Un peu à la manière des résultats d'audiences Médiamétrie en France où chaque média se félicite de ses performances, voici dans le petit monde des parcs de loisirs les Golden Ticket Awards qui récompensent les parcs les plus méritants dans de nombreux domaines (comme ça pas de perdant...). Ces oscars sont décernés par le magazine mensuel Amusement Today. Voici quelques résultats des votes. Vous pouvez télécharger à cette adresse en PDF le livret officiel (28 pages) avec tableaux des scores, réactions des gagnants et publicités en tout genre d'autosatisfation. A noter, un article sur le cabinet Stengel qui squatte 74% des place dans le Top 50 des grands huit en acier et qui va bientôt fêter son 500e bébé.
Meilleur parc :
Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 37%
Islands of Adventure Orlando, Fla. 14%
Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England 9%
Europa Park Rust, Germany 7%
Knoebel’s Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pa. 7%
Plus beau parc :
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Va. 36%
Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 23%
Europa Park Rust, Germany 9%
Islands of Adventure Orlando, Fla. 7%
Epcot Orlando, Fla. 4%
Parc le mieux paysagé :
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Va. 43%
Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 18%
Bonfante Gardens Gilroy, Calif. 7%
Europa Park Rust, Germany 4%
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa, Fla. 3%
Meilleur Dark Ride
Amazing Adventures of Spiderman / Islands of Adventures 38%
Haunted Mansion / Knoebels Amusement Resort 21%
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror / Disney-MGM Studios 5%
Indiana Jones...Forbidden Eye / Disneyland 5%
Droom Vlucht (Dream Flight) / Efteling 4%
Pirates of the Caribbean / Disneyland 4%
Top 10 Wood Coasters
1 Thunderhead / Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 2004 GCII
2 Boulder Dash / Lake Compounce Bristol, Conn. 2000 CCI
3 Shivering Timbers / Michigan’s Adventure Muskegon, Mich. 1998 CCI
4 Phoenix / Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pa. 1985 Schemck PTC Dinn
5 Raven / Holiday World Santa Claus, Ind. 1995 CCI
6 Hades / Mt. Olympus Theme Park Wisconsin Dells, Wis. 2005 Gravity Group
7 The Legend / Holiday World Santa Claus, Ind. 2000 CCI
8 Beast / Paramount’s Kings Island Kings Mills, Ohio 1979 KECO
9 Lightning Racer / Hersheypark Hershey, Pa. 2000 GCII
10 GhostRider / Knott’s Berry Farm Buena Park, Calif. 1998 CCI
Top 10 Steel Coasters
1 Millennium Force / Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 2000 Intamin
2 Superman Ride of Steel / Six Flags New England Agawam, Mass. 2000 Intamin
3 Magnum XL-200 / Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 1989 Arrow
4 Apollo’s Chariot / Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Va. 1999 B & M
5 Nitro / Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, N.J. 2001 B & M
6 Expedition GeForce / Holiday Park Hassloch, Germany 2001 Intamin
7 Top Thrill Dragster / Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 2003 Intamin
8 Phantom’s Revenge / Kennywood West Mifflin, Pa. 2001/1991 Morgan/Arrow
9 Raging Bull / Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Ill. 1999 B & M
10 Montu / Busch Gardens Tampa Tampa, Fla. 1999 B & M
Teen-ager killed while operating kiddie roller coaster
A teen-aged worker was struck and killed while operating a kiddie roller-coaster on Long Island _ the third fatal accident at an amusement park in New York this month, police said Wednesday.
Stephen Gary, 18, of North Babylon, died at about 5 a.m. Wednesday at Nassau University Medical Center from internal injuries after being struck by the Lady Bug Roller Coaster the night before, said Paul Gentile, the general manager of the Adventureland Amusement Park .
The accident happened at about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday while the roller-coaster was operating without passengers, Gentile said.
The coaster had just let passengers off and was traveling about 5 mph toward a pickup point for new riders further down the track when it struck Gary, said Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick, commander of the Suffolk County homicide squad. It was not clear how or why Gary was on the track; police said it was not required for him to be on the track to operate the ride.
