Find great staff ™ EURO ATTRACTIONS SHOW SPECIAL ISSUE MANAGEMENT NEWS 19 SEPTEMBER 2018 ISSUE 113 www.attractionsmanagement.com China plans US$19.5bn tourism project Plans have been announced to invest CN¥134bn (US$19.5bn, €16.7bn, £14.8bn) across 17 major entertainment and culture projects on the South China coast. Based around the southern Chinese coastal city of Beihai, the majority of the funding will be used to build fi ve major tourism complexes, which will be worth a combined CN¥99.5bn (US$14.5bn, €12.4bn, £11bn). China's ongoing theme park boom will be given a further boost, with the plans including three new parks. These will be developed at a cost of CN¥5bn (US$728m, €622.8m, £554.2m). Q Based around the southern Chinese coastal city of Beihai, 17 major entertainment There will also be investment into and culture projects are being developed on the South China coast tourist infrastructure, with CN¥11.5bn (US$1.7bn, €1.45bn, £1.3bn) allocated "These works will make up for the towards these improvements, which city's current shortcomings for visitors," include high-end hotels, recreational said a statement. "This will accelerate This will accelerate the facilities, sports arenas and improvements the transformation of the local tourism transformation of the to the local airport to allow for an sector into a CN¥100bn a year industry." local tourism sector into a increase in the number of daily fl ights. MORE: http://lei.sr?a=v4t9C_T CN¥100bn a year industry VISITOR ATTRACTIONS THEME PARKS MUSEUMS Bear Grylls comes to Europa Park debuts world More than a sprinkle of Birmingham, UK fi rst Moulin Rouge coaster success in San Francisco Merlin opens its fi rst p2 The iconic EuroSat ride p14 The Museum of Ice Cream p16 Bear Grylls attraction has been redeveloped gets a permanent home Attractions people New York governor Andrew Cuomo announces opening of Brooklyn state park for 2019 ew York State governor wellness, which targets eight N Andrew Cuomo has integrated areas of investment: announced that the Open Space and Recreation; first phase of a landmark Healthy Food; Education; project to open the region's Economic Empowerment; largest state park will be Community-Based Violence completed by mid-2019. Prevention; Community-Based Sitting on a 407-acre piece of Health Care; Affordable land in the Jamaica Bay area of Housing; and Resiliency. Brooklyn, the Shirley Chisholm "Our state parks are State Park, named after the community treasures, and this Brooklyn native and first African- new park transforms what was American woman elected to once landfill into exquisite Congress, will offer 10 miles open space, waterfront access of hiking and biking trails, with Q The governor announced the park's first phase opening for 2019 and outdoor recreation for the new attraction replacing Brooklyn," said Cuomo. two giant landfill sites that "This new park transforms what was once "Shirley Chisholm led the previously occupied the space. landfill into exquisite open space, waterfront fight to improve the health The state's Department access and outdoor recreation for Brooklyn" and wellness of underserved of Parks and Recreation communities that we carry on is behind the US$1.4bn waterfront and has specific The plan is part of Vital today with the Vital Brooklyn (€1.2bn, £1bn) development, areas designated for both Brooklyn – a model for initiative, and we are proudly which sits on 3.5 miles of kayakers and beach-goers. community development and naming this park after her." Merlin Entertainments opens first Bear Grylls attraction in Birmingham, UK elebrity survivalist "It was incredible to see this for the C Bear Grylls’ new £20m first time. It’s all about bringing that (US$26.3m, €22.5m) spirit of endeavour into one place" adventure attraction in Birmingham, UK, has opened A number of headline “This is the UK’s ultimate its doors to the public, with adventures are also on offer adventure destination where Grylls promising to bring and will replicate some of people can experience so the “spirit of endeavour” Grylls’ televised adventures, many of the world’s most to the new destination. taking in diving, skydiving exciting challenges.” The Bear Grylls Adventure and high ropes courses The site was developed is split into five zones and among other activities. by Merlin Entertainments, Q The Grylls attractions has offers users the chance to “It was incredible to see which holds an exclusive been in the works for two years take part in a series of high- this for the first time, after deal for the running of the octane challenges, including two years of planning," attraction under the Bear a survival maze, an assault said Grylls. "It’s all about Grylls name. That agreement course, target archery and bringing that spirit of runs until 2026, with an code-cracking escape rooms. endeavour into one place. extension option available. 