All First Responders with 50% Off Admission

For Immediate Release –

Saint Augustine, FL (February 13th, 2020) – ALL First Responders, plus their immediate family members (spouses and children), will receive 50% off admissions with valid ID when they visit Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium, St. Augustine, February 17th – February 23rd.

Ripley’s St. Augustine wants to say thanks to those who put their lives on the line to protect and serve the community. They will be offering 50% off single attraction tickets to first responders and their immediate family members (spouses and children).

The offer is valid for police officers, firefighters, and EMTs – from anywhere in the US!

Guests can enjoy this discount on any single attraction ticket to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium, Ripley’s Red Train Tours, and Ripley’s Ghost Train Adventure.

NEW JUNGLE ROOM INTERACTIVE
Ripley’s St. Augustine just underwent its most extensive renovation to scale. The upgrades started with an all-new gallery and exhibit called the “Jungle Room!”

The room, located on the 3^rd floor, has numerous interactive exhibits and hands-on games for children and adults to enjoy. The “Dancing Mask” exhibit allows guests to create jungle apparel while dancing to sounds and beats. 

The “Pranks of Nature” exhibit allows guests to create and design versions of animals in nature. Also, on display is an African lion – recovered by Robert Ripley himself – that will leave everyone amazed at his size and teeth! 

“Ripley’s appreciates all that our first responders do for us regularly, and we are pleased to invite them and their families to join us so that we can show our appreciation.” – Kim Kiff, General Manager.

To stay up to date regarding this promotion, please visit Facebook.com/SaintAugustineRipleys/. Tickets can be purchased at the Ripley’s St. Augustine Odditorium, located at 19 San Marco Avenue.

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Media Contact
Kimberly Kiff
Regional Manager
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Saint Augustine
kkiff@ripleys.com
Office: (904) 824-1606

Suzanne Smagala-Potts
Public Relations Manager
Ripley Entertainment Inc. 
smagala@ripleys.com
Office: (407) 345-8010 Cell: 727-439-0136

About Ripley Entertainment
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is part of the Ripley Entertainment Inc. family of worldwide attractions, the global leader in location-based entertainment. More than 15 million people visit its 100-plus attractions in 11 countries each year. In addition to its 31 Believe It or Not! Odditoriums, the Orlando, Florida-based company has publishing, licensing and broadcast divisions that oversee projects including the syndicated Believe It or Not! television show, best-selling books, and the popular syndicated cartoon strip, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, that still runs daily in countries around the world. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the second-largest privately held company in Canada. Learn more about Ripley’s Believe It or Not! by visiting Ripleys.com and following them on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

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Area Appreciation in Branson!

Two for one admission during February!

Branson, MO (February 5th, 2020) – Starting February 7th, and lasting the entire month, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium AND Branson Top Ops are offering admission to both attractions for the price of one.

Ripley’s Branson Odditorium and Branson Top Ops are offering a discounted combo ticket valid for ALL Missouri and Arkansas residents. Offer begins Friday, February 7th through Saturday, February 29th.

Participating attractions include the newly renovated Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium located at 3326 76 Country Blvd, and the brand-new interactive Branson Top Ops located at 2320 76 Country Blvd.

This discount is valid for a combo ticket to both attractions with valid ID.

Adult Ticket: $22.99 (+tax)
Children Ticket: $13.99 (+tax)

ABOUT RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! ODDITORIUM
Ripley’s Branson just completed the largest renovation in their 26-year history. Renovations include an all-new lobby, exhibits, and upgrades to many galleries inside. Ripley’s collection and strikingly themed attractions are fun for the entire family. Adults and children alike become immersed in hands-on interactive games, historical artifacts, incredible art, animal oddities, pop-culture memorabilia, and stories of people and places that are incredibly hard to believe, but undeniably true.

ABOUT BRANSON TOP OPS
Branson Top Ops is a family-friendly attraction where guests compete against friends and family in five interactive experiences!

