The park is proposed to be developed as a joint venture project, with the Authority planning to put in the requisite land as equity in the project. The total cost of the project is proposed to be Rs 555 crores.
According to Authority offcials, Delhi, despite being the capital of the country, lacks good amusement and entertainment facilities.
The present ''Appu Ghar'' which was developed 15 years back, is now too small to accommodate the increasing crowds looking for entertainment facilities.
Source : Webindia
Wednesday night they were able to find out what the commotion near the Wild Horse Pass Boulevard exit has been about.
The evening was the grand opening of Santa's, an enormous Christmas-theme amusement park at Firebird International Raceway on the Gila River Reservation through Jan. 8.
The mile-long track at the raceway was dotted with holiday scenes, rides, Christmas trees and concession stands.
A 75-foot-tall Christmas tree was ceremoniously lit just after dusk and the choir from Valley Christian High School of Chandler performed.
"We love it," said Patty Roma, 41, of Phoenix, as she and her children looked on at a moving animatronic display of Santa Claus waking up at the North Pole. "The decorations, the weather, the rides, everything, it's beautiful."
Roma got free passes to attend the opening-night event, though she said she would have paid the full admission of $23 for adults and $18 for children. Most of the rides are included in the cost.
Francisco Lopez, 34, of Phoenix, stopped in with his family out of curiosity. They saw the lights off the highway when they were driving home from Tucson.
As he stood in line with his children waiting to meet Santa, he said he enjoyed the park but added that the full-price admission was a bit steep.
While Arnold Arvizu of Tucson agreed that the admission is high, he is glad the park was built in the Phoenix area.
"It's very, very nice. I'm very impressed," Arvizu said. "Some of the scenes are just phenomenal. They've done a great job with all of them, and I think it's great for Phoenix, too."
Arvizu snapped shots of the park's nativity scene, which was produced by Italian manufacturer Fontanini. According to a park spokesperson, the same scene can be seen at the Vatican.
The nativity and other holiday scenes on display were only a pit stop on the way to the rides though for Devin Larson, 9, and friend Ariana Ivins, 9, of Phoenix.
Both girls said the carnival rides, similar to those at the Arizona State Fair, were the best part of the park.
"It's cool and fun," Devin said.
Source: Azcentral
Le parc est prévu pour toucher les 7 à 77 ans. Il comprendra une piste de course qui sera le théâtre de diverses courses et séances d’essais et de nombreuses attractions qui permettront aux visiteurs de mieux faire connaissance avec l’entreprise de Modène et son histoire, riche de nombreux succès en sport automobile et de certaines des voitures de route sportives les plus prisées par les collectionneurs. Un voyage au cœur de Ferrari, qui s’offre une nouvelle percée sportive, marketing et commerciale dans le golfe persique.
Lors de l’annonce de ce projet, le Président de ALDAR, Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh a déclaré : « Avec la récente acquisition d’actions Ferrari par Mubadala, ALDAR a eu l’opportunité d’établir une relation avec l’un des marchés leader dans le monde. Nous sommes contents de ce projet se soit réalisé aussi vite en quelque chose de concret. Ceci va permettre à ALDAR de créer aux Emirats Arabes Unis un parc d’attractions adapté à toute la famille. Des liens forts vont se créer entre nous et Ferrari. Nous avons déjà commencé à travailler sur le projet de telle sorte à pouvoir le présenter au niveau international dès le premier trimestre 2006. Notre objectif d’ouverture au public est 2008 ».
Jean Todt, Directeur Général de Ferrari ajoute que cet accord « Avec Abu Dhabi offre à Ferrari beaucoup d’opportunités dans cette zone géographique. Ce parc sera une attraction pour les Tifosi du monde entier ».
« Les produits et les boutiques Ferrari connaissent un grand succès au travers le monde ; ce qui confirme l’énorme potentiel que notre domaine inspire » Ajoute Guilio Zambeletti, Directeur de la branche Développement et Partenaires de Ferrari. « ALDAR, avec Ferrari, travaillent sur un projet qui va passer du rêve à la réalité ».
Source : Fanatic F1
At the world's largest collection of amusement industry vendors, carousel riders are dressed in business suits, executives wax on about the merits of painted versus fur-covered character heads and ice cream companies aren't afraid to dip into the competition.
More than 28,000 people are gathered here this week for the annual conference and trade show of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.
For many, it's a critical week of networking and sales that bring in big money on 1 million square feet of show space at the Georgia World Congress Center
"This is a $250,000 show for us -- it could reach up to $1 million," said Francisco Guerra, president of Snow Masters, an Alabama-based company that sells machines that spit out fluffy, white flakes that evaporate and leave no mess in seconds.
But travel just a few aisles away and novelties such as the "whoopee finger pen" and other toys aren't moving so fast.
"We haven't seen many of our customers yet," said Dale Halm of Hayes Specialties Corp. in Michigan.
Halm said he had better luck when the show was held in Orlando last year -- and the three years prior to that -- at the Orange County Convention Center.
"We'd rather see the show back in Orlando," said Halm, who reported that last year he sold thousands of drinking glasses that light up from the bottom.
