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MARCH 2020 6 Park Hoppin’


6-16 Park News Your monthly round-up


18-19 Industry Insider 20-21 Expedition Odyssey 22-23 The Tom Anstey Column 24 World of Rides


Your monthly round-up 22-23 Cover Story olinWaterparks


22-23 Cover Story PPolinWaterparks


25-26 ParkWorld Excellence Awards Make some noise!


25-26 ParkWorld Excel ence Awards Make some noise!


28-29 Ride Profile 28-29 Ride Profile


Mickey andMinnie’s Runaway Railway 30-33 Industry Influencer


26-27 Hello Park 32-35 Park World Updates 36-37 The Legend of TITANIC 38-41 Product Showcase


FFrrank Stanek and The Producers Group 35-42 Special Feature


ank Stanek and The Producers Group 35-42 Special Feature TThheemingming


44-45 Attraction Profile Kalahari Resorts


44-45 Attraction Profile Kalahari Resorts


46-47 Company Profile Aquatic Development Group 48 Guest Article


49 Guest Article 49 Guest Article


Scot Sher od: Stay in the Game 50-51 FEC Profile LLanger’s


52-54 Park Profile Cinecit àWorld


52-54 Park Profile CinecittàWorld


56-57 Asia Pacific Daan Dujim, SunWorld 58-61 Latin America


62 NewProducts Your monthly round-up 70Web Guide Online Resourses


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56-57 Asia Pacific Daan Dujim, SunWorld 58-61 Latin America


TThhee region’s response to the pandemic 62 NewProducts Your monthly round-up 70Web Guide Online Resourses


region’s response to the pandemic


THIS MONTH’S COVER SHOT: Water World Lloret de Mar debuts Europeʼs first Double TornadoWAVE 60 - Tornado King – on its 40th anniversary. Designed and delivered by ProSlide, the thrilling new attraction follows the successful debut of


MARCH 2020 MARCH 2020 zoneSliding action!


Tornado Land in 2024, a new KIDZ that introduced eight custom-


Sliding


designed childrenʼs slides. Look out for our full story on this next month.


into action!


Polin Waterparks supplies Europe’s largest covered water park with 15 of its signature slides


Polin Waterparks supplies Europe’s largest covered water park with 15 of its signature slides


The Producers Group Park World


Excellence Awards


Stefano Cigarini, Cinecittà World Theming + more


The Producers Group Park World


Frank Stanek and Excellence Awards


Stefano Cigarini, Cinecittà World Theming + more


gest covered waterpark in Europe, opened iittss doors to the public in February. Featuring 15 of PolinWaterpark’s signature water slides, iitt’’ss a tropical paradise for guests of all ages. TTakes a look on pages 22&23.


SuntagoWaterWorld, which claims to be the lalarrgest covered waterpark in Europe, opened doors to the public in February. Featuring 15 of PolinWaterpark’s signature water slides, a tropical paradise for guests of al ages. akes a look on pages 22&23.


THIS MONTH’S COVER SHOT: SuntagoWaterWorld, which claims to be the


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Scott Sherrod: Stay in the Game 50-51 FEC Profile anger’s


46-47 Company Profile Aquatic Development Group 48 Guest Article


Debbie Evans:Manging your brand through ssocialmedia


Debbie Evans:Manging your brand through ocialmedia


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Mickey andMinnie’s Runaway Railway 30-33 Industry Influencer


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5 Park Hoppin’ TThhee latest from Paul Ruben 6-20 Park News


latest from Paul Ruben


MARCH 2020 6 Park Hoppin’ 6-20 Park News


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Park Word


Welcome to theMarch is ue. IIhhooppeeyyoouuaarreeaall safe and ing wel .


Welcome to theMarch issue. l safe and


kkeeeepping well.


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With parks beginning to re-open in China and Japan a number of iinndduusstry voices have said they can sseeeeaa light at the end of the tunnel aanndd that’s very much what this issue l about – continuing to work on ture projects as best we can, while


With parks beginning to re-open in China and Japan a number of


try voices have said they can light at the end of the tunnel that’s very much what this is ue iissaall about – continuing to work on ffuuture projects as best we can, while


pprrioritising the health and safety of guests and staff by ing gates shut until our respective governments advise is safe to do otherwise.


IInn this month’s extended ‘Industry Influencer’ (pp30 - 33), Frank Stanek, looks back on his life in the industry aannddaaddddrreessseess the current economic climate for the pplanning and development of attractions and new tertainment real estate developments.


this month’s extended ‘Industry Influencer’ (pp30 - 33), Frank Stanek, looks back on his life in the industry


the cur ent economic climate for the


lanning and development of at ractions and new eenntertainment real estate developments.


IInn‘‘SStay in the Game’ (p49) Scott Sherod CEO of IInntercard, picks up on the theme of keeping calm and ing on by exploring the ways which operators, manufacturers and suppliers can support each other the crisis.


tay in the Game’ (p49) Scot Sherod CEO of tercard, picks up on the theme of keeping calm and ccaarrryying on by exploring the ways which operators, manufacturers and suppliers can support each other tthhrroouugghh the crisis.


this month’s Big Question (p5) we find out how Dreamworld,WhiteWaterWorld, SkyPoint, Efteling,


ioritising the health and safety of guests and staf by kkeeeepping gates shut until our respective governments advise itit is safe to do otherwise.


