Bemusement - The Attractions Industry Blog

Friday, June 11, 2010 What is enough time to build a Casino? In 2006, Philadelphia Entertainment and Development Partners, L.P. (PEDP), consisting of the Foxwoods group won in a five-way bidding for two slots licenses for the city. The Foxwoods investors include the Mashantucket Pequot tribe of Connecticut, as well as the charitable interests of three prominent local entrepreneurs: Center City developer Ron Rubin, New Jersey lawyer Lewis Katz, and Comcast-Spectacor chairman Ed Snider....
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Friday, April 23, 2010 Corporate manslaughter laws (UK) and the amusement industry What constitutes appropriate punitive measures in case of serious injury or death at a theme park or visitor attraction?...View more

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Are amusement rides part of the real property? The Feb 22 story in Crain’s New York reporting that Kentucky officials are suing bankrupt theme park operator Six Flags Inc. over ownership of rides and equipment at a shuttered amusement park in Louisville was something I expected to see after public comments made by the Kentucky State Fair Board officials and the people at Six Flags....View more

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Theme Parks: Paultons Park gets approval for Cobra A separate application to retain the Cobra steel rollercoaster at Paulton's Park was approved this morning at the NPA's headquarters. The approval means the Gerstlauer customer coaster, complete with its control building, catering kiosk and photography booth, can stay in its current location and does not have to be scrapped or moved.
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Monday, June 22, 2009 Waterparks: Chemicals and Safety With all the water safety instruction supplied by such institutions as the International Association of Amusement Park and Attractions, World Waterpark Association......View more

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Amusement Law : How IALDA Serves the Amusement Park Industry, Legally Speaking Many industries have lawyers who specialize in legal issues that matter most to that particular industry. Fortunately, such a legal group also exists for the amusement industry...
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Amusement Law: As the Summer Season Winds Down… Here in the States, August means that the peak summer amusement park season is beginning to wind down since many states now start their school years well ahead of the Labor Day weekend (though efforts continue to reverse that trend and return school starts to their traditional post-Labor Day spot). With amusement park facilities hopefully wrapping up a successful season, this week’s Update focuses on a series of quick legal and business notes facing the industry these days....View more

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Amusement Law: How the Airline and Amusement Industries are Tied Together With the recent high-profile failures of major U.S. banks and lenders like IndyMac, the troubled domestic airline industry has been given a respite from harrowing headlines. However, that doesn’t mean the threat to their business model has gone away. Indeed, with oil surpassing $145 per barrel (and going higher at a brisk clip), most U.S. commercial airlines are facing bleak prospects in both the short and long terms. So, why does this matter to the amusement park and recreation industry?...View more

Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Amusement Law: Gun Laws and the Amusement Industry Take Center Stage Welcome to the first Blooloop Legal and Regulatory Update. I’ll be writing this on-line column most Wednesdays.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Butterflies and the Law An interesting morning. Had a chat with Clive Farrell, the man behind the ambitious £25 million Butterfly World project here in the UK about the economic and environmental impact it is set to make upon the local area. The centre piece of the project is an enormous biome, a vast greenhouse, set to include the third largest collection of tropical plants in the UK but also to boast a staggering variety of butterflies from across the world....View more