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Details Emerge on Proposed Paramount Theme Park Design in Osaka, Japan
Paramount Pictures first full-scale theme park design could open in Suita by 2012, according to Kenji Maeda, president of Sun Capital Management Corporation. Sun Capital hopes to purchase the 20-hectare (49-acre) site of the closed Expoland theme park plus an an additional 20 hectares. The park, which is expected to cost approximately ¥125 billion (US$1.3 billion), is projected to attract about 8 million visitors annually.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20090730p2a00m0na006000c.html

Big Bad Wolf Roller Coaster, Theme Park Designer explains
Theme Park designer and Vice President of engineering Larry Giles said that although Big Bad Wolf remains a secure attraction, the suspended roller coaster has reached to the end of its service life. Management has not announced any ...
http://www.makli.com/big-bad-wolf-roller-coaster/

Theme Parks Design Workshop Reveals Imagineering Secrets
Have you ever gone to a theme park and wondered How did they do that Now you can find out in Theme Parks Design Workshop This online class explores everything ...
http://everyone.feagf.cn/one/410140

New Zealand Theme Park Designers 'Shweeb' Attracts Attention
Riders use pedal-power to move clear capsules along a monorail at Agroventures Adventure Park in Rotorus, New Zealand. Guests pay approximately $30 for the theme park designers unique Shweeb” experience.
http://www.ohgizmo.com/2009/07/21/the-shweeb-a-pedal-powered-monorail/

Questions about Theme Park Designing - Ask.com
Theme Park Designing · Theme Park Designer · Create a Theme Park · Theme Park Ride Design · Theme Park Maps · American Adventures Theme Park ...
http://www.ask.com/questions-about/Theme-Park-Design

Theme Park Design Concept Floated in Isle of Man
Isle of Man's parliament supported a motion calling for the tourism department to investigate the possibility of establishing a theme park design concept based on “Thomas the Tank Engine” books. Tourism officials plan to initiate talks with private companies about the potential project.
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Isle-of-Man-theme-park.5478093.jp

Virginia's Busch Gardens Williamsburg Announces Theme Park design Details
The holiday attraction theme park design will feature musical shows, a themed maze, a live penguin display, shops, and 11 rides. It is the first time the 24-year-old park has opened in the winter. “Christmas Town” will be open from November 27 through December 27.
http://www.dailypress.com/news/williamsburg/dp-local_christmastown_0708jul08,0,4756947.story

Werk creates Ice Age theme park ride design
United Kingdom - The attraction takes visitors on a discovery trail through a chilled ice cave and into a humid jungle world, aiming to give guests the impression that they are on a film set. The new theme park ride design
http://watchdogblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/07/they-wont-talk-six-flags-over.html

Designing Disney by John Hench; Theme Park Design
I took a few minutes to read all the reviews of this book first, and I must agree with the previous reviewers. They were all spot on about this book. My company is in the theme park design business so we naturally gravitate towards any Disney related books that we can learn from.
http://disney-books-music-dvd.blogspot.com/2009/07/disney-princess-tea-party-anita.html

Theme park design: King Kong in LA, Harry Potter in Florida
MANILA, Philippines – As every thrill-seeking Filipino knows, an initial trip to either Los Angeles or Orlando is never complete without spending a day at Universal Studios.
Come 2010, tourists of all ages will have more reasons to visit both theme parks as they unveil their theme park design inspired by two of the most popular characters to capture the world’s imagination.
http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20090614-210392/King-Kong-in-LA-Harry-Potter-in-Florida

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Dark Ride Announced for SciFanta Themes Park Design
The ride will feature a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ” theme in celebration of the cartoons 25 th anniversary. The attraction, which is a collaboration between 4Kids Entertainment and Mirage Studios, will be featured in the new SciFanta indoor themes park design is now scheduled to open in April 2011.
http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/21119

