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Toverland
expansion
New coaster earmarked for 2011
The Dutch park Toverland is to expand its Troy zone with the opening of a new harbour area and a pirate ship attraction. Even bigger things are planned for 2011, when the park celebrates its 10th anniversary.
The new ride, supplied by the German manufacturer Metallbau Emmeln, will swing to a height of 15-metres and reach a top speed of 42 km/h. Particularly spectacular is the angle the ride will swing to – 75 degrees, versus the usual 60. This is expected to provide more “airtime” than most pirate ships. Named Scorpios, the ride will be themed as a Scorpion, and open in July. Toverland, a combination of indoor and outdoor park outside the town of Sevenum, is spending €2.5 million ($3.3m) on the Troy expansion this season. Also planned is a track ride for children, where young guests can ride a Greek horse among sand dunes.
“With the wooden rollercoaster
Troy
Troy we started a new area of the park in 2007 based around Greek mythology,” explains Toverland managing director, Caroline Maessen. “A new, much bigger and spectacular attraction is planned for our anniversary in 2011.”
Details of the ride are still under wraps, but it is expected to be a rollercoaster called Odysseus.
Monkey around at Edinburgh Zoo!
Innovative Leisure recently completed a major high ropes adventure course at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland. The new Sky Trail from Ropes Courses Inc has been installed adjacent to the Budongo Trail chimpanzee enclosure, providing a “chimps eye view” and the chance to imitate some of the climbing exploits of the neighbouring inmates. Whatever must the chimps make of it? The structure also complements the surrounding landscape well with its jungle theming, “wilderness” colours and use of natural materials. A series of testing elements are provided for different skills and abilities. A 10-pole installation, the Sky Trail takes up to 25 participants at any one time, providing an hourly throughput of approximately 100. It requires a minimum of two staff, or up to four at full capacity. The course is suitable for anyone over 1.1m in height, although those up to 1.3m must be accompanied by an adult. Users are secured safety thanks to a continuous belay system throughout the course.
Wild Asia opens at Chessington
Replacing Beano Land, Wild Asia has opened at Chessington World of Adventures near London. This lost land is home to a number of new and rethemed attractions, plus crumbling temples and other well-themed features designed by Merlin Studios. As well a new Zamperla Disk ‘O’ Coaster called Kobra, the land also includes the Temple of Mayhem, Jungle Bus, Monkey Swinger and Tuk Tuk Turmoil Dodgems. Guests can encounter up to 70 colourful parrots inside the new Lorikeet Lagoon walkthrough aviary, enjoy Asian food inside a new restaurant, or even sample edi- ble insects at Maharaja’s Market.
Kobra
Safari park’s new arrivals have the horn
England’s West Midland Safari Park has introduced a pair of one-horned Indian Rhinoceros to its collection for the first time since the park opened 37 years ago. To ensure that the young adult rhinos feel at home, housing as been built at a coast of £500,000, including central heating, rubber lined floors, bark to sleep in and a heated indoor pool in which to wallow. Renowned for their “armoured” prehistoric appearance, the animals are placid creatures that live up to 50 years. They now form part of the park’s four-mile self-drive safari.
Indian Rhinoceros
www.wmsp.co.uk
Indian Expo dates for 2011
IAAPI, the Indian Association Of Amusement Parks & Industries (IAAPI), will hold its annual Amusement Expo from March 15 to 17, 2011.
The venue, as always, will be the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.
www.iaapi.org
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