P20
Park Word
JUNE 2016
4 Park Bloggin' Comment – Chinese park themes
5 Figures of Fun Theme Index special
6 Park Hoppin' Paul Ruben on parks as brand extenstions
6-26 Park News Your monthly round-up
28-30 IAAPA EMEA Spring Forum Event review
32-33 Theme Index 2015 Attendance report
34 Como Town Park update
37-38 Lost Gravity at Walibi Holland Ride profile/cover story
40-41 Storm Chaser at Kentucky Kingdom Ride profile
42-46 Paultons Lost Kingdom Attraction profile
48-50 Kung Fu Panda Academy Attraction profile
52-54 Fly Over America Attraction profile
56-57 Sliding through Asia Waterpark updates
58 Company Profile Attraktion!
62-65 VIII Meeting ACOLAP Latin America event review
60 Show Guide Calendar
72 Web Guide Online resources
Lost Gravity
Mack Rides provides maximum thrills at Walibi Holland
2015 attendance figures inside
JUNE 2016 Nanchang Wanda Park
Kung Fu Panda Academy FlyOver America + more
THIS MONTH’S COVER SHOT: It’s over a decade since Walibi Holland last added a rollercoaster, but this season the park has unveiled an eye-catching new attraction from Mack Rides in the shape of Lost Gravity, the German manufactuer's first Big Dipper ride, complete with new floorless/winged seating. Turn to page 37 to see more.
www.mack-rides.com P52 Editor: P42 P28
As the industry braces itself for the opening of Shanghai Disneyland this month, it’s worth examining attendance figures for some of the current big players in Asia, as contained in the 2015 Theme Index report, just published by the TEA and AECOM (see highlights on page 32/33). Until recently, no theme park or amusement park in mainland China enjoyed an annual attendance of more than a few million, in spite of the country’s massive population. Compare that to the top performers in Japan and South Korea, which welcomed anything between 5.78 million (Nagashima Spa Land) and 16.6 million (Tokyo Disneyland) guests in 2015. Snapping at Disney’s heels, Universal Studios Japan
attracted as many as 13.9 million last year, pushing Tokyo DisneySea into third place for Asia. Universal’s 17.8% increase is attributed in large part to the introduction the previous summer of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Whatever the reason, it’s impressive and makes the venue in Osaka the world’s busiest non-Disney theme park. Even without national competition from Disney or
Universal, both Lotte World and Everland in South Korea welcomed over 7 million guests each last year. Japan and South Korea are of course more affluent and compact countries than China, with a more mature parks and attractions market, so the numbers shouldn’t be too surprising. But China is catching up. Witness, for example, the impressive performance in 2015 of Chimelong Ocean Kingdom at Hengqin Island near Macau, up 36% from 5.5 to almost 7.5 million, or Hangzhou Songcheng Park, now also in the 7 million+ bracket. With respective attendance rises of 67%, 72% and a whopping 170% at Songcheng’s parks in Jiuzhai, Sanya and Lijiang, this is clearly an operator to watch. Other Chinese groups such as OCT, Fantawild and Wanda are also expected to perform well over the coming year. For the moment, however, all eyes are on Shanghai,
where the arrival of the world’s most successful theme park operator is expected to give the industry a further boost. Surely an eight-figure annual attendance can’t be that far away in China?
Owen Ralph – editor
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JUNE 2016 • ISSN 1462-4796
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