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For 24-25 Themed Attractions & Resorts (Malaysia) someone on a stopover in Singapore “ they can bring their family and have a Interview holiday on our side 26 Legoland Malaysia Themed Attractions and Resorts’ Tunku Dato’ Ahmad ” Burhanuddin discusses the huge development underway Interview in Iskandar, Malaysia, P24 28-30 Maja Land at Holiday Park P28 Attraction profile 32-33 Skyrush at Hersheypark Ride profile 34-35 Knoebel’s Black Diamond Ride profile 36 Grizzly Gulch Attraction profile 38 Etnaland 2.0 We are confident that, even if the Italian economy has some problems at Park preview the moment, it is the right time to “ invest if you have a good project that 41 Show Guide meets the requirements of the market Francesco Russello reveals his plans for the evolution Exhibitions and networking for amusement professionals of Etnaland in Sicily, P38 ” 42 Web Guide P38 Online resources for the amusement industry THIS MONTH’S COVER SHOT: Gary Goddard Entertainment (GGE) has entered into the masterplanning phase of Magic World Russia, a US$3 billion resort planned outside Moscow. This world- class development will comprise multiple theme park, resort, retail and other destination elements. For more of what lies in store turn to page 20. gary goddard.com PW_Aug12_p04:PW_Aug12_p04 13/08/2012 09:41 Page 4 www.parkworld-online.com ParkWord AugustAugust 20122012 As I write, the Olympic games are entering their final few days in London and I am reminded how short this festival of sport really is – barely more than two weeks. Were someone to build a theme park or attraction with even a fraction of the London 2012 budget, more than £10 billion ($15.6bn/€12.7bn) according to some estimates, they would surely expect to open it for longer than 17 days. This is of course why so much emphasis is being placed on “legacy” – the expected boost to regeneration projects, infrastructure, sporting initiatives and tourism in the years to come as a result of the spotlight being shone this summer on the British capital (not that it’s usually in the dark). We will have to wait and see if London’s opening ceremony impressed the themed entertainment industry in the same way as the 2008 spectacular in Beijing, which picked up a Thea Award. In the meantime, the short-term impact on attractions in the capital and around the UK appears somewhat mixed. Hats off to the Mellors Group, a fairground/event organiser that “struck gold’” by erecting a temporary observation wheel at Victoria Park, close to Olympic Park, where many fans gathered to watch the sporting action on large screens. Yet official announcements warning of large crowds and traffic chaos only served to leave other parts of London deserted. “Undoubtedly the level of early Government warnings telling people to stay out of the capital and other Olympic locations significantly impacted normal visitation patterns,” highlights a spokesperson for Merlin Entertainments, which was hoping to capitalise on events in Weymouth, where its new Sea Life observation tower offered a bird’s eye view of the sailing. At the instigation of the organisations including BALPPA, the controversial announcements were eventually dropped, and attractions operators kept their fingers crossed for returning crowds. During the second weekend of the games I called in at Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire, more than four hours north of London, where there was an encouraging number of families enjoying the rides and attractions in the sun. “It’s possible that some people may have been enjoying free cultural events rather than other attractions, however I think the weather still influences a lot,” notes BALPPA chief executive Jeremy Reed. “It’s been a rotten summer up until now, which has been great for some our members with indoor attractions, however it’s still all to play for and we won’t really know the full effect on business – whether as a result of the weather or the Olympics – until September.” Owen Ralph – Editor Editor Owen Ralph (+44 161 438 2934) [email protected] North American Editor Paul Ruben (+1 585 381 1012) [email protected] Contributors this issue Eugene Sloan, Pete Philipps Sales Manager Mark Burgess (+44 1622 699124) [email protected] Publishing Director Paul Ryder [email protected] Data Development Manager Alex Wetton [email protected] Managing Director Parvez Kayani [email protected] Publication Secretary/ Jennifer York (+44 1622 699109) Subscriptions [email protected] Head Office Datateam Business Media Ltd London Road, Maidstone, ME16 8LY, UK AUGUST 2012 ISSN 1462-4796 +44 1622 687031 © Copyright 2012. datateam.co.uk All materials in this publication remain the copyright of Datateam Business Media and Member of: no part of it may be reproduced without the written permission of the proprietors. A request to insert an advertisement is deemed to be an acceptance of Datateam Business Media Ltd’s conditions of trading, copies of which are available on request. @ParkWorldMag AUGUST 2012 S&S fp p05:Layout 1 17/08/2012 05:36 Page 1 PW_Aug12_p06:PW_Aug12_p06 10/08/2012 10:48 Page 6 Front Gate www.parkworld-online.com 24 26 BigQuestion Figures32 28 What's at the top of your list of infrastructure requirements? of50 Fun20 38 Vittorio Santelmo, Mirabilandia, Italy: This year our park is 41 celebrating 20 years, but it is not yet complete! This winter we removed a Vekoma family coaster from the centre of the park, so we could do with 15 some more things for the kids, especially as a lot of our more recent metres – (50ft) height of new King Cobra investments have been concentrated on older visitors. In my opinion we waterslide at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor also need to increase the number of attractions at Mirabilandia Beach, our in Jackson New Jersey waterpark. Dick Knoebel, Knoebel's Amusement Resort, USA: We need more 52 dredging of our creek and widening of the creek walls so we will be more US dollars ($52.32) – average daily prepared for those heavy rains, those flash floods. We need to practice admission price to North American preventative flood maintenance. Last year alone there were eight floods, theme/amusement parks based on an one that required nine days to re-open. We've also been flooded in 1972, IAAPA survey of 73 venues 1975, 1996, 2004 and 2006! Bern Beitz, Holiday Park, Germany: I think the biggest problem for us was really the old entry, which was not very attractive and simply not big 70 minimum percentage of China’s enough for the number of visitors we get. For 2012 we have a totally new theme/amusement parks that lose money entrance that is really nice [see page 28]. Next year we will change a lot according to a report in state media more infrastructure, walkways, toilets, green zones and so on. It’s not just about adding new attractions; we also want to take the general impression of the park to a higher level. 75 US dollars ($74.99) – new price of an annual pass to Knott’s Berry Farm in California – $12.01 less than a one day THIS MAGAZINE ON YOUR COMPUTER, ticket to nearby Disneyland IPAD OR IPHONE EVERY MONTH FOR FREE! 117 metres (385ft) – height of world’s tallest Star Flyer ride planned for Six Flags New Register now at England, Massachusetts parkworld-online.com Produced in association with AECOM.
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