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Great Coasters unleashes two thrilling woodies
InvadR lands at Busch Williamsburg as park's eighth coaster
AT: B. Derek Shaw nothing on here that is dangerous
[email protected] — you don’t have to worry about
being thrown around or getting
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — hurt. It’s very smooth with quick
Amid the pomp and circumstance change of directions — a lot of
of Viking-themed regalia, InvadR snappiness.” Fans agree with
opened to the public at Busch Hain that InvadR is a fun, fast,
Gardens Williamsburg on April smooth ride providing an out-
8. The ride, a Great Coasters, In- of-control feeling in a very safe,
ternational, Inc. (GCII) designed controlled environment.
intermediate-sized twister, was Crowdsourcing via social
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
built between the entrance to the media was the mantra for this
park president David Crom-
New France train station and Le ride from the very beginning.
well welcomes guests to the
Scoot Log Flume in that section of InvadR, Viking Raider and Bat-
InvadR opening ceremonies.
the property. tle Klash were three potential
COURTESY BUSCH GARDENS
The ride is a fit for all family coaster names that were vetted
A Viking actor portraying Magnus The Red takes a front seat
members from kids to teenagers, everybody wants on this ride,” by the park and presented to fans
ride on the new InvadR at Busch Gardens.
mom and dad and grandma and said Clair Hain, Jr., President of 4See INVADR, page 6
COURTESY BUSCH GARDENS WILLIAMSBURG
grandpa. “It has everything that GCII. He continued, “There’s
What's in the Shed? Kings Island's Mystic Timbers debuts
AT: Tim Baldwin so smooth and seamless. “
[email protected] “I think Mystic Tim-
bers brings the modern-day
MASON, Ohio — Kings wooden roller coaster to
Island is no stranger to Kings Island, where The Rac-
building world-famous er and The Beast were built
roller coasters. From the in the ‘70s,” said Don Helbig,
captivating Racer when the public relations area man-
park opened in 1972 to The Great America and, most re- ager, Kings Island. “GCII
Beast — which still holds cently, the revamp of Knott’s brings different technology
the record for world’s lon- Berry Farm’s GhostRider. for our guests.”
gest wooden coaster — re- “Cedar Fair has had an The thematic slant to the
nowned thrillers have been incredible partnership with new ride involves “mysteri-
a hallmark of the park for Great Coasters,” said Adam ous circumstances” dating
more than four decades. House, senior design en- back to the 1980s at the Mi-
Officially opening to the gineer, GCII. “It makes the ami River Lumber Company
public on April 15, Mystic designing and building pro- on the edge of Rivertown.
Timbers is the latest crowd- cess so streamlined when the Despite the audio and post-
pleaser. Built by Great Coast- customer knows what they ed warnings to stay out —
Kings Island Introduced its newest wooden roller coaster ers International, Inc. (GCII), want and what they are get- and certainly: Don’t go in to
with the debut of Mystic Timbers on April 13. The Great the coaster is the company's ting. From the initial proj- the Shed — guests, of course,
Coasters product features 16 airtime hills, 197 feet of over- latest project for Cedar Fair, ect discussion to the point insist on forging on in their
all drop and a mystery shed at the ride's end produced by following hits at Valleyfair, where the corporate guys
Holovis. COURTESY KINGS ISLAND Worlds of Fun, California’s show up to ride, it just seems 4See MYSTIC, page 8
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NEWSTALK
FLINT’S VIEW: Bubba Flint
EDITORIAL: Gary Slade, [email protected]
Coasters being designed
for family-friendly thrills
Is the North American roller coaster
record-setting arms race over for a while? It
would certainly appear so as the selection
of new coasters opening across the U.S.
this season is far from the record books. A
new "family first" approach in thrills is the
new trend as engineers and designers plug
Slade
in smaller designs that still generate the
requested thrills, and now slower speeds, the parks are
seeking.
New this season are two new wooden thrillers from
Great Coasters International, Inc. (GCII), that top out
at speeds of only 48 mph on InvadR at Busch Gardens
Williamsburg and 53 mph on Mystic Timbers at Kings Island.
California's Great America transformed its B&M stand-
up coaster into the more family-friendly Patriot floorless
coaster with great fanfare.
Later this spring/summer the U.S. will see:
INDUSTRY OPINION: Dean Lamanna, [email protected]
•Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster at SeaWorld
U.S. administration fuels foreign tourism fears
San Antonio is from Intamin. It will launch guests with a
maximum speed of 44 mph and take riders on a course over The summer high season is almost here. At the end of January, the travel stat-
And with hundreds of millions of dollars in isticians at ForwardKeys.com reported an
the park's signature lake.
new technologies and attractions being in- 80 percent plummet in flight passengers
•The Gravity Group-designed Mine Blower is a super-
troduced, optimism and expectation in the from the seven Muslim-majority countries
compact wooden coaster currently under construction amusement industry have, indeed, never been listed in President Trump's original exec-
at Fun Spot Kissimmee. It will feature a family-friendly higher. utive order, while Travel Weekly pegged
Our business has rebounded from the the overall drop in incoming foreign visi-
compact layout.
recession. The American economy, as of this tors at almost seven percent. Forbes.com
•S&S is supplying 4D Free Spin coasters to three Six writing, is strong. People are seeking fun and Lamanna noted a 12 percent dive in European tour-
Flags parks as well as debuting its GaleForce launch coaster escape more than ever. Nothing to worry ist interest alone.
at Playland's Castaway Cove in Ocean City, N.J. about, right? Any persistence of such numbers for a coun-
•Lake Compounce turned to Martin & Vleminckx for Not according to travel industry observers, try that saw an estimated 77.5 million international
who see signs of what they’ve dubbed the “Trump visitor arrivals in 2015, Frommer said, “would reduce
new trackwork on the historic Wildcat wooden coaster while
Slump” — a foreign tourism fall-off. They say it is the value of foreign travel within the U.S. by billions
also outfitting the ride with new trains from GCII. the result of Donald J. Trump’s tough presidential of dollars.” (Over $7 billion, by one estimate.)
•Joyland Park in Lubbock, Texas, retired its aging campaign rhetoric and his administration’s push to Repercussions on the amusement industry are
Miler kiddie coaster with a newer Wisdom Dragon coaster, implement a temporary U.S. travel ban on refugees most likely to be felt in Central Florida and Southern
and immigrants from countries deemed terrorism California, where foreign visitors represent a signifi-
relocated from Santa's Village near Chicago.
hot spots. cant theme park and attractions admissions percent-
The new coaster designs are proving that bigger is not
Beyond any partisan debate, this is a problem age. A much-wider impact, though, may be felt by
always better and that thrills can indeed come in all sizes. of perception. allied companies and workers.
For a complete list of all the new-for-2017 projects Travel guru Arthur Frommer sounded the alarm How our business will fare stateside remains
in February, declaring that “most travel experts are to be seen. But it’s not a leap to predict that a viral
around the globe, be sure to check out AT's annual
of one mind: They are currently drawing attention to view of the U.S. as unwelcoming won’t be good for
Amusement Industry Preview, compiled by Jeffrey Seifert,
the unintended consequences of the Trump-led ef- some domestic industries — particularly those that
on pages 10 and 12 (North America) and pages 14 and 16 forts… pointing to a sharp drop in foreign tourism to depend in part on international tourism, not to men-
(International). our nation that imperils jobs and touristic income.” tion American cultural appeal and goodwill.
