Small News From The Theme Park Industry
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CanobieFan
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This just popped up on RCDB. - https://rcdb.com/21338.htm
First known park / coaster for.....Zimbabwe. you can see the coaster and other rides on google maps - https://www.google.com/maps/place/1...m4!3m3!8m2!3d-17.745939!4d30.940517?entry=ttu
First known park / coaster for.....Zimbabwe. you can see the coaster and other rides on google maps - https://www.google.com/maps/place/1...m4!3m3!8m2!3d-17.745939!4d30.940517?entry=ttu
Niles
Giga Poster
Meryal in Qatar has had its soft opening and looks to be open, with around 50 guest apparently.
Not everything is working yet including the Intamin spinner, but everything on the main tower is.
For more images see Source
There are also videos starting to pop on on YouTube.
If you want some more info here is the Website
Not everything is working yet including the Intamin spinner, but everything on the main tower is.
For more images see Source
There are also videos starting to pop on on YouTube.
If you want some more info here is the Website
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Movie Park Germany's Christmas event began in earnest yesterday and with it came a few changes around the park, including the Vekoma junior coaster Backyardigans: Mission to Mars now sporting a red and white color scheme (it was previously blue and white):Christmas decor is going in and testing has begun for a new drone show to be held at night:
Movie Park Germany
Eine Woche an Vorbereitungen für die erste Staffel von Movie Park’s Hollywood Christmas 🎄🎅🏼 #moviepark #movieparkgermany #movieparkshollywoodchristmas #mphc #mphc23 #preparations #vorbereitungen...www.facebook.com
There seems to be a bit of an indecision as to what shade of red should be applied, though, since one part of the track sports a bright red while the rest is dark red.
Source:
2023: Neuheiten und Veränderungen (u.a. neue Kulisse für Stunt Show & erste Winteröffnung) @ Movie Park Germany
So wenig Indoorattraktionen hat der Park doch auch gar nicht im gegenzahl zu den meisten Parks in Deutschland??🤔 Die meisten Attraktionen sind indoor und selbst die Attraktionen die nicht indoor sind, sind zumeist die Warteschlangen überdacht. Selbst Area 51 ist ja fast komplett indoor und...
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Rob Coasters
Hyper Poster
Hope they stick with the dark red. Looks far better that way.
CoasterDave
Roller Poster
Fun Spot Kissimmee's Kiddie Coaster is officially called Sea Serpent now, the old sign was removed 4 days ago.
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Both management and employees at Djurs Sommerland have begun a protest action against the local government due to the threat of a biogas plant being built just 1.2 kilometers (less than a mile) away from the park. The fear is that the added traffic congestion and odor from the plant will drive visitors away from the park, as well as make it unbearable for the people working there. Currently, the park is doing all in its power to persuade the government into moving the plant somewhere else, citing an increased risk to the park’s future were their fears to be realised. Wether the issue will be taken to court remains to be seen.
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Howie
Donkey in a hat
Soooo, Flying Dinosaur at USJ experiences an e-stop on the lift hill, and the BBC reports it as "Riders stranded upside down on roller coaster":
See, sh*t like this is one of the reasons I stopped paying the licence fee.
People left dangling as rollercoaster stops mid-ride
The rollercoaster, which reaches heights of 150ft (46m), came to an emergency stop at a Japan theme park.
www.bbc.co.uk
See, sh*t like this is one of the reasons I stopped paying the licence fee.
roomraider
Best Topic Starter
If it makes you feel better this is the image results from a search for the chinese word for rollercoaster in google this morning.
Really gets in the way when this happens
Really gets in the way when this happens
davidm
Strata Poster
I was in a dull on-line meeting.... so I sent the BBC a strongly worded email.... and now the riders were just left "dangling" (rather than "dangling upside-down").Soooo, Flying Dinosaur at USJ experiences an e-stop on the lift hill, and the BBC reports it as "Riders stranded upside down on roller coaster":
People left dangling as rollercoaster stops mid-ride
The rollercoaster, which reaches heights of 150ft (46m), came to an emergency stop at a Japan theme park.www.bbc.co.uk
See, sh*t like this is one of the reasons I stopped paying the licence fee.
(this may be coincidence rather than cause and effect, but my inner "disgusted of Tunbridge Wells" is satisfied
)
spicy
Giga Poster
Rollercoaster riders trapped upside down on ride at Universal Studios Japan — The Independent
Rollercoaster riders were horrifyingly trapped upside down on a ride at Universal Studios Japan after it broke down mid-ride.
apple.news
The Independent also going with the “trapped upside down” headline.
How does a story like this even make the news?
I bet the Japan media didn’t even report anything about it?
TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
Eh it was a hit story over there, too
If such a visible breakdown occurs on a Disney/Universal coaster, there will be press regardless.
It made the local NYC TV news broadcasts as well as the national news shows. Some, like CNN, updated the story with the park explaining that no guests were stranded upside down, but most kept repeating the upside down bit throughout the day and evening. 
VonRolland
Giga Poster
Europa Park at it again, this time they've finally submitted proposals to local regarding the monorail extension to Rulantica
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Looks less like an extension of the existing track and more like a separate line altogether.
Optimistically I'd hope they'd be able to extend it all the way down to Ringsheim, but that might be way too costly.
roomraider
Best Topic Starter
They want to and it's in their long term plans. But they said there's about a billion hurdles to get over first. However it's in their list.
So fingers crossed eventually it will happen.
Anyone know if the direct Paris to Ringsheim services still run?
Lofty
CF Legend
So, there's been a new lease of life granted for Dreamland Margate:
theisleofthanetnews.com
Live Nation have bought the majority shares in the park. Which is amazing news. They soon realised that just being a seaside park wasn't attracting business, so they changed their model to become a really cool and quirky seaside events space (if you've been, you'll know how amazing the site is for live events). This coincides with having their operating hours increased to 4am closures, and having their 2-day consecutive event basis increased to 4 days within 28 days of one another. Which is also a significant boost.
Really happy to see this place absolutely thriving!
Festival and concert giant Live Nation new owner of Dreamland
Exclusive Dreamland company Sands Heritage has been taken over by LN Gaiety Holdings, a subsidiary of concert and festival giant Live Nation. Documents on Companies House show LN-Gaiety listed as t…
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Live Nation have bought the majority shares in the park. Which is amazing news. They soon realised that just being a seaside park wasn't attracting business, so they changed their model to become a really cool and quirky seaside events space (if you've been, you'll know how amazing the site is for live events). This coincides with having their operating hours increased to 4am closures, and having their 2-day consecutive event basis increased to 4 days within 28 days of one another. Which is also a significant boost.
Really happy to see this place absolutely thriving!
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Currently it’s once a day on weekdays, and twice on weekends. Don’t know if that changes during the off-season, though.