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Park News
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$12 million improvement project is now underway at California's Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (SCBB). Concept drawings reveal a new main entrance and a fresh new look for a section of the Boardwalk between Neptune’s
Kingdom and Undertow rollercoaster. The new entrance will include state-of-the-art ticketing windows, an entrance plaza, and a fresh new look for several adjacent games, concessions and attractions including Fright Walk and Lazer Maze. Roto, an Ohio-based design firm, worked with Boardwalk staff to design the project
which will connect the classic Moorish-style of the Cocoanut Grove building with the more colourful, eclectic style of the Boardwalk. A number of local contractors are also working on the project. "This project has been 10 years in the planning," reveals SCBB director of
community affairs , Kris Reyes. “The construction phase is expected to employ nearly 200 local tradespeople and construction workers, and ultimately create 63 new
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seasonal jobs at the Boardwalk." SCBB is already the largest private and youth employer in Santa Cruz County,
providing 300 full-time and more than 2,000 seasonal jobs. The current project, due for completion in summer 2017, is part of the park's ongoing improvements, which have also included a new parking lot, signage and other enhancements.
MistRider Zipline debuts
at Niagara Falls Overlooking the American and Canadian Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Canada, a new zipline experience offers an adrenaline-inducing way to experience the most powerful waterfalls in North America. Riders on Zipline to the Falls are seated in harnesses and clipped to one of four
parallel ziplines, where they dangle a precarious 67m (220ft). The gates open, and gravity takes over as people suddenly soar across the sky, floating 670m (2,200ft) at speeds of 70km/h (40mph) along the edge the vast Niagara River gorge. People ages seven and older, weighing between 50 to 300 pounds (23 to 136 kg) can participate in the experience. The boat you can see in the distance of this picture is a new 700-passenger
catamaran operated by Hornblower Niagara Cruises, officialCanadian operator of boat tours to Niagara Falls.
Ropes for all at Drayton Manor
US manufacturer Ropes Courses Inc and UK partner Innovative Leisure have opened a brand new Sky Trail and Sky Tykes ropes course and Sky Rail zip line attraction at England's Drayton Manor Theme Park. The nine-pole Sky Trail Navigator course, named VertiGO, sits down the hill from the Drayton Manor Hotel. The family park in Staffordshire made sure the new attraction was suitable to its young
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visitors as well with the addition of VertiGO Tots for kids under 1.2m (4ft) tall. This separate, red and blue platform sits less than a metre (0.9m/3ft) from the ground, meaning young adventurers can explore while their parents watch or assist as necessary.
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