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The 4th IAAP A Europe Spring Forum will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from Wednesday 20 to F riday 22 May. The exact schedule has yet to be confirmed, but like last year ’s gathering in Gothenburg, Sweden, it will include a mix of both safety -focused educational sessions and behind- the -scenes tours of local attractions, including Vialand and Kidzania. Sponsored by local waterpark manufacturer P olin, it will also offer a relaxed networking opportu . More info at
iaapa.org/connect/europe/ iaapa-spring -forum-2015
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Opening for its 40th anniversary season on April 4,W alibi Belgium is to add a Mack Rides Super Splash water coaster for 2016. The € 8.5 million attraction will the first major new ride or rollercoaster at the Compagnie des Alpes operated park near Brussels for a decade. W ith three drops including a backwards section and a 45m (147ft) final plunge at a speed of 100kmh, it should be worth the wait.
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Cedar Fair is transforming the waterpark at Kings Dominion in Virginia from WaterW orks into Soak City, the first expansion of the facility since it was opened in 2007. New attractions this sptring will include a 65ft- e tower from WhiteW ater featuring three tubes including P with a trapdoor and near-
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additional restrooms, improved landscaping and expanded cabanas facilities are also promised.
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Aardman is the latest brand owner to sign an agreement with L ondon Resort Company Holdings, the company behind the planned London Paramount Entertainment R esort. The deal could see the creation of allace & Gromit and other Aardman characters
attractions featuring Wallace & Gro it a Wa
such as Shaun the Sheep. IP agreements are already in place with Paramount and BBC Worldwide. The multi-billion pound theme park project on the Swanscombe peninsula in North Kent, on the outskirts of the British capital, is projected for opening at Easter 2020.
Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster, Pr, Pennsylvania, will introduce Bon Voyage Balloon Chase, an eight-gondola family ride by Zamperla for 2015.
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Empire Industries reports that its Dynamic Attractions business unit has been awarded contracts valued in excess of US$42 million to supply two of its proprietary media based attractions to an unidentified major theme park in south Asia. These contracts will largely be executed over the next 36 months. “This is our first project in south Asia, and it is one of our largest.,” notes Empire CEO Guy Nelson. “ These products represent the future for world-class theme parks, and our strategy of becoming an early entrant into this market is paying off .”
Lisa Deyo has joined IAAPA o
education, where she will co -ordinate and host monthly webinars, develop education sessions for IAAP related content on the IAAPA Attractions Managers and IAAPA
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PA as the association ’s new manager for s Expo and manage the education-
PA website. She will also oversee the Institute for d IAAPA A bassador programmes.
The Spanish theming specialist Rocas & Design is working on several big new attractions in Europe. At Walibi Rhone Alpes in France it has been charged by owner Compagnie des Alpes (CdA) with creating turnkey the
theming and effects on the new Ta Tam Ta
-vertical freefall, plus a new children aradise
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Tam Adventure scenic boat
ride, including automated scenes and sound effects. Also for CdA, the company will complete work this season at Parc Astérix including a total refresh of the Romus et Rapidas rapids ride and theming of the new Panoramix theatre. For Parques R eunidos. Rocas & Design has been designated turnkey theming contractor for the new Mexican- themed waterpark being built at Slagharen in the Netherlands, as well the Forbidden Caves immersive tunnel at Bobbejaanland in Belgium, similar to the Los emple at Movie Park Germany, which the firm themed last summer .
t T Te MARCH 2015
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