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s the signature waterslide designer of the industry, Polin Waterparks is proud of the completion of the world’s first Rift waterslide at Titanic Deluxe Golf Belek in Antalya, which was launched at IAAPA Expo 2021 in Orlando, Florida.
Rift exemplifies Polin Waterparks’ expertise in design, engineering, and R&D in its signature rides. With a height of 10.8 m, Rift welcomes riders on a thrilling back and forth journey with its majestic theming options.
This visually impressive, aesthetically striking slide has gravity duelling drop and an “intricately engineered” outrun. Its riding experience comes with dynamic movements in two directions and almost 90 degrees spikes.
Rift waterslide completely differentiates itself with its compact and eye-catching design. Most of the slides are manufactured by Polin’s UTexture – the most sophisticated way to create a unique ambiance with the unlimited theme, pattern, and appearance options.
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,
Titanic Deluxe Golf Belek also chose several other Polin attractions to feature in its new water park including Rafting + Turbolance Combination,
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.
World’s first Rift waterslide debuts at Titanic Deluxe Golf Belek
Black Hole Rafting + Flying Boats Combination, Multislide, Space Hole, Looping Rocket, Freefall,
Kamikaze, and Windigo. Coca-Cola partners with Merlin Entertainments
This summer, thrill-seekers are in with a chance of winning VIP marine and animal conservation experiences at some of the UK’s best-known family attractions in exchange for bringing along an empty 500ml plastic bottle, and recycling it at one of the specifically designed reverse vending machines across Merlin Entertainments attractions. Prizes include a family VIP behind the scenes tour of the SEA LIFE TRUST Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Cornwall, a shark dive at the Bear Grylls Adventure in connection with the Shark Trust, a VIP White Rhino Encounter at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in connection with the Chessington Conservation Fund and a Green Sea Turtle feed plus VIP Tour of SEA LIFE Manchester. Until September 30, visitors will have the chance to be part of the action. The reverse vending machines will be on site at nine participating Merlin Entertainments attractions, including Alton Towers Resort, LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, THORPE PARK Resort, Chessington World of Adventures Resort,
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Warwick Castle Resort, SEA LIFE aquariums in Blackpool, Brighton and London, and LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Birmingham. The location of the machines can be found by asking a member of the attraction’s team or on the individual attraction apps, guiding people through the parks to recycle their bottles.
The partnership continues Coca-Cola’s ongoing relationship with Merlin Entertainments, which has seen over 100,000 plastic bottles collected via the reverse vending machines to date.
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.
added: “Sustainability is core to our operations at Merlin Entertainments and we are excited to partner again with Coca-Cola Great Britain on this initiative. We are continuing to progress against our sustainability ambitions, including removing unnecessary packaging and plastic on all our branded merchandise. In our SEA LIFE attractions, we banned all plastic straws and retail plastic bags at the end of 2018, and in our UK Resort Theme Parks we are proud to now be operating with zero waste to landfill.
Louise Maugest, marketing director at Coca-Cola Great Britain, said: “The summer months are a special time for friends and families to get together and we’re excited to offer people the chance to win some amazing experiences whilst rewarding them for recycling on the go whilst at Merlin attractions. All of our bottles are 100% recyclable, and our partnership is just one of the actions we’re taking to achieve our ambition of a World Without Waste.” Dare Ilori, Merlin’s group head of sustainability,
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
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
“We know that there is much more we can do though, and that we have a role to play in enabling and encouraging consumers to reduce, return and recycle their plastic. This is why partnering with companies such as Coca-Cola is so important, and today’s announcement is a fantastic example of Merlin working with like-minded business partners to help protect our planet for the future.”
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