Ripley's Entertainment
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Created by the success of Ripley's Believe it or Not!
, Ripley Entertainment Inc. is a large entertainment and edutainment holding company owned by the Jim Pattison Group
. The company has its headquarters in an unincorporated
part of southern Orange County
, Florida
, near Orlando
, at an office complex near the intersection of Sand Lake Road and John Young Parkway
.
Ripley Entertainment Inc. established Ripley Publishing Ltd
to produce the Ripley's Believe It or Not Annual
and other books.
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims...
, Ripley Entertainment Inc. is a large entertainment and edutainment holding company owned by the Jim Pattison Group
Jim Pattison Group
The Jim Pattison Group is Canada’s third largest privately held company and, in a recent survey by the Financial Post, The Jim Pattison Group was ranked as Canada’s 62nd largest company. Jim Pattison, a Vancouver-based entrepreneur is the Chairman, President, CEO, and sole owner of the Jim Pattison...
. The company has its headquarters in an unincorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
part of southern Orange County
Orange County, Florida
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 1,145,956....
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, near Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, at an office complex near the intersection of Sand Lake Road and John Young Parkway
John Young Parkway
State Road 423, known for most of its length as John Young Parkway, and Lee Road east of Orange Blossom Trail, is a four- and six-lane surface road in the U.S. state of Florida. SR 423 is completely inside Orlando, Florida and runs from SR 408 north to U.S...
.
Ripley Entertainment Inc. established Ripley Publishing Ltd
Ripley Publishing Ltd
Ripley Publishing is a publisher based in London, United Kingdom. The company was set up in 2008 by Ripley Entertainment, owner of the Ripley's Believe It or Not! brand of museums, cartoons, television shows and books...
to produce the Ripley's Believe It or Not Annual
Ripley's Believe It or Not Annual
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Annual is a hardback reference book of unusual stories and images. The books consist of hundreds of snippets and longer in-depth articles, illustrated with glossy photographs. Seven books have been produced since 2005 and they are published worldwide by Ripley Publishing...
and other books.
Holdings
- Great Wolf Lodge (franchisee for Niagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...
location) - Guinness World Records Attractions
- Louis TussaudLouis TussaudLouis Tussaud was the great-grandson of madame Marie Tussaud. He created a waxwork museum in Blackpool, Lancashire.There were also Louis Tussaud wax museums in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in St...
's Wax Museums: In the summer of 2004, Ripley's bought out the Palace of Wax museum in Grand Prairie, TexasGrand Prairie, TexasGrand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth and had a population of 175,396 at the 2010 census.- History :The city of...
, rebranding it as the United States' first Tussauds'. - Ripley's Aquarium
- Ripley's Believe it or Not!Ripley's Believe It or Not!Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims...
Museums - Ripley's Haunted AdventureRipley's Haunted adventureRipley's Haunted Adventure is an attraction owned by Ripley Entertainment, known for its Ripley's Believe It or Not! franchise. It is in locations such as Gatlinburg, Tennessee; San Antonio, Texas and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.-External links:...
- Ripley's Mini-Golf and Arcade
- Ripley's Movie Theater
- Ripley's Sightseeing Trains