats analyst expectations, domestic park income down 5%
Profit was 31 cents per share higher than expected.
SeaWorld finally wires its rent to San Diego
The rent has been in dispute for years.
Legoland California lets go of live entertainment workers
A total of 97 worker will be affected.
Carowinds also rolls out layoffs
The reduction in workforce comes after a similar move at Six Flags Entertainment's Kings Dominion.
Dollywood donates display steam engine in return for hurricane relief
Mountain Ways Foundation is helping people affected by Hurricane Helene.
Kings Dominion lets go of employees, offers severance
The park did not offer the number of layoffs.
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