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5 days ago | 
inparkmagazine.com | Martin Palicki |Martin Palicki owns |Sound America
I’m writing as I return from my media preview of Universal Epic Universe in Orlando, Florida. Simply put, the park is stunning. Because of production deadlines, InPark’s main coverage of Epic Universe will appear in our next issue. But I had just enough time to share some initial thoughts with you here. So much thought and care has been put into everything – from overall concept design to individual shows and attractions. And the amount of technology built into the park is unrivaled.
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5 days ago | 
inparkmagazine.com | Martin Palicki |Tina Kreitlow |Paul Williams |Martin Palicki owns
Expo 2025, officially known as the World Expo 2025, debuted on Yumeshima Island in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, on April 13, 2025. The event runs through October 13, 2025, and features the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.” Over 150 countries and regions are participating in Expo, with over 28 million visitors expected over the six-month run. Expo 2025 Osaka builds on nearly 200 years of world’s fairs and marks a return to Osaka as a host site.
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5 days ago | 
inparkmagazine.com | Martin Palicki |Martin Palicki owns |Sound America
Waterparks in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region experienced rapid growth during the 2010s. After a pandemic-related slowdown, the parks are back, reinvesting and expanding. Though China has long been the dominant player in the market, new hot spots are emerging, including Vietnam.
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5 days ago | 
inparkmagazine.com | Martin Palicki |Martin Palicki owns |Sound America
On October 11, 2024, the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, opened Aquavia Lumina, An Enchanted Night Walk through a Canyon of Wonders.
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5 days ago | 
inparkmagazine.com | Martin Palicki |Martin Palicki owns |Sound America
Recognizing a critical need within the themed entertainment market, Christie launched their new Sapphire projector at ISE 2025 in Barcelona last February. The new unit is a hybrid projector, bringing together the best features of both laser phosphor and RGB pure laser systems to provide maximum versatility for themed entertainment applications. We asked Larry Paul, Christie’s Executive Director of Technology and Custom Solutions, for more details on how Sapphire fits into their suite of products.
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5 days ago | 
inparkmagazine.com | Martin Palicki |Martin Palicki owns |Sound America
According to Leinad Borman, Sales Partner – Parks, for Semnox Americas, “Evaluating and selecting ticketing and operations systems is a daunting task.” She knows this from experience. Prior to joining the Semnox team, she spent over 20 years on the operations side, including roles at Palace Entertainment and Apex Parks Group.
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2 months ago | 
inparkmagazine.com | Martin Palicki |Martin Palicki owns |Sound America
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) recently hosted its annual INSPIRE Week and the 31st Annual Thea Awards Gala, celebrating excellence in the themed entertainment industry. A series of events, held from March 12 to March 15, 2025, in Universal City, California, brought together professionals from around the world to engage in educational sessions, networking opportunities, and to honor outstanding achievements in the field of themed entertainment.
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2 months ago | 
inparkmagazine.com | Martin Palicki |Martin Palicki owns |Sound America
Herschend and Parques Reunidos have signed a definitive agreement under which Herschend will acquire all of Palace Entertainment’s U.S. entertainment properties from Parques Reunidos. This agreement represents a significant milestone for both organizations—supporting Herschend’s strategic expansion in family entertainment and hospitality while allowing Parques Reunidos to reinforce its strategic focus on its core European market.
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Mar 1, 2025 | 
inparkmagazine.com | Martin Palicki |Martin Palicki owns |Sound America
A close partnership between animatronics/dark ride designer Sally Dark Rides (Sally) and design/fabrication firm Daniels Wood Land (DWL) resulted in the opening of the interactive attraction Treasure Hunt: The Ride in July 2023. Located in Cannery Row in Monterey, California, the attraction blends special effects, scenic props and media into a story-rich dark ride. Over the course of five days in May 2024, the team upgraded the attraction, based on guest feedback.
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Mar 1, 2025 | 
inparkmagazine.com | Martin Palicki |Martin Palicki owns |Sound America
With alarming headlines grabbing our collective attention every day, it might be worthwhile to remind people that – as of this writing – just one month ago whole swaths of Los Angeles were on fire. As someone firmly rooted in the American Midwest, it’s easy for those of us outside of Southern California to regard wildfires as a sort of near-regular activity that is, at the very least, part of some cycle of growth and regeneration. To some extent, that is true. But this was different.
