KIRMES & Park REVUE (English) Special: Rouen (Vorschau)

The new B&M-Inverter
at Parc Astérix is almost
finished
The new water coaster at
Mirabilandia is called “Divertical”
and comes from Intamin
A new “Ice Age” 3D
adventure is going to Alton
Towers soon
England
■ Adventure Island: Speedy Coaster from Zamperla,
9 m high, 175 m long.
■ Alton Towers: “Nemesis: Sub-Terra“: Indoor attraction
with freefall tower from abc rides.
■ Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Darkride "Goldmine"
will become the theme ride "Wallace and Gromit".
■ Chessington’s World of Adventure: New characters
show "Madagascar Live".
■ Festival Village Olympic, Weymouth England: 53
m high viewing tower from Huss Park Attractions
(operated by Merlin).
■ Fun City: “Sooty’s TV Studio“.
■ Funland Hayling Island: New 3D-cinema.
■ Legoland Windsor: StarWars-Miniland as an indoor
area, as well as a new park-owned hotel.
■ Paultons Park: “Magma“, a 24 m high freefall tower
from SBF Visa.
■ Pleasurewood Hills: a 55 m Freefall Tower and
further attractions.
■ Thorpe Park: "Swarm", a Wing Coaster from B&M
with 3 inversions.
Finland
■ Tykkimäki: a “Loop Fighter” from Technical Park.
France
■ Bagatelle: The “Invertigo” from Sommerland Syd
has a new location again, and is called “Triops”.
■ Disneyland Paris: “Disney Dreams!” is a new evening
show celebrating the 20 th anniversary
of the park. Huge sound and
lighting show with excerpts from Disney
films and characters in the central
area, the castle, as well as the Main
Street. Water as well as fountain effects
round off the show.
■ Lunapark: Conversion of the Corkscrew
from England’s Flamingoland:
“Apocalypse“.
■ Nigloland: Looping major ride “Sky
Fly 5” from Gerstlauer, self-controlling
12 individual seats, maximum height
21.5 m.
■ OK Corral: The park has ordered a Family Boomerang
from Gerstlauer Rides.
■ Parc Asterix: “Oz´Iris“, an Inverted Coaster from
B&M, 35 m high with a total of 5 inversions (Dive
Loop, Looping, Immelmann, Corkscrew, Zero-G
Roll).
Italy
■ Etnaland: Interactive Dark Ride designed as a
ghost school, manufactured by Gosetto.
■ Gardaland: “Twist ‘n’ Splash” from Mack Rides as
well as “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – a 4-D
Experience”.
■ Leolandia Minitalia: Splash Battle attraction
"Water Fight" from Zamperla, 145 m long, 8 pirate
boats, as well as a small coaster from Zamperla.
■ Mirabilandia: "Divertical": Water coaster from
Intamin (similar to “Pilgrims Plunge“) however with
more coaster elements.
Netherlands
■ Duinrell: Family coaster “Minetrain Coaster” from
Gerstlauer, 361 m long, 15 m high.
■ Efteling: "Aquanaura": Water fountain show from
Water Entertainment Technology; new trains from
Vekoma with soft-shoulder restraints for coaster
"Python", and a new pancake house.
■ Marveld Rekreatie: "De Crazy Cone", a water
slide from Van Egdom with built in photo equipment
from Lagotronics.
■ SnowWorld: Installation of the first Alpine Coaster
from Wiegand in the Netherlands.
■ Toverland: Spinning Coaster from Mack Rides,
structurally identical to the attraction at the French
Le Pal Parc.
Austria
■ Family Park Neusiedlersee: A round ride of type
"Flying Fish" from Zierer.
Romania
■ Terra Park: “Trans-Siberian-Express“, a Wild
Mouse from a non revealed manufacturer.
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