• Laser Tag – Play head-to-head against friends and family in their laser tag arena!
• Outdoor Maze – Navigate through a massive 12,000-square-foot outdoor maze with interactive games around every corner.
• Reaction Game – Race against the clock in a colorful control room to deactivate as many buttons as you can.
• Laser Race – Guests race against the clock as they duck, lunge and tip-toe their way through a web of brilliant green lasers!
• Shooting Gallery – Sharpen your skills with the virtual shooting gallery.

Bring your friends and family to enjoy unlimited play all day long!

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Voted “Top Attractions for a Family Vacation in Branson, MO” by Robin Raven of USA Today

For more information about Ripley’s in Branson, please visit Ripleys.com/Branson or Facebook.com/RipleysOdditoriumBranson. For more information about Top Ops, please visit BransonTopOps.com or Facebook.com/BransonTopOps.

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Media Contact

John Dixon
General Manager
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium Branson
dixon@ripleys.com
Office: (417) 337-5300 ext. 4610

Curtis Lanham
General Manager
Branson Top Ops
lanham@ripleys.com
Office: (417) 294-0832 

Suzanne Smagala-Potts
Public Relations Manager
Ripley Entertainment Inc.
smagala@ripleys.com
Office: (407) 345-8010 Cell: 727-439-0136
 

About Ripley Entertainment
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is part of the Ripley Entertainment Inc. family of worldwide attractions, the global leader in location-based entertainment. More than 15 million people visit its 100-plus attractions in 11 countries each year. In addition to its 31 Believe It or Not! Odditoriums, the Orlando, Florida-based company has publishing, licensing and broadcast divisions that oversee projects including the syndicated Believe It or Not! television show, best-selling books, and the popular syndicated cartoon strip, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, that still runs daily in countries around the world. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the second-largest privately held company in Canada. Learn more about Ripley’s Believe It or Not! by visiting Ripleys.com and following them on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

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Jersey Boy

John Graziano grew up on the outskirts of Newark, New Jersey, where he discovered his passion for creativity and aptitude for art.

As a teenager, Graziano visited the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium in St. Augustine, Florida, and was intrigued at how Robert Ripley made a living by telling strange and unbelievable stories in cartoon form. At the age of 15, he submitted samples of his work to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! and received an encouraging reply to pursue his education and to reach out again in the future.

Most would be deterred, but Graziano appreciated the advice and acted on it. 

He majored in Illustration at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art in New Jersey. Following graduation, he started working for a T-shirt company as an illustrator. After 11 years, he contacted Ripley’s again inquiring about a cartoonist position.

Believe It or Not! Ripley’s was looking for a fresh hand to draw the strip and Jersey boy John Graziano got the gig. He has been illustrating the “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” cartoon ever since!

Believe It!

Fast forward 15 years, and Graziano is still doing what he loves, hand drawing the cartoon every day for Believe It or Not! fans, just as he enjoyed when he was a kid.

“When you get up in the morning, and you’re doing what you love to do, you feel like you’re not working.” – John Graziano, Cartoonist, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

It’s this dedication that led Graziano to the 73rd Annual NCS Reuben Awards. As only the seventh artist to take up the pen since Robert Ripley, Graziano was a 2018 NCS Divisional Award nominee at the Awards held on May 18th, 2019 in Huntington Beach, CA. The only other Ripley’s cartoonist to achieve (and win) such an honor was Paul Frehm in 1976 from the National Cartoonist Society.

Graziano was nominated in the category of Variety Entertainment, a new category this year to showcase the unique illustrations of newspaper, magazine, and online comic features that contain puzzles, games, activities, trivia, history, or instruction.

Steeped in History

Robert Ripley’s first “Believe It or Not!” cartoon appeared in the New York Globe on December 19, 1918–over 100 years ago, launching an adventurous career of curating stories of oddities from around the world. The hand-drawn cartoon has continued over time and is the longest-running syndicated cartoon in history.

