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PortAventura World will be closing again, until October 30, due to special measures for containing the spread of COVID-19 in Spain.
PortAventura Park and Ferrari Land with their rides, restaurants and shops, all resumed activities on July 8, opening 10:00 to 22:00 and 11:00 to 16:00 respectively.
Resort hotels Hotel PortAventura, Hotel Gold River, Hotel Mansión de Lucy and Hotel Colorado Creek had also re-opened, but the Caribe Aquatic Park remained closed.
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Futuroscope in France has announced more details of their ambitious €300m transformation over the next 10 years, including three major new attractions, two themed hotels and an indoor water park.
By the end of the investment project, Futuroscope hopes to attract over 2.5m visitors per year (650,000 more than the current attendance) and increase its turnover by 75%.
The expansion of the park should also lead to the creation of 750 extra jobs.
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Speaking at the blooloop V-Expo, Michael Mack, Chief Executive Officer of Europa-Park, revealed plans to add at least 2 new themed areas and 5 new attractions over the next few years, including a new roller coaster in 2023.
Mack also spoke about how they are increasingly developing their new rides and attractions in-house, and how they are using storytelling to link together multiple experiences across the resort and beyond.
The proposed new roller coaster in 2023 would be the first roller coaster to open at the park since the Ba-a-a-Express in 2016.
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From 16th November 2020 until 31st January 2021 visitors to Efteling will experience a winter wonderland atmosphere at this fairytale theme park in the south of Holland.
Winter Efteling will see the park transformed with festive garlands, crackling wood burning stoves and thousands of twinkling lights.
New this year is the Warme Winter Weide winter garden with stalls and live entertainment.
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Until 15 November 2020, experience Halloween at PortAventura Park and get ready for a celebration where mystery and excitement reign.
With the arrival of Halloween, the park has been transformed with pumpkins, ghosts, bats and cobwebs.
PortAventura World offers a complete experience of attractions, restaurants and accommodation designed for all ages.
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Hotel Charles Lindbergh, the new steampunk inspired hotel in the themed world of Rookburgh at Phantasialand, is now open.
The new hotel includes hotel rooms themed as aeronaut cabins, dinner and breakfast at Restaurant Uhrwerk and exclusive access to Bar 1919.
Rookburgh, the new themed world at Phantasialand - including the world’s first flying launch coaster, FLY - is still in soft opening.
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The final pieces of track for a new Intamin roller coaster at Walibi Belgium have been placed.
It is 50m high, 1.2km long and will reach a top speed of 110-115 km/h. It will be set in a new themed zone of 4.5 hectares, which is located next to Exotic World and is an extension to that area.
The new ride is set to open in 2021.
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The winners of the UK Theme Park Awards 2020 will be announced on September 20.
For the very first time, the public were invited to vote for their favourite theme parks in national awards recognising the best rides and attractions, shows and events, as well as the theme parks offering the best customer service, value and accessibility. The public votes have now been combined with those of Expert Judges to determine the winners in each category.
