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other cities in China as well as Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea There are still opportunities in Australia and we’d love to expand into


Roadshow will have its first presence in Asia in 2015, with the opening of two theme parks in Hainan, China. Ocean Paradise and Wet‘n’Wild are being mod- elled on the Gold Coast Sea World and Wet‘n’Wild operations, which Village Roadshow will design and operate. In his typical upbeat style, Fisher is


feeling positive about the current state of the attractions industry. He believes there are still opportunities in the Australian market, including in Perth,


which is benefiting from a mining boom, as well as Melbourne. “There are clearly opportunities in both cities, so they’re the next two cities we’ll be looking at domestically,” he says. Further afield, Fisher says the com-


pany is looking at more opportunities in Asia. He says they’ve got their eyes on other cities in China, as well as Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea. “We’re looking at other Wet ‘n’ Wild parks and would love to expand and


develop the brand more internationally. Australian Outback Adventure also has potential in other markets and we’re keen to explore the idea of other sea world marine life or animal attractions. “Like any CeO, there are many oppor-


tunities I’d like us to explore as a company,” he explains. “But I know my most important responsibility is to help create a vision and plan for the com- pany that will carry Village Roadshow Theme Parks well into the future.”


On the Road VILLAGe ROADSHOW’S UPCOMInG PROjeCTS


Wet ‘n’ Wild laS VegaS


OPenInG jUne 2013


Tennis players Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf are investors in the new Village Roadshow Wet‘n’Wild Las Vegas water park, opening in three months’ time. Costing an estimated US$50m (AU$48.2m, £32.7m, E38m) to build, Village Roadshow will man- age the 41-acre park and invest US$12m (AU$11.6m, £7.9m, E9.1m) of its own capital. The park will have 25 waterslides, including the five-rider Hoover Half Pipe slide, the Rattler and a 1,000ft (3,281m) winding waterway.


Wet‘n’Wild Sydney will feature Australia’s largest wave pool


Wet‘n’Wild Sydney


OPenInG DeCeMBeR 2013


With a capital budget of AU$120m (US$124.3m, £91.4m, E94.5m), Wet‘n’Wild Sydney is Village Roadshow’s first foray into the east coast Australian waterpark market. Former Sydney Attractions Group general manager Chris Warhurst is


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in charge of overseeing the develop- ment of the park. When the company was sold to Merlin, Warhurst chose to stay with Village Roadshow and take up the new role in Prospect, new South Wales. The park will have four tower complexes with multiple slides, two children’s water-play areas, and a combination lazy and adventure river on a 25-hectare (62-acre) site. It will also feature a surfable wave attraction, the world’s first combi- nation aqua loop and mat racer and Australia’s largest wave pool.


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Ocean ParadiSe and Wet‘n’Wild Hainan, cHina


OPenInG DeCeMBeR 2015


Village Roadshow is teaming up with Guangzhou R&F Properties to build and operate Hainan R&F Ocean Paradise, a destination theme park on Hainan Island. With Sea World and Wet‘n’Wild on the Gold Coast as its model, the theme park will showcase a number of marine animal attractions. The site will also include a Wet‘n’Wild style waterpark. The total cost of the project will be around RMB3.5bn (AU$547m, US$5.7m, £371m, E431m). l


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