Theme Park News
Parks ‘biggest growth area’ for Village Roadshow
Teme parks will be the biggest engine of growth over the next decade for Village Roadshow Limited, its chair has said. Robert Kirby made the announcement
at the company’s AGM last month where he reported pre-tax earnings of AU$154.7m (£100.3m, E123.7m, US$161.3m) for the 2012
financial year, up on AU$140.5m (£91.1m, E112.4m, US$146.5m) for 2011. “We see our theme parks as not only
our largest business; it is the new foun- dation of our business,” said Kirby. Details:
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India plans 20 new tourist parks
Te Indian government has announced plans worth
Rs1,000 Crore (£113.9m, €140.3m, US$183.6m) to develop 20 themed tourist parks across the country to mirror resort town develop- ments in Cancun, Mexico and Sentosa, Singapore. Tourism Minister Shri
Sahai revealed the plans at the National Tourism Advisory Council meeting on 12 December. His tourism development
Merlin is expanding its portfolio of midway sites, which include Legoland Discovery Centres
Merlin expands European midway portfolio
Merlin Entertainments is expanding its midway brands in Europe with the open- ing of a Madame Tussauds attraction in Prague, Czech Republic. Due to launch in late 2013 or early
2014, the attraction is the latest proj- ect to be announced as part of Merlin Entertainments’ strategy to open midway brands in major European cities. It follows the launch of a Madame
Tussauds attraction in Vienna, Austria, last year. Details:
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Namco to open indoor theme park in Tokyo
Japanese game company Namco Bandai Group is set to open a new indoor theme park in Tokyo mid 2013. Te theme park will be built on the third
floor of the Sunshine City World Import Mart building in Ikebukuro, Toshima Ward. Characters from the Manga publication Shonen Jump will feature at the park. Shonen Jump is a weekly magazine
published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. Areas dedicated to themes from the publication will feature in the park including One Piece, Dragon Ball and Naruto. Details:
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strategy, to be included in the government’s five-year plan, outlines plans for skill development, infrastructure development, promotion and branding and taxation and incentives. He proposed the tourism parks, which would consist of hotels, convention cen- tres, theme parks and skills training centres, would be developed through public private partnerships and would employ locally.
India’s proposed tourist parks will have facilities for amusements His strategy stipulated each park would be at
least 50-acres and would include facilities for craſt centres, entertainment and amusement, food streets, sports and hosting of cultural events. A consultant has been appointed to develop action plans for deciding park locations. Details:
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Cartoon character Xiha Youji inspires theme park
Te local government of Chongqing in China is planning to invest 3.5bn yuan (£345m, E425m, $560m) in a theme park based on the home- grown cartoon, Xiha Youji. Cartoon producer, Hu Yigang, says the company has learned from
Disneyland’s business model and the theme park will be filled with animated characters and scenery from the cartoon. He has ambitions to build more theme parks in 10 provinces across the country.
New high-tech theme park to enter China
A high-tech Fantawild Theme Park is set to launch its first phase in Xiamen, China early next year. Te theme park represents phase one of the Huaqiang Science and Technology Industrial Park, which is owned by Shenzhen Huaqiang Holdings. Located in Xiamen’s northern Tong’an
District, the theme park will include rollercoasters and rides, such as the flying space shuttle, Speed Windmills, Escaping Dinosaur Island and Harry Potter. Te park will also feature modern science
and technology plus traditional Chinese cul- ture, as well as Chinese-inspired rides, such as Uproar in heaven and Nezha Conquers the Dragon King. When complete, the 880,000 sq m (9.47 mil-
lion sq ſt) Huaqiang Science and Technology Industrial culture and technology industrial base will feature a culture and technology experience zone, two culture and technology theme parks and other supporting projects.
Read Attractions Management online
attractionsmanagement.com/digital Te attraction will be located within a science park Almost 90 per cent of the first phase,
which houses the Fantawild Teme Park, has been completed, and other supporting facil- ities will be unveiled in the coming weeks. Details:
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