World's First Godzilla vs. Kong Escape Room Opens (2024) | Escape Rooms, Firsts and Beginnings, Launches and Openings | May 15, 2024
The world’s first Godzilla vs. Kong escape room officially opens on May 15, 2024. Licensed from Legendary Entertainment by 60out, The Godzilla vs. Kong escape room is an immersive adventure that takes you deep into Hollow Earth. Get ready to unravel mysteries, solve puzzles, and navigate challenges. The room showcases features including an erupting volcano ….
Forbidden Planet New York City Opening Day (1981) | Launches and Openings | Apr 18, 1981
Forbidden Planet NYC – one of the largest retailers of comic books, graphic novels, collectible toys and pop culture memorabilia in the world – opened for business on April 18, 1981. As of 2024, Forbidden Planet NYC is located at 832 Broadway in Manhattan.
Record-Breaking Kai Tak Sports Park Announces Testing Period Only Five Years After Groundbreaking Ceremony (2019) | Announcements, Groundbreakings | Apr 23, 2019
The groundbreaking ceremony of the Kai Tak Sports Park was held on 23 April 2019. In April of 2024, The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, ASM Global and Kai Tak Sports Park Limited (KTSPL), announced a late winter testing period for Kai Tak Sports Park marking the culmination of a near decade-long record $4 ….
Intuit Dome Grand Opening Concert Featuring Bruno Mars (2024) | Concerts, Launches and Openings | Aug 15 - Aug 16, 2024
Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California is the home of the LA Clippers and hosts sporting events and concerts. Musician Bruno Mars returns to Los Angeles following a six year hiatus for special grand opening performances at Intuit Dome. The Grammy-winning showman plays two back-to-back opening night shows on Thursday, August 15 and Friday, August 16, ….
Quentin Tarantino's Pam's Coffy Cafe Opening Day (2024) | Launches and Openings | Feb 14, 2024
Pam’s Coffy is attached to the Quentin Tarantino-owned Vista Theater in Los Angeles. Named after Jack Hill’s 1973 film Coffy starring Pam Grier, the cafe opened February 14, 2024. The cafe was initially going to be called just “Coffy,” but after Tarantino spoke to Grier herself, who starred in the filmmaker’s ode-to-blaxploitation epic Jackie Brown, ….
Savannah Sunset Resort and Spa at Six Flags Great Adventure Officially Opens to the Public (2024) | Launches and Openings | Jun 14, 2024
Located in Jackson Township, New Jersey and adjacent to the 350-acre Wild Safari Adventure drive-through attraction, Savannah Sunset Resort and Spa houses its guests in luxury “glamping” (glamorous camping) tents with serene views of animals. The resort features 20 suites on opening day, some catered to couples and sleeping up to two guests and others ….
Opening Day of Squid Games: The Trials Experience in Los Angeles (2023) | Experiences, Launches and Openings | Dec 6, 2023
You’ve seen Squid Game on Netflix, now play the game in real life. Six challenges will put your skills to the test in an immersive competition like no other. Be one of the first to accept the Front Man’s challenge. Are you ready? Winners interested in participating in season 2 casting for The Challenge will ….
Concept Eatery and Entertainment Destination DISCOSHOW Opens to the Public (2024) | Launches and Openings | Jul 27, 2024
On Saturday, July 27, 2024, Spiegelworld opens concept eatery and entertainment destination DISCOSHOW on the Las Vegas Strip at 3535 Las Vegas Boulevard. While known for its successful adult-circus shows ABSINTHE, Atomic Saloon Show, OPM and The Hook, DISCOSHOW promises to be unlike any other entertainment Spiegelworld has conceived. In addition to the show and ….
Original Dawn of the Dead Filming Location Monroeville Mall Opens to the Public (1969) | Launches and Openings | May 13, 1969
The Monroeville Shopping Mall, located in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, originally opened on Tuesday, May 13, 1969. Located east of Pittsburgh, Monroeville Mall has appeared numerous times in pop culture, most famously being used as the filming location for George A. Romero’s 1978 zombie horror movie Dawn of the Dead. Romero began filming Dawn of the Dead ….
Tropicana Resort Las Vegas Opening Day (1957) | Launches and Openings | Apr 4, 1957
The Tropicana was conceived by Ben Jaffe, part owner of the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. In 1955, Jaffe came to Las Vegas and bought the vacant property that would become the site of the Tropicana, planning for the Tropicana to be the finest hotel in Las Vegas. M. Tony Sherman of Miami was the ….
