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To mark its 20th anniversary season in 2015, leading Spanish theme park P ortAventura is to move into the luxury market by spinning off Mansión de L ucy, formerly part of Hotel Gold River, into a separate 5- star hotel property , launching next month. The boutique property transports guests to an opulent 19th Century American F ar W est style mansion, as seen here. Hotel Gold River has meanwhile been expanded with the addition of a new building opening in June featuring 78 deluxe rooms, making it the


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Spanish park launches new hotel for anniversary season largest of P ortAventura ’s five hotels. The combined


investment in these accommodation improvements is over €10 million. In 2016, Po


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launch a sixth hotel as part of its F errari L and expansion, themed in keeping with the famous Italian marque.


“The new 5- star Mansión de L ucy and the


Callaghan Building are part of a strong investment plan undertaken over the past five years,” explains P ortAventura president Sergio Feder


r.. “ The resort


aims to become one of Europe’s best family leisure destinations.”


Set to open for the 2015 season on March 21, the 20th anniversary will be celebrated with new features


including an updated show schedule with extra emphasis on performances for the whole family. All six themed areas of the park – Mediterrània, P, Po


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Far W est and SésamoAventura – will be transformed by party decorations. And Cirque du Soleil is back for a second summer, returning this July with its latest show Amaluna, based on a mysterious island ruled by gods and goddesses and guided by the phases of the moon. Since 1995, more than 60 million visits have been made to the park in Salou on the Costa Dorada, about an hour from Barcelona.


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Y WaasWaterworld recently celebrated its second anniversary in Abu Dhabi. Billed as the world’s most expensive waterpark when it opened in January 2013 (though not by its owners, who have never made the budget public), it recorded more than three million riders on four of its 45 rides, slides and attractions. Quite how that equates to total attendance we’re not sure, but the appeal of this well-appointed park in the desert heat is undeniable.


“Throughout its second year of operations, the park has continued to exceed all of our expectations,” notes YasY WaYa Waterworld general e have witnessed incredible


manager We r..“We have w


visitor numbers, as well as an increasingly positive response from local, regional and international visitors. The waterpark has already strongly grounded itself as a leading family-fu destination in the UAE, with a world-class offering and first- class level of service.” F eaturing world-class rides and


The waterpark has alrea


attractions from WhiteW ater and ProSlide, plus an interactive water coaster by Vekoma, the park is underpinned by a unique Emirati based around the region ’s pearl diving heritage. Mow promises, “some very exciting news very soon!”


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Getting lost on two continents Amaze ‘


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hin the USA and also Asia.


generations of ranch ownership in the Natural Bridge Caverns mily. Three towers and a bridge help maze runners get their t. Winter Park Resort in W inter P ark, Colorado, has upgraded fter it was installed in 1994.


The Amaze n’ Ranch Roundup in National Bridges Caverns San Antonio, Te s of ra


Texas, featured a t exas, featured a theme that celebrates five


Wheels Family F un P ark in Durham, North Carolina, has opened the brightly coloured Amazing Maze. Everyone entering the labyrinth punches their passport on the time clock as they enter and must find four check points where they stamp their passport before exiting . Small prizes are awarded to those with the fastest times. Guests can also beat the clock on the new 5,000 sq ft Adventure Maze at Adventure Quest Laser Ta


Tag in Herah “After building more than 60 maze Herahan, L ouisiana. In Busan, South Korea, Amaze ‘n Mazes will build


the country’s first ever maze in a zoological park. “A


both physical activity of racing through them and the brain teasing aspect of


azes in the past 25 years, we’ve learned that kids and adults enjoy the of navigating their way


y,,” offers


company founder and owner Greg Gallavan. “Mazes offer a win-win for operators and visitors as they have a large capacity which means few waiting lines, and they require no energy and few staff to operate.”


12 MARCH 2015 pleted fivel new maze attractions,


Austria comes to the Netherlands To


Toverland’s Bobkart ride is to take the d’s Bobkart ride is to take the name of a


fictional Austrian inventor when it is relaunched this spring as Maximus’ Blitz Bahn. Maximus Müller is an old acquaintance of the park in Sevenum, The Netherlands, who previously lived in its popular Villa Fiasco Fun House, so the story goes. The new-look bobkart attraction will be integrated into the Austrian themed area now taking shape in and around the Magic Forest hall. Using a lever to control their kart, passengers will start their journey indoors and then speed outside through an al fresco interpretation of the Austrian countryside, reaching speeds of up to 45kmh. The Wiegand ride was formerly known as Woudracer-bobbaan.


More info at toverland.nl/maximusblitzbahn


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