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Lamb’s End Shaun the Sheep comes to Cornwall
The visitor centre at Land’s End, recognised as Britain’s most southerly point, is to open a new attraction called the Shaun the Sheep Experience after operator Heritage Great Britain (HGB) signed a deal with rights holder Aardman.
As part of the £500m ($8m/€6.3m) plans, the famous Land’s End signpost will be rebranded “Lamb’s End” with original sets, models and characters from the BAFTA and Academy award-winning Shaun the Sheep productions appearing closeby. Visitors will be able to immerse themselves in Mossy Bottom Farm, discover the mayhem of the Naughty
Pig’s Sty and try to cure Shirley the Sheep’s hiccups. There’ll also be an opportunity for people to star in a real Shaun the Sheep scene using green screen technology and to meet other characters from the Aardman family including Wallace & Gromit and Morph. HGB already operates attractions around the British Isles including the Snowdon Mountain Railway in North Wales, Lightwater Valley amusement park in Yorkshire, Needles Park on the Isle of Wight and visitor facilities at John O’Groats in Scotland, the less developed counterpoint to Land’s End.
The new Shaun the Sheep attraction will open Gerstlauer takes to the Sky Sky Fly at Camel Republic, Thailand
attraction will be finished in a Red Arrows livery and come complete with its own control tower from which novice pilots will be prepared for take-off. The ride will be opened next Spring on a date to be announced.
Something tells us the Red Arrows will be attendance on launch day!
The German manufacturer Gerstlauer opened three interesting flat rides on three different continents this past season, including the Sky Roller at Bakken, Denmark, and the Sky Fly at both Camel Republic, Thailand , and Dreamworld, Australia. “We are thrilled with the attention that the Sky Fly and Sky Roller continue to
garner,” says Siegfried Gerstlauer, managing director of Gerstlauer Amusement Rides. “Today’s park-goers want some attractions where they are not just passive riders – they want to create their own experience. Our rides do that through a winged vehicle where riders control the flipping.” The Sky Fly and Sky Roller utilise a seat and restraint similar to Gerstlauer’s EuroFighter rollercoaster system. The Sky Fly features a group of seats at one end of an arm set an angle that swoops from just above the ground to 22 meters (72ft) with every rotation. The Sky Roller, meanwhile, comprises a circle of sweeps set out from a central spinning tower, a bit like a Star Flyer. Looking ahead to 2015 and Blackpool Pleasure Beach will open the UK’s first Sky Fly when it takes delivery of a ride called Red Arrows Sky Force. It will also be the first amusement ride in the world to be based on the famous military aerobatic display team. Sited in the shadow of the park’s Big One rollercoaster, the £2m ($3.2m/€25m)
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ABOVE LEFT: Concept artwork for Red Arrows Sky Force at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Sochi Park is complete! The opening on Saturday 1 November of Zmey Gorynych (Snake/Dragon)
marks the completion of Sochi Park, Russia’s new theme park on the Black Sea. The Mack Rides launch coaster, similar to Blue Fire at Europa-Park, features four inversions, just over 1km of track and reaches top speeds of more than 100km/h.
At 58km/h it is the tallest rollercoaster in Russia, the nation widely credited as the birthplace of such rides. Other coasters at the park include a Mack Wild Mouse and a Vekoma Giant Boomerang. Originally scheduled to open in time for the Winter Olympics, most of the park’s rides and attractions were finally operational this summer. “With the commissioning of Zmey Gorynych, Sochi Park has all planned functionality,” says a spokesperson.
Zmey Gorynych – now open Bakken
at the popular destination in Cornwall in February following the release of an animated movie. It will join other Land’s End attractions including Arthur’s Quest, a 4D cinema, End-to- End exhibition, children’s farm and hotel.
heritagegb.co.uk
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