ATTRACTIONS MANAGEMENT
BALPPA NEWS
Colin Dawson
Another one
The wooden coaster is one of the oldest in the UK
bites the dust
£3.7m grant for historic Margate ride
The future of one of Britain’s oldest surviv- Plans for the £12m (US$20,, 13.7m) J
ust returned from what I believe
was my 19th IAAPA Expo, albeit
my fi fth visit to Las Vegas.
ing rollercoasters, a scenic railway ride attraction have been drawn up by the What is there left to say about
in Margate, Kent, has been safeguarded Dreamland Trust, which will include the res- Vegas? Personally, it doesn’t work
after the Dreamland Trust was given a toration of the Grade II*-listed Dreamland for me. It’s brash, loud, false in every
£3.7m (US$5.8m, 4.2m) grant by the Cinema and the installation of an exhibition sense – and yet you can’t help being
Department for Culture, Media and Sport. space to outline the project. impressed by some of the things they
The grant, facilitated by the DCMS’s Sea Nick Laister, chair of the Dreamland do to entertain you. From the magical
Change scheme, will be used to restore Trust, said: “This proposal has the ability to fountains outside the Bellagio Hotel, a
the rollercoaster, as well as helping to fund create an outstanding, 21st-century attrac- show every 30 minutes and the sinking
the creation of the world’s fi rst amusement tion at Margate, capitalising on the resort’s of a full-size Galleon – all free to view.
park exclusively comprising historic rides. unique heritage.” So what of the IAAPA Expo? Held
for the fi rst time in Vegas, and in an
expo centre that leaves something to
be desired in terms of facilities and
NVQ training for
ease of use. However, when it comes
to a show, IAAPA knows how it’s done.
ride operators
The show appeared to be smaller
than usual, but there was no short-
Staff at Crealy Great Adventure Park, age of exhibitors or visitors. There
near Exeter, are among the fi rst in was a great range of exhibitors and
the country to complete an NVQ in visitors can’t help but notice that just
Mechanical Rides. about everything you might need in
PRP Training of Pembrokeshire, The theatre will show the Skull Rock fi lm the attractions industry will be found
South Wales, designed the NVQ to somewhere on the show fl oor.
roll out across visitor attractions and
4D theatre for
BALPPA members were there in
theme parks in the UK.
Land’s End attraction
strength and we were able to hold
Currently, three of Crealy’s Rangers our own get together one evening.
have completed the NVQ and more Attractions operator Heritage Great Britain With the drinks costing £8 (US$12.45,
have registered to take it in 2010. will open a 4D theatre at its Land’s End visi- 9) each, however, we were all quite
The course covers all aspects of tor attraction in Cornwall. restrained in our consumption.
mechanical ride responsibility, from Supplied by Simworx, the theatre, which That was my last show and, yes, I’ll
opening and closing procedures to will be housed in an existing building at the miss it enormously – not just the show
operational best practice. town, offers 3D imagery alongside special but the many friends I meet up with
The park also announced that it has effects lighting and Simworx’s Dimensions every year. If you’ve never been and
appointed contractors Michael Thorne 4D effects seats. The theatre will show the operate an attraction, try to make it to
to undertake a £150,000 (US$234,000, Curse of Skull Rock fi lm and visitors will sometime. You won’t be disappointed.
170,500) project to rebrand its runa- sit in moving seats. Further effects include
way mine train as Maximus, a Roman water spray, air blast, leg ticklers, aroma,
Colin Dawson chief executive, BALPPA
themed rollercoaster. low smoke and bubbles.
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