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MARCH 2013
4 Park Word Editor’s comment
5 Front Gate Setting the agenda for the month ahead
6 Park Hoppin’ Paul Ruben on wing coasters
7 Park Law Alcohol in amusement parks
6-16 Park News Your monthly update
16 Kernels Bite-sized news
18 Conference Review National Farm Attractions Network Conference
18-19 Show/Conference Previews AALARA Conference (Australia), DEAL (Dubai), TEA Summit (California), China Theme Park Resort & Expansion Summit
22-23 Q-Lines Russian Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions
24-25 Ramayana Water Park Park preview
26-27 Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi Park profile – part 2
28-29 Mondial Wheels Ride profile
30-34 Denver – A Tale Of Two Parks Park profiles
36 Social Media Park marketing
38 Show Guide Calendar
41 Web Guide Online resources for the amusement industry
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THIS MONTH’S COVER SHOT: Pictured here is Mondial’s Roue de Paris observation wheel, which occupied a prime site this winter overlooking the French capital’s Place de la Concorde. The 60-metre tall ride was joined across the channel by a second Mondial wheel of the same size at Winter Wonderland in London. See page 28.
mondialrides.com What we don’t want to do is over-theme it. I’ve seen too many
waterparks go crazy with the theming, and then the maintenance associated with it just destroys them
Alan Mahony reveals his plans for Ramayana Water Park in Thailand, P24
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It is high time to build a large theme park in Russia. The large tourist centres of Moscow, St Petersburg and Sochi are the most suitable places where this kind of park will work
RAAPA’s Igor Rodionov discusses the potential Russian park explosion, P22
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MARCH 2013
Roue de Paris
Mondial rides high over French capital
Russian Parks
Ramayana Water Park Denver Parks + more!
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