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Legoland Deutschland 10


To celebrate its 10th anniversary season in 2012, Legoland Deutschland is to debut a Gerstlauer Sky Flyer and a new themed area within Miniland. In keeping with Legoland’s core values, Flying Ninjago will feature an element of interactivity as riders operate wings either side of their seat to change the orientation of the gondola. The 22- metre-tall attraction will be located within the Little Asia section of the park in Günzburg, Bavaria. It is one of three Sky Flyers Gerstlauer is installing for the coming season.


Just in time for Legoland’s birthday on May 17, visitors to the park’s Miniland area will be able to discover six scenes based around Lego’s new Ninjago toy range. Built from thousands of Lego bricks, the new exhibits will be available exclusively at the German park until November 4. Further events including a martial arts show and acts from the Chinese State Circus will get guests in the Ninjago spirit.


Meanwhile in the Star Wars section of Miniland, a life-size Lego model of the dark warrior Darth Maul


will be added. There will also be a new addition to Legoland Atlantis by Sea Life, Tiefsee Abenteur (Deep Sea Adventure), Legoland Deutschland


reopens for the season on March 24.


Wodan Wonder


IAAPA chairman and Europa-Park managing director Roland Mack is pictured with son and strategic director Michael Mack as construction continues on his park’s new wooden rollercoaster. The ride, which is located within the Iceland themed area of the park in the Black Forest, southern Germany, will be called Wodan and is set to open for the start of the season on March 31. The thrilling ride is the work of Great Coasters International and features more than 1km of track, including a first drop of roughly 40-metres.


Flying Ninjago


Adventure river for Ocean Breeze


Jiust one year after the largest expansion in park’s history, America’s Ocean Breeze Waterpark in Virginia Beach is adding a new section for the 2012 season, anchored by an adventure river ride from the Aquatic Development Group.


On the 1,000ft (305m) long river, guests will be able to settle into a tube and drift in a steady current, through waves and past waterfalls, spray features and geysers. Using previously undeveloped land, the new look area will also contain a expansive bar and grill, deck area, cabanas and restrooms. Ocean Breeze Waterpark was purchased in January 2011 by an investment group led by the former Six Flags executives Gary Story and Kieran Burke. That same season they added a giant multi-slide complex and a new children’s play area.


SkyJet at Skyline Park


Bavaria’s Skyline Park will start the 2012 season with a Zierer Star Shape called Sky Jet. The white-knuckle 360ª pendulum ride stands 30- metres tall and was formerly known as Bling in its days at Blackpool Pleasure Beach (as pictured here). It’s a return to Germany for the ride, which was built at the Zierer factory in Neuhausen and supplied new to the British park in June 2004 as the last major attraction launched by Geoffrey Thompson. Skyline Park is owned by the Löwenthal family and features over 50 attractions including the signature Sky Wheel, the first ever SkyLoop by Maurer Söhne.


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FEBRUARY 2012


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