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The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has announced the new slate of TEA Thea Awards recipients, honouring people, projects and technologies representing excellence in the visitor attractions industry.
In Europe, the parks receiving awards in 2020 are Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Europa-Park, Parc Astérix and PortAventura World.
The prestigious TEA Thea Award is one of the attractions industry's greatest honours.
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There is a brand new Bolliger & Mabillard inverted roller coaster coming to Gröna Lund in 2021, the first ride of its type to open in six years.
Monster is the largest ever investment at the park in Sweden, at a total cost of 450 million Swedish Krona (44 million Euros). It will be 111.5 ft tall, reach a top speed of 55.9 mph and feature three inversions; two Zero-G Rolls and a Corkscrew, plus a Jr. Immelmann.
We spoke with Peter Osbeck, the Senior Ride Manager at Parks and Resorts Scandinavia, about this exciting project.
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Puy du Fou has announced details of the expansion to its 30-hectare park in Spain, which is on the outskirts of Toledo less than an hour from Madrid and will open on 27 March 2021.
The four new shows and four new period villages at Puy du Fou España will transport its visitors back in time, taking them through the finest moments of the history of Spain and its most famous stories.
The current night-time show, El Sueño de Toledo, has already attracted more than 120,000 spectators over the last two years.
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From October 30, France will go into a second lockdown, which means that all theme parks in the country will be forced to close once again.
Disneyland Paris will close their theme parks until February 12, 2021, except for a brief opening for the Christmas between December 19 and January 3, if the French government allows it.
Some of the other theme parks hope to reopen in time to offer a Christmas experience, whilst others will remain closed until 2021.
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The gates to theme parks in Germany will be closed from November 2 until at least November 30. The decision by Chancellor Angela Merkel is part of a series of new measures to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Due to the timing of this 'soft lockdown' many theme parks have been able to complete their Halloween season, although events have been on a much smaller scale.
Some theme parks hope to reopen in time to offer a Christmas experience, whilst others will remain closed until 2021.
