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Park Newswww.parkworld-online.comLegoland Deutschland 10To celebrate its 10th anniversary season in 2012,Legoland Deutschland is to debut a Gerstlauer SkyFlyer and a new themed area within Miniland.In keeping with Legoland’s core values, FlyingNinjago will feature an element of interactivity asriders operate wings either side of their seat tochange the orientation of the gondola. The 22-metre-tall attraction will be located within the LittleAsia section of the park in Günzburg, Bavaria. It isone of three Sky Flyers Gerstlauer is installing for thecoming season.Just in time for Legoland’s birthday on May 17,visitors to the park’s Miniland area will be able todiscover six scenes based around Lego’s new Ninjagotoy range. Built from thousands of Lego bricks, thenew exhibits will be available exclusively at theGerman park until November 4. Further eventsincluding a martial arts show and acts from theChinese State Circus will get guests in the Ninjagospirit.Meanwhile in the Star Wars section of Miniland, alife-size Lego model of the dark warrior Darth Maulwill be added. Therewill also be a newaddition toLegoland Atlantisby Sea Life, TiefseeAbenteur (DeepSea Adventure),LegolandDeutschlandreopens for the season onMarch 24.Flying NinjagoWodan WonderIAAPA chairman and Europa-Park managing director Roland Mack is picturedwith son and strategic director Michael Mack as construction continues on hispark’s new wooden rollercoaster. The ride, which is located within the Icelandthemed area of the park in the Black Forest, southern Germany, will be calledWodan and is set to open for the start of the season on March 31. Thethrilling ride is the work of Great Coasters International and features morethan 1km of track, including a first drop of roughly 40-metres.Adventure river forOcean BreezeJiust one year after the largest expansion in park’s history, America’s OceanBreeze Waterpark in Virginia Beach is adding a new section for the 2012season, anchored by an adventure river ride from the Aquatic DevelopmentGroup.On the 1,000ft (305m) long river, guests will be able to settle into a tubeand drift in a steady current, through waves and past waterfalls, spray featuresand geysers. Using previously undeveloped land, the new look area will alsocontain a expansive bar and grill, deck area, cabanas and restrooms.Ocean Breeze Waterpark was purchased in January 2011 by aninvestment group led by the former Six Flags executives Gary Story andKieran Burke. That same season they added a giant multi-slide complex anda new children’s play area.SkyJet atSkyline ParkBavaria’s Skyline Park will start the 2012 seasonwith a Zierer Star Shape called Sky Jet. Thewhite-knuckle 360ª pendulum ride stands 30-metres tall and was formerly known as Bling inits days at Blackpool Pleasure Beach (as picturedhere).It’s a return to Germany for the ride, whichwas built at the Zierer factory in Neuhausen andsupplied new to the British park in June 2004 asthe last major attraction launched by GeoffreyThompson.Skyline Park is owned by the Löwenthal familyand features over 50 attractions including thesignature Sky Wheel, the first ever SkyLoop byMaurer Söhne.skylinepark.de10 FEBRUARY 2012