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Purgatory adding Mountain Coaster
An ADG Mountain Coaster is under development at Purgatory Resort in Durango, Colorado. This is ADG’s second mountain coaster project in Colorado to be undertaken this year, and is scheduled to open in 2018. Purgatory’s new ‘Inferno Mountain Coaster’ will feature over 4,000 feet
(1,219 m) of track with nine switchbacks, one 360º loop, and multiple zig-zags and dips over the course of a 300 foot (91 m) vertical descent. As with all of ADG’s Mountain coasters, the ride will be open in both winter and summer giving riders an adrenaline rush year- round.
The CanCan Coaster
The landmark attraction of the French themed area of Europa-Park, the enclosed Eurosat rollercoaster, will be extensively modified this summer. Reborn as the CanCan Coaster, it will be themed around the Moulin Rouge. Created by Mack Rides, the ride will provide a significantly improved driving
experience through advances and advancements in rail manufacturing at the Waldkirch company. In memory of the inventor Franz Mack and at the request of the owner family Mack, the future track layout will be very close to the original of the futuristic silver ball and will continue to be around 900 meters long. MackMedia, meanwhile, will create a new virtual reality experience as part of the
redesign. A separate station with shift track and separate trains will be integrated into the Darkride roller coaster, creating two attractions in one.
Jean-Jacques Clerico (Président du directoire du Moulin Rouge) and Michael Mack (Managing Partner at Europa-Park)
An Epic adventure awaits E
pic Waters, a new $88 million indoor waterpark facility in Grand Prairie, Texas has opened its doors to the public, attracting guests from all over Dallas-Fort Worth.
The waterpark, which spans 80,000-plus square feet (7,432+ sq m) and stands
as the largest indoor waterpark under a single custom curved retractable roof by OpenAire, features nine waterslides from Whitewater West, three of which are ‘first of their kind’ in the United States. These include the Lasso Loop, which is the nation’s tallest indoor AquaLoop slide. Also featured is the Yellow Jacket Drop, titled as the first slide of its kind, a fusion inner tube slide. There is also double-rider inner tube slide the Aquanaut; a surf machine; activity pool and one of the longest lazy rivers in Texas. Concessions, a 4,000 square foot (372 sq m) arcade, full-service bar and party
rooms complete the line up. Thanks to the retractable roof, guests can experience the waterpark year-round. Epic Waters anchors Grand Prairie’s ‘EpicCentral,’ which will also feature the
120,000-plus square foot (11,148+ sq m) mega recreation and lifestyle facility ‘The Epic,’ when it opens in just a few months, as well as PlayGrand Adventures, an all- inclusive playground set to open late this year that will invite children and adults of all capabilities to come together and play. The efforts of the city, the developers, and the citizens on this project in Grand
Prairie’s Parks, Arts, and Recreation Department being honored with the National Recreation and Parks Association’s coveted Gold Medal Award in 2017.
6 FEBRUARY 2018
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