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The Golden Ticket Awards were announced via Amusement Today’s social media channels on Thursday 9th September. The National Roller Coaster Museum & Archives in Plainview, Texas, served as the backdrop for this year’s winning ticket announcements, showcasing to the industry the progress that has been made on the facility.
encountered,” said Barry Kemper, Legacy’s chief operating officer. “We deeply admire the leadership shown by our Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park partners and clients in the face of this great adversity. Their thoughtful and carefully considered actions are setting a model for the rest of the world to follow.We are confident that other theme park and themed entertainment owners and operators will soon be looking to Haichang and others as they cautiously take the first steps back towards normality.” The positive news about the re-opening of the Haichang Ocean Park follows the
lackpool Pleasure Beach is celebrating as Valhalla has been named The Best Water Ride in the World for an amazing sixth year running at the recent Golden Tickets Awards.
The Golden Ticket Awards are presented by Amusement Today, an international publication which covers the amusement park industry. The Golden Ticket Awards were set up in 1998 and have since recognised top parks and attractions each year. Valhalla was opened in 2000 and has been thrilling visitors to the park ever since with its mix of amazing special effects, including fire and snow, exciting drops and gallons and gallons of water. On opening, the ride represented a £15 million investment and was Britain’s biggest privately funded millennium investment. Valhalla is currently being reimagined and will reopen to the public in 2022. Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Managing Director, Amanda Thompson OBE, said, “I am thrilled that Valhalla has been named the world’s best water ride six times in a row at the Golden Ticket awards. It’s extremely pleasing to see that the ride still
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el Transylvania attraction opens Dream Island Park, Moscow
had ceased operations on January 24 as a preventative safety measure in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This phased roll-out will feature a number of new safety precautions, including limited capacities in both indoor and outdoor areas and temperaturechecks, as well as a suspension of cash transactions. “These last two months have been among the most challenging our industry has ever
recent announcement that Legacy had been selected by Shenzhen, China-based Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises Co.(OCT), the country’s largest Theme Park owner and operator, to design its upcoming Happy Valley theme park in Zhengzhou,China. Elsewhere across Asia, Legacy is reporting several other significant project
milestones, each signalling a vote of confidence in the future of location based Entertainment across the region. Lotte’sMagic Forest theme park, currently under- construction in Busan, South Korea, recently affirmed its commitment to a Summer 2021 opening, while on the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc, The Sea Shell Aquarium at the upcoming VinWonders theme park remains on-track for aSummer 2020 debut.
Island Theme Park. “We partnered with Sony Pictures in order to achieve an authentic experience that will be the first attraction of this level in Russia, in one of the world’s leading theme parks.” “In line with our growing Location Based Entertainment strategy, Dream Island Theme Park has done a fantastic job bringing this beloved brand to life and giving audiences the unique opportunity to transport themselves into the thrilling world of Hotel Transylvania,” said Jeffrey Godsick, EVP of Global Partnerships and Brand Management and Head of Location Based Entertainment at Sony Pictures Entertainment. In addition to the Hotel Transylvania ride,
guests will also find a “Tavern of Fear” snack bar, a “Vampire’s Bite” burger cafe and “Transylvania Treasures,” a gift store filled with Hotel Transylvania themed souvenirs and memorabilia.
Technically Creative completes Athens FEC project
regarded as the world’s best and is yet another example of the world class line up of rides we have here at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
“We are currently reimagining Valhalla for the 2022 season and look forward to having everyone ride it next year”.
125th anniversary celebrations
In other news from the park, a special Wall of Names has been created to mark Blackpool pleasure beach’s 125th anniversary in 2021. Guests to the park can purchase a brick with names and message and become not just part of the wall, but also part of Blackpool Pleasure Beach history.
Technically Creative, a York (UK) based integrated technology contractor that specialises in creating fully immersive interactive spaces, has just completed a family entertainment project over in Athens. The Xplore FEC just outside of the capital, completed the second phase of installation at the end of February, with the Technically Creative project spanning 5 months from September of last year. The family entertainment centre is
This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of the anniversary by becoming immortalised with a personalised brick in the wall.