Targeted theme park designing maximizes business: tourism bureau
Taipei, April 23 ( CNA) Skilled theme park designing increases Business at Taiwan in the first quarter of this year compared to Q1 last year, the Tourism Bureau said Thursday, attributing the growth to the government's shopping voucher program and other promotion efforts.
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=928517&lang=eng_news&cate_img=35.jpg&cate_rss=news_Business

Theme Park Design Discussed: Universal's 'Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit' Coaster
Louis Alfieri created the theme park design of the new roller coaster, he said it will have a “ people mover-like loading area ” where trains are launched every 23 seconds. “ Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, ” which opens this summer, will feature an illuminated track, customizable music soundtracks, and X-Cars manufactured by Maurer Stone, which navigate a non-inverting loop. A You-Tube video shows footage taken during a test ride.
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2009/05/universal-studios-rip-ride-rockit-designer-roller-coaster.html

Animation Aficionado Uses Dynamic Designer for Theme Parks Design Thrills
In 1995, Greg Cook hung his shingle as an engineering consultant for theme parks design and the entertainment industry. Since then, he has worked on many exciting projects ranging from vehicles, to aircraft, to animated props, and show action equipment for a myriad of well known organizations.
http://www.cadinfo.net/editorial/theme.htm

Universal Studios seeks global talent for Singapore theme parks design
SINGAPORE , April 23, 2009 ( AFP ) - US entertainment giant Universal Studios on Thursday announced a global recruitment drive for aspiring actors, singers and other performers for shows at its upcoming theme parks design in Singapore . Company executives will embark on an 11-city audition tour next week to recruit almost 200 people, including celebrity lookalikes - such as Marilyn Monroe impersonators - for various shows.
http://business.asiaone.com/Business/News/Story/A1Story20090423-137106.html

An Urban Planner looks at themes park design from John Hench
John Hench, who spent more than 60 years working for the Walt Disney Company, stated that the goal of themes park design is different. He said that the job of designing theme parks is to eliminate visual contradictions. ...
http://blog.touringplans.com/2009/05/23/an-urban-planner-looks-at-the-magic-kingdom-part-1/

Fearrari Theme Park Design
The Ferrari investment brings with it the potential for increased tourism in Abu Dhabi as the Ferrari theme park design nears completion in Yas Island. More recently, Mubadala's $8 billion R&D partnership with General Electric provides access to commercial finance, healthcare, and clean energy technology, as well as aircraft maintenance expertise and other beneficial exchanges essential for the UAE's socioeconomic development. Will partnerships with the likes of GE and Ferrari yield a theme park design unique and modern?
http://www.ameinfo.com/198165.html

Iskandar Malaysia's Theme park planning doing just fine
There is also a water theme park, hotel and commercial development, ... We had to come up with the master plan. Then we had to put the policy package into effect. The level of theme park planning for this size development is……
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/National/2558571/Article/index_html

Nakheel paying theme park designers
In February this year, it indefinitely delayed the start of construction of the Worlds of Discovery theme park project. The development, which will include ...
http://www.kippreport.com/kipp/2009/04/23/is-nakheel-not-paying/

Highlight the success of Walt Disney’s Theme Park Design
Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created a number of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey ...
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/95419_highlight-the-success-of-walt-disney

Maker Faire feature Theme Park Designers
In an Education Day exclusive, Imagineers from Disney's Blue Sky Studio Group will reveal the secrets of their amusement park design process and show students how they can invent the next Matterhorn or Space Mountain. Additional Makers taking part in the day include Chris James from the Star Wars-inspired R2-D2 Astromech Droids builders club; Mark Perez and his life-size game of "Mousetrap"; Kristin Henry and her GalaxyGoo; compressed air rockets, glassblowing, the Electric Giraffe, and many more.
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Maker-Faire-994871.html

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4-D Dark Ride Coming to South Korea Theme Park
New York (May 27, 2009) -- 4Kids Entertainment (NYSE: KDE), the diversified children's entertainment and media organization, and Mirage Studios, licensor of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, have approved the themes park design and construction of the first-ever theme park ride for the popular property, which is "Shell-ebrating" its 25th anniversary this year. Marage Studios Themes park design….
http://www.awn.com/interstitial/interstitial.php?referer=http%3A//news.awn.com/index.php%3Fltype%3Dtop%26newsitem_no%3D27855

