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05/17 - More photos to come this Monday cause now it's time for us for some water fun! Congratulations for this great addition!
05/17 - Canadian manufacturer ProSlide designed the slides. Another successful project completed! http://t.co/LJgrc55H4W
05/17 - And what goes up...must come down ;-) Impressive slide to look at, success is guaranteed! http://t.co/w7QvnoXgPo
05/17 - The main new attraction of Costa Caribe is King Khajuna, Europe's tallest freefall water slide! http://t.co/E368ttrLO3
05/17 - Spanish synchronized swimming team offered us a great performance in one of the new pools http://t.co/0fTMhM6ypl
05/17 - Ribbon cut ceremony with PortAventura and Investindustrial executives http://t.co/YNfJiMVyYc
05/17 - PortAventura is well known for its quality shows! We were welcomed by dancers in front of the new area http://t.co/dLP4gefLAF
05/17 - A hundred journalists as well as many bloggers, fans and VIP's made the trip to Costa Caribe! http://t.co/sYes56BDNJ
05/17 - Just back from PortAventura's Costa Caribe waterpark expansion grand opening! Weather is just perfect! http://t.co/AnSRQhNLQI
05/17 - NewsParcs is attending today the grand opening of PortAventura's Costa Caribe waterpark expansion http://t.co/FUyQv26XAg
05/16 - On our way to PortAventura! Tomorrow is the grand opening of their waterpark expansion with Europe's tallest slide!
05/16 - I am really looking forward to riding it again! One of my favorite coaster ever, simple but efficient!
05/16 - Main suppliers involved in Psyké Underground are Gerstlauer Amusement Rides, Jora Vision and Jora Entertainment
05/16 - The ride will be the first Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop in the world to be fully covered. Mechanical launch is replaced by magnetic one
05/16 - Walibi Belgium Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop coaster new name is 'Psyké Underground' / €6 million investment / Opening in June
05/16 - In a few minutes Walibi Belgium will unveil the name of its classic Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop coaster to reopen soon after renovation
05/15 - This Friday, NewsParcs will attend PortAventura's waterpark expansion media day. Stay tuned for updates !
05/10 - Euro Attractions Show is Europe's largest conference and trade show for the attractions industry. September 18-20 in Paris
05/10 - Registration for the Euro Attractions Show 2013 in Paris is now open! http://t.co/EXGTOoo5Fs
05/08 - Universal Orlando unveils first details about Diagon Alley to open in 2014 http://t.co/u6fWI7oDS9
The Chief Executive Officer of Euro Disney S.C.A., Philippe Gas, made a couple of announcements recently in the French weekly news magazine L'Express.
After it has obtained an additional standby revolving credit facility of €150 million (about $192 million) from The Walt Disney Company in January, the operator of Disneyland Paris, whose resort celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2012, is currently looking at the future.
With a global investment capacity of €250 million (about $320 million), the company already stated that it plans a multi-year expansion of the Walt Disney Studios Park which includes a new attraction set to open in 2014. Philippe Gas explains that the ride will be a world first, have a French theme and will be based on a famous Disney movie, which is another step before the official announcement of the long awaited Ratatouille dark ride.
Philippe Gas also states that Disneyland Paris is currently considering the addition of an interactive attraction inspired by Toy Story Pixar/Disney movie, following the popular success of the Toy Story Playland area that opened in August 2010 in the Walt Disney Studios Park. Explaining that the ride will allow visitors to come back without having a feeling of repetition, he probably talks of Toy Story Mania, an interactive dark ride with shooting gallery's style games in 3-D.
Also announced in the article are the plans to introduce the awarded Star Tours 2 : The Adventures Continue replacing the current Star Tour ride that opened in 1992. In 2013, Disneyland Paris will be the only Disney theme park in the world to run the original version after Tokyo Disneyland decided to update its own ride that same year.
Considering the third theme park that will open before 2035 according to the agreement signed between the company and the French State in 2010, Philippe Gas adds that they will decide in 2020 if the concept is viable or not. If yes, this third theme park could be inaugurated in 2025.
Finally, Philippe Gas reminds that the new resort and water park (the biggest in Europe) Villages Nature is still scheduled to open in mid-2015. Famous Imagineer Joe Rohde, head design for Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, is currently working on the project that includes an artificial swimming lake heated by geothermal.
After the addition of the night show Disney Dreams!, Disneyland Paris will open in the coming months a new Meet & Greet location in Fantasyland (Meet Mickey) and a brand new retail store in Disney Village (World of Disney).
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