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Hansa Park launches hyper coaster


Hansa Park launches hyper coa


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Gerstlauer’s first ever hyper coaster (200ft+) is now open th


Harry goes to Hollywood Potter casts magic spell over California


The countdown to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter has begun ahead of its 2016 arrival at Universal Studios Hollywood, California. As at Islands of Adventure in Florida and Universal Studios Japan, the new themed area will feature the signature attraction y Potter and the Forbidden Journey


The countdown to The e Wizarding World of Harry Potter has begun ahead of its 2016


arrival at Universal Studios Hollywood, California. As at Islands of Adventure in Florida and Universal Studios Japan, the new themed area will feature the signature attraction Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. Featuring hyper-rea


Attractions, guests will soar high above Hogwar additional attraction will be the fi


Flight of the Hippogriff, Universal Studios Holllyl wood fidd’’sfi Studios Hollywood’s first outdoor coaster. Pictured here taking shape is the Hogwarts castle, which will sit at heart of the themed area. Park guests will be able to


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purchase authentic merchandise i including wands, robes and other collectibles from themed shops including Honeydukes, Ollivanders, Owl Post, Zonko’ Ollivanders, Owl Post, Zonko’s Joke Shop, Wiseacre’s Wizardinge’s Wizarding Equipment, Dervish and Banges, Gladrags Wizardwe


purchase authentic merchandise ncluding wands, robes and other collectibles from shops including Hone


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Eiipment, Dervish a dB Gladrags Wizardwear and Filch’s Emporium of Confiscated Goods. Food and beverage will be offered at multiple locations i including the Three Broomsticks and Hog’s Head pub, the Magic Neep and various Butterbeer ts. Don’t you dare arrive


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Goods. Food and be be offered at multiple


s Emporium of Confiscated everage will e locations


ncluding the Three Broomsticks and Hog’s Head pub, the Magic Neep and various Butterbeer carts. Don’t you dare arrive without plenty of spare cash!


without plenty of spare cash!


Ghostbusters blast into Mexico City Sudden Impact! Entertainment has created a new branded laser tag experience at Six Flags Mexico.


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Ghostbusters Los Cazafantasmas: La Aventura Láser is the result of a new three-year deal with Sony Pictures Consumer Products and follows Sudden Impact’s previous Van Helsing and TerminatorTe minator X-branded attractions at the park in Mexico City


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Sudden Impact! Entertainment has created a new branded laser tag exp Gho


Pictures Consumer Products and follows Sudden Impact’s previous anV X-branded attractions at the park in Mexico City. “We probably could have eeked o mes out this summerr,


,” says Sudden Impact boss L Ly


The new attraction has a cast of between six and eight live actors who will play as seasoned ‘Ghostbusters’ to interact with players across two floors of Six Flags Mexico’s historic La Llorona building. Players are ‘prepped’ downstairs, given their laser ghostbusti n’ gearr,


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or the Ghostbusters brand,” adds Economos. he new attraction has a cast of be


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Lynton V Harris with performers from the new attraction


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“We probably could have eeked out another year with Terminator X given that the fifth movie comes out this summer,” says Sudden Impact boss Lynton V Harris,” but I have been pestering Greg Economos at Sony for the past couple of years to get a Ghostbusters attraction happening,”. “We’re excited to collaborate with Ly


given that the fifth movie t I have been pestering Greg


Economos at Sony for the past couple of years to get a Ghostbusters attraction happening,”. “We’re excited to collaborate with Lynton on this fun, yet spooky laser tag attraction. It’s a natural fit for the Ghostbusters brand,” adds Economos.


Lynton on this fun, yet spooky las er tag attraction. It’s a natural etween six and eight live actors who will play as seasoned


‘Ghostbusters’ to interact with players across two floors of Six Flags Mexico’s historic La Llorona building. Players are ‘prepped’ downstairs, given their laser ghostbustin’ gear, then led upstairs and broken into teams in order to compete against each other in an experience that features familiar characters and themed environments from the film. There are also hidd en targets, and surprise characters that appear and disappear with the help of UV and LED technology


, then led upstairs and


broken into teams in order to compete against each other in an experience that features familiar characters and themed environments from the film. There are also hidden targets, and surprise characters that appear and disappear with the help of UV and LED technology.


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Mexico City x erience at Six Flags Mexico.


listic 3D-HD imagery and a pivot ts, par


escape a dragon attack and have a close encounter with the Whomping Willow additional attraction will be the Flight of the Hippogriff, Universal Sd


ing ride system from Dynamic take in a Quidditch match, narrow . An


Featuring hyper-realistic 3D-HD imagery and a pivoting ride system from Dynamic Attractions, guests will soar high above Hogwarts, partake in a Quidditch match, narrowly escape a dragon attack and have a close encounter with the Whomping Willow. An


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Gerstlauer’s first ever hyper coaster (200ft+) is now open at Hansa Park in the north of Germany. Schwur desmany. Schwur des Kärnan (curse of Kärnan) stands 73m tall and features a vertical chain lift enclosed inside a signature tower structure. After dropping down a 67m-long reverse reefall, passengers reach speeds of up to 127 km/h as hey speed through 1,235m of track.


at Hansa Park in the nor nan)


nan (curse of Kär


hofGer stands 73m tall and features


a vertical chain lift enclosed inside a signature tower structure. After dropping down a 67m-long reverse f freefall, passengers reach speeds of up to 127 km/h as t they speed through 1,235m of track.


The attraction opened on July 1 but will undergo ther improvements over the next 12 months as Hansa Park adds additional theming in keeping with the rich storyline developed for the ride.


Gerstlauer is now responsible for half of Hansa Park’s six rollercoasters, with a fourth contributed by the company’ company’s predecessor, Schwarzkopf. A full feature on Schwur des Kärnan will follow soon in Park World.


Gerstlauer is now responsible for half of Hansa s six rollercoasters, with a fourth contributed by the s predecessor, Schwarzkopf. A full feature on


Schwur des Kärnan will ffollow soon in ParkW www.kärnan.de nan.de


The attraction opened on July 1 but will undergo further improvements over the next 12 months as Hansa Park adds additional theming in keeping with the rich storyline developed for the ride.


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