2 attractionsmanagement.com ©Cybertrek Ltd 2018 ISSUE 113 JOBS START ON PAGE 37 >>> MANAGEMENT NEWS Contents issue 113 02 Bear Grylls comes to Birmingham, UK Merlin opens its first Bear Grylls attraction 05 Making a US$90m splash Huge waterpark to open at Gaylord Opryland in December 08 Ralph Breaks VR The Void to create Disney VR experiences 14 Europa park debuts world first Moulin Rouge coaster The iconic EuroSat ride Q Randy Wisthoff is CEO of Kansas City Zoo has been redeveloped "The aquarium is projected to More than a sprinkle of bring in 80,000 new visitors 16 from outside of Kansas" success in San Francisco The Museum of Ice Cream Kansas City Zoo's gets a permanent home 26 Euro Attractions Show Randy Wisthoff unveils The Euro Attractions Show is US$75m aquarium plan coming, here's what to expect new US$75m (€64.4m, four years by the Zoological A £57.3m) aquarium is in District, according to the zoo, the works for Kansas City while private financiers have CLASSIFIED & JOBS Zoo, with the attraction’s CEO pledged US$22m (€18.9m, Randy Wisthoff unveiling a £16.8m) towards the project. Job opportunities 37 proposal for the new addition. "Over the time between Currently in the planning now and when it would open, stage, the aquarium will cover we’re projecting 100 new Sign up to Leisure Opportunities: 65,000sq ft (6,000sq m) to jobs" said Wisthoff. "The Online: www.leisuresubs.com 70,000sq ft (6,500sq m) aquarium is projected to Email: [email protected] and house large tanks with bring in 80,000 new visitors Tel: +44 (0)1462 471930 700,000 to 750,000 gallons’ from outside of Kansas." Annual subscriptions: UK £34, worth of water. This month, the City Council UK students £18, Europe £45, RoW £68 The aquarium proposal approved the aquarium's offers two temperature- development, meaning the Attractions Management News is published 26 times a year by The differentiated ocean resolution will now go to Leisure Media Company Ltd, Portmill House, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, biomes – one warm the full City Council for final Herts SG5 1DJ, UK. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the publisher. All water, one cold water. approval. If funding is approved, rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored US$40m (€34.3m, £30.5m) the aquarium is provisionally in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by means, electronic, mechanical, recorded or otherwise, without the prior permission of the will be provided over the next scheduled to open in Q2 2022. copyright holder, Cybertrek Ltd. ©Cybertrek Ltd 2018 ISSN 2516-9114 ISSUE 113 ©Cybertrek Ltd 2018 attractionsmanagement.com 3 Attractions news Three-storey maze inside V&A's Sackler Courtyard spreads sustainability message ultiPly, a 9m (29.5ft) "Building with a versatile, sustainable M pavilion created by material such as tulipwood, is an important architectural design way of addressing sustainability" studio Waugh Thistleton, has gone on display inside timber (CLT) cubes, MultiPly with a versatile, sustainable the Victoria and Albert was created to provide an material such as tulipwood, Museum's Sackler Courtyard. interactive space inside is an important way of Created for the London which people could visually addressing these issues." Design Festival, the experience a more sustainable CLT, which in recent years modular structure can be and environmentally solution has been used to build easily disassembled and to the housing crisis. large-scale structures, is rebuilt, and was designed "We're at a crisis point considered by some to be an Q The structure was in collaboration with Arup in terms of both housing ideal ecological alternative created as part of the and the American Hardwood and CO2 emissions," said to concrete and steel. London Design Festival Export Council (AHEC). Andrew Waugh, co-founder of Tulipwood is one of the most Composed of American Waugh Thistleton Architects. abundant hardwoods on the Tulipwood cross-laminated "We believe that building eastern side of the US. Retailer C&A to open sustainable fashion museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands etailer C&A is set The museum will also R to open a fashion include a concept store – the museum in October, Good Shop – where a mix with the new attraction in of international brands and Amsterdam, Netherlands, up-and-coming labels will to be focussed on circular show visitors what new and sustainable design. sustainable products are Sponsored by C&A’s charity available in the market. The arm – the C&A Foundation store, says the museum's – and with support from representatives, will Adidas and PVH Corp, the demonstrate that “sustainable Fashion for Good Experience fashion can be beautiful” at has been developed in varying economic levels.