Park News
Bringing a Costa Rican flare to Buena Park
New $25 million entertainment destination Butterfly Palladium is coming to the Southern California City of Buena Park. Design-build construction company Outside the Lines (OTL) will create a 45-foot tall artificial mountain along with 2,500 square feet of rockwork for artificial streams, close to 8,000 square feet of realistic earth texture paving, and live butterflies to create the illusion of a visit to a tropical Costa Rica- inspired rainforest. The rainforest-inspired design will incorporate planter pockets into the rockwork,
allowing plant life to grow and thrive just as it would in Central American rainforests. The entire 53,000 square-foot themed destination will include sanctuaries for
butterflies and bees, a 3-D movie theatre, restaurant, gift shop, and a 10,000 square- foot atrium designed to host special events. Construction is underway on the attraction, which is expected to be complete in 2019.
New ride details at Diggerland USA
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onstruction-themed adventure park Diggerland USA in New Jersey has released details of two more of the five new attractions being added for their upcoming 2018 season: Elevation Station and Ventrac Tractors join the recently debuted Soaring Eagle Zip Line as part of the park’s multi-million dollar expansion. Elevation Station seats five guests across an operating platform and raises them up to a maximum height of just under 60 feet (18 m). “At its maximum height our guests will be able to view all of Diggerland, the surrounding forest, businesses, and homes,” said operations manager Josh Karu. Ventrac 3400Y, meanwhile, (pictured above) is a hydrostatic compact tractor from
Ventrac Products, Inc. While the park already has over 25 attractions comprised of excavators, asphalt rollers and even amphibious vehicles, the new fleet of Ventracs will be the first class of tractors the property has seen. “While the Ventracs are one of many elements being added to the property as part of this massive off season expansion, they might be the most unique,” said Ilya Girlya, co-owner of Diggerland USA. “You’ve never seen a machine quite like this, and it’s just as much fun to operate as it looks!”
Surfin’ USA
The Grove Resort & Spa Orlando will open the gates to Florida’s newest extreme waterpark on 1 March 2018: the Surfari Water Park. The park will feature seven acres of entertainment with two FlowRider surf
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machines, 2-story water slides, a kids’ area with a splash pad and zero entry pool, and winding lazy river. A dual FlowRider will offer a year-round surfing experience adjustable to all skill levels. Surfari’s Longboard restaurant will open in late April and feature delicious options for alfresco dining. The 16 million investment marks another enhancement to the 106-acre resort,
which already includes The Springs Pools, Lake Austin Waterfront and the Escape Spa, which opened in 2017.
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Photo: Brissette Architects Inc.
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