Park News
Attractions industry professionals gather in Finland
ore than 125 attractions industry professionals from 17 countries gathered on 14-15 May to explore leading attractions in Finland during the IAAPA EMEA Spring Summit 2019. Participants took part in immersive tours of Linnanmäki, an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland, with more than 40 rides; Särkänniemi, an adventure destination that includes an amusement park, aquarium, planetarium, and observation tower in Tampere, Finland; and Haltia – The Finnish Nature Centre, an exhibition and event center in Espoo, Finland. “It was a fantastic week in Finland at the IAAPA EMEA Spring Summit 2019,” said
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Jakob Wahl, executive director and vice president, IAAPA EMEA. “IAAPA sincerely thanks our host facilities, presenters, sponsors, and participants for their support of this annual event which includes industry professionals from all across the region.” During the sold-out Summit, participants heard informative presentations by industry
leaders including Pia Adlivankin, managing director of Linnanmäki, Tom Selänniemi, general manager of Haltia Nature Centre, and Miikka Seppälä. CEO of Särkänniemi. Participants also attended a seminar on dynamic pricing and heard from David Depenau, general manager of Weissenhäuser Strand, Franz Blechschmidt, managing director of Smart Pricer, Andreas Sievering, CEO of Fort Fun, and Stephanie Schaub, CEO of Hachez Chocoversum. A post-tour, held on 16-17 May, took place in St. Petersburg, Russia. Attendees
experienced Divo Ostrov amusement park, Russian ballet night at Mariinsky Theater, and the State Hermitage Museum of Art and Culture.
Paw Patrol arrives at Movie Park Germany’s Nickland!
Movie Park Germany has bougth into the Paw Patrol IP with the opening of ‘Adventure Bay’ on 22 May. The new family attraction features a children’s
playground and the iconic Command Center – now open to the public in Europe’s largest Nickland. German TV actor Jörn Schlönvoigt (known from GZSZ) also stopped by for the official opening of the new themed world and took a tour of ‘Adventure Bay’ with his wife and daughter. “Now the time has finally come and all families with
children can explore the world of PAW Patrol together,” said managing director Thorsten Backhaus. “Numerous experts and employees were involved in reproducing the ‘Adventure Bay’ area as faithfully as possible. True to the series’ motto 'No job is too big, no pup is too small', construction work on the new PAW Patrol themed world has been in full swing since last winter. We are very satisfied with the final results and look forward to presenting the new area to our visitors”. “Our goal is to make the world a more playful place,
both on and beyond the screen,” said Gerald Raines, senior vice president, global location based experiences, Nickelodeon/Viacom International Media Networks.
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“We’re excited to bring one of Nickelodeon’s most beloved properties to Movie Park Germany and can’t wait for families to experience everything the new Adventure Bay has to offer.”
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the storyline itself were developed by the Movie Park Germany project team under Wiebe Damstra in close cooperation with Nickelodeon Experience Design in Orlando and the design experts from the Netherlands-based Leisure Expert Group. The Spanish company Rocas & Design, previously commissioned for “Lost Temple”, was responsible for designing and implementing the various thematic aspects of the new area. The attraction includes the new ‘PAW Patrol
Adventure Tour’. In this new family attraction, children and their parents can sit right inside one of the pups’ six well-known rescue vehicles, including Marshall’s fire
engine and Rubble’s bulldozer. A brand new PAW Patrol beach playground ushers fans into the world of chocolate labrador retriever Zuma and cheeky bulldog Rubble. “Zuma’s Zoomers”, a wild hovercraft ride along the beach of “Adventure Bay”, will provide plenty of fun for young visitors as well. Children and families can also take advantage
of numerous photo points and meet and greet opportunities to experience their animal heroes up close.
JUNE 2019
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