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Asian projects keep Legacy Entertainment busy
When it was announced that the Legacy Entertainment-designed Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park took 2020’s “Golden Crown Awards” event by storm, winning three major awards, it was time to re-examine what other projects Legacy Entertainment was developing. North American editor, Paul Ruben takes a look.
T Taylor Jeffs
he three awards were for “Outstanding Themed Land Park,” “Outstanding Family Entertainment Center” and “Outstanding Social Media Famous
Tourist Attraction.” The awards were presented on December 10th during the 2020 Amusement World Cultural Tourism Development Summit held at the Yinji International Tourism Resort in Zhengzhou, the capital of China’s Henan Province. Legacy has many active projects in the Far East, and
Taylor Jeffs, Legacy Entertainment’s president, describes the company’s progress, beginning with the Chimelong Marine Science Museum project. “This is the kind of project that could only happen in China,” admits Jeffs. “With over 4,000,000 square feet (371,612 square meters) of guest area, when the park opens later this year it will shatter the record of ‘World’s Largest Indoor Theme Park,’ and by design it will be the ultimate complimentary experience to the neighboring Chimelong Ocean Kingdom theme park. We’ve developed some attractions that will either be first to market, like MACK’s Submarine
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Dark Ride, or first in the world, like the colossal ship simulator which is the largest on the planet.” Another Chimelong project Legacy designed recently
celebrated a major milestone. “After five years of design and planning,” Jeffs explains, “Chimelong Forest Kingdom is officially under construction as of this past November. It’s a very exciting milestone, as this park has the opportunity to be the most transformative animal-centric park Asia has ever seen. It’s no secret that Chinese zoological attractions historically have not had the best animal rights history, but we see a chance to lead by example here. Forest Kingdom is a zoo park, but a zoo park unlike any other. Our design mandate was that it needed to be more ‘Sanctuary’ than ‘Zoo,’ and that the animal habitats needed to be so luxe that humans would be jealous. Luckily Chimelong has a sprawling site suitable to this ambitious idea.” Work on Lotte’s Magic Forest theme park continues. “I
believe the new Lotte park in Busan, South Korea, will be a model that can be replicated in many emerging markets around the world,” notes Jeffs. “No matter where we
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