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Disney's Animal Kingdom, Orlando…Pandora - World of Avatar — new themed
Compiled by Jeffrey Seifert
land with Avatar Flight of Passage 3-D flight simulator; Na'vi River Journey —
indoor boat ride
CANADA
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon, Orlando…ProSlide Power River
Alberta
Fun Spot America, Kissimmee…Mine Blower — Gravity Group wooden coaster
Galaxyland, Edmonton...Zero Gravity — Chance Rides Unicoaster
Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando…ADG Flowrider double and waterslides
British Columbia
Gulfstream Park, Hallandale…Chance Rides 36' custom carousel
Playland, Vancouver...Bug Whirled — SBF Visa compact spinning coaster; Moser
Legoland Florida, Winter Haven…New Ninjago World themed area with Ninjago
Rides 10-meter tower ride; Flutterbye — Zamperla Magic Bikes
The Ride — TrioTech interactive dark ride, Beach Retreat resort accomodations
Ontario
Old Town, Kissimmee…Fabbri wheel
Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan...Soaring Timbers — Mondial Inferno; Muskego
Sun Splash, Cape Coral…Pirate's Cove — interactive water play structure
Plunge — SplashTacular body slides including DrenalinDrop capsule
Universal Studios Florida, Orlando…Race Through New York Starring Jimmy
Santa's Village, Bracebridge…SBF/Visa Triple spiral spinning coaster
Fallon — 3-D flying theater
Wild Water Kingdom, Brampton…Reopening of closed water park; two ProSlide
Universal's Volcano Bay, Orlando…New water park with 18 ProSlide attractions
RideHouse waterplay structures
including RocketBlast water coaster
Québec
Georgia
Camping Atlantide, Saint-Calixte…Polin Space Hole and Wave Slide
Rigby's Water World, Warner Robins…New water park for existing FEC;
Bora Parc, Valcartier…New indoor water park (December 2016) with ADG/
WhiteWater West AquaPlay, AquaSpray, Mini Body Slide, Wave River,
WhiteWater attractions including body slides with AquaDrop capsules.
Boomerango, champagne bowl, Aquatube
La Ronde, Montreal…Titan — Zamperla Giant Discovery
Six Flags Over Georgia, Austel…Justice League: Battle for Metropolis —
Pays des Merveille, Sainte-Adèle…E&F Miler family coaster relocated from Fort
SallyCorp, Alterface, Oceaneering dark ride
Jefferson Fun Park
Wild Adventures, Valdosta…Ohana Bay — ProSlide Kidz ProRacer, Kidz
MEXICO
MiniRiver, Kidz MiniRiver, Kidz Twister, Kidz Twister, Twister x2
Morelos
Hawaii
Six Flags Oaxtepec, Oaxtepec… Re-opened park; ProSlide three new attractions
Wailea Beach Resort - Marriott, Kihei…WhiteWater West body slides

Illinois
UNITED STATES
Deep River Waterpark, Merrillville…Kraken — ProSlide 6-lane KrakenRacer
Alabama
Fox Valley, Aurora…Chance Rides C.P. Huntington train
Owa, Foley…New park, Rollin' Thunder — Zamperla Thunderbolt coaster;
Santa's Village AZoosment Park, Dundee…Super Cyclone — Interpark Cyclon coaster
Zamperla gravity coaster; Zamperla Twister coaster; 21 Zamperla rides
Six Flags Great America, Gurnee…Joker — S&S 4-D coaster
Spring Valley Beach, Blountsville…ProSlide Twister x3
Indiana
Arizona
Holiday World, Santa Claus…The Raven and The Legend — PTCI overhaul of
Wet 'n' Wild Phoenix, Glendale…WhiteWater West AquaPlay
coaster trains; Firecracker — refurbished Calypso
California
Kansas
California's Great America, Santa Clara…Patriot — conversion of B&M standup
Parrot Cove, Garden City…New water park with ADG/WhiteWater attractions
coaster to floorless coaster
(opened Dec 2016)
Disney California Adventure, Anaheim…Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission:
Kentucky
Breakout — remake of former Tower of Terror elevator ride
Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville…Thunder Run — New PTCI coaster train; Eye of
Emerald Glen Aquatic Facility, Dublin…New facility with indoor and outdoor pools;
the Storm - Larson Giant Loop
WhiteWater West Champagne Bowl, AquaDrop, SpeedSlide, AquaPlay, 3 body slides
Maryland
Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park…Sol Spin — Mondial Top Scan
Six Flags America, Upper Marlboro…Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth — FunTime
Knott's Soak City, Buena Park…Shore Break — Whitewater West Colorado Drop
Star Flyer; Roar and Wildcat — PTCI overhaul of coaster trains
and Flatline Loop; The Wedge — WhiteWater 6-person open-flume raft ride
Splash Mountain Waterpark, Ocean City…WhiteWater West AquaPlay
Legoland California, Carlsbad…Surfer's Bay — WhiteWater West 6-lane mat
Massachusetts
racer; sprayground; Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens miniland addition
Ecotarium, Worcester…Chance Rides C.P. Huntington train
Pacific Park, Santa Monica…Shark Frenzy — custom-designed Larson Tilt-A-Whirl
Edaville USA, Carver…Kersplash — E&F Miler water coaster relocated from
Santa Ana Zoo, Santa Ana…50 Monkeys Ferris wheel — Chance Wheel with
Washington State Fair
custom-thatched roof gondolas
Six Flags New England, Agawam…Joker — S&S 4-D coaster
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz…New main entrance; Shockwave —
Southwick Zoo, Mendon…Soaring Eagle Zipline Ride
Zamperla Mega Disk'O; Typhoon — ARM double-arm swing ride; Fright Walk
Missouri
— haunted walk through under the boardwalk
Bigfoot on the Strip, Branson…New Bigfoot-themed entertainment center
SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego…Ocean Explorer — new themed area with
with a Bigfoot Action Tower — Soaring Eagle 200-foot drop tower; Bigfoot
Submarine Quest — Chance Rides electric vehicle submarine simulation; plus
Adventure Golf, Bigfoot Adventure Maze, Bigfoot Discovery Expedition; inter-
five new themed flat rides
active cineman, arcade
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo…Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth —
Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka…Spinsanity — Zamperla Mega Disk'O
Zamperla Giant Discovery
Worlds of Fun, Kansas City…Mustang Runner — Huss Troika; Falcon's Flight —
Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia…Justice League: Battle for Metropolis —
Huss Condor
SallyCorp, Alterface, Oceaneering dark ride
New Jersey
Wild Water Adventure, Clovis…WhiteWater West speed slide
Casino Pier, Seaside Heights…Hydrus — Gerstlauer custom Euro-Fighter 320
Colorado
Clementon Lake Park, Clementon…HellCat — PTCI overhaul of coaster trains
Banana's Fun Park, Grand Junction…Coconut Cove — WhiteWater West
Morey's Piers, Wildwood…Great Nor'Easter — Complete retracking of SLC
AquaPlay, AquaSpray, & Spray Features
coaster with new Vekoma track
Elitch Gardens, Denver…Star Flyer; Mega Wedgie — WhiteWater West Body
Playland's Castaway Cove, Ocean City…GaleForce — S&S multi-element steel
Slide, Freefall Plus, Speed Slide
coaster; Wild Waves — E&F Miler steel coaster; Chance Rides C.P. Huntington train
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, Glenwood Springs…The Haunted Mine
Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson…Justice League: Battle for Metropolis —
Drop — Drop Ride designed by Stan Checketts
SallyCorp, Alterface, Oceaneering dark ride
Great Wolf Lodge Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs…New water park with
New York
ADG/WhiteWater attractions (opened Dec 2016)
Adventureland, East Farmingdale…IRG/Gosetto two-level dark ride
Connecticut
Peek'n Peak Resort, Clymer…Soaring Eagle Zipline Ride
Lake Compounce, Bristol…Martin & Vleminckx retracking on Boulder Dash and
Seabreeze, Rochester…Time Machine — Technical Park Super Miami
Wildcat roller coaster; New GCII trains on Wildcat; Ghost Hunt upgrade of
Six Flags Great Escape, Queensbury…Bonzai Pipelines — ProSlide Twister x2
shooters, targeting and scoring system from Lagotronics
The Castle Fun Center, Chester…Soaring Eagle Zipline Ride
Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury…SBF/Visa mini Pirate Ship
Florida
Daytona Lagoon, Daytona Beach…Enhanced indoor Lazer Tag arena, interactive
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North Carolina Trader's Village, Grand Prairie…Village Vortex — Larson Loop; Chance Rides
Carowinds, Charlotte…Do-Si-Do — Huss Troika; Electro-Spin — Mondial Top Wipeout and YoYo
Scan; Rock'N'Roller — Mack Musik Express; Zephyr — Zierer Wave Swinger Typhoon Texas, Pflugerville…Rebranded park (former Hawaiian Falls); WhiteWater
City Lake Park, High Point…Chance Rides C.P. Huntington train West AquaPlay
H2OBX, Powells Point…New water park with ADG Adventure Lagoon, Twin Wet 'n' Wild Splashtown, Spring…Alien Chaser — ProSlide FlyingSaucer 30
Tides; WhiteWater Boomerango, Flatline Loop, AquaDrop, 3-line Multi-lane Wet 'n' Wild WaterWorld, Anthony…WhiteWater West 4-person open-flume
kids, Mini Body Slide raft ride
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, Durham…Chance Rides C.P. Wonderland Park, Amarillo...Refurbished Huss Air Boat flat ride
Huntington train ZDT's Amusement Park, Seguin…ThunderVolt Speedway Go Karts — Amusement
Ohio Products electric go karts with turbo boost
Cedar Point, Sandusky…Cedar Point Shores — rebranded park (former Soak Virginia
City); WhiteWater West Mini Body Slide, Flatline Loop and Colorado Drop Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg…InvadR — GCII wooden coaster
Slide; Blue Streak — PTCI overhaul of coaster trains Wisconsin
Kalahari Sandusky, Sandusky…ProSlide TornadoWave 45,FlyingSaucer 30, Action City Trampoline Park, Eau Claire…Soaring Eagle Zipline Ride
Tornado 24/ Tornado 24 (Hybrid), Twister, TurboTwister with SkyBox
TRAVELING SHOWS
Kings Island, Kings Mills…Mystic Timbers — GCII wooden coaster
All Around Amusements…Kolmax bumper cars, Kolmax Tea Cups; Owen Trailers
Oklahoma
Infernal Combustion
Frontier City, Oklahoma City…Wildcat — PTCI overhaul of coaster trains; Gully
Amusements of America…Kolmax Tea Cups
Washer — ProSlide Twister slides x3
Arnold Amusements…Downdraft Zero Gravity
Pennsylvania
Bates Brothers…Journey to Mars — VR augmentation to ARM drop tower
Dorney Park, Allentown…Thunderhawk — PTCI overhaul of coaster trains;
Blue Sky Amusements…Widsom Rides Polar Express
Kaleidoscope — Huss Troika
Crescent City Amusements…KMG Rock It
Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster…Merlin's Mayhem — S&S suspended coaster
D.C. Lynch Shows…Luna-Park Ferris wheel
Hersheypark, Hershey…S&S Worldwide Triple Tower Complex
Frasier Shows…Luna-Park carousel
Kalahari Poconos, Pocono Summit…ProSlide Tornado 60, Mammoth, Pipeline
Funtime Shows…Kolmax Flying Elephants
with Explosion, CannonBowl, FreeFall, TurboTwister with SkyBox, Pipeline,
Great American Midway Entertainment…Jung Max Rides Choo Choo Train
Pipeline,4-lane OctopusRacer, Kidz ProRacer, Kidz MiniRiver, Kidz Twister,
Jack Jeffrey…Luna-Park Ferris wheel
ProRacer, Kidz MiniRiver, Kidz Twister
James Gang Amusements…Luna-Park Ferris wheel
Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg…Over the Top — SBF Visa Wave Rider
Lisko Family Midway Amusements…Luna-Park Ferris wheel
Waldameer Park, Erie…Battle of Lake Erie - custom-themed ProSlide Ridehouse
Mac's Carnival and Attractions…Flachs Rides Ferris wheel
500; The Vault - Funovation lazer maze challenge
Newton Shows…Luna-Park carousel
Rhode Island
PBJ Happee Day Shows…Battech Ent Cliff Hanger; Ital International/Technical
Roger Williams Zoo, Providence…Soaring Eagle Zipline Ride
Park Ferris wheel
Tennessee
Playland Amusements…Kolmax bumper cars
Dollywood, Pigeon Forge…Whistle Punk Chaser — Zamperla family coaster;
Powers Great American Midways…Kolmax bumper cars, Kolmax Tea Cups
Drop Line — Funtime drop tower; Tailspin Racer — WhiteWater West 6-lane
Pride Amusements…Owen Trailers Haunted House
Whizzard
Ray Cammack Shows...Ronald Bussink La Grande XL (R50XL) Observation
Nashville Shores Waterpark, Hermitage…Barefootin' Bay — WhiteWater West
Wheel; Zamperla Endeavor; Gold Star Manufacturing Puppy roll, Bob's Space
AquaPlay
Racers 2 Water Race games; Waterloo Tent & Tarp new game tents (800 custom
