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Plopsa has now revealed the name and theme of the new Xtreme Spinning Coaster opening at Plopsaland De Panne in 2021.
The Ride to Happiness by Tomorrowland is a €17.5 million roller coaster from the German manufacturer Mack Rides.
It will include two launches and five inversions during 920 metres of track, and reach a height of 33 metres.
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French theme park Nigloland will open a brand new water coaster in 2021, Krampus Expédition.
The €12 million attraction is from German manufacturer Mack Rides and it will be 600 metres long, 28 metres tall and deliver 3.5G in force.
Our exclusive interview with Rodolphe Gélis, the Director of Operations at Nigloland, also includes new concept images, construction photos and ride designs.
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Movie Park Germany has revealed the theme for their new Multi Dimension Coaster opening in 2021. Visitors will enter Movie Park Studios for a studio tour through movie scenes and sets.
It will be the first double-launch indoor roller coaster in Europe, Germany's first multi-directional roller coaster and also the first indoor roller coaster in Europe to accelerate backwards.
The new family-friendly roller coaster will include a 360-degree rotating platform, numerous sound and special effects, plus multimedia elements.
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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.
