The North Carolina Department of Labor released a report earlier this month stating that zip lines are more like sports with active participants than amusement park rides with passive users and there will always be a risk involved.
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Arizona Zipline Adventures in Oracle, Az hostes their Grand Opening on January 29.
Construction is expected to begin this month on a zip line tour and aerial adventure course in Niagara Parks, ON.
Go Ape has partnered with the city of Plano, TX to build a new zip line tour in Oak Point Park.
Gatorland in Orlando, Fla., opened a new zip line that’s accessible to guests with mobility challenges and other disabilities.
Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), voluntarily issued a recall of carabiners, quickdraws, and nylon runners because of possible product irregularities.
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) is changing its membership categories…
The ANSI/ACCT 03-2016 Challenge Course and Canopy/Zip Line Tour Standards received final approval from the ANSI Board of Standards Review on Jan. 11…
The ASTM F24.61 subcommittee on Adventure Attractions and its F2959 task group are balloting a series of revisions to the ASTM F2959-14 Aerial Adventure standard.
The 26th Annual Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) Conference will take place Jan. 28-31, 2016 at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort in Austin, Texas.
The Fairfax County Parks Department in Virginia is currently seeking proposals from contractors interested in developing and operating a pay-to-play high ropes adventure course at South Run Park in the town of Springfield.
Aerial Adventure Academy will be offering a certification course for aerial adventure trainers March 1-4, 2016.
Kentucky State Rep. Jeffrey Donohue has proposed a bill that would require Kentucky’s Department of Agriculture to regulate the zip line industry.
A proposal has been submitted to the Revelstoke City Council for a new adventure park.
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) has announced a public comment period of its draft standard, Aerial Adventure Park Operations Standards.
Outward Bound School and the National Audubon Society hope to re-open the park and build a $16.7 million, 16,000-square-foot educational facility called The Discovery Center.