The Island, Pigeon Forge…SBF Visa Wave Rider
pieces in total) and Waymatic new ticket booths
Wilderness at the Smokies, Sevierville…WhiteWater West Aquaplay, ramp slide,
River City Amusements…Kolmax Tea Cups
mini multi-lane, mini body slide; Cataloochie Creek adventure golf
River City Carnival…Flachs Rides Ferris wheel
Texas
Schmidt Amusements…Luna-Park carousel
Epic Waters, Grand Prairie…New indoor water park; WhiteWater West FlowRider
Skelley's Amusements…S&S Frog Hopper
Double, AquaPlays, Fusion Boomerango + Constrictor, Freefall, Waves,
Skinner Amusements…Battech Ent. Black Widow
Whizzard, AquaSphere, AquaLoop, AquaTube
Talley Amusements…Beast — KMG Afterburner
Joyland, Lubbock…Wisdom Rides family Dragon Coaster
Windy City Amusements…Kolmax bumper cars, Flachs Rides Ferris wheel; SBF/
Kemah Boardwalk, Kemah…Hypnospin — Larson Tilt-A-Whirl; Boardwalk Bullet
Visa Drop n' Twist
— PTCI overhaul of coaster trains
Wood Entertainment…Sky Eye Wheel — Lamberink RL45 portable observation wheel
Morgan's Wonderland, San Antonio…New ultra-accessible water park with mul-
Main Street Amusements…SBF Visa 360
tiple attractions from WhiteWater West
Royal Splash Texas, Plainview…New water park with multiple slides from
CRUISE SHIPS
Advanced Coatings; relocated slides from Splash Amarillo
Carnival Glory…WhiteWater West AquaSpray (Geyser Jets, Solid Stream Jets),
SeaWorld San Antonio, San Antonio…Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster —
AquaPlay, PoolSider, AquaTube
Intamin LSM-launched coaster
Pacific Dawn…Polin Aquatube x2
Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio…Thunder Rapids Water Coaster — ProSlide
Dawn Princess…Polin Aquatube x2
Rocket Blast/Fying Saucer; Celebrate — reimagined and enlarged night spectacular
Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington…Joker — S&S 4-D coaster 2017 Amusement Industry Preview
Splashway Water Park, Sheridan…ProSlide TornadoWave 60, Mammoth,
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TurboTwister with SkyBox, Pipeline, 4-lane OctopusRacer, Kidz Twister x2, Kidz
under the "AT IN PRINT" button
MiniRiver x2
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Fårup Sommerland, Saltum…Hvirvelvinden — Zamperla Discovery relocated
Compiled by Jeffrey Seifert
from Liseberg
Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen…Orangeriet — greenhouse/concert venue
Albania Egypt
City Park Tirana Water Park, Tirana…Polin Wide Slide, Multi Slide, Freefall, Festival Ceasar Palace, Cairo…Polin Rafting Slide, 2 x Compact Slide, Multi-
Kamikaze, Body Slide, Blackhole, Aquatower, multiple kid's slides slide, Kamikaze, 2x Twister, Freefall, Space Hole, Tsunami, multiple kid's
Rostom Park, Tiaret…Galaxy-style coaster relocated from Parc d' attraction slides
Sétif's Land Interplaza Mall Egypt, Sharm El Shiekh…Polin Body Slide, Kamikaze, Multi-
Zina Beach, Mostaganem…Polin Space Hole, 2x Aquatube, Multislide, Tunnel slide, Space Hole, Tsunami,Windigo, Black Hole, Turbolance, Looping Rocket,
Freefall, Compact Slide, Body Slide, Aquatube, Sprayactions, mutiple kid's slides Aquatower, Sprayactions
Australia England
Aussie World, Sunshine Coast…Crazy Mouse — Zamperla Twister coaster Alton Towers, Alton…CBeebies Land — new themed area with rides and hotel;
BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort, Arlie Beach…New water park with muli- Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride
ple slides from TQ Aquatics Chessington World of Adventures, Chessington…Grüffelo-Ride — redesign of
Splash, Craigieburn…Polin Tunnel Body Slide, Blackhole former Bubbleworks ride
Warner Bros. Movie World, Gold Coast…Mack Rides multi-element coaster Drayton Manor, Drayton Bassett…James and the Red Balloon — Zamperla bal-
Austria loon ride
Familypark, Burgenland…Gockeljagd — motorcycle ride; Waldexpress — train ride Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Great Yarmouth…Reverse Time — SBF Visa
Prater, Vienna…Höllenblitz — Stein indoor, launched coaster with spinning cars Reverse Time
(through August 2017) Gulliver's Warrington, Warrington…Polin Aquatube, Tipping Bucket, Sprayactions
Bangladesh Legoland Windsor, Windsor…Ninjago the Ride — Triotech interactive dark
Blueland Water Park, Dhaka…Polin Rocket Freefall+Kamikaze+Freefall, ride
Kamikaze+Freefall, Wide Slide, Aquatube, Space Boat, Black Southport Pleasureland, Southport…Speed Loop — Pinfari Zyklon ZL42 coast-
Hole+Turbolance er relocated from Kongeparken
Belgium Finland
Bellewaerde, Leper…Dawson Duel — double Wiegand Alpine Coaster com- Särkänniemi Amusement Park, Finland…Hype — Premier Rides Sky Rocket II
pletely automated (no rider-controlled braking) France
Comics Station Antwerp, Antwerp…New FEC/indoor theme park with over 60 Atlantic Park, Seignosse…Polin Turbolance, Flying Boat, Black Hole + Rafting
attractions Slide
Plopsaland De Panne, Adinkerke-De Panne…Heide the Ride — GCII wooden Disneyland Paris, Marne la Vallée…Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain — rede-
coaster sign of Space Mountain indoor coaster; redesigned Star Tours simulator; 25th
Bulgaria anniversary parade
Aqualand, Plovdiv…Polin King Cobra Festyland, Bretteville-Sur-Odon…Miolnyr — Zamperla Air Race
China Fraispertuis, Jeanménil…Golden Driller — Intamin drop tower with varying
Alpine Coaster Wuyuezhai, Wuyuezhai National Park...—Wiegand Alpine passenger vehicles
Coaster Futuroscope, Jaunay-Clan…L'Extraordinaire Voyage — Dynamic Attractions fly-
Atlantis Snaya, Hainan Island…ProSlide SuperLoop with SkyBox, SuperLoop with ing theater (opened December 2016)
SkyBox, OctopusRacer, FreeFall, Tornado 18, Tornado 24/ Tornado 24, Behe- Parc Astérix, Plailly…Pégase Express — Gerstlauer launched coaster
mothBowl 40/ Tornado 60, Tornado 24/ TornadoWave 60, RocketBlast, Ride- Parc Bagatelle, Merlimont…Silver Wings — Zamperla Air Race
