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Major Theme Parks and Attractions Sign Up with Cygnus, America Online 'eTicketing' Service
Edited by Christopher Simmons
Tue, 31 May 2005, 17:41:00 EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. - May 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Cygnus eTransactions Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CYGT) today announced that major theme parks, water parks and attractions have signed up to provide eTicket sales through AOL(R) CityGuide, a leading provider of local entertainment information online, available free on the Web at aolcityguide.com.

Tickets for Cedar Point, Knott's Berry Farm(R), Legoland(R) California, The San Diego Zoo, The San Diego Wild Animal Park, and Soak City Water Parks located in Orange County, Palm Springs and San Diego, are now available at aolcityguide.com. Visitors can find tickets by typing in the names of these theme parks, or the phrase "theme parks," within AOL CityGuide's search window.

All tickets will be delivered to consumers as Print-at-Home tickets utilizing Cygnus' proprietary ceTicket(R) technology. Cygnus is in discussion with a number of other theme parks and attractions and expects the number of vendors participating in the program to increase substantially.

"This is an excellent start for the AOL(R) CityGuide Theme Park eTicketing program," stated Ian McMillan, National Director of Sales at Cygnus. "We are proud to be including some of the most respected companies in the industry in an exciting and unique new sales channel." McMillan added.


About Cygnus eTransactions Group, Inc. (Cygnus)

Cygnus is a transaction-driven company that processes sales and payments for its customer's wholesale and retail channels. Working primarily with customers in the leisure and entertainment industry, the Company provides proprietary technologies that enable its customers' eCommerce, ticket office, call center and kiosk sales.

In addition to online, point-of-sale and self-service solutions, Cygnus also provides electronic ticket fulfillment via Cygnus' proprietary Print-at-Home and Kiosk technologies, admission control systems, stored value cards and integrated payment processing. More information is available at http://www.cygnus.com/pr


Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements contained in this news release constitute forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors, including changes in general economic, political and business conditions, actions of current and potential competitors, ability to attract new and retain existing customers, and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations and these forward looking statements.


ceTicket is a registered trademark of Cygnus eTransactions Group, Inc. AOL is a registered trademark of America Online, Inc.

Legoland is a registered trademark of Lego A/S. Diego Zoo and The San Diego Wild Animal Park are trademarks of the Zoological Society of San Diego. Cedar Point, Knott's Berry Farm and Soak City are trademarks of Cedar Fair, L.P. (NYSE: FUN).


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