Part of the front car, which Fitzpatrick said weighed "well more than several hundred pounds," ended up pinning Gary beneath the ride.
The park spokesman called Gary a "wonderful kid" and noted that he had worked at Adventureland for two years and had been operating the Lady Bug ride for several months.
Besides detectives from the Suffolk County homicide squad, investigators from federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the state Labor Department were at the park on Wednesday; OSHA was expected to lead the probe because the death is considered an "industrial accident," officials said.
Gentile said the roller-coaster has been at Adventureland for eight years, and approximately 150,000 people ride it annually. He said there had never been an incident or problem with the ride previously.
It was the third death of a person at an amusement park in New York state this month.
Last week, a worker died while setting up midway rides at the New York State Fair in Syracuse. Eric Frigin, a full-time employee of James E. Strates Shows, was working under a ride called The Enterprise when the supports shifted and the ride fell on top of him.
Earlier this month, a 7-year-old boy died at Playland Amusement Park in Rye after he slipped through a 14-inch-wide gap in the Ye Old Mill boat ride's floor and became wedged under its conveyor belts.
Robert Lillpopp, a spokesman with the state Department of Labor, said the Lady Bug will be reinspected before it is allowed to resume operations, but he did not estimate when that would be. The rest of Adventureland Amusement Park remained open.
Source : Newsday
Ca se passe ici .
Réponse : Indian Summer Brunch.
DLP : 12/09/05
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Voici la suite et la fin de l'histoire du jeune allemand qui avait décidé de construire un wooden coaster dans son jardin près d'Offenburg. cf ici . Le wooden a été démonté ce matin dans une déferlante médiatique qui a laissé de marbre toute la famille. Le grand huit de 100m de long sera très prochainement remonté en exposition à Europa-Park (selon les dernières rumeurs pour les Sciences Days qui se tiendront du 20 au 22 octobre 2005).
Davids Achterbahn: Vier Monate hat er gebaut, jetzt ist sie weg
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Vier Monate hat David Moßmann aus Zell-Weierbach gebraucht, um seine Achterbahn aufzubauen. In wenigen Stunden nur ist sie gestern verschwunden. Aber nicht in der Versenkung, sondern ins Lager des Europa-Parks. »In drei bis vier Wochen wird sie wieder aufgebaut«, erklärt Roland Fürst aus Villingen-Schwenningen. Er erledigt seit 15 Jahren die Zimmerarbeiten für den Park. Und deshalb ist der pfiffige 14-Jährige aus Zell-Weierbach auch nicht traurig, sondern im Gegenteil: »Ich freue mich, dass sie in den Europa-Park kommt.« Von: Thomas Reizel Gestern 9 Uhr: Die Zimmerleute rücken an, bauen ein Gerüst auf. Doch mit dem Abbau wird’s erstmal nichts. »Der David hat Spezialschrauben genommen, dafür haben wir gar kein Werkzeug dabei«, sagt Roland Fürst. Also radelt David 700 Meter in die elterliche Schreinerei, um die passenden Bits zu holen.
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Selon le magazine sportif espagnol "AS", le Real de Madrid planifie l'ouverture de deux parcs de loisirs à son effigie à Miami et à Pékin afin de satisfaire ses fans des deux continents. Le parc chinois prévoit une ouverture pour les Jo de 2008
Real Madrid plant Vergnügungsparks
Madrid (dpa) - Die Welt des Fußballs ist Real Madrid zu klein geworden, nun wollen die »Königlichen« sich in den Bereich der Achterbahnen und Kettenkarussells vorwagen.
Der spanische Rekordmeister plant nach Angaben der Madrider Sportzeitung »As« den Bau von Vergnügungsparks in Peking und Miami. Vorbild sollen dabei die Disneyland-Parks von Paris und Orlando (US-Bundesstaat Florida) sein, schreibt das Blatt.