House 600, 4-lane Kidz ProRacer, Kidz MiniRiver, Kidz Twister x2, Kidz Bowl 14 Parc du Bocasse, Bocasse…Le Splash-O-Saure — Soquet flume ride
Bai Se Bai Dong Waterpark, Guangzhou…ProSlide 8-lane KrakenRacer, Super- Parc du Petit Prince, Ungersheim…Serpent — Zierer Force Two
Loop with SkyBox, MultiBump, FreeFall, Puy du Fou, Les Epesses…Le Grand Carillon — new musical spectacle featuring
Bali Water World, Fushun…Indoor and outdoor water park expansion with Wie- 53-foot bell tower; La Citadelle — medieval-themed hotel
gand Maezler tube slides, raft slides, body slides, wave machine, kids play area Germany
Evergrande Ocean Flower, Sanya…ProSlide TornadoWave 60, Mammoth, Bayern Park, Reisbach…Pirateninsal (Pirate Island) — children's water sprayground
SuperLoop with SkyBox, 6-lane OctopusRacer, RocketBlast, FreeFall with Sky- Chrupfalzpark, Loifling…Freefall Tower; Flying Dragon; Schauckelschiff Fantasy
Box, Tornado 24/ Tornado 24/ Tornado 24, BehemothBowl 40/ BehemothBowl Train; Kids Top Spin
40, Pipeline x2, Tornado 18, CannonBowl 40 Eifelpark, Gondorf…Käpt'n Jack's Wilde Maus — Maurer Rides Wild Mouse
Fantawild, Nanning...Vekoma Boomerang coaster; Martin & Vleminckx/Gravity relocated from Holiday Park
Group wooden coaster Erlebnispark Schloss Thurn, Heroldsbach…SBF-Visa Freefall Tower
Guangxi Water Park, Guangxi…Polin Family Rafting Slide, Surf Safari Erlebnispark Steinau, Steinau an der Straße…Erlis Wackelstein — Zierer Kon-
Happy Valley Chongqing, Chongqing…S&S Power Space Shot and Turbo tiki; Schubkarrenrennen — Metalworking Kirschner Wheelbarrow Race
Drop Erlebnispark Tripsdrill, Cleebron…Höhenflug — Gerstaluer Sky Fly
Hong Kong Disneyland, Honk Kong...Iron Man Experience — 3-D motion simu- Europa Park, Rust…Voletarium — Brogent Technologies Flying Theater with
lator audio video by Kraftwerk
Husyi Brothers Movie World, Suzhou…S&S Power Combo Tower Ferienzentrum Schloss Dankern, Haren…Eine Reise durch das Mittelalter —
Maya Water Park, Chongqing…New water park; ProSlide Tornado 60,Behemoth- abc Rides roller coaster
Bowl 60, Kidz Twister x 3, 2-lane Kidz ProRacer x2, Kidz MiniRiver x2, Twister Fort Fun Abenteuerland, Wasserfall…New Funkid train for Speed Snake roller
Oriental Heritage, Xiamen...Galaxy Express — Vekoma Family Suspended coaster; coaster
Jungle Trailblazer — Martin & Vleminckx/Gravity Group wooden coaster Freizeitpark Geiselwind, Geiselwind…Multiple new children's rides; Extrem —
Playa Maya Waterpark, Shenzen…WhiteWater West Master Blaster propeller ride; Tower of Fear — drop ride
Sun Tzu Cultural Park, Shandong…Catapult — S&S Air-Launch coaster; Mine Car Freizeitpark Plohn, Lengenfeld…Drachenwirbel — SBF Visa compact spinning
— Golden Horse mine train coaster; S&S Power Space Shot and Turbo Drop coaster
Sweetland Egg Water Park, Dalian…ProSlide HydroMagnetic Rocket, Tornado Freizeitpark Ruhpolding, Ruhpolding…Wasserhüpfer and Wasserwirbel — raft
18, CannonBOWL 40, Octopus-KrakenRacer slides
Weihai Rio Carnival, Weihai…S&S Power Space Shot and Turbo Drop Hansa Park, Sierksdorf…Kleine Zar — Preston & Barbieri mini coaster; Gerst-
Columbia lauer Sky Fly
Piscalago, Girardot…ProSlide TornadoWave 60 Heide Park, Soltau…Ghostbusters 5D — Triotech interactive dark ride with ride
Croatia system from Zierer
Aquacolors Porec, Porec…Polin 6-lane Windigo Holiday Park, Hassloch…Wasserski Rondell — Zierer Jet Ski
Mimovec Fun Park, Biograd na Moru…New park with mulitple rides and two Legoland Deutschland, Günzburg…Ninjago the Ride — Triotech interactive
coasters, Alien 8 — Beijing Jiuhua Amusement Rides spinning mouse; Space dark ride
Witch — unknown manufacturer
Denmark
4INTERNATIONAL PREVIEW CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
Djurs Sommerland, Nimtofte…DrageKongen — Intamin inverted coaster
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2017 AMUSEMENT INDUSTRY PREVIEW | INTERNATIONAL
Movie Park Germany, Bottrop…Star Trek: Operation Enterprise — Mack Rides Wonder Island/Divo Ostrov, Saint Petersburg…Intamin 10-inversion coaster
launch coaster
Skyline Park, Bad Wörishofen…Sky Dragster — Maurer Rides spike coaster; South Korea
Kids Spin — SBF Visa compact spinning coaster Hampyeong Water Park, Hampyeong…Polin wide slide and compact slide
Greece Lotte World, Sokcho…ProSlide RocketBlast, ProBowl, Twister, RideHouse100
Amada Colossos Resort, Rhodes…Polin Body Slide, Rafting Slide+Blackhole, Park Habio, Seoul…ProSlide CannonBowl 30, Twister, Pipeline
Freefall, Space Hole, Multislide Shinwha World Jeju, Jeju…ProSlide Double TornadoWave 60, FlyingSaucer30,
Grecotel Olympia Riviera, Kuyllini…Polin Multisurf, Flying Boats+Blackhole RocketBlast, Tornado 32/ Tornado 32, Pipeline x3
Combo, Rafting Slide, Looping Rocket, Wave Slide, Space Hole, Aquatower, Spain
Sprayactions Ferrari Land, Salou…Red Force — Intamin LSM-launch coaster
India PortAventura, Salou…S&S Power Combo Tower
Amaazia Water Park, Surat…New water park (December 2016) with Polin loop- Sweden
ing rocket with launch capsule, Black Hole, Black Hole/Tubolance, Uphill Navi- Furuvik, Gävle…Fireball — Vekoma family boomerang coaster
gatour/Black Hole, Space Boat, Twiester Racer/Windigo. Freefall/Body Slide Gröna Lund, Stockholm…Ikaros — Intamin Skyfall drop tower
combo, water play structure, wave pool, lazy river, rain dance floor Liseberg, Gothenburg…Loke — Intamin Gyro Swing
Iraq Vikingaliv - Life of Vikings, Stockholm…Ragnfrid's Saga — ETF Ride Systems/
Bagdadland, Baghdad…Polin King Cobra, Black Hole+Uphill Navigatour, Racer P&P Projects dark ride
Slide+Space Boat Bowl, Turbolance, Surf Safari, Looping Rocket, Space Hole Taiwan
Bowl, 4x Windigo, Aquatube+Body Slide, Black Hole+Flying Boats, Rafting E-Da World, Kaohsiung...Wiegand 38-meter dry slide
Slide+Flying Boats, 2x Kamikaze, Freefall, multiple kid's products Thailand
Ireland Siam Park City, Bangkok…ProSlide 4-lane Kidz ProRacer, Kidz MiniRiver, Kidz
Tayto-Park, Ashbourne…Viking Village — new themed area with Viking Voyage Twister, RideHouse 300
