Ripley acquires Odditorium, 3D Moving Theater franchise
Phil Lelyveld
Entertainment Technology Center
[Interpark]
Ripley Entertainment, a global leader in location-based entertainment, has acquired the Believe It or Not! Odditorium and the Ripley 3D Moving Theater franchise in Panama City Beach, Florida, US.
Ripley acquired the attraction from long-time franchisee, Nole One, on April 20.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium and Ripley’s 3D Moving Theater opened during June 2006, and is housed in a replica of a 1950s vintage luxury liner that had run aground on Panama City Beach.
Since then, the building, with its twin 75-foot tall smokestacks, 94-foot tall mast, and three enormous propellers has become a local landmark, just a few blocks from the Gulf of Mexico. …
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