Die Real-Führung habe bereits Verhandlungen mit den Stadtverwaltungen in Peking und Miami geführt. Dort seien die Pläne »mit Begeisterung« aufgenommen worden. Der Club lasse sich bei dem Vorhaben von der Devise leiten: »Man ersetzt den Schriftzug von Disney durch das Wappen von Real; und an Stelle der Figuren von Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto oder Bambi zeigt man Robinho, Ronaldo, David Beckham oder Zinedine Zidane«, schrieb die Sportzeitung.
Real-Präsident Florentino Pérez bestätigte das Vorhaben. »Ebenso wie wir Fußballschulen für Kinder in Südamerika und Spanien unterhalten, verhandeln wir jetzt mit den Bürgermeistern von Peking und Miami über den Bau von Vergnügungsparks«, sagte der Clubchef dem Blatt. »Die Anlagen sollen Anlaufstellen der Real-Fans sein und den großen Scharen unserer Anhänger in den USA und China Freude machen.«
Die Parks sollen aus den üblichen Riesenräder, Loopings und Autoscooter bestehen. Obendrein sollen Sonderstände den Besuchern einen Eindruck von der »Größe des Clubs und dessen 103-jährige Geschichte« vermitteln, so Pérez. Der »Real-Madrid-Park« in Peking solle bereits zu den Olympischen Spielen 2008 fertig sein. Der Club werde einen bestimmten Prozentsatz der Gewinne erhalten. In Spanien machen allerdings die meisten Vergnügungsparks kräftige Verluste, manche stehen gar am Rande der Pleite.
Source : NRV
Theme Park a Drag On Gold Reef's Profit
GOLD Reef City's theme park recorded an operating loss of R800000, dragging down listed gaming stock Gold Reef Casino Resorts' interim results, which were released yesterday. Gold Reef's share price shed 5,2% to close at R15,50 yesterday.The group attributed the fall in Gold Reef City's theme park revenue to negative publicity on the safety of five rides earlier in the year.
Gold Reef CEO Steven Joffe said the "incorrect" publicity resulted in the number of visitors to the park declining 22,6%. The Group revenue increased 11,5% to R550,1m, with operating profit rising 7,2% to R214,4m. Headline earnings rose 11,3% to R93m, with headline earnings a share increasing 9,9% to 45,2c from 41,1c. "The rides are monitored daily, weekly and by external structural engineers and regulated by the labour department, which has unequivocally affirmed their safety," Joffe said.
Visitor numbers had started to recover, he said. Despite the decrease in visitors at the group's theme park, Joffe said the casino, which reported revenue growth of 8,9%, managed to maintain its Gauteng market share. In addition to the loss in theme park revenue, the first-time adoption of international financial reporting standards reduced the group's bottom-line by a further R7,3m, compounded by a R5,6m rise in secondary tax on companies, due to a higher dividend last year, and a R4,8m drop in nonrecurring profit.
The group's star performer in the period was the Garden Route Casino in Western Cape, which reported a 26% increase in revenue to R58,8m. Joffe said prospects remained positive for the casino, with the adjacent golf course and residential development, scheduled to be completed by year-end. Mykonos, the group's other Western Cape casino, posted revenue growth of 21,3% to R39,3m.
Joffe said that the group's Pietermaritzburg casino, Golden Horse, hardly grew last year. In the current period, Golden Horse contributed revenue of R78,4m, boosted by the city's recent capital status. Gold Reef has a 14,67% interest in Free State's Goldfields Casino, which recorded revenue of R41m. Joffe said the casino reported 6% year-on-year revenue growth.
"It is slow growth, but in light of what is going on, we are pretty happy," he said. During the period, certain mines in the area closed, indirectly affecting the casino. Gold Reef may be set to open Gauteng's sixth and last casino, in Krugersdorp, with its empowerment partner in Gold Reef City, Akani Leisure Investments. Since selling its 9,9% stake in Johnnic Holdings at a R20m profit, Gold Reef lost exposure to key gaming asset Tsogo Sun.
With SABMiller unwilling to sell its 49% stake in Tsogo Sun, Gold Reef's ambition of merging its assets with that of Tsogo seem off the immediate radar. No interim dividend was declared.
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