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Multi-million pound investment at Oakwood theme park moves forward

Focus: New in 2013

Feature Gröna Lund opens the world's tallest Starflyer
Sweden's Gröna Lund has officially opened to its 130th ...

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Feature BATMAN: The Ride Backwards opens at Six Flags Great America
For a limited time only, the world's first suspended looping ...

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Feature IAAPA: Over 200 rides and attractions open this summer throughout North America
According to the International Association of Amusement Parks ...

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Alton Towers Resort announced that construction has been completed on its roller coaster, The Smiler. The coaster is the most impressive addition to Alton Towers Resort, costing over UK£18m to build across an 8-month construction period. More than 16,000 tons of soil was moved to make way for the 700 tons of steel to build the 165-second ride. (Story)

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Featured headlines: A look at China

Xiamen 'Disneyland' Fantawild Theme Park to open its doors on April 28 (What's on Xiamen)

Disney China to hire 5000 as it opens in 2015 (China.org.cn)

Disneyland transport hub invites tenders (Shanghai Daily)

Theme parks in Asia experience sudden visitation boom (Skift)

Recent newspaper headlines

UK: Thanet council wins Dreamland battle (This is Kent)

Sharjah's own 'Wild Wadi' style amusement park opens in June (Emirates 24/7)

UK: Flambards theme park is up for sale (This is Cornwall)

North Korea to build replica of Big Ben in Pyongyang theme park (Telegraph)

Fukui theme park raided (The Japan Times)

Also in this edition

Disney welcomes Merida into the Disney Princess Royal Court

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Volkan Sofuoglu joins Polin's management team

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Cedar Fair and University introduce pilot internship and leadership program

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Silver Dollar City theme park in Branson, Missouri debuted a new thrill ride, Outlaw Run, which it says is the world's most daring wood coaster. The new US$10 million ride sends passengers soaring through the Ozark Mountains on a wood coaster that includes several "world's first" attributes.

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