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5-6 Front Gate
Setting the agenda for the month ahead
8 Park Hoppin’
Disney’s Year to Volunteer
9 Park Bloggin’
Six Flags’ food
8-20 Park News
Your monthly round-up
24 Show Previews
DEAL/Hauntcon/National Haunters Convention
25 Morgan’s Wonderland
Park profile
27-28 Q-Lines
Rollercoaster Construction Services
28-30 Legoland Discovery Centre Manchester
Attraction profile
32-34 Nickelodeon Universe
Park profile
37 Sparky’s Abu Dhabi
FEC profile
38 & 40 Park Updates
Alton Towers & Europa-Park
42 Show Guide
Exhibitions and networking for amusement professionals
45 Web Guide
Online resources for the amusement industry
THIS MONTH’S COVER SHOT: Visitors to Land’s End in England can enjoy pirate adventures in 4D form thanks to a new Simworx special effects theatre and the film Curse of Skullrock. See page 22. www.simworx.com
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“It is no accident that Chicago and Manchester are both in big shopping malls. They benefit from things like great access and free parking, very important if your market is mostly young kids
Merlin Entertainments’ Glenn Earlam explains the Legoland Discovery Centre concept, P28
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In Finland we installed a coaster in minus 30ºC. It was so cold my foreman’s coffee froze to the crane! In Abu Dhabi we had over 50ºC heat and 80% humidity!
Max Eberhard discusses the challenges of constructing rollercoasters in extreme weather, P24
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APRIL 2010
Pirate Invasion!
Simworx storms Land’s End
Morgan’s Wonderland
Legoland Discovery Centre Nickelodeon Universe +more!
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