Ripleys Entertainment

About Ripley Entertainment
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Company History

This year marks two memorable anniversaries for Ripley’s… the 60th year of operation of its first museum, which opened in St. Augustine, FL, in December 1950, and Ripley’s 25th anniversary as part of The Jim Pattison Group.
In the past 25 years, the company has grown from
12 attractions in 4 countries to 85 attractions in 11 countries!

The stregth of Ripley's brand

Robert Ripley
From a Cartoon to a Worldwide Leader in Fun Family Attractions

For over 90 years Ripley Entertainment Inc. has entertained visitors around the world, with 85 exciting attractions in 11 countries, along with best-selling books, a network television series in more than 70 countries, and the longest continuously published newspaper comic in history. Cartoonist and adventurer Robert Ripley started it all in 1918 when he began drawing his daily feature.
Built on this foundation, the company now encombottomes:

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums
Louis Tussaud’s Wax Works
Guinness World Records Museums
Moving Theaters
Miniature Golf Courses
Haunted houses

Family Entertainment centers
Mirror Mazes
Laser Races
World-class Aquariums
Cargo Hold Stores