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SEPTEMBER
4-5 Front Gate
Setting the agenda for the month ahead
6 Park Hoppin’
Paul Ruben goes to Canada
7 Park Law
P22
Getting the parts you bargained for
6-20 Park News
Your monthly round-up
22-24 Show Reviews
IAAPA Asian Attractions Expo/
Asia Tourism & Attractions Summit
26-27 Show Previews
Euro Attractions Show/TiLEZone Poland/LIW
28 Legoland Discovery Centre “
With Asia, and China in particular, being one
of the few growth areas in the world right
now, maybe quality of visitor really was more
Merlin’s latest attraction format
important than quantity on this occasion
”
Owen Ralph reviews IAAPA Asian Attractions Expo
30-31 Atlantis The Palm
in Macau, P22
Resort preview
P32
32-33 Magic Castle at Happy Valley
Park profile
35-36 Steel Hawg at Indiana Beach
Ride profile
38-39 Fahrenheit at Hersheypark
Ride profile
40-41 Riesenradplatz at Vienna Prater
Park profile
“
This is an exciting time for Kerzner
International. We have developed an
experience that is truly different to the
42 Ride Guide
existing pleasures of Dubai
Products and services for park and attractions
Sol Kerzner discusses Atlantis The Palm, the largest
”
water-themed resort in the Middle East, P30
45 Show Guide
Exhibitions and networking for amusement professionals
P42
46 Web Guide
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Online resources for the amusement industry
SEPTEMBER
2008
This month’s cover shot: This fun, imaginatively-themed interactive boat ride by
ABC Engineering was new this season at Oltremare in Italy. The Swiss-built
attraction is the first major ride for the educational facility near Riccione.
www.abc-engineering.ch
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Atlantis The
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Legoland
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