Tornado Springs opens
Danish theming firm MK Themed Attractions assisted UK family park Paultons Park in getting its brand-new themed area, Tornado Springs, ready for 12 April by producing and delivering customised props for the entire area.
and experiences, all with a heavy Midwestern US theme. The majority of the themed elements were produced and delivered by MK Themed Attractions. Guests will be immersed in the new area completed with themed signs, props, objects, and coasters, all telling the unique story of Tornado Springs.
to say that it has been a pleasure working with Paultons Park. From the very beginning the visions and ambitions Paultons Park had sounded exciting, and a project we at MK Themed Attractions have loved being a part of. We look forward to seeing the impression the new area Operations director at Paultons
product debuting from Technically Creative at Athens FEC, Virtual Village. The product design and programming for this exhibit has taken the team nearly 6 months of preparation, but the effort will be more than worthwhile, and once installed visitors will use various transport types, such as boats planes, trains and automobiles, as physical hands on models to place on the sensing internal projection table. The sensing system knows where and what transport type has been placed down on the table, and through the use of
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are so pleased to finally open the park and welcome guests to explore Tornado Springs, our largest single investment here at Paultons Park. We wanted to introduce a spectacular and immersive themed area
The Wall of Names is situated on the ramp next to Pleasure Beach Arena where everyone can see it and take a close look. The bricks have already proved to be hugely popular – with many in place already – but time is running out to get one and become a part of history, as they will only be available for a limited period. Any personal name, place, occasion or special message can be engraved onto the brick with each order. Some of the messages already up on the wall include: ‘My Happy Place’ ‘Eggies Skating Through Lights’, ‘No Bench Needed’, ‘Making Memories’, ‘Best Times’, ‘Thrillseekers’, ‘Funshine Forever’, ‘I Love Riding’, ‘What a View’, ‘The Big One King’, ‘Coaster Fanatic’, ‘Fun Times At BPB’, ‘Do Dare To Ride’, ‘Married 10 Years’, ‘Days Of Our Lives’, ‘Ride Enthusiast’ and ‘Hold My Teeth’! Once a brick has been purchased, a commemorative certificate of authentication will be sent out, which can be displayed at homes and offices. Amanda said: “I’m extremely proud to be the custodian of this family-owned park, which was founded by my great-grandfather, WG Bean 125 years ago in 1896. I’m passionate about everything that the park has to offer, and The Wall of Names is a great way for fans of Blackpool Pleasure Beach to be a part of it forever!”
split into three sections, the “Exploratorium”, “Adventureland” and the “Aquarium”, all of which are majorly influenced by the creative flair of the Technically Creative Team. Thanks to Technically Creative, children and parents alike have the opportunity to play a Laser Harp, or a Giant Piano. They can design and service a car or race each other in the racing simulator. You can even feed virtual fish. There will also be a totally new
live rendering software builds the virtual village in real time. In addition to the interactive exhibits
for children, Technically Creative has also provided the centre with all of its lighting, show control, electrical control system, audio and PA systems throughout. By choosing Technically Creative, which operates with a one stop shop business model, Athens FEC has guaranteed that the production of their new centre hasn’t been watered down by subcontractors. Instead, the FECs initial vision for the project has been enhanced, and this will be beneficial to the visitors, who get to experience over 14 new interactives thanks to Technically Creatives vision and hard work. Managing director Marc Broadbent
said: “From inception, through design and with great input from the client team I’m very proud for the company and my team to have played a major part in delivering this magnificent project. I’m sure you will agree that the Xplore Athens attraction stands out and proud as the only major go to Greek attraction for children of all ages in both play and learning.”
Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Valhalla gets the Golden Ticket for the sixth year running!
IAAPA EXPO EUROPE EDITION MARCH 2020
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