Hello and welcome to another issue of Park World! Though I’m a miserable brit, even I have trouble moaning about the weather now that we’ve properly had the chance to dust off our shorts and burn our shins together as a nation. If skin damage was an Olympic sport, I’m pretty sure the United Kingdom would have a far more healthy-looking trophy cabinet. I do, however, feel that in such a sport. Gold wouldn’t be the accolade to aspire to; I’d go bronze, silver, gold, and then the pinnacle of success… lobster red. Hmm. Lobster… Anyway, gibberish aside, we’ve got a smashing issue for you this month, so thanks for picking us up (or swiping us right, or double tapping us, or whatever it is you young people do these days when it comes to reading magazines).


We’ve got a collection of great articles for you this month, not least of which is a chat with nWave’s Goedele Gillis in our regular Industry Insider feature (page 18).


This month “our Tom” (as we like to call columnist Tom Anstey) is snooping through Universal’s latest mega projects, each looking to take immersion to a new level.


IInn this month’s Big Question (p5) we find out how Dreamworld,WhiteWaterWorld, SkyPoint, Efteling, LLinnanmäki Amusement Park, Toverland and Ripley tertainment are managing to keep guests entertained while gates are shut.


innanmäki Amusement Park, Toverland and Ripley EEnntertainment are managing to keep guests entertained while gates are shut.


tions and set-up for SunWorld, a series of leading aamusement parks and entertainment complexes in in Vietnam, (pp56-77), while regular contributor Astrid González Nariño gives us an update on the situation in LLaatin America (pp60-62).


ming weeks and months – let’s continue to talk about tthheem, as when gates re-open, they will undoubtedly be (or ccoonntinue to be) a success. This includes SuntagoWater World in Poland, where PolinWaterparks has installed 15 oof its signature slides (pp22-23), and all of the other ffaanntastic theme parks, water parks, FEC’s and location- bbaasseeddeenntertainment mentioned throughout the issue.


went live before the crisis or were due to go live in the ccooming weeks and months – let’s continue to talk about m, as when gates re-open, they wil undoubtedly be (or tinue to be) a succes . This includes SuntagoWater World in Poland, where PolinWaterparks has instal ed 15 f its signature slides (pp22-23), and al of the other tastic theme parks, water parks, FEC’s and location- tertainment mentioned throughout the is ue.


TThhrroouugghhoouut the issue we also highlight projects that went live before the crisis or were due to go live in the


t the is ue we also highlight projects that


Anyway, I appear to have lost myself… Oh, here I am. Panic averted.


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In summary: lots of words, many of them excellent. Here’s the contents page. Go enjoy yourselves. Matt


Editor: Editor:


Becci Knowles (+44 1622 699140) bknowless@datateam.co.uk


Contributors this issue: P35 Contributors this issue:


Editor: Matt Broughton mbroughton@datateam.co.uk


Bryony Andrews, Scott Sherrod, Debbie Evans


North American Editor: Susan Storey Sales & Events Manager:


Sales & Events Manager: Publishing Director: Paul Ryder


Bryony Andrews, Scott Sherrod, Debbie Evans


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North American Editor: Paul Ruben (+1 585 381 1012) parkw@rochester.rr.com


North American Editor: Paul Ruben (+1 585 381 1012) parkw@rochester.rr.com


Still reading? Damn you. Go away. I’m trying to kill space in an editor’s comment here.


Becci Knowles, editor


We also hear from Stefano Cigarini, CEO of Cinecittà World in Rome (52-54) and Daan Duijim, director of ooppeerraations and set-up for SunWorld, a series of leading musement parks and entertainment complexes in in Vietnam, (pp56-77), while regular contributor Astrid González Nariño gives us an update on the situation in tin America (pp60-62).


We also hear from Stefano Cigarini, CEO of Cinecit à World in Rome (52-54) and Daan Duijim, director of


“Our Susan” (which I’m now trapped referring to everyone as) has been out and about as always, and this month stops to take a close look at SeaWorld Orlando’s “Expedition Odyssey” which promises to take guests on an incredible journey to the Arctic, showcasing the diverse array of species that call the icy climate their home (page 20).


I, myself (or “our Matt” as I must now call myself) have been chatting to the likes of Hello Park (page 26) WhiteWater (page 32) and World of Rides (page 24) to bring you their latest news, as well as checking out a new experience: The Legend of TITANIC: The Immersive Exhibition (Page 36). “Look Jack!” I shouted while blowing a whistle up my nose, “I’m the king of the world!” - or something like that (truth be told, I half-watched the film a couple of decades back and don’t remember an awful lot. We’d invented a drinking game where you had to take a shot every time there was water on the screen. Jeez that was a mistake. The Titanic wasn’t the only thing that broke in half and went down to the sound of screaming that night I can tell you. Many souls were lost. Along with a coffee table).


Becci Knowles, editor


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