— Interlink flume ride Trinidad and Tobago
Italy Five Islands Waterpark, Chuguarmas…New water park; ProSlide RideHouse
Etnaland, Belpasso…ProSlide 4-lane Kidz ProRacer, Kidz MiniRiver, Kidz Twister, 250, Kidz MiniRiver, 2-lane Kidz ProRacer, Kidz Tornado 12, Kidz Bowl 14, Kidz
RideHouse 300 Twister
Japan Turkey
Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida…Dodonpa — ride enhancements from S&S Worldwide Ankapark, Ankara…New park with 16 coasters and multiple rides — delayed
Kijima Kogen, Beppu…Jupiter — PTCI refurbishment of coaster trains from 2016
Legoland Japan, Nagoya...New theme park; Dragon Coaster — Zierer Force- Granada Luxury Belek Resort Waterpark, Antalya…Polin Kamikaze, Twister, Fly-
Five; Dragon's Apprentice — Zamperla gravity coaster; multiple attractions ing Boats+Black Hole+Navigatour+Black Hole, Rafting Slide, Black Hole, Space
including Merlin's Flying Machines — Zamperla Magic Bikes; submarine attrac- Hole, Body Slide, Freefall, Rafting Slide, Jungle-themed AquaTower
tion; observation tower; splash battle Royal Seginus Resort Water Park, Antalya…Polin King Cobra, Body Slide, Kami-
Nagashima Spa Land, Nagashima…S&S Power 4-D Free Spin coaster kaze, Freefall, Multislide, Rafting Slide, Sphere, Flying Boats
Kazakhstan UAE
Climket Hotel, Shymkent…Polin Freefall, Aquatube, Space Hole, Body Slide, Al Montazah, Sharjah…Polin Wide Slide, Freefall, Aquatube, Body Slide, Space
Black Hole, Multi Slide, Aquatower, multiple children's slides Hole, Mini Turbolance, Kids Wideslide, Kids Aquatube, kid's slides
Kosovo Atlantis the Palm, Dubai…ProSlide Kidz ProRacer, Kidz Bowl 14, Twister, Kidz
Ujevara Waterpark, Ferizaj…Polin Multislide, Black Hole, Body Slide, Space MiniRiver, Kidz Pipeline
Hole, Kamikaze, Aquatube, Rafting Slide, Wave Slide, Splash Touch, Aqua- Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi…Turbo Track — Intamin LIM-launch coaster
tower, multiple kid's slides Motiongate Dubai, Dubai…New park (December 2016); Capital Bullet Rain —
Malaysia Mack Rides launch coaster; Dragon Gliders — Mack Rides powered suspended
Big Adventure Waterpark, Desaru…ProSlide Tornado 60, Tornado 24/ Tornado dark-ride/coaster-style system; Green Hornet — Gerstlauer bobsled coaster;
24/ Tornado 24 (Hybrid), Tornado 18, CannonBowl 30, KIDZ Twister, 2-lane Kidz Hot Pursuit — Gerstlauer Infinity coaster; Smurf Village Express — Gerstlauser
ProRacer, 4-lane Kidz ProRacer, Kidz MiniRiver, Kidz Bowl 14, Kidz Tornado 12, family coaster; Shrek's Fairy Tale Journey — interactive dark ride; Panem Aerial
RideHouse 500 Tour — 3-D motion simulator; King Fu Panda: Unstoppable Awesomeness —
Borneo Samariang Resort City, Kuching…Proslide Mammoth, SuperLoop with 3-D motion simulator
SkyBox, 6-lane ProRacer, Pipeline,Twister, CannonBowl 30, RideHouse 200, Ukraine
Kidz Twister x2, Kidz MiniRiver, KIDZ ProRacer, Kidz Bowl 14 Cherkasy Waterpark, Cherkasy…Polin Aquatube, Aquatube, Space Hole + Tun-
Langkawi Water Fantasy, Kuala Lumpur…Polin Surf Safari, Multi-Slide, Body nel Body Slide
Slide, Aquatube, Flying Boats+Black Hole, Navigatour+Black Hole, Turbolance, Respublika, Kiev…Vekoma junior coaster; Maurer Rides spinning coaster
Family Rafting Slide, Wide Slide, Aquatower Vietnam
Movie Animation Park Studios, Perak…Casper Birthday Blast — Sally interactive Alpine Coaster Halongbay, Halong City...Wiegand double Alpine Coaster
dark ride; Asteroid Attack — SBF Visa spinning coaster; Mr. Peabody & Sher- Asia Park, Da Nang...Highway Boat — Premier Rides suspended coaster relocat-
man's Time Adventure — indoor coaster; Intamin 10-inversion coaster ed from Hard Rock Park; Paradise Fall — Premier Rides Ferris wheel lift coaster
Netherlands relocated from Hard Rock Park
Attractiepark Duinen Zath, Appelscha…Roller Coaster — Pinfari Zyklon Z47 Dragon Park, Ha Long...New park; Dragon's Run — B&M roller coaster relocated
from traveling showman from Hard Rock Park; Little Dragon's Flight — Vekoma Suspended Family
Attractiepark Slagharen, Slagharen…Gold Rush — Gerstlauer Infinity coaster Coaster; Mysterious Journey — Vekoma junior coaster
Efteling, Kaatsheuvel…Symbolica: Palace of Fantasy — ETF dark ride Typhoon Cove Waterpark, Ha Long Bay…ProSlide Tornado 60, BehemothBowl 60,
Walibi Holland, Biddinghuizen…Der Rapids Ride — new boats from Vekoma TornadoWave 60, Tornado 24/ Tornado 24/ Tornado 24 (Hybrid), RideHouse 600
Poland
Energylandia, Zator…Speed — Intamin Water Coaster; Boomerang — Vekoma Wales
Family Boomerang coaster; Dragon Coaster — SBF Visa M600D powered train; Oakwood Theme Park, Nartberth…Flight of the Peach — Pinfari RC40 coaster
Slaskie Wesołe Miasteczko, Chorzów…Lech Coaster — Vekoma multi-element coaster relocated from M&Ds Scotland
Russia Zip World, Betws-y-Coed…Pforest Coaster — Wiegand Alpine Coaster
Aquaworld Water Park, Novosibirsk...New water park (October 2016); White-
Water West Manta, AquaCouse, AquaLoop, AquaSphere, Constrictor, Space
Bowl, body and tube slides. 2017 Amusement Industry Preview
Grozny Waterpark, Grozny…Polin Windigo (3 lanes), Aquatube, Looping Rock-
pages are available for PDF download at
et, Black Hole, Magic Hole, Aquatower and multiple kids slides
Lermonovo, Krasnodar…Polin Windigo (4 Lanes), Looping Rocket, Body Slide, www.amusementtoday.com
Blackhole + Flying Boats + Rafting + Slide + Black Hole Combination, Space
under the "AT IN PRINT" button
Boat, Sphere, Blackhole + Flying Boat + Black Hole + Turbolance, kids'pirte
ship and other kids attractions
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INTERNATIONAL
 Disneyland Paris celebrates 25th anniversary / Ferrari World Abu Dhabi adds Intamin coaster— Page 20

‘Hype’ is building for new launch coaster at Särkänniemi
AT: Andrew Mellor
[email protected]
TAMPERE, Finland —
The “hype” is building at
Finnish park Särkänniemi as
the venue’s latest attraction,
a spectacular new roller
coaster, is completed for the
2017 season.
