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Park News
Efteling attractions to open for longer in the spring
Silver Dollar City opens new restaurant
Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri, is celebrating a Diamond Jubilee 60th Anniversary when it opens March 17. The park is well-recognised today as a family-thrill destination, growing from humble beginnings of offering cave tours in the 1950s to entertaining 2.2 million guests annually. This year marks the opening of the Rivertown Smokehouse, the largest investment
in a restaurant in both Silver Dollar City’s and the company’s history, with over 10,000 square feet of area, patio and 450 seats. Across from the Smokehouse is the new Clara Belle’s Cinnamon Bread, a bakery dedicated to a variety of Silver Dollar City famous cinnamon breads, desserts and specialty coffee.
Kings Dominion’s Coconut Shores renovation opening in May
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his year, Efteling – the fairytale theme park in the south of Holland – is open 366 days, with extended
opening hours in the spring for quests to enjoy its attractions for longer. These include Efteling’s latest additions: the new fairytale in the Fairytale Forest, The Six Swans, or and the 4D film adventure, Fabula, both of which opened towards the end of 2019. Springtime visitors will be among the first to ride the new Max & Moritz dual-
tracked family roller coaster, which is currently under construction and set to open this spring. At the beginning of March, De
Vliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman) boats will start running again followed by the Piraña river rapid boats later in the month, which come into operation after their winter closure. In addition, from 4 April, daily
performances of the excitingpark show, Raveleijn, will resume.
Coconut Shores, a one-acre water play kid’s area renovation project at Kings Dominion Soak City Water Park, Doswell, Virginia, is currently under construction and is slated to open May 2020. Aquatic Development Group (ADG) has been contracted as its design/builder. Kings Dominion approached ADG
wanting to replace an outdated multi- level play structure with a new and more exciting play structure. ADG surveyed the site and realised that with some creative re-working, they could utilise the foundation of an underused 35,000 square foot (3,252 sq m) secondary wave pool to incorporate two brand-new attractions instead of just one, for the same project budget. The new attractions include a new
multi-level play structure from WhiteWater West with over 200 interactive water features and over eight kid-friendly slides plus ADG’s Mini Harbour water ride attraction. ADG’s Mini Harbour is a kid’s miniature wave pool powered by WaveTek technology. With wave height up to 12 inches (30 cm), this attraction is designed to provide real-feel ocean experience for the youngest of guests. ADG’s in-depth approach to
waterpark planning and design allowed Kings Dominion to revitalise not just a single attraction but an entire area of the park providing families with a designated area to relax and enjoy the water play area while also creating an area for incremental revenue generation via new food and beverage outlets. “Working on the Kings Dominion
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renovation project allowed us at ADG to do what we do best- think outside the box,” said Jim Dunn, president of Aquatic Development Group. “A client came to us with a specific request, budget and timeframe for their project. But after looking at their site, we
determined we could enhance their project by re-utilising existing foundations, filtration and equipment to maximise their project goals all while staying within their budget and their timeline. That gives them not only the one ride, but two all within the same footprint. We are very excited to watch the Kings Dominion Coconut Shores project come to life.” In addition to the two new
attractions for Coconut Shores there will also be a new dining experience with assorted cuisines and cocktails for the adult guests. As children play nearby, parents can grab a chaise lounge and relax in the newly renovated spaces of Lighthouse Landing and Sand Dune Lagoon, designed with spaces to soak up the sun or chill in the shade. Surrounded by natural landscape
and mature trees that will provide copious amounts of shade, the new Coconut Shores area of the waterpark will be a perfect zone for families to relax, splash and enjoy a day at the park. “The investment in Soak City
demonstrates our commitment to being Virginia’s premier water park,” said Tony Johnson, vice president and general manager of Kings Dominion. “Offering a high-quality water park within our amusement park gives guests of every age a chance to cool down during the hottest part of thesummer season. It’s our mission to make people happy and we believe our 2020 water park enhancements will go a long way to doing just that.”
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