Ocean Park Hong Kong unveils two new theme park design
Hong Kong has always served as a quick international destination for Filipinos. Reports even state that in 2008, it has embraced more than 568,000 Filipinos, either for work or pleasure. And 20 percent of them visited Ocean Park Hong Kong. Those people will probably make that journey again as the park launches two new attractions, as a part of a new theme a park design effort, this year that are sure to spice up even the most jaded of cynics: the Amazing Asian Animals Park and the Ocean Express, both of which are firsts on their own.
http://mb.com.ph/articles/203622/ocean-park-hong-kong-unveils-two-new-attractions

Saved themes park design reopens
A popular Lancashire theme parks design reopens its gates again on Saturday - less than two months after looking doomed.
Camelot at Charnock Richard near Chorley launches its summer season several weeks later than scheduled after a last-minute buy-out secured its immediate future.
Carlise-based firm The Story Group bought the 140-acre attraction and leased it to newly-formed Knights Leisure after previous owners Prime Resorts had called in the receivers.
http://www.lep.co.uk/entertainmentnews/Saved-theme-park-reopens.5283652.jp

Theme Parks Design Fundamentals, Part II
A pioneer in the theme park industry and co-founder of Apogee Attractions, Norm Doerges previously shared with us his insights on the concept of theme parks Design Programming as it is used and understood today in the themed entertainment industry. An accurate and viable Design Program is critical to the success of any themed visitor attraction, and almost all of the elements in this design equation hinge on one particular number: attendance. Attendance determines sizing for your project: ride capacity, service levels, parking lot size, refreshment and rest room numbers. Norm discusses how best to determine this important number.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Theme-Park-Design-Fundamentals,-Part-II&id=2308092

2719 HYPERION: Theme Park Designers and The Art of Claude Coats
By FoxxFur
Although the book was not as hardcore authoritative as I would've liked, it is a good start for those perhaps just starting to dip their toes into the sticky world of theme park designers, and thankfully is not another Picture Book.
http://www.2719hyperion.com/2009/05/art-of-claude-coats.html

Sea World's theme park designer fulfills lifelong ambition
His father is a chemist, his mother a nuclear scientist in Oak Ridge, Tenn. But Brian Morrow wanted to become a theme park designer. At 35, he's now director of design and engineering at SeaWorld Adventure Parks in Orlando, where he oversaw a team of two dozen that turned 4.5 acres into Manta, SeaWorld's new $50 million coaster tribute to rays, which doubles as the peaceful home to 3,000 creatures and 100 species of marine life.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/article999098.ece

Sea World's Roller coaster fulfills ambition for theme park designing
But Brian Morrow wanted to build theme park attractions. Armed with an engineering degree from Auburn , he worked for Six Flags over Georgia and Texas wanting to work towards a career in theme park designing. ...
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/article999098.ece

A Theme Parks Design for all the world in capital
ABU DHABI - Work could start soon on a permanent theme parks design based on cultures from all over the world. If it goes ahead, the Six Continents Festival Abu Dhabi will feature pavilions in the shape of each continent, and a fairground. A scale model of the proposed project is on display at Abu Dhabi Municipality stand at Cityscape but the concept is awaiting final approval, according to Abdulla al Shamsi, acting executive director at the municipal infrastructure and assets sector. “It will be like a global theme park design,” he said. “The idea will be to introduce a taste of each part of the world.”
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090420/NATIONAL/704199848/-1/OPINION

Disney's Hollywood Studios Themes Park Design Turns 20
The themes park design was originally planned as a pavilion for Future World in Epcot, but it evolved into an entire themes park at Walt Disney World. A number of park “secrets” are revealed, including the theme park architects use of forced perspective, which creates the illusion that buildings are larger than their actual size.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-trav-disney-0426apr26,0,457599.story

