Dubai seems to be a hot topic for theme parks these days. Many parks are being planned to open sometime between 2011-2016. Al Ahli Group has teamed up with Marvel to create the ultimate theme park. Everything will be about superheros, including Iron Man and Spiderman. The one billion dollar theme park is set to open in 2012 hosting 4 world class roller coasters. Dubai has a really high debt, which questions if this park will ever come out to live. Many theme parks have construction on hold, along with many park projects being canceled.
What are your thoughts of this “super-park?” Leave a comment below along with your Park Thoughts.
After lots of effort, today marked the closing and final day of the transfer from Busch Entertainment formerly run by InBev, to the new owners, Blackstone. The company also debuted a new name and official logo. What you are looking at above is the logo for the new theme park chain, Sea World Parks & Entertainment, a fitting umbrella name for the companies numerous park destinations. While the name is changing, according to this post on the company’s blog, the way they run the parks will not. The 26 million visitors of the theme parks will notice little change besides the loss of the Busch related items.
For those wondering about the Busch Gardens franchise and if the name will remain the same, according to an article by the Orlando Sentinel, the Blackstone group has reached an agreement with InBev, the new owners of Aschnuer Busch and have been allowed to retain the Busch Gardens name for both parks in Tampa, Florida and Williamsburg, Virginia. Leave a comment and park thought below!
Picture by metrock of ThemeParkReview.com
Six Flags Magic Mountain recently announced that they will indeed be creating yet another roller coaster in 2010 following their success of Terminator. The new attractions is described as family-oriented which is great for the park that is known for it’s thrills. Luckily, this new offering is sure to offer some more fun for the family to enjoy at their visit to Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Valencia’s signature park is open all around the year due to its very Californian climate so of course it is not easy for the park to keep construction quiet. A member by the name of metrock at Theme Park Review recently took a whirl wind tour around the park and discovered some construction walls over at the base of the mountain near Ninja and Deja Vu, across the midway from Terminator: Salvation the Ride. While land is still in the very early stages and all that has happened so far is land clearing, it does appear to be an awfully small plot of land but looks can be deceiving.
None the less, it surly does appear that htis new coaster will be an excellent addition for Six Flags Magic Mountain. Leave a comment and Park Thought below.
