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Chessington World of Adventures, UK is having a new drop ride built for the 2021 summer season.

Rising from the newly poured concrete foundation is the steel structure that will surround the drop tower. On the side, a breeze block wall is being formed to enclose the building, with the queue line entrance now visible at the front. Inside the new building, sectioned off rooms have been created which we assume will house the ride computers and operator’s console.

Source: https://www.southparks.co.uk/features/future-developments/drop-tower/

The Belgian coast park Plopsaland De Panne aims to build a new thrilling roller coaster. Plopsaland will invest 15 million euros for this purpose.

This is an impressive Xtreme Spinning Coaster , developed by the German specialist company Mack Rides . The boss of the Plopsa group , Steve Van den Kerkhof , was seen in the summer of 2019 in Silver Dollar City in the United States, where Time Traveler , the first and only example of the Xtreme Spinning Coaster, was built . The project was finally officially announced by Steve Van den Kerkhof on September 24th.

It will be installed between the Piet Pirate area and the Plop Garden . The 920-meter-long course with a maximum height of 33 meters will include, among other things, two magnetic catapults as well as five reversal figures, including a loop and a banana roll. The expected train speed is 90 km / h. The advertised capacity is between 600 and 700 people per hour.

Source: http://starparc.be/2019/08/un-nouveau-grand-huit-a-sensations-pour-plopsaland-de-panne.html?fbclid=IwAR0vwqqva6ZRAlSRBfgo6L2F_vFRY5V4sbpQ2_KQ4yQ5JyrtmxnxiAIgLG4

New Mall in Dubai with an outdoor park, featuring a Kids Water park area, opening soon



Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFeNQWvHhaZ/

Loopagoon, the first women's only waterpark, opened on September 1st in Saudi Arabia. It's not a huge waterpark but it's certainly an interesting concept.





Source: https://www.loopagoon.com/about/

A Puy Du Fou Park is planned for China opening in 2022.

After its successful launch in Spain, Puy du Fou is turning to China, whose historical and cultural wealth offers, for its shows, an immense source of inspiration. The Puy du Fou hopes to inaugurate its first Chinese spectacle in 2022, at the foot of the Great Wall , the country's most emblematic monument, known worldwide.

It is in Qinhuangdao, opposite the Great Wall , that the Puy du Fou has chosen a particularly spectacular site, imbued with poetry and mystery. The city government has already given its agreement to the creation of a great night show signed by the Puy du Fou on the model of Cinéscénie (France) or El Sueño de Toledo (Spain). The first phase of this project also includes a themed hotel, a large restaurant-show and a period village.

On the occasion of the President of the Republic's trip to China, the Puy du Fou signs a contract to create this great show at the foot of the Chinese Wall . The total budget for this project is 230 million euros.

Source: http://starparc.be/2019/11/un-puy-du-fou-construit-en-chine.html?fbclid=IwAR2gL_GRQRXy-rt8PsD4huRVDO8hWYn7XSAZl99c17_tKFXfbwDXo1sPpfs

Today soft openings have begun at Phantasialand for F.L.Y., Vekoma’s first flying launched coaster and probably the most highly anticipated roller coaster of 2020.







Sources: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPFw6foXk-/ and https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPGKyNhCIU/ and https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPAWsUByaZ/

New photos and details have been released by Jingang Technology, a Chinese ride manufacturer, for their new robotic arm dark ride named 'Crazy Journey' at Suzhou Paradise Forest World in China. Similarly to the Dynamic Attractions/KUKA robotic arm dark ride, this ride is also on a track with four seats across per vehicle and the ride scenes are a mix of dome screens and physical sets. It's unclear if the ride is open or about to open.



Entrance to the ride building:



Theming in the ride's queue:



The premise of the ride is the following: "travel through the mysterious underground world, encounter beautiful alien scenes, encounter terrifying mutant creatures, and witness the culture and the unique charm of harmony between technology and ecology."

More details and images at the source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ErxExxBJz-hkUKG3oUeVJw

The famous Spanish leisure complex PortAventura World aims to build a fourth park, dedicated to football, next to the three already existing ( PortAventura , Costa Caribe Aquatic Park and Ferrari Land ).

The first phase, with a budget of 10 million euros, will include a virtual game which will be offered from the next football season 2021-2022. But also a digital center, a restaurant and a shop offering LaLiga products .

The second phase of the project consists of a themed attraction of LaLiga . The budget is 40 million euros, which is already considerable for an attraction.

Still in development at the time of writing, the third phase, much more ambitious, is the culmination of the creation of the park, with substantial infrastructure. The investment for this last phase is an additional 100 million euros.

Source: http://starparc.be/2020/09/un-quatrieme-parc-consacre-au-football-a-portaventura-world.html?fbclid=IwAR2gL_GRQRXy-rt8PsD4huRVDO8hWYn7XSAZl99c17_tKFXfbwDXo1sPpfs

Interesting video of the B&M factory and their current coasters being manufactured. Lots of parts for coasters being manufactured for parks covered on various threads.

A possible LEGOLAND in Belgium?

This is the huge news of the day, which will delight Belgian park enthusiasts. The British group Merlin Entertainments is studying the establishment of a new Legoland amusement park in Charleroi (Gosselies), on the former Caterpillar site .

According to the daily, which mentions an actor close to the issue, the alternative Legoland amusement park seems quite solid today and even mentions a 75% chance of getting there!

Merlin Entertainments is looking to develop a new Legoland park with attractions, hotels and restaurants in central Europe and needs an area of ??100 hectares. This is precisely the size of the Caterpillar site . The proximity of Charleroi airport, the motorway and rail network as well as the availability of labor are undoubtedly major assets.

This operation is carried out jointly by Merlin Entertainments and the Walloon Region. Merlin is ready to put 100 million euros on the table. The entire project is estimated at 300 million. The group hopes to raise 200 million from investors within 6 weeks.

The site which is being investigated.



Source: http://starparc.be/2020/09/un-projet-de-parc-d-attractions-legoland-sur-l-ancien-site-de-caterpillar-a-charleroi.html?fbclid=IwAR3NQquMDVcyqn7TnBPr-Ep3Q897aPCiFTClXGDcIfGC4odYTBAvun9LUwg