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Small News From The Theme Park Industry

Edelwies in Germany is opening two new coasters this year, it's a small park which currently has a mountain coaster, some rides and animals. One of the coasters is a small twin helix coaster but the other is a custom Zierer Force coaster that looks decent.

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Parks site:
www.edelwies.com

Edelwies Natur-und Freizeitpark

Mittendrin im Natur- und Freizeitpark im Vorderen Bayerischen Wald — Wenn sich Nervenkitzel und Naturerlebnis an einem Ort treffen
www.edelwies.com www.edelwies.com
 
Disneyland’s Fantasmic! returns tonight after shutting down last April when the dragon prop caught fire during a performance. The show will return with a re-imagined battle scene between Sorcerer Mickey and Maleficent during the finale. During the scene, Maleficent dons her dark gown and wields her scepter to ascend to a height of 35 feet (10.6m) as she appears to ignite the River of America in flames.
The Peter Pan scene is also returning and will feature The Lost Boys for the first time. It was removed in 2017 when the park added a Pirates of the Caribbean scene to the show. Soucre
 
^ I thought it was more a "games arcade" rather than "amusement park"?
(not that that makes it any less horrible of course, just less "theme park industry")

It seemed to be a temporary/dodgy setup in a big shed;
indianexpress.com

Gujarat’s Rajkot game zone fire kills 28: All you need to know

The fire broke out on Saturday afternoon inside the gaming zone of a private amusement park in Rajkot
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(rather than "park" - although some reports seem to be saying go-kart fuel was stored there so maybe a bit bigger than just an "arcade" as I was suggesting)
 
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GoogleMaps show the outdoor kart track, and Images return bowling as well as a trampoline arena inside with the arcade games. So maybe FEC Designation is appropriate
 

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It was alleged that drone activity stopped the operation of Hyperia at one point on press day, so I’m not surprised that the park is wanting to clamp down on it.
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Nothing "alleged" about it. They made the announcement over the PA system. And it was more than once, too.

At the time the staff said they had means of detection on the site, but didn't have any sort of jamming capability. Maybe this new arrangement is to further expand their protection.
 
I think drones are a real accident waiting to happen.

I don't know all the rules but it seems that it is perfectly legal to fly one 50 meters away over the park below 250 grams in weight?

All theme parks should be no fly zones surely.
 
A fire destroyed part of Legoland Billund in Denmark. Park officials say the blaze is believed to have been caused by a short circuit and has wrecked a section of Miniland, an area with replicas of famous buildings made of Lego bricks including the Kennedy Space Center, the canals in Amsterdam and the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai. Video surveillance showed the fire began in one of the electric cars that runs on rails which was being recharged overnight. Source
 
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A fire destroyed part of Legoland Billund in Denmark. Park officials say the blaze is believed to have been caused by a short circuit and has wrecked a section of Miniland, an area with replicas of famous buildings made of Lego bricks including the Kennedy Space Center, the canals in Amsterdam and the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai. Video surveillance showed the fire began in one of the electric cars that runs on rails which was being recharged overnight. Source
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The damage seems to have been limited to this specific area with the fire luckily not spreading any further. Everything that was there was completely destroyed, though.

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jv.dk

Større område er brændt ned i Legoland: - Det er en trist dag for os allesammen

En del af Miniland brændte ned natten til onsdag. Medarbejderne er triste, og de kommende dage og uger vil vise, om området skal bygges op igen.
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Based on the placement of the tree, the church in the background, and the yellow train shed left intact in the corner, we can conclude it was this shipping port display that burned down:

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A 13-year-old girl died on Wednesday after being found unconscious in a pool at Discovery Cove theme park in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday. The girl was rushed to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Authorities are looking into the cause of the incident. Source
 
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A 13-year-old girl died on Wednesday after being found unconscious in a pool at Discovery Cove theme park in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday. The girl was rushed to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Authorities are looking into the cause of the incident. Source
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Oh my god!
 
ECG said:
A 13-year-old girl died on Wednesday after being found unconscious in a pool at Discovery Cove theme park in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday. The girl was rushed to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Authorities are looking into the cause of the incident. Source
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An update on this, the girl was from Wales - no news on how it happened / cause of death.

www.bbc.co.uk

Discovery Cove: Cardiff girl dies on family holiday in Florida

Anna Beaumont has died after being found unresponsive in a pool at a resort in Orlando, Florida.
www.bbc.co.uk
 
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The damage seems to have been limited to this specific area with the fire luckily not spreading any further. Everything that was there was completely destroyed, though.

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Source:
jv.dk

Større område er brændt ned i Legoland: - Det er en trist dag for os allesammen

En del af Miniland brændte ned natten til onsdag. Medarbejderne er triste, og de kommende dage og uger vil vise, om området skal bygges op igen.
jv.dk jv.dk


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Based on the placement of the tree, the church in the background, and the yellow train shed left intact in the corner, we can conclude it was this shipping port display that burned down:

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I like to imagine it was a little miniature fire. perhaps with cgi/stop motion lego fire effects like the lego movie
 
A 60-year-old female worker died Friday, two days after falling from a golf cart in the backstage area at Disneyland in California. The employee, who worked as an administrator for Club 33 (the exclusive members-only dining club located above the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction), received a head injury in the fall. Source
 
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