SEASON PREVIEW: EUROPE
Efteling 2020 - Max and Moritz - roller coaster with visitors
Season Preview: Europe
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the European theme park significantly in 2020, with parks opening later in the season with reduced capacity or not able to open at all, and a number of new ride and attraction openings postponed.
cancellation of IAAPA Expo Europe 2020 due to the uncertainty surrounding the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Expo was scheduled to take place 21- 24 Sept. in London, United Kingdom, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre. IAAPA will host IAAPA Expo Europe in Barcelona, Spain, in 2021 and is working with the ExCeL Exhibition Centre to return to London at a future date. “As the world works through the
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unprecedented impacts of COVID-19, IAAPA’s top priority continues to be the health, well-being, and safety of our
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n 12 June, IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry announced the
global members and team,” said Hal McEvoy, president and CEO, IAAPA. “After careful review, and with significant input from members, exhibitors, and our team, the IAAPA Board of Directors decided to cancel IAAPA Expo Europe 2020. We look forward to safely connecting our members in Europe when the time is right.” The good news is, at the time of writing
many parks in Europe have opened their doors, with reduced capacity and enhanced safety measures in place. In this ‘Season Preview’ we take a look parks under development and those that have begun the season with new rides and experiences opening as planned.
In the pipeline On 3 June The London Resort announced it had taken four significant steps. Despite the massive disruption caused by COVID- 19, it confirmed proposals for a ‘late-summer / early autumn’ public consultation including online and ‘virtual’ engagement and submission of a 300- page Environmental Scoping report by 12th June. It also said that it had contacted advisors of affected local businesses, setting out terms for the acquisition of land including an additional premium and written to the Community Liaison Group to help share information about the project. If it goes ahead, the project will
transform seven million square meters of PARK WORLD Handbook & Buyer’s Guide 2020
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