DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
As the global economy is showing the fi rst signs of recovery, we decided to sit down at Attractions Management HQ and list what we think are the most exciting projects underway around the globe. Do you agree with our choices? If not, let us know at
attractions@leisuremedia.com
NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA
SCHLITTERBAHN
What: Schlitterbahn Waterpark, the company’s fi fth Where: Cedar Park, Texas, US. When: 2012 How much: US$360m (€259m, £227m) The 67-acre attraction will include a Schlitterbahn Boutique Hotel and Conference Center. Schlitterbahn describes the new site as an ‘experiential entertainment resort’. Facilities at the new site will include a year-round waterpark, lodg- ing and restaurants. The fi rst phase of the project is scheduled to open the summer of 2012. The park will be developed in a part- nership between Schlitterbahn, entrepreneur Rick Redmond, the Principals of Suntex Ventures and Garrett-Ihnen Civil Engineers.
ELATED WORLDWIDE GROUP
What: Mayan Adventure Land theme park Where: Cozumel, Mexico When: 2011
How much: TBC
US-based Elated Worldwide Group has completed a conceptual masterplan for a new theme park called Mayan Adventure Land in Cozumel on the Yucatan Peninsula. The attraction, to be built on 60 acres of land, will boast four thrill
rides and fi ve family rides as well as hotels, retail and food outlets in a bid to create a new tourist destination. The masterplan is being designed by DKY Architects.
CENTRAL AMUSEMENT INTERNATIONAL
What: Coney Island Theme Park Where: Coney Island, New York, US When: 2011 How Much: US$30m (€22m, £19m) Central Amusement International has agreed a deal which will see it lease a 6.2-acre piece of land from the city of New York for a 10-year period and build and operate the park on the site. During the fi rst phase this summer, CAI will open Luna Park at Coney Island,
which will feature 19 rides, including one – Air Race – that will make its worldwide debut at Coney Island.
The second phase, opening by summer 2011, will be named Scream Zone at
Coney Island and will provide additional attractions, including two custom roller coasters, a human slingshot ride, and go-karts. The new park is part of the city’s Coney Island Revitalisation Plan.
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BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT
What: Museum of Image & Sound Where: Rio de Janeiro When: 2011 How much: Not disclosed New York architects Diller Scofi do + Renfro have designed the new home for Rio’s Museum of Image and Sound. The muse- um’s existing site is in the city centre and houses a huge collection of Brazilian music, photographs, videos, posters, fi lms and newspaper archives. The new museum will explore the history of Brazilian music and fi lm and will feature an auditorium, a piano bar, a restaurant and a rooftop cinema.
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