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Tradewinds Island Resorts Adds Zip Line
As part of a recent expansion, TradeWinds Island Resorts in Saint Petersburg, Fla., unveiled the Zing Ray Zip, a three-story-tall dual zip line that takes guests soaring above the beach.…
Kenya to Build Zip Lines Across “Extinct Volcano”
In an effort to draw tourists to Kenya’s Mount Longonot National Park, zip lines will be installed across the mountain’s 1.1-mile-wide crater. Kenya’s tourism cabinet secretary Najib Balala sees the…
New Netted Adventure Park Opening Outside Montreal
The new Upla Adventure Park is opening outside Montreal on June 4. A fully netted attraction, accessible to participants ages 3 to 99, Upla has been billed as the first…
Vail Resorts Trims Zip Lining from Some Summer Offerings
Vail Resorts (VR) has seemingly cut zip lining from the 2022 summer offerings at its ski resorts, including Vail Mountain and Breckenridge, Colo., and Park City Mountain, Utah. As reported…
ACCT Names Bill Zimmermann as New Executive Director
Adventure Park Insider—Longmont, Colo., April 4, 2022—Bill Zimmermann will succeed Shawn Tierney as executive director of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT), effective today, April 4, 2022. To ensure…
Petzl Recalls TRAC CLUB Trolley
Petzl has issued a recall of the TRAC CLUB adventure park trolleys due to a risk of breakage of the black rear plate that could cause a fatal fall. As…
Child Meets Sloth on Zip Line in Costa Rica
A child on a zip line in Costa Rica rode into an unlikely obstruction on the line: a sloth. Fortunately, neither child or sloth were injured in the encounter, which…
OSHA Cites Operational, Design Failures in La Jolla Fatality
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians for five violations related to the death of Zip Zoom Zipline employee Joaquin Romero, who…
