Work begins on Nigerian resort TOM WALKER
Construction has begun on the NGN49bn (US$268m, £167m, €190m) Delta Leisure Resort in the Warri and Asaba Cities of Delta State, Nigeria. The large resort will be
designed as a major tourist attraction and has been touted as the ‘fi rst of its kind’ in West Africa. T e fi rst phase is due to open at the end of 2013. UK-based design and AV
specialist Sarner is work- ing together with its African arm, Sarner PFM, to design and create the leisure resorts, which will cover more than 150 hectares in each of the cities. The main park, located in Udu Local
T e mega resort will include a number of attractions, including rides
a family entertainment centre, children’s area, sports facilities and retail stores. T e Oleri bridge will link the park to the main
Government Area of Warri, will refl ect the culture of the area and is set to include a waterpark, heritage attractions, a luxury spa, two hotels and chalets, a casino, golf course,
road network for ease of access. Meanwhile, at Ogwashi-UKu, the Aniocha South Local Government area of Asaba, an animal reserve and wildlife park will be established.
OCT Group to open children’s attraction TOM WALKER
OCT Group is to open a new children’s attrac- tion in the city of Shenzen. T e 47,000sq ſt (4,400sq m) OCT Hike - Children’s Professional Experience City is set to open in October 2011 and will be an educational family attraction.
California-based Mirage Entertainment has
been appointed as the “total solution provider” for the venue, delivering the conceptual design stage to fi nal operations, including hardware to soſt ware integration, information technol- ogy, marketing and sales consulting.
Videogame theme park planned for China TOM WALKER
In addition to the various theme parks being planned for, and constructed in, China, Shanghai-based
CCJoy.com is building a new attraction based on the theme of digital game culture. T e masterplan and con-
cept design for World Digital Joyland, currently under development in the country’s Wujin district of Jiangsu prov- ince, was created by California, US-based IdeAttack and com- prises reproductions of virtual scenes from online games. T e 100-acre (40.5ha) park
T e World Digital Joyland is being built in China’s Jiangsu province
will comprise fi ve sections – Island of Mystery, Moles World and World of Legend, plus two Blizzard Entertainment-themed areas, Terrain of Warcraſt and Universe of Starcraſt .
AM 2 2011 ©cybertrek 2011 Attractions to be off ered are said to incorpo-
rate a range of thrill rides, including a double free-fall tower and three rollercoasters, a video games museum and an eSports centre.
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