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New general manager for Slagharen Theme Park & Resort
D
ave Storm has been named general manager of Slagharen Theme Park and Resort. Speaking ahead of his official 2 September start date, he
said: “I am looking forward to being part of the team at the attraction and holiday park, to jointly expand further and to bring the park to the next phase in a professional manner.” The management of Parques Reunidos and the
management of Slagharen (part of Parques Reunidos group) see Storm as the ideal successor. Tropical Islands director Wouter Dekkers said: “Dave is energetic and has a wealth of experience in the hospitality sector, which is
very useful in his new role as general manager of the nicest attraction and holiday park in the Netherlands. The park is on the move and Storm's expertise, hands-on mentality and result-oriented approach are very welcome. I am confident that he is the right man in the right place, and I look forward to our collaboration." In recent years Dave was general director at Hotel &
Congrescentrum Mennorode; he also held general manager positions at Sandton hotels and Libéma attraction and holiday parks, and worked at Carlton hotels, Landal Greenparks and Center Parcs.
First LEGO brick laid at Gardaland
The first LEGO brick was laid earlier this month at the building site of LEGOLAND Water Park at Gardaland, in a ceremony featuring Prezzemolo (the “most famous and beloved mascot in Italy”) along with Aldo Maria Vigevani, CEO of Gardaland and Luca Marigo, sales and marketing director. They were joined by some great young special journalists, the Kids Reporters, who starred in a fun TV News report to reveal the latest innovations of the new LEGOLAND Water Park in a sparkling and spontaneous style that is perfectly suited to young LEGO fans. “This is an important day because we are starting to lay the foundations of a project
that has been underway for three years already. With an estimated investment sum of 20 million euros, LEGOLAND Water Park at Gardaland will open in June 2020, covering an area of 15,000 square metres to the joy of countless young families, both Italian and from abroad”, said Aldo Maria Vigevani. The new LEGOLAND Water Park at Gardaland will offer LEGO fans of all ages the
chance to have fun and get creative at the same time. The new attraction will arrive in 2020 near Peppa Pig Land and Fantasy Kingdom, adding to the existing wide range of fun activities for families with children of all ages. “It will be a fantastic water park, constructed with millions of colourful LEGO bricks,
where children over two years old can have fun, unique LEGO building experiences and interactive games, while parents can relax in the luscious green nature. Thanks to this great new addition to the park, there will be even more ways to have fun, making Gardaland the perfect destination for families of all ages, where they can enjoy days packed with even more adventure, magic and fantasy”, added Luca Marigo.
Hersheypark construction underway
Construction continues on Hersheypark’s new Candymonium roller coaster and its new front gate. In late August, visitors manoeuvred their way into the 121-acre (49 hectares) theme park with more than 70 rides, a water park and a zoo in Hershey, Pennsylvania, between the two major construction sites that, when complete, will open in 2020. Candymonium, a megacoaster from Bolliger & Mabillard, will span seven
acres at the new entrance. When complete, the megacoaster will feature a lift height of 210 feet (64 m), maximum speed of 76 mph (122 kph), and track length of 4,636 feet (1,230 m), making it the tallest, fastest, and longest coaster in Hersheypark. It will be part of the all-new Hershey’s Chocolatetown region, Hersheypark’s $150 million transformational expansion where guests can play, eat, shop and gather year-round. The addition of this 15th coaster also means Hersheypark will have the most coasters of any park in the Northeast U.S. in 2020. Candymonium will join other marquee elements of Hershey’s
Chocolatetown in 2020, including a new arrival experience and front gate, restaurant, bar and patio, ice cream parlor and confectionary scratch kitchen, a Starbucks store, and a flagship retail store with the largest collection of Hersheypark merchandise.
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