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Figures of Fun 5.18
million visitors were welcomed to Efteling in 2017, the fairytale theme park in the south of Holland has reported. A significant milestone of its vision for 2020, this represents an 8.9% increase compared to 2016.
90
per cent of proceeds from the opening day of New York City’s largest amusement park, Luna Park, will be donated in association with The Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC, to Girl Scout Troop 6000 which was formed to help the thousands of girls living in the NYC Shelter System.
900
calories can potentially be burned in an hour on Abu Dhabi's first inflatable waterpark, which opened 22 March. Aqua Fun features an obstacle course with slides, ramps, bridges, steps, jumps, balloons, and monkey bars.
1843
was the opening day of historical Danish amusement park Tivoli Gardens, which celebrates its 175th anniversary this year with a new garden - and new spinning ride Tik Tak, opening later this spring.
16,000,000
pounds sterling was the total project cost of the new Wicker Man coaster at Alton Towers, the first wooden rollercoaster in the UK for over 20 years. The new ride took four years to design and construct – read more on page 40.
Kernels
Aquatic Development Group (ADG), has named Bruce Quay as chief operation officer. Quay was EVP of ADG in the early 2000s, leading the company’s manufacturing division and helping to introduce FlowRider to the North American market.
Urbnsurf, the company behind Australia’s first surf park and the Australian licensee of Wavegarden technology, has recently secured $28.3 million in funding to develop Urbnsurf Melbourne at Melbourne Airport, the world’s first full-sized Wavegarden Cove surfing lagoon.
Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida will mark its 20th anniversary on Earth Day, April 22, with animal encounters, family-friendly activities, specialty desserts, and more during an expanded Party for the Planet celebration April 22-May 5.
BigQuestion
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What are the advantages, if any, of government ride inspection in addition to ride inspection done by park operators?
Paul Borchardt, Wonderland Park, USA: Fortunately, the state of Texas has a system of inspection that puts the responsibility where it belongs. We get an independent ride inspector that is approved by the state and our insurance carrier. The operator, inspector, and our insurance carrier now all involved and I feel that this puts eyes on the equipment, the operation, and total operation without the bureaucracy of government adding an additional cost to do the same thing without responsibility.
Mogens C. Ramsløv, Tivoli, Denmark: Safety is of the utmost importance in our business. With government safety requirements it is guaranteed that all parks have the same quality standards. When ride inspections are carried out by an organization that is independent of the park operator it is less likely that other considerations than safety will influence the inspection. In Denmark the police is the final approval authority. The approval by the police is carried out in close cooperation with an authorized inspection company.
Yan Girlya, Diggerland USA: There is always an advantage of having a State or Federal official provide announced inspections. This only helps with confirming that rides are safe.
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