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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Adventure Park Insider—Boulder, Colo., May 16, 2025—One of the most accessible ways to keep abreast of industry happenings, and of what’s happening in the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT),…
Adventure Park Insider—Yorba Linda, Calif., May 16, 2025—A shooting at an RV park adjacent to the Orange County Ropes Course on Sunday, May 5, serves as a reminder that aerial…
Adventure Park Insider—Boulder, Colo., May 2, 2025—ACCT has nearly completed its Qualified Course Professional (QCP) draft guidelines for operation managers and practitioners, the latest of its revisions to the QCP…
