Por: Orlando Sentinel Entertainment November 15, 2022
Tuesday’s opening ceremony of IAAPA Expo included a world-record streamer attempt that was preceded by an appearance of the world’s tallest man ushering in Jim Pattison, CEO of Orlando-based Ripley Entertainment, as the 2023 chairman of the tourism association. Pattison managed to top Sultan Kosen, who lives in Turkey and is 8 feet, 3 inches tall, by arriving while sitting on the shoulders of a man on stilts, then descended down a movable... + full article
Orlando Sentinel USA Entertainment November 18, 2022
Walt Disney World’s “Harmonious” show, SeaWorld Orlando’s “Rescue Tails” and Ripley’s public-relations campaign tied to the Marilyn Monroe dress borrowed by Kim Kardashian were among the winners of Brass Ring Awards, announced during this week’s IAAPA Expo.... + más
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Orlando Sentinel USA Entertainment November 16, 2022
Theme Park Rangers Radar has had an eye on IAAPA, doing a little window shopping before the holidays. And Space Mountain has let its feelings be know — loudly — about the season. And there’s cake for dessert. Radar is a weekly roundup of news and notes about Central... + más
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In a relatively quiet corner of the bustling IAAPA Expo stands a booth for Perky’s Pizza, a 30-year veteran of the annual attractions conference at Orange County Convention Center. You can put Perky in the corner of the 515,000-square-foot expo space. President Jim Howell... + más
Tall order: Ripley CEO Jim Pattison begins IAAPA chairman stint | Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel USA Entertainment November 11, 2022
NASA’s “lost” tapes of the first moonwalk are part of a new outer-space gallery at the Ripley’s attraction on International Drive. The company purchased the Apollo 11 videotapes at a Sotheby’s auction for $1.82 million in 2019, and museum visitors now can see the tapes... + más
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Newsweek USA Life November 10, 2022
Kim Kardashian wouldn't have worn Marilyn Monroe's dress to the 2022 Met Gala if it weren't for her mom, Kris Jenner.On the most recent episode of The Kardashians, titled I Never Thought I'd See the Day and obtained in advance by Newsweek, the Skims... + más
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Orlando Sentinel USA Entertainment November 02, 2022
Orlando-based International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions has appointed Jakob Wahl, a current association executive and veteran of the amusement industry, as its new president and CEO. Wahl currently serves as IAAPA’s executive vice president and chief... + más
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Orlando Sentinel USA Entertainment October 03, 2022
The past, present and future of Epcot will be the topic of this year’s Legends Panel during IAAPA Expo. The Walt Disney World theme park has just marked the 40th anniversary of its official opening. The 2022 session, scheduled for Nov. 16, will be led by Bob Rogers, founder... + más
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