All the theme park designer thrills for half the price
United Kingdom - The Cleethorpes attraction, in Kings Road, features a host of child-friendly rides, as well as an array of white knuckle thrills planned by their theme park designer. There are dozens of activities with no height restrictions throughout the park.
http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/news/theme-park-thrills-half-price/article-966471-detail/article.html

Alton Towers Amusment Park designer Plans Multimillion-Pound Expansion in Staffordshire, England
Parent company Merlin Entertainments Group amusement park designer will outline a 10-year expansion proposal within two months. It is expected to include new rides, infrastructure, and heritage features, as well as a third hotel. Alton Towers attracted approximately 2.5 million visitors last year.
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Alton-Towers-plans-hotel-expansion-bid/article-964569-detail/article.html

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Busch Gardens Africa, awards for theme park design
Jungala won international theme park design awards, but the state-of-the-art tiger and orangutan habitat didn't turn the ...
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/article993134.ece

Dubailand and Royal Caribbean International marketing promotes varied theme parks design
The agreement’s goal is to promote the development, growth and commercial success of the two brands through joint marketing and promotional activities in key global source markets.
Royal Caribbean will feature Dubailand’s key theme parks design in their shore excursion programs, while Dubailand will actively promote Royal Caribbean’s Dubai cruises through their global agency network.
http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Hotel_and_Tourism/10310204.html

Top 10 new U.S. themes park design, rides and attractions for 2009
Despite the dire economic climate, 2009 is shaping up as a good year for amusement and theme park visitors in the United States. Here are the theme park design, rides and attractions I’m most looking forward to this summer:
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/2009-top-10-rides-4461/

DEAL show attracts Theme Park designers and thousands more
Dubai - Visitors and theme park designers at Zabeel Hall at Dubai World Trade Centre got an adrenaline rush trying out the amusement rides lined up as part of the Dubai Entertainment, Amusement & Leisure (DEAL) show. The 15th edition of the show, which was held from April 26-28, attracted more people on the first two days, but the last day was a tad disappointing with few turning up.
http://www.xpress4me.com/life/reviews/events/20013229.html

Hong Kong Nears Deal With Theme Park designer Disney To Expand Disneyland Park
Hong Kong is nearing a deal with Walt Disney Co. ( DIS : News ) to expand the city's Disneyland park in an agreement that will allow the government to keep a controlling stake in the venture, media sources reported Saturday.
http://www.rttnews.com/Content/BreakingNews.aspx?Node=B1&Id=933451%20&Category=Breaking%20News

Macau : A mix of Cantonese culture and Portuguese heritage, all used in theme parks design
It's a rough ride on the flimsy jetfoil which runs between Hong Kong to the tiny peninsula of Macau . And I wonder whether I'm still feeling the effects of the crossing when I clap eyes on a 40-metre high plastic volcano complete with pyrotechnic eruptions. It's flanked by an ersatz Venice Duomo, a concrete Colosseum and a replica Portuguese plaza. This is Fisherman's Wharf, the theme park design which opened in 2005 to welcome new arrivals from the ferry terminal. It was seen as a way for the Chinese to put their stamp on Macau – the first European colony in China to be founded. In 1999 it was the last to be given up when it was wrested away from Portuguese administration after 450 years of foreign rule. However, Fisherman's Wharf in Macau is no match for its namesake in San Francisco . The venture isn't an aesthetic success: visitors now …
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/macau-a-mix-of-cantonese-culture-and-portuguese-heritage-all-played-out-against-a-las-vegas-backdrop-1677542.html

Disney "driving a hard bargain" with Hong Kong on theme park design
Hong Kong's top financial official will meet Walt Disney Co. management in Los Angeles later this week to discuss the stalled theme park design expansion of the struggling Hong Kong theme park. Disney and the Hong Kong government have been embroiled in protracted discussions over financing for a second phase of the world's smallest Disneyland which could cost a reported HK$3 billion ($387 million).
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE53T23X20090430