The show is scheduled to return to Orlando in 2007.
For some, money depends on making sure new ideas catch on. That's the case at the Precision Dynamics booth where officials of the California company are trying to convince theme park operators that wristbands equipped with radio frequency identification chips are the next big thing.
The chips allow customers to download money from a credit card onto the wristband, which can then be used like a debit card to make cashless purchases.
But the chips have a Big Brother quality as well. The wristbands can track the movements of individual guests and, in a new feature debuted this year, can download information from a drivers license.
The new feature, which costs $4,000 to $6,000, is being marketed as a way to help clubs and bars keep out underage drinkers. Once a license is swiped, a wristband is printed with the customer's name and whether the patron is old enough to drink.
Robin Barber, Precision Dynamics vice president, said the technology is the "wave of the future" and some bands are already being used at several U.S. parks.
Steve Baker of Orlando-based Baker Leisure Group said his firm is considering the use of a version of a radio frequency wristband in the Ron Jon Surf Park at Festival Bay planned for International Drive.
"Water parks are desperate for it," Baker said, noting the challenge of carrying cash or credit cards in a wet environment.
Some companies at the show, including industry giants such as Disney, shared advice and tips with smaller attractions. Others, though, didn't mind taking a jab at the competition.
Take Dippin' Dots and Mini Melts. Both are makers of tiny ice cream beads that are sold as a cool alternative to the creamy, fast-melting stuff.
Mini Melts was handing out fliers with its samples that touted its brand as the winner in a patent dispute with Dippin' Dots.
Both booths had equally long lines at their sample tables.
Source : Orlando Sentinel
C'est en 1963 que Pierre Richard inaugure 'La Mer de sable'. Un parc qui met à profit la spécificité géologique de la forêt d'Ermenonville à travers le thème du Far West. La fascination pour les indiens et les cow-boys étant partagée par toutes les générations, le parc a su rapidement conquérir et fidéliser une clientèle très large. De nouvelles animations sont régulièrement proposées pour 'l'aventure en famille' des quelques 450.000 visiteurs annuels: La Rivière Sauvage, la Jungle des Chikapas, Cheyenne River, le Train du Colorado... L'une d'entre elles, le Temple du mystère, a même été récemment conçue par Gérard Majax.
Non loin de là, en 1989, un petit blondinet à moustache va s'installer avec tout son village. 200 salariés permanents et 900 saisonniers, le 'Parc Astérix' est devenu une des plus importantes entreprises de l'Oise. Accueillant un public très nombreux, deux millions de visiteurs pour le 10ème anniversaire en 1999, le parc se fait fort de renouveler ses attractions. Parmi les dernières nouveautés: Le Transdémonium, une ténébreuse aventure dans un château médiéval, ou la 'Trace du Hourra', piste de bobsleigh filant au coeur de la préhistoire. On retrouvera bien sûr, à travers les animations de rue et des attractions telles que Le Camp de Petitbonum ou La Forêt des Druides, tout ce qui constitue l'univers des aventures d'Astérix le Gaulois. Soucieux de capter l'attention d'une clientèle plus éloignée, le parc a récemment ouvert un hôtel de 100 chambres sur le site.
Du côté de Beauvais, un autre parc voit le jour en 1983. Autrefois parc forain permanent recevant une clientèle locale, le 'Parc Saint Paul' devient parc de loisirs avec une gamme attractions extrêmement variée. Cirque, marionnettes, grand toboggan, château hanté pour les plus jeunes. Karting, Dino Splach, Bateaux tamponneurs pour les plus grands... Le parc Saint Paul est un succès, et augmente significativement le nombre de ses visiteurs: Ils sont désormais plus de 300.000 chaque année.
Pour satisfaire toute la famille, entre amis, voire même en groupe d'entreprise, la journée dans un parc d'attractions est une option qui ne manque pas de choix en Picardie !
Source : Picardieweb
With its bombs, bullets and kidnappings, it is an unlikely tourist destination. But this has not stopped officials in Iraq from unveiling plans to transform the war-torn country into a tourist haven. Plans to attract a new generation of visitors would see the conversion of Saddam Hussein's Tikrit palace complex into a theme park.
US commanders last week began moving out of the complex, which contains 19 palaces and 136 other buildings and sits on the River Tigris. It was built in 1991 following the first Gulf War and is filled with marble staircases, carved wooden doors and arabesque ceilings.
Hamed Humed Shikti, the provincial governor, plans to turn the complex into a park for tourists after he officially takes over following the departure of the US military. "First we shall open the gates to allow people to see the palaces, which have always been off-limits to the public."
Iraq has antiquities, a coastline that gets a lot of sun, and 102 airports, but any prospect of tourism has been stunted by decades of wars. However, the recently agreed constitution has fuelled hopes for a fresh start.
Other proposals include the construction of a "seven-and-a-half star" hotel in the Green Zone in Baghdad. Land for the venture has reportedly been donated by the Iraqi government, while a local businessman is providing financial backing.
Source : The Telegraph
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