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Empex launches new splash park in Singapore
La is an interactive play space for children up to the age of 12. In the centre’s play space – which spans over 2,150 square-metre – there are soft-play zones for toddlers, themed activity spaces, and an outdoor playground with giant pirate ship, climbs, and slides. The new splash park features soft water cone jets that shoot out from a series of columns and a large
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New Puy du Fou park coming to life in Toledo
Puy du Fou has announced plans to open a new family theme park in Toledo, Spain. The park, which is estimated to cost €197m and open in 2019, will stage historical shows with soundtracks, machinery, and special effects all invented and implemented by the Puy du Fou team. The new Toledo park will be dedicated to the history of Spain and span 140 hectares as well as contain numerous botanical features and gardens. From 2019, guests to the park will be able to enjoy shows recounting key moments from Spanish history, from the Carpetans up to the turn of the nineteenth century. More than 300 actors, riders, and technicians will perform for 4,000 spectators across ten hectares of stage. Original creations are planned to be installed in 2020 and the following years, including three shows, and a historic village and restaurant.
mpex Watertoys, together with Playpoint Singapore, has created a new splash park at the Singapore Shangri-La hotel. Buds by Shangri-
tipping bucket that fills and spills onto guests below. On the ground, the Aquaseal and Aquaorc provide interactive sprays, and pirates in tipping vessels turn and drop water onto children below. Little ones also have watershooters and a pirate themed slide designed just for them. Buds by Shangri-La also provides nursing rooms,
children’s bathrooms, a café for parents, and RFID wristband technology to ensure children are safe and secure.
Bobbejaanland invests in new park area
Bobbejaanland have announced the construction of a new area in their Belgium based theme park. The new area will cover more than two hectares, with the park – located in Lichtaart – spanning 3,000 metres-squared in its entirety. The Typhoon rollercoaster and Frisbee Sledge Hammer attractions will be part of the
themed area, along with a new flagship triple launch rollercoaster from the German manufacturer Gerstlauer. “The 2019 project is a big opportunity for the Bobbejaanland team, together we will
have the chance to bring what visitors look forward to: a real sensation in a nicely themed area,” said marketing director Peggy Verelst. “Gerstlauer proposed a great triple launch coaster that in all aspects will go beyond the expectation of the visitors. The coaster is designed for the park’s themed area, and with this investment we want to continue on the path of growth.” Bobbejaanland’s new park area will open to the public in spring 2019.
Leolandia to welcome PJ Masks
Entertainment One have announced a new agreement with Italian theme park, Leolandia, for the world’s first PJ Masks themed attraction based on its animated preschool TV property. Development is underway for a new area dedicated to PJ
Masks’ trio of heroes at the theme park based just outside Milan. The area will feature the characters’ hideout, and the exclusive multi-year agreement will mark the brand’s entrance into the theme park arena when it opens its doors to the public in 2019 and extends the partnership between eOne and Leonlandia. This
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partnership follows a previous collaboration on the Il Mondo di Peppa Pig in 2014. “PJ Masks has rapidly soared in popularity to become one of
the leading preschool properties in Italy, so a dedicated themed attraction is the obvious next step in the incredible trajectory of this much-loved children’s brand,” said eOne’s Andrew Carley. “The significant investment that Leolandia is making underlines our own strategy of building the brand for the long term and we’re delighted to be partnering with them to bring the show to life.”
APRIL 2018
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