Proposed Decades Themes Park Design Likely to Move from Eloy, Arizona
Developer Greg Sherman said the park will probably have to find a location closer to the metropolitan Phoenix area in order to secure investors. The themes park design was initially planned for a 240-acre (97-hectare) site in Eloy.
http://www.zwire.com

You can still "Get Off My Cloud" at SC theme park design
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Hard Rock Park is gone but visitors to the new Freestyle Music Park opening in its place can still "Get Off My Cloud" and "Fly Like an Eagle." Those are two new rides for children unveiled Wednesday as Freestyle Music Park makes itself more family friendly with a new themed park design area with 11 attractions for the younger set called Kids in America.
http://www.dailymail.com/ap/ApTopStories

$22 Million Adventure Theme Parks Design Planned in West Lothian, Scotland
VW Leisure plans to build a £15 million (US$22 million), eco-friendly adventure theme park design in a former quarry. The 72-acre (29-hectare) project will include an adventure playground, an artificial lake, a restaurant, and log cabins. If approved, the theme parks design is expected to open in 2011.
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/15m-adventure-attraction-planned-.5175655.jp

Magic Kingdom is busiest due to theme parks design
But the parent company of SeaWorld immediately condemned the estimates, which were prepared by Los Angeles-based Economics Research Associates and the Themed Entertainment Association. "They are wrong across the board," said Fred Jacobs, a spokesman for Busch Entertainment Corp., whose theme parks design include SeaWorld, Discovery Cove, Aquatica and seven others across the country.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orlbizattendance17041709apr17,0,2646872.story

Six Continents Festival Theme Park Design Announced in Abu Dhabi
Potential sites are being explored for the 200,000-square-meter (49-acre) permanent theme park design, which will include pavilions reflecting the culture and heritage of six continents, as well as a fairground. Guests will be transported around the park on a monorail and in boats running on canals, which connect the pavilions. Festivals will be held at the venue every two weeks.
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090420/NATIONAL/704199848/-1/OPINION

New themes park design to open in Denmark this month
Denmark - The national tourist board of Denmark has announced that Legoland Billund Resort, the country's largest amusement park has been designed and built, and will open on April 24th. Located in west Denmark, the new attraction is the result of a combined project involving Legoland and Lalandia, two of the country's biggest and most popular family parks. Elements of both attractions architecture have been incorporated into the new resort, including Legoland's safari areas and its Miniland zone, where famous architectural landmarks are recreated using millions of Lego bricks.
http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/news/19121970-new-theme-park-to-open-in-denmark-this-month.html

Ferrari Theme Park Design
Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the small-but-wealthy UAE will be the new home to a brand-new Ferrari Theme park design.
Ferrari together with developer ALDAR Properties recently announced an exclusive agreement to develop an innovative and exciting Ferrari theme park design in Abu Dhabi, which will be built and constructed around the legendary Italian auto company, featuring an interesting mixture of attractions, from family rides to race tracks and virtual simulations as well as hotels, retail centres and even residential areas for people who wish truly live Ferrari.
http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/news_reports/ferrari-theme-park.htm

Valley high school students design theme park rides in regional JETS competition
Carlisle, IN - Wabash Valley high school students got to live out their dreams of designing theme park rides and attractions while making the real-world connection between math and science to engineering through the Junior Engineering and Technical Society’s TEAMS academic competition.
http://www.tribstar.com/schools/local_story_070003354.html

Literary Theme Park Design Idea Floated in China
A theme park based on the “Journey to the West ” novel and other Chinese folk legends has been suggested by the vice chairman of the Shanghai Writers ’ Association. He said the park should be built in a major city and then copied in smaller towns.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/11/content_10989425.htm

Falconcity of Wonders receives Newsweek Award of Excellence 2009
Theme Park designed by Apogee Attractions
Falconcity of Wonders (FCW) was a recipient of the Newsweek Award of Excellence 2009 for its pioneering mega project within Dubailand featuring structures based on famous sites and the architectural marvels of the world. In addition, there will be a theme park designed that will cover an area of more than four million square feet. It will be built as the most ambitious tourist destination created to appeal to the widest audience of tourists, covering all age groups, and nationalities.
http://www.ameinfo.com/191999.html

