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The popular dark ride Pirates in Batavia reopened today at Europa-Park.
At the end of May 2018, Pirates in Batavia was destroyed in a fire at the park. Europa-Park made the decision to rebuild the attraction, taking the opportunity to update it with new technology and story enhancements.
In addition to over 100 new animatronics, 8 'survivors' of the original ride feature in a 'survivors boat' after being restored.
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The winners of the Diamond ThemePark Awards 2020 have been revealed during an event at Bellewaerde.
Every year, for the past 10 years, Patrick Joossens and Vincent De Vriendt have organised a quest to find the best amusement parks and zoological attractions.
21 award categories had been created for the public to vote on in 2020.
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The new Global Attractions and Attendance Report is the fourteenth annual collaboration between the Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM.
It identifies the most visited theme parks and water parks around the world, including Europe's Top 20 in 2019.
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Wickieland, a new themed area based on the Studio 100 character 'Vic the Viking' is now open at Majaland Kownaty.
The land includes both the Disk’O Coaster and Splash Battle rides from the very first Wickieland that opened at Plopsaland De Panne in 2014.
This completely new area also includes a Wickie Shop, Wickie Games and a Viking Grill.
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Wickieland, a brand new €10 million themed area based on the Studio 100 character 'Wickie de Viking' is coming to Holiday Park in 2021 and will have three new rides.
The attractions will include both the Disk’O Coaster and Splash Battle rides from the very first Wickieland that opened at Plopsaland De Panne in 2014.
This completely new area is currently under construction and in addition to the three new rides, it will also include a new restaurant and a playground.
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The new roller coaster Pitts Special is now open at PowerPark in Finland.
It begins with a vertical lift up to a height of 43.5 m (142.7 ft). From the top of the tower, each 8-seater train plunges at an 85-degree angle toward the ground at 100 km/h (62.1 mph). In total, the roller coaster has a length of 693 m (2,273.6 ft) and subjects riders to a force of 4.5 g.
Pitts Special is a custom Infinity Coaster from the German manufacturer Gerstlauer.
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Liseberg has begun the construction of their new Grand Curiosa Hotel at the southern end of the park.
The new Grand Curiosa Hotel is part of Liseberg’s expansion project and it's intended to open in 2023 celebrating the park’s centennial. The second part will be a year-round, fully integrated, indoor water park.
New renderings reveal the hotel’s logotype, and detailed images of the main facade. New drone footage over the building shows the outlines of the hotel.
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German theme park Tripsdrill has opened two new Vekoma roller coasters.
The two new additions are a Family Boomerang Coaster named Volldampf (Full Steam Ahead) and a Suspended Thrill Coaster named Hals-über-Kopf (Head Over Heels).
These new rides have intertwined layouts, which means that the tracks of both roller coasters cross several times.