Designed and manufac-
tured by Premier Rides, the
ride is the first high-tech,
triple-launched coaster ex-
perience in the Nordic re-
gion. Hype is a multilaunch
coaster that is based on the
award-winning Superman
Ultimate Flight located at
Hype will be a standout attraction at Finland’s Särkänniemi theme park. COURTESY SÄRKÄNNIEMI THEME PARK
Six Flags Discovery King-
dom in Vallejo, California. It “Hype is the first triple-
has the most current launch launch roller coaster in the
system technology available Nordic countries and also
in the industry and with the highest launch coaster
the exception of the coaster in Finland. It accelerates to
train itself, there are virtu- a maximum speed of 100
ally no moving parts on the kmh and launches passen-
ride, making it extremely then drop toward ground gers vertically to 45 meters
reliable and maintenance level where the train once (147 feet) above the ground.
friendly. more speeds through the At its highest point the track
Riders are first launched station and then is smoothly makes an inversion and
out of the station up to a braked using magnetic tech- drops passengers straight
height of 15 meters (49 feet). nology as it comes to a stop down into a vertical loop
Gravity then pulls them in the station. before returning to the sta-
rapidly back into the station Hype is the first new tion.”
where they are launched roller coaster at Särkänni- Miika Seppälä, manag-
backward up to a height of emi in nearly a decade and ing director of Särkänniemi,
30 meters (98.5 feet). Again is the largest investment in commented: “We selected
gravity takes control and the park’s history. Premier Rides because we
brings the train through the “A professionally wanted to make a major
station once more where the themed Hype Square, an statement and to create a sig-
final launch is energized urban, modern and vividly nature experience at Särkän-
and riders shoot up a ver- colorful area, will be built niemi Theme Park that will
tical twisting track to the around the ride,” the park be appreciated by our loyal
highest point on the ride stated. “This area will host guests. Hype is just that.
where a tantalizing slow roll a new two-story restaurant The collaboration with Pre-
places guests upside down with a lakeside terrace and mier Rides has allowed us
approximately 45 meters souvenir shop, along with to produce something that
(147 feet) in the air — a re- many other Hype-themed will be truly iconic for the
cord for the Nordic region. elements. The marketing park.”
After executing the roll, campaign for Hype will Särkänniemi’s summer
The new Hype coaster is the largest single investment in the
guests enter a face-first ver- feature a famous Finnish season began on April 29
history of Särkänniemi and the park’s first new coaster in al-
tical drop, ending in a twist- pop-singer, whose identity and Hype will be operation-
most a decade. Hype has been designed and manufactured
ing loop where they experi- will be revealed later in the al in mid-June.
by Premier Rides. COURTESY SÄRKÄNNIEMI THEME PARK
ence exciting Gs. The riders spring.
May 2017 AMUSEMENT TODAY 25
WATER PARKS
& RESORTS
 Epic Waters in Grand Prairie, Texas aims for new record — Page 28

Beautiful indoor water park, AquaWorld, opens in Russia
WhiteWater West
chosen to supply
13 total slides
NOVOSIBIRSK, Rus-
sia — Europe’s first Manta
can be found at Kvarsis’
AquaWorld “Akvamir” Wa-
terpark in Novosibirsk, Rus-
sia. The impressive 12-me-
ter-high, blue-and-white
wings of the Manta dwarf
the riders in their raft, mak-
ing great photo ops for the
guests standing on the view-
A 40,000-square-meter indoor water park has recently opened in Novosibirsk, Russia. The
ing platform. It’s one of 13 create the biggest and most
park is part of the 100,000-square-meter complex by Kvarsis that opened in October 2016.
slides, all from WhiteWater, unique water park in Rus-
WhiteWater West was selected to provide 13 slides to the indoor water park. Above, this
in the 40,000-square-meter sia,” commented Vladislav.
vista shows the various slides, stairs and wave pool. Below, the highlight of the water park is
indoor water park. Howev- Checking all the boxes,
the massive 12-meter-high Manta slide. Bottom left, the park's AquaLoop,AquaSphere and
er, it is the company's Manta AquaWorld is an impressive
Constrictor slide. Bottom right, the park's wooden ceiling design hovers over the pools and
that has really become the assortment of attractions de-
iconic attraction. signed to entertain and thrill lounge chair areas. COURTESY WHITEWATER
The ride experience is guests of all ages.
as exciting as its appear- “It was great to work
ance. As riders near the end with a team who has the vi-
of the enclosed flume, the sion to bring their city the
monstrous walls of the ride very best water park pos-
are revealed, building the sible, and the result is one
anticipation for what’s to of the most beautiful in-
come. What happens next door parks I have seen,”
is a heart-pumping drop commented Valentin Elson,
into the Manta valley below, WhiteWater’s vice president
before the raft rises up the of business development for
other side to reach a zero- Russia and Eastern Europe.
gravity apex followed by a Open year-round, Aqua-
drop back down, then up the World aims to attract 1.5 mil-
other side, and so on, until lion guests this year from
reaching the Manta’s tail, for the Siberian capital and sur-
a total ride length of 138.5 rounding area.
meters.
AquaWorld is part of a
larger, 100,000 square me-
ter complex, which opened
in October 2016, after three
years of construction. The
largest water park in Russia
not only features a Manta,
but other high thrill rides
such as AquaSphere, Con-
strictor, and Space Bowl.
“With a total length of one
kilometer, our 13 water-
slides, including Europe’s
first Manta, were designed,
constructed, manufactured,
and installed to world safety
standards,” said Shurupov
Vladislav, deputy director of
AquaWorld by Kvarsis.
To build a world-class
water park, Kvarsis tasked
WhiteWater with helping
them create no ordinary
destination. “WhiteWater
understood our ambition to
34 AMUSEMENT TODAY May 2017
PARKS, FAIRS

& ATTRACTIONS
 Larson Intl. supplies two new Tilt-A-Whirls — Page 38 / Fairs — Pages 42-48
Flurry of pre-season developments at theme park
Knott’s dives into VR game, retires Boomerang shuttle coaster
AT: Dean Lamanna and parent company Cedar
[email protected]
Fair Entertainment, in collab-
oration with Bellevue, Wash.-
BUENA PARK, Calif. — based VRstudios, previewed
More than two months before VR Showdown in Ghost
the official start of summer, Town. The first permanent
and well before it was set to installation of a free-roaming
unveil several previously an- berry Festival. The increas- multiplayer virtual reality
nounced new rides in both ingly popular event itself, experience in a U.S. theme
its theme park and adjacent with food and entertainment park, it officially opened to
Soak City water park, Knott’s centered around the historic the public April 1.
Berry Farm was making news former farm and roadside “We are always looking
in earnest. stand’s signature berry, was for new and exciting ways
The developments oc- extended a full week this year to entertain our guests,” said
curred before and during the — running April 1-23. Christian Dieckmann, VP of
park’s annual Knott’s Boysen- In late March, Knott’s strategic growth for Cedar
Fair. “By using a free-roam-
ing system, we can take full
advantage of the capabilities
of VR and let our guests be
the stars of the show. A ma-
jority of people have not yet
experienced VR, and we an-
ticipate there will be a lot of
interest from guests to have
their first taste at our park.”
Located inside the Board-
walk Arcade, the custom in-
stallation invites guests on
a time travel adventure that
transports them to a futuris- Knott’s Berry Farm retired Boomerang, its 1990-built Veko-
tic version of Knott’s western ma reverse shuttle coaster, on April 23 — the last day of the
town of Calico. Players will park’s 2017 Boysenberry Festival. No word yet on what will
be met by robotic creations replace the ride. AT FILE
and characters as they em-
bark on a mission, with up to score while pursuing shared giving its final rides on April
three other players, to defend team goals. Participants are 23.
the town. able to view and compare Boomerang replaced the
The experience, which scores at the end. park’s landmark, 1975-built
incorporates the old Knott’s VR Showdown in Ghost Corkscrew coaster, designed
time travel character Profes- Town is available to guests at by Arrow Development, in
sor Welles (whom the park’s an introductory price of $6, in 1990. The two-minute, dou-
fans will recall from the King- addition to park admission. ble-lift ride sent its single
dom of the Dinosaurs dark While it’s in with the new train forward and backward
ride previously housed in the at the Boardwalk Arcade, through three inversions
arcade building), combines elsewhere in the Boardwalk along 875 feet of track.
VR technology with a com- section at Knott’s, it is — to Knott’s had not revealed
VR Showdown in Ghost Town, a collaboration between petitive, 360-degree gaming the likely dismay of roller what will occupy the space
Knott’s Berry Farm, parent company Cedar Fair Entertain- realm. Armed with state-of- coaster enthusiasts — out vacated by Boomerang be-
ment and virtual reality technology leader VRstudios, is lo- the-art wireless VR headsets with the old: Boomerang, the fore Amusement Today went to
cated inside the park’s Boardwalk Arcade. and futuristic blasters, play- park’s Vekoma reverse shut- press.
COURTESY KNOTT’S BERRY FARM ers compete for the highest tle coaster, was retired after •knotts.com
May 2017 AMUSEMENT TODAY 49
BUSINESS, SAFETY
& CLASSIFIED
 Obituary — Page 54 / MarketWatch — Page 55 / SAFETY — 56-59 / CLASSIFIEDS — Pages 62
At organization’s 104th Annual Meeting
NEAAPA inducts Justine Brewer into Hall Of Fame
AT: Ron Gustafson different calling and they left NEAAPA Awards Com-
Special to Amusement Today Mendon that summer. mittee Chairman John
Within a year, Justin Guertin, Guertin Graphics
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.— passed from a heart attack. & Awards, Worcester, Mass.,
Justine Brewer, who, along However, Daniel remained presented the following
with her family, owns and with the business. The de- awards:
operates Southwick’s Zoo in mand to keep a private zoo- •The Paragon Award,
Mendon, Mass., was inducted logical park was intense, but for excellence in graphic pro-
into the New England Asso- Dan nurtured the business motion, was awarded to Six
ciation of Amusement Parks until his untimely death in Flags New England, Aga-
and Attractions (NEAAPA) 1977. wam, Mass. for its GradNite
Hall of Fame during the orga- Dan’s passing put a seri- promotion.
nization’s 104th Anniversary ous strain on the business and •The Pinnacle Award,
Annual Meeting and Educa- Southwick’s went through presented to a student em-
tion Conference. some troubled years. ployee that has demonstrated
The March 28 gala had In 1981, with the re- "peak perfection in guest/
104 in attendance at the Sher- quest of family and Clarice customer service" was given
aton Springfield Monarch NEAAPA Hall Of Fame inductee Justine Brewer (left) holds Southwick, Justin’s widow, to Frank Hamedl, ride super-
Place Hotel here. the award with new association president Dorothy Lewis. At the Brewers returned to the visor at Quassy Amusement
“It’s a great honor,” she the podium is Hall of Fame committee chairman Ed Connor, homestead to help rebuild & Waterpark, Middlebury,
said of the tribute. “It left a past president and Hall of Fame member. the family animal farm. It Conn. He also received a $500
me speechless and totally COURTESY NEAAPA was renamed Southwick’s cash award from the associa-
amazed! I can think of many Zoo, and Robert remained as tion.
members that are more de- birds and migratory water- miles away to view what was president until his death in •The Alan E. Ramsay
serving than me.” fowl. He was a true wildlife happening in Mendon. It also 1995, when Justine then took Safety Award was presented
As a former member of conservation pioneer and became apparent that Robert over the position. to Marie Provost, Six Flags
NEAAPA’s board of direc- would become a leader in the and Justine were needed to Under the direction of New England.
tors, Justine and her family field of migratory waterfowl. help with the growing busi- Justine Southwick Brewer, •The Meritorious Ser-
have also supported the asso- Justine married Robert ness. her son, Peter, took the po- vice Award was presented to
ciation for many years. Brewer in 1955 and it wasn’t They moved with their sition as president in 2016. Paul Cavanaugh, Daly Cava-
The Southwick’s home- long before they were busy four children to Justine’s Southwick’s Zoo remains the naugh, LLP, Wellesley, Mass.
stead dates back to 1803 raising a family in Westbor- original home and soon had largest zoo in New England
when its founding Southwick ough, Mass. During this time, their fifth child. In 1965 the with more than 850 animals New president
family acquired the land, Sandra married and moved farm was officially incorpo- on 200 acres of prime land in Those in attendance also
planted vegetable gardens, to Connecticut and Daniel rated as Southwick Wild the Blackstone Valley. A half- elected a new president: Dor-
established peach orchards, married but continued to Animal Farm. With Robert’s million visitors come through othy Lewis, Xpress Posts,
and milked dairy cows for work beside his father. business expertise and Jus- the gates each season from Danbury, Conn., during the
the local community supply tine’s ability to juggle family April thru October. general business meeting.
as well as for the family. Exotic animals added and work, the farm became Justine became the 37th Workshop topics during
It grew as a working With a donation box out quite successful. In addition, person to join the prestigious the day included social me-
dairy farm through 1952. Jus- to gather some much needed with Daniel traveling all over Hall since it was founded in dia and livestreaming, ADA
tin Southwick, his wife Cla- income, Justin and Daniel ex- the world as an expert animal 1998. compliance, tourism market-
rice, along with their three panded the farm to include dealer and Justin with his vi- ing, birthday parties, region-
children Justine, Sandra and exotic animals. Together sion, the farm was develop- Others honored al employment regulation
Daniel, all worked together they constructed enclosures ing into a highly respected The evening included changes, and networking
to keep the farm viable. to house the new residents zoological park. other annual awards present- with new people.
With the high school of what was now fondly re- ed by NEAAPA. NEAAPA will hold its
graduation of his daughter, ferred to as Southwick Ani- Another venture Outgoing President Ryan Annual Summer Meeting on
Justine, and the other chil- mal Farm. In 1970 the Brewers were DeMaria, Canobie Lake Tuesday, July 25, at Edaville
dren soon to follow, Justin Southwick’s grew rapid- offered an opportunity to Park, Salem, N.H., presented USA in Carver, Mass.
decided to sell the dairy herd ly, especially through word of purchase Santa’s Land in Put- the President’s Award to Erik •neaapa.com
and concentrate on his pas- mouth. It was not long before ney, Vt. Leaving Southwick’s Beard, Wiggin & Dana, LLP,
sion and interest with exotic visitors traveled from many wasn’t easy but they heard a Hartford, Conn.
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