Why One Landmark Piece Decides Whether Your Night Trail Works Every night trail gets planned the same way. Someone walks the site, measures the path, divides the budget by the metre, and specifies an installation every fifty or eighty metres so that no stretch feels empty. It is a defensible approach, and it is why…
Almost every dinosaur exhibit looks good on opening day. The animals are clean, the paint is fresh, the animation runs at the pace the commissioning engineer set, and the queue is long enough that nobody is counting how long visitors actually stay. Then comes the second season. And the third. And somewhere in there, an…
Every attraction operator knows the shape of the winter curve. Attendance falls, staffing stays, and the fixed costs of a site that was built for summer do not move at all. The usual answers are discounting, limited opening days, or simply absorbing the loss and calling it seasonal. There is a third option that most…
International themed attraction design company Katapult has joined forces with a global leader in robotic systems, immersive education and amusement technologies, motion simulators, DOF Robotics to design NEO Cappadocia – an ambitious new leisure destination currently under development in Cappadocia, Türkiye. Officially revealed at the first ever TEA Explores Istanbul event, Neo Cappadocia merges cutting-edge…
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In this episode of the Themed Attraction Podcast, Freddy and Mel sit down with Bob Rogers, founder and chairman of BRC Imagination Arts. Bob traces his journey from performing magic at Disneyland to creating beloved experiences like Impressions de France and Back to Neverland, sharing colorful lessons from mentors Marty Sklar, Buzz Price, and Don…
Star Factory Lantern’s day-to-night dinosaur strategy combines daytime animatronic exploration with illuminated nighttime scenes to help parks, resorts and public attractions plan a longer, more varied operating program from one coordinated project footprint. (A daytime dinosaur installation creates close-range movement, sound and visitor interaction before the site transitions into its evening program.) Star Factory Lantern’s…
KONG X GODZILLA: THE RIDE combines large-scale media, animatronics, motion vehicles and special effects in the first theme park attraction based on Legendary Entertainment’s Monsterverse. July 24th, 2026 Lotte World Adventure has opened KONG X GODZILLA: THE RIDE, a new multimedia dark ride that places guests inside Legendary Entertainment’s Monsterverse. The attraction officially debuted July…
The Industry Leaders IAAPA Expo Tour The Industry Leaders IAAPA Expo Tour provides students within higher education the unique opportunity to interact with industry and leaders professionals in the global attractions industry at IAAPA. As an educator you have the opportunity to nominate your best and brightest to join us on this exclusive opportunity. The…
What if I told you that your favorite craft brewery may be telling a better story than your church campus? That may sound like an odd comparison, but hear me out. Some of the most memorable places in our communities are not necessarily the biggest, newest, or most expensive. They’re simply places that make people…
Katapult, the themed attraction, experience and destination design company, has released a comprehensive update to its industry roadmap: the Leisure & Attraction Trends 2030: Validation Report. This deep dive arrives at a pivotal moment for the industry, stress-testing original projections against a market that has experienced a “rollercoaster ride” of change over the past twelve…