Come FlyOver with me
Holiday World expands C
hristmas came early in the town of Santa Claus, Indiana, with theme park and water park Holiday World announcing a package full of goodies for their 2018 season.
“We’re adding a fun elephant-themed water-play area for younger children,” said park
president Matt Eckert. “When we discovered the Swahili word for elephant is Tembo, we named our new slide complex Tembo Falls and the junior wave pool Tembo Tides. Tembo Falls and Tembo Tides are designed for children who are under 137 cm tall, but their older siblings and parents are welcome to enjoy the slides and wave pool with them.” Holiday World will invest a total of $3.5 million in new attractions and other
improvements for 2018. ProSlide is creating the waterslides for Tembo Falls, including eight junior slides, with twisters, a helix, a mini-bowl, and two racing slides. Tembo Tides is a junior wave pool plus spray features for younger children. Other improvements include a huge themed maze for Happy Halloween Weekends
with live entertainment; track improvements for The Voyage, the world’s second-longest wooden roller coaster, originally designed by the Gravity Group and mini cabanas to Splashin’ Safari waterpark.
Merlin Entertainments unveils
The Bear Grylls Adventure Based around the real-life adventures of survival expert and international TV host Bear Grylls, The Bear Grylls Adventure is set to open its doors in 2018 at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. Construction of the 8,000 square metre attraction is underway, at a cost of
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approximately £20 million to build. It will feature five activities including diving, rock climbing, iFLY (indoor skydiving) and the highest free-roam high ropes in Europe. Merlin chief executive Nick Varney said: “The market for adventure-based activities has incredible potential. Our research shows that nine out of ten young adults are actively seeking adventure and challenge experiences, and this trend is set to continue.”
Viad Corp. will expand its high-margin virtual flight ride theater concept into Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavik. Modeled after Pursuit’s highly successful FlyOver Canada attraction from Brogent/Vekoma, FlyOver Iceland will provide guests an exhilarating virtual flight experience over some of Iceland’s most spectacular scenery and natural wonders. The new attraction is expected to open in 2019. Viad CEO Steve Moster said: “Reykjavik is a perfect location for a FlyOver
attraction as the region is enjoying robust tourism growth with visitation expected to reach 2.7 million by 2019.”
Feline Good
Chessington World of Adventures Resort in the UK has announced new multi-million pound ‘Land of the Tiger’, featuring an innovative enclosure and Europe’s first overhead trails, ready to welcome a family of four endangered Amur Tigers in Spring 2018. Guests will be able to wander underneath the Amur Tigers as they explore Land of the Tiger, make a splash on the exhilarating new Tiger Rock log flume and join in mesmerising tiger experiences with the Carnivore Keepers.
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