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DALLAS – (Sept. 24, 2012) – 54-year-old world record holder and role model for babyboomers everywhere Walter Urban will attempt to break another Guinness World Record for the most weight lifted in one minute during the broadcast of Sports Day in Canada.

HONG KONG (June 5, 2012) – Ripley Entertainment Inc. a world leader in family entertainment announced the launch of its new Guinness World Records Attractions concept in Asia.

ORLANDO, Fla. (April 25, 2011) – Summer travelers looking for some fun without having to go too far take note: 53% of the U.S. population is within a half tank of gas of one of the 45-plus Ripley family  attractions in the United States.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 18, 2010) – In its first outing as a trade show exhibitor since 1999, Ripley Entertainment  won the “Image Award” for best booth at the Nov. 16-19 Attractions Expo of the International Assn. of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA).    

ORLANDO, Fla.  (Nov. 16, 2010) – Would you like to break a world record while on vacation? Ripley Entertainment Inc. will soon be giving millions of visitors that opportunity.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 10, 2010) – Ripley Entertainment Inc., the largest chain of walk-through family attractions in the world, will be exhibiting for the first time in 11 years at the 2010 conference and expo of the International Assn. of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA), Nov. 16-19 in Orlando.

ORLANDO, Fla. (April 29, 2010) –– The franchised businesses of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium and the Guinness World Records Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, have been acquired by Ripley Entertainment Inc., a global leader in location-based entertainment.
In addition, the company purchased two other Danish attractions – The Mystic Exploratorie and the Hans Christian Andersen’s [...]

Hollywood, Calif.  (July 7, 2009) – As thousands of fans gather in and around the Staples Center in Los Angeles to celebrate the life of Michael Jackson, the Guinness World Records Museum in Hollywood will unveil a commemorative outdoor display and giant card to share and remember the King of Pop’s 1992 appearance at the [...]

February 15, 2008 (London, U.K.)  HIT Entertainment Limited and The Jim Pattison Group today announced that Jim Pattison Entertainment Ltd., a subsidiary of the Group, has acquired Guinness World Records from HiT Entertainment.  Details of the sale will not be made public.
Guinness World Records (www.guinnessworldrecords.com) is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement. First published [...]

Orlando, Fla. – August 10, 2005 – Ripley Entertainment’s bold new expansion plans for its Guinness World Record Museums may end up setting a world’s record itself – for the most museums opened in a very short time! Having just opened a new Guinness attraction at the Tokyo (Japan) Tower, the company now has its [...]