Noor International Holding launches its first project "Noor El-Hussein" including a theme park in Karbala
The project is also uniquely characterized by its different elements, as it is composed of twelve touristic hotels with hotel rooms and commercial units in addition to the tourist services that include restaurants, entertainment centers, as well as a huge integrated theme park and commercial centers, a Babylonian theater an oratory, tourist transport services, internet and international calls services and visitors services, let alone the medical centers and car parking lots that the project provides, with all round 24hours security services ensured. The company will design and build the theme park.
http://www.aim168realestate.com/real-estate-news/iraq/18067/noor-international-holding-lau.html

Theme Parks are designed to move you
You know that feeling at a theme park when you round a corner and stand face-to-face with a roller coaster whose thrilling spirals propel you forward? Or when a smiling cartoon character causes the children around you to stop and squeal with delight?
Sure you do, and so do the theme parks designers. Every aspect of a theme park is carefully planned to shape a visitor's behavior and experience.
A theme park can in fact be considered a "total landscape design," argues Dr. Miodrag Mitrasinovic in his book, "Total Landscape, Theme Parks, Public Space," forthcoming from Ashgate Publishing. Environmental conditions are controlled to a level that human behavior follows expected and strictly designed paths. The thrills, the giggles and the pauses in the street are nearly scripted. http://www.utexas.edu/features/2005/parks/index.html

Valley high school students design theme park rides in regional JETS competition
Wabash Valley high school students got to live out their dreams of designing theme park rides and attractions while making the real-world connection between math and science to engineering through the Junior Engineering and Technical Society's TEAMS academic competition. Nineteen teams consisting of no more than eight students each from 11 Indiana and Illinois high schools discovered the engineering involved in designing, building and running America's theme parks http://www.tribstar.com/schools/local_story_070003354.html

Feature Story: The Ride of Your Life: Theme parks are seamlessly ... Jun 20, 2005 ... Dr. Miodrag Mitrasinovic studies how theme park design and development shape a visitor's behavior and experience. .
http://www.utexas.edu/features/2005/parks/index.html

Resorts World at Sentosa welcomes visitors to a whole new world of theme parks
PREPARE to be amazed by Resorts World at Sentosa, Asia's definitive holiday destination and home to the world's leading attraction names. It will boast the first and only Universal Studios theme park design in Southeast Asia featuring 24 movie-themed rides and attractions, with 18 of them exclusively designed for Singapore.
http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=29698

Valley Leisure Park
The Valley Leisure Park of Bolton provides for the perfect day out for the whole family, with an excellent choice of superb dining and leisure facilities, including a multiplex cinema showing the latest blockbusters as well as independent releases and a fitness club with state-of-the-art equipment and professional, friendly staff.
http://www.valleyleisureparkbolton.co.uk/

100m winter leisure park planned for Dublin
DAVID LABANYI
A building development company is planning to build an indoor ski resort and extreme sports centre in
Tyrellstown, County Dublin, which it claims could lead to the creation of up to 700 jobs. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1218/breaking58.htm

Disney's 10 rules of theme-park design
In this Disney podcast, Chief Imagineer Marty Sklar enumerates Mickey's 10 Commandments of Theme Park Design.
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/21/disneys-10-rules-of.html

Theme park Design
Universal Studios Theme Park And Sesame Sign To Design and Develop First Sesame Street Themed Attractions In Middle East
Dubai , UAE - February 23, 2009:
Universal Studios Dubailand^TM, a member of Tatweer Dubai, today announced it signed a strategic agreement with Sesame Workshop, creators and producers of the award-winning global children's television series Sesame Street^TM, to develop and build three unique Sesame Street-themed entertainment venues for the first Universal Studios® theme park in the Middle East.
http://www.middleeastevents.com/site/pres_dtls.asp?pid=5444

