Industry Reports
Anthony van Dam is vice-president of Toronto, Canada, based Forrec, the highly respected planning and design firm specialising in the creation of entertainment and leisure environments globally. Van Dam has been with the company since 1988 and initially 
Long considered the “bread and butter” of the theme park industry, the year 2010 marks the 125th anniversary of the world’s first roller coaster patent. Now, as this core attractions sector continues to grow and diversify, Adrian Lennox
The economic turmoil currently being experienced in Dubai has, as we all know, placed much focus on the many proposed leisure developments in the country, not least those within the huge Dubailand project. Some have simply been delayed, some postponed
Although the global amusements and theme park sector did well to avoid the full effects of the economic downturn in 2009, most within the industry are happy to have started a new, hopefully more positive year of trading, says Adrian Lennox.Periods of
As midway and arcade games become an ever more popular secondary spend evenue stream in parks around the world, Andrew Mellor investigates what akes a good games operation, the benefits this area can bring to park perators and what well run games can add
An Italian manufacturer famous for the production of coin-operated kiddie rides is Automatic Toys Modena (ATM), based in the well-known town famous for certain Italian-built sports cars. Founded in 1970 by Mario Fornaciari, the first ride to be
Located in the Treviso area of northern Italy, Bertazzon 3B can trace its roots back to 1951 when the three Bertazzon brothers (hence the ‘3B’ in the company name) began repairing and upgrading existing fairground equipment. The production of
C & S was founded in late 1993 by a group of work colleagues who all had many years experience in the amusement ride industry. The company began by producing several different models of bumper cars and continues to be well-known for this type of
Specialising in road trains for tourist destinations and visitor attractions, Dotto’s first train was produced in 1962 by company founder Ivo Dotto and as is the case with so many manufacturers serving the amusement ride industry in Italy, members
Bobbejaanland in Lichtaart, Belgium, has cut the ribbon its latest themed attraction - the colossal, 24-seat King Kong ride. Based on the popular movie and developed by Huss in partnership with animation and theming specialists Heimo animated
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Park Reports
Australia’s Dreamworld is the result of one man’s wish back in the latter half of the 1970s to build a theme park and today it is one of the Gold Coast’s premier attractions, as Andrew Mellor discovered WE all have dreams and for
The world’s most popular wizard will soon be appearing at the world’s most technologically-sophisticated entertainment complex as Universal unveils its very own ‘magic kingdom,’ reports Dan McEwen In 1990, while riding a
South Korea’s Everland theme park and resort has developed into one of the world’s leading theme park destinations, as Andrew Mellor discoversPerhaps one of the best known Asian theme parks is South Korea’s Everland, situated in
Germany’s only theme park by the sea, Hansa-Park, is in the midst of a major investment programme, as Andrew Mellor discovers.
SITUATED in the beautiful Black Forest areaof southern Germany in Rust/Baden, Europa Park lies close to the French and Swiss borders on the site of an old castle park and still features the Balthasar Castle built in 1442.Originally opened in 1975 by the
Andrew Mellor assesses the rise of the indoor waterpark, one of the biggest growth sectors in the industry...Indoor waterparks in their various guises have been around for many years and the industry has matured into a major entertainment sector
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