Theme Park News
Queensland theme park adds new thrill ride
PETE HAYMAN
Dreamworld in Queensland, Australia, has announced that it’s to launch its new thrill ride – BuzzSaw – this year as part of eff orts to mark the attraction’s 30th anniversary. Adding to the park’s existing ‘Big 6’ thrill
rides, BuzzSaw will see guests seated in an open carriage and held by a single waist harness to leave the upper body exposed. Starting with a 46m (151ſt ) vertical climb,
the peak of the experience will see visitors’ centre of gravity fl ipped before being “dan- gled” upside-down 15-storeys in the air.
d’strict unveils Live Park concept TOM WALKER
South Korea-based creative design company d’strict has previewed its Live Park con- cept at the IAAPA Asia Expo event held in Singapore. Live Park is d’strict’s new
entertainment platform for theme parks and visitor attrac- tions in which visitors interact with various 4D adventure scenarios to create their own unique adventure. d’strict CEO Eunseok Chey
said that the product was “a new genre crossing over per- formance, exhibitions and gaming with its advanced 4D technology”. T e three-acre (12,140sq m) interactive zone
Live Park is a platform allowing visitors to interact with 4D experiences
is based on eight attraction zones comprising 13 adventures, three mixed reality performances and three mobile and web integration service platforms. It will have a capacity for 250 visi- tors to simultaneously create their own avatars
T e theme park is to anchor Aqaba’s new resort
Star Trek theme park planned for Jordan
TOM WALKER
Rubicon Group Holding (RGH), a Jordan- based diversifi ed entertainment group, has been appointed to design and produce T e Red Sea Astrarium (TRSA), a 184-acre themed resort located in Aqaba, Jordan. T e US$1bn (£610.1m, €690.1m) resort
will be anchored by a Star Trek theme park developed by Paramount Recreation. According to RGH, the Star Trek park will
deliver multi-sensory “23rd-century experi- ences”, such as a space-fl ight adventure with real-time immersive experiences.
New theme park planned for Chongqing
MEG PROOPS
A theme park intended to present the his- tory of the Communist Party in China is to be built in Chongqing municipality, accord- ing to the Chongqing Evening Post. T e Red Classics T eme Park is to cost
¥2.5bn (£236.8m, €268m, US$388.2m) and will comprise a performance section, a business section and a theme park. T e theme park development is expected
to be completed within the next four years, and will then aim to cater for between 30,000 and 50,000 visitors each day.
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that guide them through a series of bespoke experiences including multiplayer games, quests, adventures and performances. Using one of the world’s largest 360 degree
3D screens and a 150m x 9m (492ſt x 30ſt ) supersized screen, players can engage in a fully immersive experience via mobile devices.
Mixed results for global sector in 2010 TOM WALKER
T e ongoing global recession, challenging weather periods and “modest investment” by operators resulted in mixed results for the international theme park sector in 2010. T e annual TEA/AECOM
Theme Index shows that a number of North American parks experienced falls in attendance numbers while Asian parks, which struggled in 2009, reported increases in their visitor numbers. Compiled in partner-
Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, US, was a top performer
ship between the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and con- sultants AECOM, the annual T eme Index is designed to record the visit numbers at all major world parks and is used as a benchmark to asses the state of the industry.
T e report also lists the top 25 most visited
theme parks. As with previous years, Disney parks dominate the top 25 list, occupying the top eight positions and with a further three parks in the table. (See p26 for full report)
US$43m boost for Ark Encounter scheme PETE HAYMAN
Plans for Ark Encounter, a US$150m (£91.5m, €103.5m) Creationist-themed park in Kentucky, US, have secured a tax boost. Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority have approved plans to grant the
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project up to US$43m (£26.2m, €29.7m) of sales tax incentives towards its creation. Due to open in 2014, the attraction will be
built by T e Troyer Group and will be owned by a private limited liability company that is investing US$125m (£76.3m, €86.3m)
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