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Outback Splash Little Aussie park has big plans!
Attendance has soared since the start of the year at Western Australia’s The Maze as the result of a new water play attraction called Outback Splash – the first part of a 10-year plan to develop the family fun park into a major waterpark destination.
Crowds of up to 1,200 per day have turned up
at the currently modest-sized venue outside Perth to enjoy the new aquatic playground, which was launched on 21 December. Manufactured in India by Arihant, the Mexican-themed structure stands three storeys high and features two tube slides, two flume slides, toddlers’ slides, a 1,000- litre tipping bucket and a range of water cannons and interactive play features. It will open from October through to April.
Installed with the help of federal government finding at a cost of AUS$1.5 million (US$1.35m/€1m), the new attraction kicks off an ambitious AUS$70 million, six-stage expansion to The Maze that includes plans for a 4 hectare waterpark. State of the art waterslides and attractions are promised including a King Cobra, Tornado and Super Bowl, plus up to nine more slides and a lazy river.
Outback Splash phase one
Elsewhere, new dry activities and attractions are touted including up to four new mazes, an adventure trail, and various animal exhibits. Currently visitors to The Maze can enjoy such activities as a timber maze, tractor tyre maze,
Neptune Benson at This is how management at
The Maze hopes the park will look in 10 years
kids’ rope maze, children’s playground, mini golf, a jumping pillow and Ausralian animals and birds including Koalas, Kangaroos and Emus Maze director Paul Woodcock, who also own
Wanneroo Botanical Gardens, says he is excited to see the first stage of the waterpark come to fruition: “Heat has always had a negative impact on the park, so adding water makes great sense.” Spanning a 14.5 hectare site (36-acres), The Maze has been under its current ownership since 2006, but its roots go back to the late ’70s/early ’80s when a 2,500 square metre wooden maze was built on the site in Bullsbrook. Stage two of the current expansion is slated for later this year.
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Wet’n’Wild Sydney Following our cover story last month on the opening of the new Wet’n’Wild waterpark in Sydney, Australia, Park World can reveal that Neptune Benson is responsible for the venue’s water treatment and water saving. The American company supplied the
park with its Defender regenerative media system, ensuring clean, clear and safe water for more than 200,000 guests since the park opened in late December. “For any installation of this size, water savings are huge consideration,” says a Neptune Benson spokesperson. “With thousands of gallons per minute of water for the attractions, it is crucial to use a water saving device. The Defender filter eliminates over 90% of the backwash water associated with sand filter operation. The dramatic reduction of backwash waste directly translates to savings in chemicals and fuels for reheating associated with make-up water.”
12 Sky Scream
get ready for the launch Here’s a sneak peek of Sky Scream, the new LSM Sky Rocket launch coaster opening next month at Holiday Park, Hassloch, Germany. Set to become only the second Premier Rides rollercoaster in Europe, the attraction features a signature non-inverted loop. The ride, which will feature a richly-themed station area, is built on a base frame and is being added to the park at a cost of €8 million by owner Plopsa/Studio 100. During the ride, passengers in each of its two six-seater cars will reach speeds of up to 100k/h and they are propelled through an inline twist and that huge, 55m-higl loop.
The attraction is set to open when the season starts on 12 April. Here, to whet you appetite is the first of the cars being lifted into place by coaster construction contractor RCS GmbH.
MARCH 2014
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