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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | 1918 |
| Headquarters | Orlando, Florida |
Key people | Jim Pattison (CEO) |
| Parent | Jim Pattison Group |
| Divisions | Ripley Publishing |
Ripley Entertainment Inc. is an entertainment and edutainment holding company owned by the Jim Pattison GroupofVancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 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.[1]
Originating with a small daily newspaper cartoon drawn by Robert Ripley, which debuted in 1918, the company now operates more than 90 attractions under a dozen brands worldwide.
The daily Believe It or Not! cartoon that catapulted Ripley to fame in the 1920s is still printed and runs in hundreds of newspapers in more than 40 countries and in dozens of languages.
The 32 Ripley's Believe It or Not! museums that house its signature collection of oddities in various countries have received more than 100 million visitors since 1933.[2]
Ripley Entertainment Inc. established Ripley Publishing Ltd to produce the Ripley's Believe It or Not Annual and other books.
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