RMC has delivered their first flat ride, a custom-themed flying scooter, to Santa’s Village in Ontario, Canada.
Small News From The Theme Park Industry
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Niles
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Edelwies in Germany is opening two new coasters this year, it's a small park which currently has a mountain coaster, some rides and animals. One of the coasters is a small twin helix coaster but the other is a custom Zierer Force coaster that looks decent.
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Parks site:
www.edelwies.com
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Parks site:
Edelwies Natur-und Freizeitpark
Mittendrin im Natur- und Freizeitpark im Vorderen Bayerischen Wald — Wenn sich Nervenkitzel und Naturerlebnis an einem Ort treffen
www.edelwies.com
Disneyland’s Fantasmic! returns tonight after shutting down last April when the dragon prop caught fire during a performance. The show will return with a re-imagined battle scene between Sorcerer Mickey and Maleficent during the finale. During the scene, Maleficent dons her dark gown and wields her scepter to ascend to a height of 35 feet (10.6m) as she appears to ignite the River of America in flames.
The Peter Pan scene is also returning and will feature The Lost Boys for the first time. It was removed in 2017 when the park added a Pirates of the Caribbean scene to the show. Soucre
The Peter Pan scene is also returning and will feature The Lost Boys for the first time. It was removed in 2017 when the park added a Pirates of the Caribbean scene to the show. Soucre
Apologies for the double post.
At least 33 people were killed, including seven children, when a fire broke out at the TRP Game Zone amusement park in Rajkot, India, on Saturday.
At least 33 people were killed, including seven children, when a fire broke out at the TRP Game Zone amusement park in Rajkot, India, on Saturday.
davidm
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^ I thought it was more a "games arcade" rather than "amusement park"?
(not that that makes it any less horrible of course, just less "theme park industry")
It seemed to be a temporary/dodgy setup in a big shed;
indianexpress.com
(rather than "park" - although some reports seem to be saying go-kart fuel was stored there so maybe a bit bigger than just an "arcade" as I was suggesting)
(not that that makes it any less horrible of course, just less "theme park industry")
It seemed to be a temporary/dodgy setup in a big shed;
Gujarat’s Rajkot game zone fire kills 28: All you need to know
The fire broke out on Saturday afternoon inside the gaming zone of a private amusement park in Rajkot
indianexpress.com
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CanobieFan
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Matt N
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According to RideRater, Thorpe Park have partnered with a drone detection firm, Operational Services Limited (OSL), to secure the site against drone activity: https://riderater.co.uk/11972/thorp...9evAylY_f8OboKpedr3OajOW4SQfzIZAexj7uEqyCanOI
It was alleged that drone activity stopped the operation of Hyperia at one point on press day, so I’m not surprised that the park is wanting to clamp down on it.
It was alleged that drone activity stopped the operation of Hyperia at one point on press day, so I’m not surprised that the park is wanting to clamp down on it.
Nothing "alleged" about it. They made the announcement over the PA system. And it was more than once, too.
At the time the staff said they had means of detection on the site, but didn't have any sort of jamming capability. Maybe this new arrangement is to further expand their protection.
A fire destroyed part of Legoland Billund in Denmark. Park officials say the blaze is believed to have been caused by a short circuit and has wrecked a section of Miniland, an area with replicas of famous buildings made of Lego bricks including the Kennedy Space Center, the canals in Amsterdam and the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai. Video surveillance showed the fire began in one of the electric cars that runs on rails which was being recharged overnight. Source
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The damage seems to have been limited to this specific area with the fire luckily not spreading any further. Everything that was there was completely destroyed, though.
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Større område er brændt ned i Legoland: - Det er en trist dag for os allesammen
En del af Miniland brændte ned natten til onsdag. Medarbejderne er triste, og de kommende dage og uger vil vise, om området skal bygges op igen.
jv.dk
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Based on the placement of the tree, the church in the background, and the yellow train shed left intact in the corner, we can conclude it was this shipping port display that burned down:
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InvertsAreMyJam
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An update on this, the girl was from Wales - no news on how it happened / cause of death.
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Anna Beaumont has died after being found unresponsive in a pool at a resort in Orlando, Florida.
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cocoa
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I like to imagine it was a little miniature fire. perhaps with cgi/stop motion lego fire effects like the lego movieThe damage seems to have been limited to this specific area with the fire luckily not spreading any further. Everything that was there was completely destroyed, though.
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Større område er brændt ned i Legoland: - Det er en trist dag for os allesammen
En del af Miniland brændte ned natten til onsdag. Medarbejderne er triste, og de kommende dage og uger vil vise, om området skal bygges op igen.
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Based on the placement of the tree, the church in the background, and the yellow train shed left intact in the corner, we can conclude it was this shipping port display that burned down:
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Thekingin64
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Flambards in Cornwall is to remove most of their thrill rides with immediate effect, including their only coaster. They closed last week "for maintenance".
Source: park FB page
FogZog
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May flies at cedar point! 😱 | Joey Gentile | Joey Gentile · Original audio
May flies at cedar point! 😱. Joey Gentile · Original audio
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I always hear about Cedar Point having a fly problem but wow. How often does this happen like…. I wouldn’t want to visit purely because there’s a chance of this happening
