P34
Park Word
EAS ISSUE 2015
6 Park Hoppin’ Paul Ruben at Holiday World
8 Park Bloggin’ Scandinavian model for park success
10-30 Park News Your monthly update
34 SeaGlass Carousel Attraction profile
36-38 Voyage to the Iron Reef Cover story
39-40 Q-Lines Fons Jurgens, Efteling
42-46 Energylandia Park profile
48-50 Schwur Des Kärnan Ride profile
52-53 Rougaroo Ride profile
54 Puss-In-Boots’ Giant Journey Ride profile
56-57 Dragon Nest Ride profile
58 Mami Wata Ride profile
60-61 Bamses Värld Park/attraction profile
62-64 Children’s Museums Attraction profile
66-69 Parks & Welfare Latin America focus
70 Ride Guide New products
78 Show Guide Calendar
82 Web Guide Online resources
P56 P54 P42
Hello to you if you picked up this issue at Euro Attractions Show in Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden. This will be the first time the event has taken place in the Nordic countries. It will also be the first time it has occured alongside an amusement park, well almost. Famously the 2004 show was staged at Disneyland Paris resort, but attendees enjoyed only limited access to the theme parks on site. This October, there will be five parties over just two
nights at Liseberg, in addition to various behind-the-scenes tours and free entry to the park for EAS participants on the weekends before and after the show. No wonder IAAPA Europe is marketing the host city not as Gothenburg but Liseberg. Like other urban parks in Scandinavia, Liseberg enjoys
a city centre location that due to the price of real estate would be almost inconceivable were it built from scratch today. Yet thanks to the vision of its founders all those years ago, it is now a cherished community asset. Read more about the Scandinavian model for success on page 6 in a contribution from guest columnist Lars Nielsen. Other great European parks featured in this issue
include Gardaland, Puy du Fou and Hansa Park, the one- time German Legoland park that now themes all of its attractions around legends from the Hanseatic League. There is one European park that enjoys none of the
majesty of any of the above destinations, yet in just six weeks has made a massive impact. Dismaland, the “bemusement park” set up by superstar street artist Banksy in Weston-super-Mare is credited with generating an estimated £7 million ($10.8m/€9.6m) of trade for the British seaside resort during its short season. It might poke fun at elements of the amusement industry – and society in general – but this “pop-up park” has undoubtedly had a positive affect on local attractions including Weston’s Grand Pier. On buying tickets, guests were informed that the following were strictly prohibited: “spray paint, marker pens, knives and legal representatives of the Walt Disney Corporation.”
Owen Ralph – editor
Editor: Owen Ralph (+44 161 438 2934)
parkworld@btopenworld.com
North American Editor: Contributors this issue:
Paul Ruben (+1 585 381 1012)
parkw@rochester.rr.com
Lars Nielsen, Marek Pisarski, Bao Xiao, Astrid González Nariño
Sales Manager: Mark Burgess (+44 1622 699124)
mburgess@datateam.co.uk
Publication Manager: Publishing Director: Managing Director:
Jacqui Hunter (+44 1622 699106)
jhunter@datateam.co.uk
Paul Ryder
pryder@datateam.co.uk
Parvez Kayani
pkayani@datateam.co.uk
Publication Secretary: Ashley Parnell (+44 1622 699109)
parkworld@datateam.co.uk
Head Office: Datateam Business Media Ltd London Road, Maidstone, Kent ME16 8LY, UK Tel: +44 1622 687031
datateam.co.uk
SEPTEMBER 2015 • ISSN 1462-4796
© Copyright 2015. All materials in this publication remain the copyright of Datateam Business Media Ltd and no part of it may be reproduced without the written permission of the proprietors. A request to insert an advertisement is deemed to be an acceptance of Datateam Business Media Ltd’s conditions of trading, copies of which are available on request.
Member of:
THIS MONTH’S COVER SHOT: Following on from our dark ride special last month, Park World is pleased to focus on technology by Triotech that is powering the interactive element of Voyage to the Iron Reef at Knott's Berry Farm.
www.trio-tech.com
Annual subscription (11 issues): UK £67, overseas £161 +44 1825 765 250
datateam@capsule-group.com
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91