It's an updated design for Small World at Disneyland theme park
As Walt Disney Co. set out to renovate the classic Disneyland ride, It's a Small World, the company's Imagineers had one thing in mind: Don't mess it up.
Despite being one of the Southern California theme park's oldest attractions, the ride is among the most popular - drawing about 6.7 million riders a year.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2008737281_trsmallworld15.html

Hagrid's Hut at Harry Potter Theme Park designed to be "Unoccupied Prop Structure"As we have been reporting, construction is continuing on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Today, the Orlando Sentinel has a short update on the progress, confirming Hagrid's Hut is currently being built, with the paper citing building permits as the source. The article states: The setting, according to the permits, is beingbuilt for Universal by the Nassal Co. of Orlando, which specializes in themed construction projects.
http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/2/16/hagrids-hut-at-harry-potter-theme-park-to-be-unoccupied-prop-structure

Spielberg Won't Contribute To Disney Theme Parks Design
Just because DreamWorks has inked a distribution deal with Disney, doesn't mean that Steven Spielberg will have any input or contribution to the Disney . Steven Spielberg has had a longstanding consulting deal with Universal theme parks...
http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/02/10/why-steven-spielberg-wont-contribute-to-disney-theme-parks/

Busch, Nakheel delay Dubai theme park development plansON HOLD: The Sea World project is one of four suspended by Nakheel and Busch Entertainment Corp for a year. Nakheel's plans to develop and build four theme parks, including a SeaWorld centre, on one of its palm-shaped islands have been delayed by 12 months, the Dubai-owned developer said on Thursday.
Nakheel and Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC), the US-based firm it is partnering with in the Worlds of Discovery Dubai project on Palm Jebel Ali, will announce a new completion target date in due time, the developer said in an emailed statement.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/545846?tmpl=print&page=

Atlantis theme park design
Atlantis (theme park design) See More Galleries: martiniere. Loading comments . ...
http://io9.com/photogallery/Martiniere/1001318230

Gulfnews: Dubailand finalises design for superheroes theme park
May 14, 2008 ... "The work on the Marvel Superheroes theme park is on fast track. The finalisation of the design and master plan marks a significant ...
http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/cityscape08/more_stories/10213045.html

Theme Park Web Site Design Agency London (UK) : Tumble in the ...
Graphic Appeal is a London based Graphic Design agency fusing Website design, Logo Design and animation with creative strategic marketing.
http://www.graphicappeal.com/web_creative_theme_park_website_design_agency_london_uk.asp

How to Design a Theme Park | Answerbag.com
Pay attention to the people attending the and figure out how their needs and desires are served by the theme park's design
http://www.answerbag.com/articles/How-to-Design-a-Theme-Park/d1b77ae0-186b-681c-bfc9-4df79c935cb3

Theme Park to Give Tips on Design of Space Station
Theme Park to Give Tips on Design of Space Station. Civil Engineering-ASCE, Vol. 57, No. 1, January 1987, pg. 14. Purchase Information Permissions for Reuse ...
http://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?8702318

Theme parks lure film designers
It started in the 1950s when Walt Disney handpicked his favorite staff artists to work on his theme parks. Film folks like John DeCuir, Henry Bumstead and Randall Duell became pioneers of themed attractions. Today, the two major theme-park design
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999514.html?categoryid=18&cs=1

Transformation Design in progress Spielberg Consultant
TRANSFORMERS will be making its debut as the theme park mega-attraction at Universal Studios Singapore come 2011, fusing 3D-HD media, mega special effects and stunning robotics with a ride system designed to forever transform our perceptions of a theme park experience. This first-of-its-kind attraction is scheduled to make its debut in Singapore even before it appears in Universal Studios Hollywood in the US.
http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=29699

Amusement park plans unveiled
The public review process for a massive $2.5 billion revitalization plan of New York City's famed Coney Island began Tuesday. The plan calls for the rezoning of a 19-block area to create a 27-acre indoor and outdoor amusement park and entertainment district that will transform the storied summertime attraction, which has shrunk and deteriorated over the years, into a bustling year round destination. In addition to greatly expanding the amusement park, the plan...
http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=10964

