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Our Smurfs theme parks in China just opened!

This great indoor theme park has opened doors end May 2020 near Shanghai and is the world’s first Smurfs Theme Park!

In this incredible Smurfs world 3 themed zones, scaled to make you feel Smurf-sized, can be explored.

The fantasy forest (2.500sqm) contains several great attractions and is the gateway to two other zones: The wonderful Smurfs village (3.000sqm) where children can meet their favourite Smurfs, explore and play in the Smurfs houses and go on different rides experiencing how Smurfs live.
The other zone is Gargamel’s house (2.500sqm), the Smurfs archnemesis! Here the visitor awaits an exciting and thrilling time trying to rescue captured Smurfs and escape Gargamel’s house!”.

On top of this KCC Entertainment Design has integrated the United Nations and UNICEF’s 17 sustainable goals (intensely supported by the Smurfs) throughout the park, inviting the visitor to join ‘Team Smurfs’ and help create a better world.

The park contains 29 Smurf themed attractions (like the Smurfs Berry Factory roller coaster, Gargamel’s interactive ghost house and the Swamp Adventure 3D Dark ride) which provide kids and their family an unforgettable marvellous time.

The project was a cooperation between Shimao Property Holdings, IMPS and KCC Entertainment Design.

Source:
https://kcc.be/portfolio-item/the-smurfs-theme-park/

Futuroscope in France is going to reopen on June 13th following Coronavirus restrictions with it's first thrill roller coaster ever, Objectif Mars (Destination Mars in English). This was ride testing just before the park closed in February.

Legacy Entertainment has been collaborating with China's Golden Land corporation on the design of a unique family entertainment destination for the city of Yangzhou. This multi-faceted development would be anchored by a boutique theme park in which all the rides and attractions appear to be crafted out of wood. In addition to the theme park, the riverside park also includes a Retail, Dining, & Entertainment district, wedding facilities, an amphitheater, as well as other botanical garden-style activities. As designed, visitors will be able to navigate the entire property by watercraft, with a San Antonio-style 'River Walk' serving as the connective tissue.

Theme Parks in the UK should be allowed to open on July 4th after the Coronavirus lockdown ends. This means that the new Gulliver's Kingdom Resort in the Rother Valley will open this year after all.







Source: http://starparc.be/2019/03/gulliver-s-theme-parks-ouvre-un-nouveau-complexe-de-loisirs-a-rotherham-le-groupe-britannique-de-loisirs-gulliver-s-theme-parks-ouvr

China's Suzhou Amusement Land first opened in 2003. Several years ago, Legacy Entertainment was engaged to explore the option of dramatically expanding the resort to include a second gate, along with retail and hotel components. These plans were not realized, as Suzhou Amusement Land shuttered in 2017.

Nine Dragons was an integrated resort concept developed an an expansion of the existing Nine Dragon Admirals Golf Club complex located around 90 kilometers from Shanghai, China. Legacy Entertainment's theme park design included numerous attractions centered around a theme of mythical creatures, including those of land, sea, and air.

The world’s biggest Smurfs indoor theme park welcomed its first visitors on Friday 29th May.



Source: https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2005299141/

After 2 years of intense design and construction, the 8.000 sqm park opened doors near Shanghai with a Smurftastic opening ceremony attended by both Chinese and Belgian government officials.

The Smurfs Indoor Theme Park is part of a mixed-use development containing the incredible Wonderland Intercontinental hotel, residential homes and great shopping opportunities and is a new state of the art leisure destination in the region of Shanghai..

The park contains 29 Smurf themed attractions (like the Smurfs Berry Factory roller coaster, Gargamel’s interactive ghost house and the Swamp Adventure 3D Dark ride) which provide kids and their family an unforgettable marvellous time.

Source: https://www.rli.uk.com/worlds-biggest-smurfs-indoor-theme-park-kcc-entertainment/

Amusement Today have released their May issue. The "what's new for 2020" section is interesting. We cover most of them but many are single rides or shows that we don't cover. Worth a read....

http://amusementtoday.com/issues/2020/202005/assets/downloads/AT-MAY-2020-lr.pdf

One of the longest and widest-ranging relationships in the themed entertainment industry is that between Legacy Entertainment and Lotte World. Since 2002, the two groups have collaborated on 8 new attractions for the flagship park in Seoul, Korea, as well as the upcoming Lotte's Magic Forest theme park in Busan Korea, slated to debut in 2021. Prior to all this, the first cooperation was the design of a boutique theme park which was never realized- Lotte DreamGate. Planned for the city of Buyeo, the park's design tapped into elements of local Baekje design, organizing the park into lands representing Korean and Western fairy tales. While the park was never to see the light of day, some elements were ultimately incorporated into the Seoul park.

From 2005 - 2010 Mark Shaprio served as the President and CEO of Six Flags, and under his leadership he aimed to steer the chain in a more family-friendly direction. One of the more unique products of this period was the Glow in the Park parade- a nighttime parade created by a team of world-renowned talent led by Legacy Entertainment. The parade was initially planned for two parks in 2008, Six Flags Mexico and Six Flags Great Adventure, and was an immediate hit at both properties. Following the immediate and dramatic audience reaction, a third parade was greenlit to debut the same season at Six Flags New England. In following seasons, 3 more parades were created for Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags Over Texas, and Six Flags Great America. In the end, this parade is the most successful entertainment production in regional theme park history, both in terms of performances played and number of spectators.

For this unique parade design, Legacy Entertainment tapped famed designer of the Rose Parade, Raul Rodriguez, while former chief composer of Cirque du Soleil, Benoit Jutras, provided the memorable musical score.