Small News From The Theme Park Industry

[Niles]

After their first LSM coaster at Joypolis Jinma rides are expanding there LSM coaster lineup with two new coasters currently being under construction.

One is an Immersive Coaster, with suspended seats, 570+m long and 26m high track, combining HD films and special effects.



The second is bigger, with 20-rider trains, a track length of 770+m and 40m high with a maximum speed of 100km/h.


They say there will be a full unveiling soon.

Source: https://www.jinmarides.com/the-lsm-...idely-applied-in-jinma-s-roller-coasters.html

 

[CrashCoaster]

The second is bigger, with 20-rider trains, a track length of 770+m and 40m high with a maximum speed of 100km/h.
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Oh wow look a B&M Surf Coaster!

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

The second is bigger, with 20-rider trains, a track length of 770+m and 40m high with a maximum speed of 100km/h.

Looks to be this/similar to this, although with an extra car;

https://www.facebook.com/VHCoasters/photos/a.1406283253010402/2714383598867021

 

[roomraider]

Looks to be this/similar to this, although with an extra car;

https://www.facebook.com/VHCoasters/photos/a.1406283253010402/2714383598867021

I'm 90% sure this ride will be heading to Hainan Silk Road Paradise in Sanya.

The layout on the park plan, although fairly blurry, matches up perfectly with the released layout from GH.

 

[cookie]

Toverland will no longer operate with only the indoor areas open. That means that whenever the park is open from now on, including December and early January, all rides (including Fenix, Troy, Dwervelwind, etc.) will be operating. The park will instead fully shut at certain times of year, mostly during winter, to allow for general maintenance. According to the park, this is a way to put them on more equal footing with their competitors, as visitors will no longer visit Toverland during open days and find the outdoor areas shut at certain times of year.

This also means that the old Land of Toos entrance will be permanently retired, and visitors will now enter through Port Laguna regardless of season.

Historisch moment voor Toverland: attractiepark nooit meer gedeeltelijk open

De start van het voorjaarsseizoen in Toverland markeert een belangrijke historische mijlpaal. Vanaf nu is het Limburgse attractiepark nooit meer...

www.looopings.nl

 

[Rein]

Possibly something to keep an eye: Walibi Belgium are having problems with their neighbours.

Raad van State trekt vergunning van Walibi Belgium in

Het geluidsniveau van Walibi Belgium moet per direct omlaag. Dat is het gevolg van een beslissing van de Belgische Raad van State. Buurtbewoners van...

www.looopings.nl

(sorry for the ooooooo source)

In short:
-Walibi Belgium had issues with their neighbours in the past (which caused problems with investments in the late 00s / early 2010s)
-In 2018, the park had a new permit which allowed an increase in the ambient noise the park could produce (from 55dB to 60dB), as well as some extra noise allowed in the evenings for events.
-This permit has now been revoked, follows complaints from locals.


What this means, I don't know. If, theoretically, newer rides which cause noise which exceeds the old ambient noise level, I wonder if that could cause some operations issues for those rides? Or if it will just end up affecting opening hours?

So yeah, maybe something to keep an eye on.
Maybe our resident Walibi Belgium expert has more of an idea @KristofWB ?

As a result of the revoked permit, the pre-2018 situation is now in effect again. The previous permit dates from 2015, so attractions build after this, like Tiki Waka and Kondaa, will have to remain closed. Hopefully there will be a solution once the park reopens within 1 month...
Source: Themepark Magic

 

[Will]

Ah, brilliant (The Toverland news, not the Belgium bit) - I was considering a trip there for Xmas this year instead of Germany.

As for Belgium, it's to be hoped that's sorted by May (for... purely selfish reasons)

 

[emoo]

Lets hope its sorted sooner than that given the park invested a fortune, completing a multi year plan during a pandemic, shortly to be struck by devastating floods and this nonsense.

 

[Rupert]

Balder retracking now underway:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499324791433613313

Surprised it will take so many months. If they’re already removing old track I would have thought that the replacement track would be prepared or near delivery, but presume not given the timeframe indicated.

Edit - just noticed Andreas Anderson, park CEO, used the emoji of the cash flying away

 

[JoshC.]

The work happening at Movie Park Germany by the new coaster and rapids discussed previously is indeed a shop replacement:

Movie Park Germany on Instagram: "Neues Filmset – Szene 4 🎬 Der Monat Februar wurde unter anderem dazu genutzt, um Stein auf Stein zu setzen, Wände zu verputzen und einen Teil des „Daches“ anzubringen. Bisher haben wir Euch noch gar nichts Genaues v

2,197 likes, 14 comments - movie_park_official on March 5, 2022: "Neues Filmset – Szene 4 🎬 Der Monat Februar wurde unter anderem dazu genutzt, um Stein auf Stein zu setzen, Wände zu verputzen und einen Teil des „Daches“ anzubringen. Bisher haben wir Euch noch gar nichts Genaues verraten, aber...

www.instagram.com

 

[SilverArrow]

Not exactly theme park news per se but ACE are expanding into Europe with a new "ACE Europe" region.

Interesting.

 

[Wazzupnerds]

Not exactly theme park news per se but ACE are expanding into Europe with a new "ACE Europe" region.

Interesting.

I wanna make the joke so badly right now.

 

[JoshC.]

It seems like Toverland are set to introduce some sort of permanent camping-like accommodation from next year, with a Greek theme, following the success of temporary pop-up options over the past couple of years.

Toverland wil tijdelijke camping vervangen door permanent verblijfsresort

Toverland presenteert binnenkort plannen voor een permanent verblijfsresort. Dat moet in 2023 of 2024 opengaan, melden ingewijden aan Looopings. Het...

www.looopings.nl

It doesn't sound like a full hotel, which has long been part of their masterplan, buy definitely a step in the right direction.

 

[cookie]

Kolmården will be closing their dolphin habitat within the next few years and distribute their current population to other parks and aquariums. The park is doing this as a part of their shift in focus to keeping and preserving endangered species over more common breeds. Two males approaching sexual maturity need to be separated from the rest of the herd, but the goal is to keep the others together as much as possible.

https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/wOL1zn/kolmardens-delfiner-pa-vag-bort (in Swedish)

 

[SilverArrow]

Heide Park is closing it's observation tower. The ride did not open in 2020 or 2021.

Höchste Attraktion im Heide Park wird dauerhaft entfernt

Der Heide Park hat sich entschieden, seine höchste Attraktion zu entfernen. Der "Panorama-Turm" war bereits längere Zeit geschlossen. Jetzt verlässt der Aussichtsturm den Freizeitpark dauerhaft.<img src="https://vg07.met.vgwort.de/na/e5eb60d8c87a4ff8b50561dc8037352b" width="1" height="1" alt="">

www.parkerlebnis.de

 

[Niles]

Work continues on the retheme to Expedition Zork at toverland, rockwork and plants have started to be added.

Source: https://twitter.com/toverland

 

[Lori Marie Loud]

Thar blows one of two creds @HeartlineCoaster was missing from Happy Valley Shenzen...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/tcg5rt

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Original source link;

https://www.facebook.com/rcmfansbar/posts/525381915818515

 

[HeartlineCoaster]

Poxy thing.

 

[JSM]

I've never really followed Screamscape so I don't know how reliable they are or what their reputation is but this is something to watch for sure. I haven't ridden Kumba but it's been near the top of my bucket list for years and I would be pretty devastated to see something happen to it.

Busch Gardens Tampa

screamscape.com

So the next time you visit the park, hopefully sooner than later, give Kumba some love, because Screamscape has been hearing things…
Very bad things…
So ride Kumba while you still can.