June 20, 2010 – On the ropes in Myrtle Beach
Ropes courses may be scary, but they can also be fun. That’s according to one 8-year-old after 30 minutes of climbing on Broadway at the Beach’s Soar and Explore ropes course.
“They say it looks scary, but I’m happy to let him conquer his fears,” father Doug Colescott said, while watching his three sons climb the three-story beamed structure. His 8-year-old managed to climb to the second level before coming down.
Read the complete story here at TheSunNews.com
June 13, 2010 – HeyDay hosts rare attraction
NORMAN, Oklahoma – HeyDay Entertainment, in north Norman, is banking on the hope that thrill-seekers in the metro will be enticed by the opportunity to dangle from its new ropes course, which is suspended 19 feet in the air over the facility’s acrade area.
Read the complete story here at The Norman Transcript
June 9, 2010 – New ropes courses among summer fun options
NORMAN, Oklahoma – Summer vacation has just started and Eric and Andrea Hanson’s three kids have already reached the ends of their rope. That’s OK, they’ll just turn and walk another portion of Hey Day Family Fun Center’s ropes course, which is laid out 12 feet above the facility’s floor.
Read the complete story here at www.NewsOK.com
May 28, 2010 – Myrtle Beach ropes course to open at Broadway at the Beach
Myrtle Beach’s first ropes challenge course is expected to debut today at Broadway at the Beach.
The pirate-themed attraction is 40 feet tall and has 33 “elements” that adventure seekers will maneuver over, under and through, including a tremor bridge, vertical angle stairs, swinging steps and a tightrope walk. The course, near Tripps Restaurant, extends over the lake at Broadway.
Read the complete story here at www.TheSunNews.com
April 1, 2010 – Dollywood Adventure: New Attraction Opens
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. – Dressed as a park ranger, Dolly Parton stood with a whistle in her mouth as she launched the new Adventure Mountain attraction at Dollywood on a rainy Friday afternoon.
Adventure Mountain is not a ride; it’s a challenge course. Participants fasten themselves to a harness, pull on ropes and tug on ladders.
Read the complete story here at www.tricities.com
Feb 19, 2010 - Associated Press visits ropes course at Mall of America
The Flying Dutchman Ghostly Gangplank Ropes and Adventure Course opened last summer at the Mall of America in Bloomington.
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December 29, 2010 – TOP 10 IN 2010!
Our Ropes Courses, Inc. zip line and ropes course located at Dollyworld’s Adventure Mountain is #7 in the list of “Top 10 most anticipated U.S. theme park rides and attractions for 2010″, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Read the article on the LA Times website!