Congratulations John Graziano on your nomination! You’ve truly given illustration to the unbelievable and have proven that even the wildest childhood dream can come true. Believe It or Not!

*View more of Graziano’s illustrations at www.ripleys.com/cartoons/

Media Contact
Suzanne Smagala-Potts
Public Relations Manager
Ripley Entertainment Inc.
smagala@ripleys.com
Office: 407-345 – 8010 | Cell: 727- 439 – 0136

ABOUT RIPLEY ENTERTAINMENT
Ripley Entertainment Inc. is the global leader in location-based entertainment. More than 14 million people visit its over 100 attractions in 10 countries each year. In addition to its 30 Believe It or Not! Odditoriums, the Orlando, Florida-based company has publishing, licensing and broadcast divisions that oversee projects including the syndicated Believe It or Not! television show, best-selling books and the popular syndicated cartoon strip, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, that still runs countries all around the world. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the second-largest privately held company in Canada.

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Teachers, administrators, counselors, and support staff are eligible for free admission and 50% off up to four guests; they just need to bring a current pay stub and photo ID when they visit the attraction.

Included attractions are:

Baltimore, MD:  Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, Marvelous Mirror Maze and 4D Moving Theater

Ocean City, MD:  Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, Marvelous Mirror Maze and Impossible Laser Race

St. Augustine, FL: Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, Red Train Tours, Ghost Train Adventure and Bayfront Mini Golf.

Key West, FL: Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Panama City Beach, FL: Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, 7D Moving Theater, Marvelous Mirror Maze

Orlando, FL: Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

For more information regarding each location, please visit ripleys.com/attractions/  or contact Kim Kiff, Regional Manager at kiff@ripleys.com.

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Media Contact
Suzanne Smagala-Potts
Public Relations Manager
Ripley Entertainment Inc.
smagala@ripleys.com
Office: 407-345-8010 Cell: 727-439-0136

Kim Kiff
Regional Manager
Ripley Entertainment Inc.
kiff@ripleys.com
Office: 904-824-1606

About Ripley Entertainment
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is part of the Ripley Entertainment Inc. (www.ripleys.com) family of worldwide attractions, the global leader in location-based entertainment.  More than 14 million people visit its 100-plus attractions in 11 countries each year. In addition to its 30 Believe It or Not! Odditoriums, the Orlando, Florida-based company has publishing, licensing and broadcast divisions that oversee projects including the syndicated Believe It or Not! television show, best-selling books and the popular syndicated cartoon strip, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, that still runs daily in countries around the world. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the second-largest privately held company in Canada.

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Teachers, support staff get free admission to Ripley’s attractions in Florida from September 2 – October 19

Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, Fla. (August 25, 2014)

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! attractions in Florida are again showing their support for K-12 educators that work within the state.

All Ripley attractions in Key West, Panama City Beach, St. Augustine and Orlando will be FREE for educators in the state from September 2 through October 19.

Teachers, administrators, counselors, and support staff are eligible for free admission; they just need to bring a current pay stub and photo ID when they visit the attraction.

Additionally, up to five guests that come with an educator get 50% off their admission.

Teachers – don’t forget to ask about your VIP Educators Packet!

For more information, please contact Kim Kiff at kkiff@ripleys.com

For more on Ripley’s Florida attractions, please visit ripleys.com/florida

About Ripley Entertainment

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! St. Augustine is part of the Ripley Entertainment Inc. (www.ripleys.com) family of worldwide attractions, the global leader in location-based entertainment. More than 12 million people visit its 90-plus attractions in 9 countries each year. In addition to its 31 Believe It or Not! Odditoriums, the Orlando, Florida-based company has publishing, licensing and broadcast divisions that oversee projects including the syndicated Believe It or Not! television show, best-selling books and the popular syndicated cartoon strip, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, that still runs daily in 42 countries. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the third-largest privately held company in Canada.

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