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Flying high over I-Drive
33ft/10m taller than originally planned. The Funtime ride is expected to open next year and will be featured as a signature attraction at the
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new Vue 360 development. It will be 50ft/15m taller than the Orlando Eye observation wheel at the adjacent I-Drive 360 leisure/retail/dining
destination.Both projects have been masterminded by Whittall's company Unicorp. Final permits are required before construction on the Star Flyer can begin. The attraction would be the second ride of its kind off I-Drive. The small park Magical Midway already has operated a 256ft-tall version since 2006, as well as a Slingshot by Funtime and an S&S tower ride.
Sky Trail set for Cedar
Point Sports Center A Sky Trail ropes course attraction from Ropes Courses Inc will be part of a new 57-acre multi-purpose sports complex opening in April just minutes away from famous the Ohio amusement park Cedar Point. Participants will enjoy panoramic views of rollercoasters, and Lake Erie as they climb through 11 diverse rope activities and soar down the attached Sky Rail zip line. Also planned at Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center will be a playground, mini golf course, trampoline park and tournament fields hosting a variety of sports including baseball, softball, soccer and lacrosse.
Cloud Coaster coming to Hawaii
Extreme Engineering is to construct a 700ft/213m- long Cloud Coaster in Hawaii. Marketed as “the world’s first cart-less roller coaster”, the Zipline- based attraction is now available with a new track design features a new tandem cart system so participants can enjoy the ride together, as well as exciting lifts and upgraded MBS braking technology. The Cloud Coaster willl now be jointly marketed and distributed by S&S Sansei. Finds iut more at IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando on booths 2217 and 3625, with a love demonstartion on the latter.
Star Flyer for Elitch Gardens
Denver's (Colorado) Elitch Gardens amusement park is getting a 52-metres-tall (172ft) Star Flyer for 2017. The 48-seat ride from Funtime has been sourced from Europe and will be the seventh new ride at Elitch Gardens in the last six years, offering breathtaking panoramic views of the park, waterpark, downtown Denver and the Rocky Mountains.
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Fatal Rapids accident at
Dreamworld The Australian amusement park Dreamworld was, at the time of writing, closed until further notice following an accident on its Thunder River Rapids ride that left four people dead. One of the ride's rafts reportedly upended, trapping two passengers inside and causing two others to be caught by the conveyor belt underneath during the incident on October 25. Police confirmed that four people, two men and two women, were aged beteen 32 and 42. Water from the ride, which is one one of the oldest attractions in the park, originally opening in 1986, was apparently drained in an effort to save the victims. Other guests were asked to leave the park soon after, unless they could provide any witness statements. “Dreamworld is working as quickly as possible to establish the facts around the incident and is working closely with emergency authorities and police to do this,” the park said in an official statement. “Dreamworld’s focus and priority is with the families of those involved in this tragedy and we will be providing an update to the public as soon as information becomes available.”
Located on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Dreamworld is one of several big parks in this popular tourist destination and the accident occurred just as they were limbering up for the peak summer season next month. Shares in Ardent Leisure Group, which owns Dreamworld, plunged after the accident, as did (to a lesser extent) those of Village Roadshow, operator of the rival Warner Bros Movie World and Sea World parks.
NOVEMBER 2016
rlando developer Chuck Whittall has received approval to build a 450 feet (137m) Star Flyer on the Florida city's popular tourist thoroughfare International Drive (I-Drive). Planners have ruled that he must build the ride further back from the road than requested, but he can build it
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