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What will be the biggest challenge to your
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Anthony Catanoso, Steel Pier (Atlantic City), USA: The biggest
challenge will be the economy and the effects it will leave on guests' discretionary
spending. For us specifically, it will be how our business will fare among the
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struggling casino industry. We are primarily a family attraction in a town built for Number of days “China’s first sex theme
the gaming industry.
park” operated before demolition began
last month. Authorities in the Sichuan
Province declared Love Land in
Michael Mack, Europa-Park, Germany: EAlways an issue are labour
Chongqing was vulgar and could not
costs. Labour is a huge thing in Europe, how do we control our costs and still
open
deliver the same quality of service? How can we have the same atmosphere
with less people operating the park? I think that is out biggest challenge.
Everything else I think we can live with, but you never know what the economy 10
might bring us. We had a really good start to the season but a lot of people
per cent – proportion of foreigners
are saying we haven’t reached the end of the crisis, some say it is getting better,
among the 8 million annual visitors to
we don’t really know where we are.
Lotte World in Seoul, South Korea
Dennis Vourderis, Deno's Wonder Wheel Park (Coney Island), USA:
We face two challenges this season. First will be dealing with the extra volume of 18
customers on the weekends and holidays. The crowds will STILL come to Coney
million – visitors attracted to Volkswagen’s
Island's beach and boardwalk. Since we are the only full size amusement park
Autostadt since it opened in 2000. The
left, we will need to hire additional staff, and form new queuing areas for the
“automotive theme park” in Wolfsburg,
busier rides. These problems are ones that I wish on all of my friends in the
Germany, was forecast to attract that
amusement park business. Second will be establishing an open channel of
number by 2018
communication with whoever comes in to operate the
temporary amusements which will occupy the former Astroland site and Stillwell
Avenue. I have no problem with more amusements coming to the area, so long 165
as they are licensed, inspected and regulated the same way we are, as Astroland
feet (50 metres) – height of the world’s
was.
tallest water ride, Pilgrim’s Plunge, which
opened last month at Holiday World &
Ulf Larsson, Parks & Resorts Scandinavia, Sweden: The biggest
Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana
challenge will be to maintain the per capita spending in our parks.
662.3
Kernels
million pounds ($1.05bn/Euro.186754m) –
Merlin Entertainments’ total revenue in
2008. The group now operates over 50
attractions in 12 countries
Italian kiddie ride manufacturer Automatic Toys up from about Euro.1868.8 million in the previous 12
Modena has taken over the GR Rondina range of months. Interest payments on borrowings for the
trains and associated rides. Funtasia Waterpark meant profits for the period
were effectively wiped out. Opened last June, the
1,000,000
Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, New Jersey, has new venue was themed by Jora Vision from the US dollars – size of bond requested to
replaced its Sellner Tilt-A-Whirl with a newer model Netherlands and also includes a bowling alley,
release Wild West World founder Thomas
formerly operated at Cypress Gardens in Winter skating rink, video games and restaurant.
Etheredge from jail in Kansas as he
Haven, Florida. Casino Pier’s former Tilt needed to
be refurbished, but the draconian New Jersey SeaWorld San Diego, California, has
awaits ruling on 10 counts of securities
amusement ride regulations made replacement a introduced a new ride entry pass called Quick
fraud
more attractive option Queue. Holders of the pass are entitled to express
one-time boarding on Shipwreck Rapids, Wild
Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Ocean City, New Arctic and Journey To Atlantis, plus a second ride
20,000,000
Jersey, has introduced a Demolition Derby from one of the three.
Australian dollars – cost of proposed
Zamperla for the 2009 season.
The Indian Association of Amusement Parks and
Kangaoroo Island waterpark extension at
The owner of the Funtasia family entertainment Industries (IAAPI) has announced the dates for its
Jamberoo Action Park in New South
centre in Bettystown near Dublin has recorded a 10th annual Amusement Expo – still the country’s
Wales. Plans are due to be submitted any
15% increase in revenue after opening an indoor only trade show for parks and attractions. The 10th
day now
waterpark in the town Drogheda. The two venues anniversary event will take place from March 18 to
are operated by Irish showman Bernard 20, 2010 – a month later than usual – at the
Figures by Economics Research Associates
McCormick’s Vinmoe Traders, which reported a Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.
(ERA)/Park World
www.econres.com
Euro.18610.1 turnover in the year ending March 2008,
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