Company Profile for Ripley Entertainment Inc.

Ripley Entertainment 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. Holdings

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The main character is a shy, lonely, middle-aged man named Gil Stewart. of the venerable Ripley's Believe It or Not! brand, is a global leader in location-based entertainment, entertaining more than 13 million annually at its 74 attractions in 13 countries. In addition to its 32 Believe It or Not! museums, 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 best·sell·er also best seller
n.
A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers.

best books and the popular syndicated cartoon cartoon [Ital., cartone=paper], either of two types of drawings: in the fine arts, a preliminary sketch for a more complete work; in journalism, a humorous or satirical drawing. strip, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, that still runs daily in 42 countries. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison James (Jimmy) Allen Pattison, CM, OBC, (born October 1, 1928 in Saskatoon^[1], Saskatchewan) is a Vancouver-based entrepreneur who is the chairman, president, CEO, and sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group. Company, the third-largest privately held company privately held company

A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. in Canada.

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Ripley Entertainment Inc.
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Headquarters Address:  <
7576 Kingspointe Blvd.
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Suite 188
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Orlando, FL
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615-646-7465
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Private
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Arts/Museums
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President: Jim Pattison Jr.
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Counsel-Franchisess: Scott Line
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CFO: Darren Loblaw
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Contact:               <
Tim O'Brien
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615-646-7465
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obrien@ripleys.com

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