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    Hossoland | Poland | Theme Park | 2024

    Construction is still progressing, albeit rather slowly. The lighthouse stands nearly completed, though. No ride hardware on site as of yet, though. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid023TCBgzYw7qB1Fz65watCHMuooLy5no3EAMuMEptbBaEoNYgPMCutfNy2WJ7ebwVVl&id=100066700423931
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    New Rides Planned for Freizeitpark Plohn (Mack PowerSplash / Zamperla Big Wavez / Unknown Drop Tower)

    Update-O-Rama: So construction appears to have commenced on the Big Wavez, rumoured to open in 2025. A concrete foundation has been poured in its location within the park, sporting a recognizable rectangular shape: As for the Power Splash, the park confirmed in an interview that something...
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    Efteling | Spookslot Replacement | Intamin Dynamic Motion Stage | 2024

    It took a couple of months, but steel frames for the roof are finally being installed Meanwhile, the surrounding area is coming along well. https://www.looopings.nl/weblog/25221/Fotos-Efteling-is-begonnen-met-afwerken-dak-Danse-Macabre.html
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    Holiday Park | Tomorrowland Area + Ride | 2026

    Plopsa director Carl Leanerts has confirmed that the 2026 coaster will be an Xtreme Spinner. https://www.looopings.nl/weblog/25229/Nieuwe-Tomorrowland-attractie-in-Duits-pretpark-wordt-spinning-coaster-met-inversies.html
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    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    Attractiepark Drievliet in the Netherlands has been acquired by the Looping Group, owners of Drayton Manor, Avonturenpark Hellendoorn, and Bagetelle, among others. The park was family operated from its inception in 1938, but the family is now taking a step back and only one member will still be...
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    Heide-Park to make its ”next major investment” in 2024

    First images from the interior of Dämonen Gruft:
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    Most ridden coasters & most visited parks?

    If we count by individual days, my most visited parks are: Hansa Park - 19 visits (2002 to 2023) Tivoli Gardens - 13 visits (1997(?) to 2022) Bakken - 10 visits (2002 to 2020) Liseberg - 8 visits (2009 to 2023) Phantasialand - 7 visits (2017 to 2023) Europa Park - 6 visits (2016 to 2023)...
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    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    More details came in this afternoon: The worker was doing maintenance work on one of Taron’s trains when they were apparently struck in the head by a moving vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene before ambulance could arrive. The park also put out an official statement...
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    WTF Merlin?

    So not only is it pricing that fluctuates on the day, it’s pricing that’s influenced by A.I. Can’t see this going awry.
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    Parc Astérix | New family rollercoaster | 2025

    Confirmed in Le Parisien yesterday, Parc Astérix is planning to add its ninth rollercoaster in 2025 on the site of the former antique cars ride, which was removed at the end of 2023. The source states that the ride will come with a height requirement of just one meter, and will sport a Gaullic...
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    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    Not sure if this should have its own thread, but a 43 year-old maintenance worker has sadly lost his life in an accident while working on Taron at Phantasialand Monday afternoon. What and how it happened isn’t clear, and the park has yet to make any public statement, but local police have...
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    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    Merlin has acquired the 400ft observation wheel at Orlando’s Icon Park and renamed it ”The Orlando Eye”. https://www.instagram.com/p/C48CrrpAqTa/?igsh=MWF3dmd6ZW93MDZzaA==
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    Kings Dominion | Unknown | B&M Launched Wingrider | 2025

    Groundbreaking has commenced, it appears.
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    Do-Dodonpa closed

    Multiple people mentioned Hyperion already but Furius Baco, Yukon Striker, and Launch Rollercoaster at Sun Tzu Cultural Park are all faster than Beyond the Cloud also.
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    Holiday Park | Tomorrowland Area + Ride | 2026

    The park has announced that two family rides themed to the Blinky Bill franchise will open in a new area beneath Expedition GeForce this summer. The rides are a rotating bus and some kind of flat ride themed to a soap box derby. The new area, called Base Camp, will then be expanded with a jeep...
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