Disney reportedly planning expansion for Hong Kong theme park
Last update: 10:38 p.m. EST Dec. 22, 2008
(Dis 20.68, -0.57, -2.7%) is planning a HK$3.5 billion (US$449 million) expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland by adding three themed areas, the Standard reported Tuesday, citing Andrew Kam, managing director of the local theme park. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/disney-reportedly-planning-expansion-hong/story.aspx?guid={B3FFCB41-BC5F-451C-98DA-E95BE94BE263}

Reality to Fantasy: The Evolution of Theme Park Design
2002-01-13
Have you ever wondered how the attractions were created in a theme park, or imagined how you would design a theme park yourself. The Design Museums exhibition, Reality to Fantasy: The Evolution of Theme Park Design
http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2002/01/14/29547.html

How to get into the theme park design business2007-10-05 By Robert Niles: I gotta agree with Arthur Levine at About.com -- one of the more frequently asked questions I've gotten over the years I've run TPI has been 'how do I get into the theme park design business?' http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/200710/492/

How to Design a Theme Park
A theme park is a story land, a place to escape that shuts out the world. When you design a theme park, you must make it appealing to wide audience but still give it a personality. Location, convenience and financial feasibility all play a role in a successful theme park. Here's what you need to do.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2079645_design-theme-park.html

Bibliography: Books: Architecture and Design Theme Parks
This bibliography covers books which may be useful in researching theme parks, amusement parks, and related subjects. Some of these books are available from the publisher or your favorite bookstore, while others are out of print but may still possibly be obtained through a used book dealer or from your library (in stock or through interlibrary loan).
http://www.themeparkcity.com/itps/bibk_arch.htm
Reality to Fantasy: the Evolution of Theme Park Design
'theme park attractions begin with a mythology, or established story, and are designed around that theme, with enhancements
that involve theatrical design; graphics; interior and architectural design; mechanical engineering; even marketing and advertising. The varied disciplines all need to mesh for a successful attraction, so designers must work on many levels and parameters-striving to retain as much of the original concept as possible.'
http://design.ucdavis.edu

Lavasa to develop Asia's first space-themed park
30th January 2009
By Adrian Lennox
Indian township development firm Lavasa Corporation plans to develop Asia's first-ever space theme park and education centre by 2010.
Developed in collaboration with Dubai-based Space Investment Company, Space World will be built across 65-acres of land in the Sahyadri mountains of Pune at an estimated cost of INR4bn (approximately US$82.2m).
http://www.interpark.co.uk/news/1980/lavasa-to-develop-asias-first-space-themed-park/

Dubailand finalises design for superheroes theme park

Staff Report
Published: May 14, 2008, 00:41

Dubai: Dubailand, a member of Tatweer, yesterday announced the finalisation of the design and conceptual master plan for the world's first Marvel Superheroes theme park that will be developed with an investment of Dh3.3 billion.

http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Real_Estate_Property/10213045.html

From Childhood Fantasy to Real Live Career: Theme Park Design Jobs
Theme park designers create every one of the company's attractions around fantastical ideas that still offer comfort, fun, and functionality. With the right career training and experience, prospective designers and engineers can land one of these jobs that childhood fantasies are made of.
http://education.yahoo.net/degrees/articles/featured_theme_park_jobs.html

Wonderworld Theme Park Design

Overview:

This lesson introduces students to some of the world's natural and archaeological wonders. Students will design theme parks that showcase some of these wonders, with each wonder representing a different section of the park. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/g35/wonderworld.html

Falconcity of Wonders supports curtain raiser property show
The presence of Falconcity of Wonders (FCW) and other major developers at the 5th annual Abu Dhabi Real Estate and Investment Show or IREIS 2009 will give a big boost to the local industry. In addition, there will be a theme park that will cover an area of more than four million square feet.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/press_releases/detail/36379