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WIEGAND LAUNCHES WIE FLYER
The Wie Flyer is the latest attraction from German toboggan and slide specialist Wiegand. Now open at Inselsberg Sommerrodelbahn in the state of Thuringa, the ride is essentially a suspended version of the company’s popular Bobkart. Passengers ride in glider-style twin seater vehicles beneath a rail at up to 20mph (32km/h). The rider in the front controls the swing, while the passenger in the back controls the speed. An automatic distance control
prevents collisions with other vehicles. As with many of Wiegand’s products, the steel rail is galvanised, ensuring minimum maintenance. The Inselberg installation features 500-metres of track and complements the German park’s existing 1km toboggan run which has been operational since 1992.
www.wiegandslide.com
Oliver takes a dive
Swiss-based live entertainment producer Oliver Favre-Bulle (Oliver Show) has been busy recently with a number of new productions including a three-month high dive show in Thailand and a show combining diving and dolphins in Spain. The production in Thailand played at Walking Street in Pattaya until March, where a Guinness World Record was attempted for a 54-metre jump. Audiences could enjoy a thrilling show performed up to five times daily, fusing crazy, comic, funny and sexy acrobatics with special effects including fire. Oliver has now taken his original high dive show to the Oceanografic aquarium
in Valencia, Spain, where it performs until the end of August. Oliver Show’s other Swiss diving team and mobile pool is still available for parks and events worldwide for bookings throughout 2012/13.
olivershow.com
The Caribbean comes to China
Polin Waterparks & Pool Systems is to provide waterslides and waterplay areas for the new Caribbean Island Water Park in Yantai, China. Located on the east coast of the country in Shandong
Province, this new venue is scheduled for a spring 2012 debut and will feature both indoor and outdoor waterparks, a family entertainment centre and a hotel. The 45,000 square meter (11 acre) project is being developed by Xin Guang Investment Co and designed by Dreampark International. Polin is supplying a total of seven slides along with an interactive kids play area. "We are excited to bring some of our Polin’s most thrilling rides, especially the
Family Turbolance and Uphill Navigatour, to Caribbean Island Water Park," says Jake Park of DreamPark International.
16 JUNE 2012
A section of the outdoor slide layout
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