SPOTLIGHT ON...
A Busy Season Ahead for Training and Certification
Adventure Park Insider—Natick, Mass., Aug. 1, 2025—Late-summer through mid-autumn is shaping up to be a busy season for staff training and credential renewals across the aerial-adventure industry. Operators in the…
Challenge Course Main Draw at New Maryland Adventure Park
Adventure Park Insider—Salisbury, Md., July 17, 2025—The new Salisbury Camping and Adventure Park opened on Memorial Day on the site of the former Sandy Point Girl Scout camp. The 47-acre…
Cañon City Opens Bidding for Royal Gorge Operator
Adventure Park Insider—Cañon City, Colo., July 17, 2025—The City of Cañon City has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the long-term lease to operate and enhance the Royal Gorge…
Outdoor Ventures Opens Owl Creek Landing Adventure Tower and Park
Adventure Park Insider—Virginia Beach, Va., June 30, 2025—Outdoor Ventures (OV) has opened its newest and most unusual park, Owl Creek Landing, built around a unique spiral Nautilus Tower with observation…
Botanical World Tops USA Today’s “10Best”
Adventure Park Insider—Hakalau, Hawaii, June 26, 2025—Botanical World Adventures on Hawaii’s Big Island once again clinched the top spot on USA Today’s “10Best” list of aerial adventure parks. The park,…
Go Ape Reimagines Its Mission, Focuses on Experiences
Adventure Park Insider—Frederick, Md., June 26, 2025—Go Ape is relaunching its brand. With 16 adventure parks in 11 states, the company aims to expand its mission beyond thrills and recreation…
U.S. Increases Scrutiny of J-1 Students
Adventure Park Insider—Boulder, Colo., June 6, 2025—As part of the Trump administration’s immigration control effort, ICE and the State Department have been scrutinizing J-1 students more closely, and in some…
How to Handle an ICE Raid
Even before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ramped up its deportation activity in the past few weeks, aerial adventure parks and experiential programs had grown wary of potential ICE…
