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Today a new Theme Park was confirmed in Lleida (Catalunya, Spain) with "The Smurfs" theming.

Some data:
-- Location: "Les Basses"
-- First phase: one hotel, one camping, one shopping zone
-- First in Europe about Smurfs
-- Target: Families with kids betwen 2-12 years
-- Estimated 330.000 visitors first year
-- 200 workers
-- Initial cost 47 million €
-- Agreement with International Merchandising, Promotion & Services (IMPS) the brand owner

http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/2328323/0/parque-tematico/lleida/pitufos/
http://www.thelocal.es/20141218/spain-to-get-worlds-only-smurf-theme-park

Hong Kong Disneyland Update

Lots of plusing happening around the resort as well as full ground upheaval for new resort building something new in Fantasyland upgrading Tarzan's tree house and of course Iron man.

Here's some remarkably unrealistic blah. Egypt Disneyland. I bet a million it won't happen:

“There are discussions going on between Disney International to build in Egypt its first Disney Park in the Middle East, similar to Disney France," said Ashraf Salman, Egypt's investment minister, who was speaking while attending a live Disney show at the Cairo International Convention Center.

"Having a Disney show in Egypt at the moment sends a message to the world and to foreign investors that Egypt is safe and stable," he added.

Source:
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/disney-in-talks-build-first-mideast-theme-park-in-egypt-572476.html

New Water Park area at Parque Warner Madrid (Spain):










More pics: [Parque Warner] Visita al parque temático madrileño y su nueva zona acuática – 19/08/14

SeaWorld Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Killer Whale Environment and More Than $10 Million In New Funding For Research and Conservation Projects

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 15, 2014) – SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it plans to build new, first-of-its-kind killer whale environments and that it will fund new programs to protect ocean health and killer whales in the wild. The new projects will build on SeaWorld’s legacy of providing state-of-the- art, innovative homes for its animals, and will offer park guests unique and inspiring killer whale encounters for generations to come. As part of its vision for the future, the company also pledged $10 million in matching funds for killer whale research and is embarking on a multi-million dollar partnership focused on ocean health, the leading concern for all killer whales and marine mammals.

This is very exciting news and I assume they chose to begin with San Diego because of the large number of Killer Whales(10 soon to be 11).

Interview with Ferrari World's new GM concerning the expansion:
http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/08/fast-lane-boss-ferrari-world-abu-dhabi/

I don't think so someone mentioned this http://www.arabianbusiness.com/ferrari-world-open-seven-new-rides-boost-capacity-by-40--555300.html.

Ferrari World has announced plans to open seven more rides over the next three years, which they say will increase the capacity of the theme park by 40 percent.

Universal Studio Singapore's new attractions.

Show Attraction : "The Dance for the Magic Beans"

Family Suspended Coaster : "Puss in Boots Giant Journey"

http://dejiki.com/2014/08/uss-update-2014aug/
(More photos and information)

Water park currently under construction on Kish Island in southern Iran, close to Dubai. Pictures taken on March 5:

Polynesian-themed water park under construction in Busan, South Korea. Built by Lotte Group. Due to open in April 2014: