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THEME PARKS NEWS Star Wars, Marvel planned for Shanghai Disney, Iger says


Disney CEO Robert Iger has revealed details about the company’s sixth theme park resort, with Shanghai Disneyland set to include Star Wars and Marvel experiences when it opens in China in Q1 of 2016. The new Star Wars Launch Bay and Marvel


Universe experiences will both feature sets, props, memorabilia and other experiences to immerse visitors in those worlds. Unique to Shanghai Disneyland will be the Garden of the Twelve Friends, in which animals of the Chinese Zodiac are re-interpreted as Disney and Pixar animated characters. “We are building something truly special here in Shanghai that not only showcases the best of Disney’s storytelling but also celebrates and incorporates China’s incredibly rich heritage to create a one-of-a-kind destination that will delight and entertain the people of China for generations to come,” said Iger. “We’re taking everything we’ve learned from our six decades of exceeding expectations – along with our relentless innovation and famous creativity to create a truly magical place that is both authentically Disney and distinctly Chinese.”


■■Star Wars Launch Bay will feature sets, props and memorabilia from the franchise


Split into six areas, the remainder of the $5.5bn (£3.5bn, €5bn) theme park will be comprised of; Mickey Avenue – the park’s main entrance; Gardens of Imagination – featuring a Dumbo ride and Fantasia-inspired carousel; Fantasyland with its own Seven


Dwarfs Mine Train; Adventure Isle – the fast- paced area of the park; Treasure Cove, which is based on the Pirates of the Caribbean; and Tomorrowland, which will include a new Buzz Lightyear attraction and a Tron coaster. ■■Details: http://lei.sr?a=T2d3Q_A


De Villier’s Eleven Arches takes shape in UK ■■The park’s development stalled in 2007


Work starts on UAE Warner Bros park


Plans are progressing for a new Warner Bros theme park in Abu Dhabi, UAE, as the number of attractions in the Middle East continues to climb. The project, which in 2007 was touted as a multi-billion dollar deal, covers a 19-ride theme park and a hotel, along with multiplex cinemas, jointly owned by Warner Bros, developer Aldar Properties PJSC and the Abu Dhabi Media Company. ■■Details: http://lei.sr?a=b4X8G_A


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Puy du Fou president Nicolas de Villiers, has shed more light on the Eleven Arches development coming to England in 2016, revealing exclusive details about the upcoming project to Attractions Management. With the £27m ($41m, €37m) development set to open in northeast England in June 2016, Eleven Arches will follow the same not- for-profit volunteer model as Puy du Fou. De Villiers and the team behind the project view the multi-million pound attraction as playing a key role in the wider regeneration of Bishop Auckland and the surrounding area. “It will be a great night show based upon the same artistic model we have in France, with hundreds of


■■Eleven Arches comes to the UK in June 2016


actors taking to the stage,” said De Villiers. “Eleven Arches is about the history of England, but it’s written as a novel, not as a history lesson. Not everything is fact. It’s a story where we bring people and the historical world to life.” De Villiers said the plot for Eleven Arches


will start in Roman times and continue up to modern-day England over the course of 90 minutes. Puy du Fou is also creating two Russian versions of the historical attraction, one near Moscow and one in the disputed Crimea region. ■■Details: http://lei.sr?a=Q2V9N_A


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