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Small News From The Theme Park Industry

Mattel will serve as the title sponsor for a new $90 million water park in Bradley, Illinois, that will break ground next year. The Mattel Wonder Indoor Waterpark will feature IPs such as Barbie, Hot Wheels, and American Girl, with the partnership expected to increase annual sales by up to 30%. Source
 
Mattel will serve as the title sponsor for a new $90 million water park in Bradley, Illinois, that will break ground next year. The Mattel Wonder Indoor Waterpark will feature IPs such as Barbie, Hot Wheels, and American Girl, with the partnership expected to increase annual sales by up to 30%. Source

Not to be a Danny Downer, but shouldn't they open A park before building 6 others?
 
Not to be a Danny Downer, but shouldn't they open A park before building 6 others?
Mattel seems to be more in the business of branding rather than physically building and operating parks. The two they've just signed their IP to were already-ongoing municipal projects partnered with American Resort Management. The two Mattel Adventure park projects in Arizona and Kansas are with Epic Destinations, who seem to have hit all kinds of roadblocks from financing to construction site fatalities. Neither really have any connection asides from Mattel providing IP fodder.
 
Liseberg just announced whole year operations for the kiddie area (Kaninlandet). Beginning in 2026, Kaninlandet will be open every weekend the whole year. In the winter months the ice rink from Christmas will also stay open. Liseberg says this is influenced by wanting to offer Liseberg hotel guests more to do. Together with the coming water park, Liseberg will be able to offer families a full weekend experience even in the off season. One day in the kiddie area, one hotel night and one day in the water park. It's a pretty good resort offering.
 
The B&M Batman: The Ride clone at Wonderla Chennai in India has gone vertical. This ride was previously located at Kuwait Entertainment City as Lightning.

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This is now open, called Tanjora:

According to rcdb it opened on 2nd December:

The new colour scheme is looking really nice, this is surely one of the best coasters in India now.
 
This is now open, called Tanjora:

According to rcdb it opened on 2nd December:

The new colour scheme is looking really nice, this is surely one of the best coasters in India now.
The logo looks kind of familier

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Are there any other Batman clones (or B&M inverts in general) that run 6-car trains?

I know some prefer the 7-car trains like on Vampire at La Ronde. But this one seems to run extra zippy with even shorter trains.
 
Baron 1898 is now receiving double-sided lockers where the open-air bag hold once stood. This is done to both increase security and reduce staff needs as it was previously a manned location. The lockers will still be free to use.

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An update on the employee situation:

De Horecabond has now called for a staff meeting in Dronten on September 18th, where the union will share the results of a consultation held with Walibi Holland management on the 15th. All employees of the park, union or non-union, are invited to attend, with the union hoping for a strong turnout. Should things remain unresolved the union says any option will be on the table, including a strike.

The employee conflict at Walibi Holland is escalating after management refused further consultation with the Dutch trade union De Horecabond, despite conceding on minor salary and benefit increases for seasonal employees in 2026. The union argues that seasonal employees still don’t receive pension and face worse conditions than full-time staff, thus they are now moving ahead with labor action unless Walibi Holland were to return to the negotiation table before midnight today, although what form it’ll take has yet to be decided.

 
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