May 18, 2012
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(News) Wild Water Kingdom, a 100-acre park in Canada, is opening today with some new attractions under its belt. For the park's 24th season,it is unveiling several new attractions, including the Face Drop, the country's first and only face-first zip line. Guests can now fly like Superman on one of the four 1200 foot-long high tension cable rides, reaching speeds of up to 50km/hr. The ride takes them from frome one end of the park to the other, starting atop the tallest water slide in the park. Riders will fly over the wave pool, meandering lazy river adn the lush tropical paradise called Caribbean Cove. To ensure the kids also get a share of the fun, the park has also installed a mini-zip line in the child-friendly area. The new kids area will also feature a new obstacle course adn rock climbing wall.
"Investing in new attractions in the park offers kids and their parents a reason to keep coming back to The Kingdom all summer long," says Kevin Siu-Chong, Managing Director of Wild Water Kingdom.
Also new for 2012 is a state-of-the-art golf driving range at the park. The range features one of the first fully automated golf tee systems in the country, with a new ball being offered automatically some four seconds after each drive. The system also includes a touch technology interface with launch analysis at every tee station.
"Given all the exciting new enhancements to the park, we're actually starting to call it The Kingdom", Siu-Chong adds. "Even though Wild Water is still a really important aspect of the experience, The Kingdom is more fitting because we are really so much more than just a water park now".
Posted In : Headline News N. America
May 18, 2012
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(News) Parks in the UK, Germany, Denmark and Finland are set of offer guests some additional family fun in 2012 with the installation of the popular Water Wars water balloon game from UK-based interactive family attractions specialist Innovative Leisure. Fränkisches Wunderland in Plech, Germany, Jesperhus in Nykøbing Mors, Denmark, and FunPark in Finland have all recently purchased Mini Water Wars games, the first two of which will open for the start of the new s... Continue reading...
Posted In : Rides, themes & more
May 16, 2012
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(News) The 2012 summer travel season is here and theme parks from coast to coast are rolling out all-new, ever-daring thrill rides. For parents hoping that this is the year their child musters the courage to take that first roller coaster adventure, it's a tough call.
This summer, LEGOLAND Florida, Central Florida's newest theme park, is helping families deal with Veloxrotaphobia, or fear of roller coasters, by arming parents with "Roller Coaster Readiness" tips. Leadership a... Continue reading...
Posted In : Headline News N. America
May 15, 2012
(News) Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast was introduced at Six Flags Over Texas with the ultimate cool dude, Vanilla Ice, performing in concert to officially celebrate the ride’s grand opening. After his performance, Vanilla Ice grabbed a front row seat on the park’s newest twist on one of its most popular thrill rides. Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast sends riders backwards through a 190-foot tunnel, into a 180-degree inversion then climbing more than 200-feet in the air where they will find themselves... Continue reading...
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May 15, 2012
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(News) Brussels-based theme/water parks Mini-Europe and Océade came a step closer to a forced closure last week when the city council approved the development of the land they sit on for a new shopping center, residential space, parks and a hotel. Both parks, which are an integral part of the city of Brussels, have to make way for the new development, with the city requiring the parks to return the land "in its original state" by the end of this year.
Attempts by the parks to... Continue reading...
Posted In : Headline News Europe
May 14, 2012
(News) On April 17, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) held Advocacy Day, during which United States industry leaders and policymakers met to discuss the attractions industry’s legislative priorities and regulatory issues. Top officials from the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission met with members of select IAAPA committees including government relations, safety, education, and family entertainment centers and IAAPA mana... Continue reading...
Posted In : Headline News N. America
May 14, 2012
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(News) Dragons rule in China. For thousands of years the Chinese people have considered dragons to be a potent and auspicious symbol of power and fortune with special control over water, rainfall, hurricanes and floods. In historic times, the Chinese worshipped dragons as the rulers of moving bodies of water, too, from waterfalls to rivers and seas.
With such a fitting backstory it's no surprise that the owners of a new indoor waterpark in Beijing have chosen a dragon as the them... Continue reading...
Posted In : Headline News Asia
May 13, 2012
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(News) Cedar Point announced that it is expanding its new Celebration Plaza. As a part of that expansion, Cedar Point will be removing the WildCat roller coaster. According to Cedar Point, the WildCat was coming to the end of its useful life. With the desired expansion of Celebration Plaza, coupled with the low ridership and increased maintenance costs, Cedar Point has decided to accelerate the removal of the ride. WildCat will be removed from the park prior to Opening Da... Continue reading...
Posted In : Headline News N. America
May 13, 2012
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(News) At a ceremony held at the Shanghai Disney Resort build site at the end of April, the Shanghai Shendi Construction Company Limited marked the completion of site formation work and handed over two key land parcels to the Shanghai International Theme Park Company Limited, one of the owner companies of Shanghai Disney Resort. The handover ceremony was attended by representatives from both partners of the joint venture, Shanghai Shendi Group and The Walt ... Continue reading...
Posted In : Headline News Asia
May 12, 2012
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(News) X Flight, an extreme wing coaster debuts today at Six Flags Great America, located between Chicago and Milwaukee in the US. The theme park’s newest coaster is one of the first-of-its-kind in the world. X Flight is a wing coaster featuring state-of-the-art technolog which launches riders on a flight that defies gravity, with no track above or below them. Riders sit in pairs, suspended on either side of the track with their feet dangling, as they begin their climb up... Continue reading...
Posted In : Headline News N. America
May 12, 2012
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(News) Guangzhou's Chime Long Waterpark has just expanded with China's first Family Python waterslide from WhiteWater, as well as an Extreme River attraction. By day, the Family Python's theming is a spectacle of tropical Hawaiian fun, with an impressive exit and a bold colour scheme. And by night, the spectacular serpent remains entertaining with vibrant lighting effects.
Inside the Family Python, riders get an intense adrenaline-rush, being swallowed into its 20 foot (7 m... Continue reading...
Posted In : Headline News Asia
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