Schon länger her, aber dennoch vielleicht nicht unwichtig, was das kommende Jahr angeht:
die französische Betreibergruppe (in Deutschland Fort Fun und Panorama Park) übernahm bereits im Juli den englischen Freizeitpark New Pleasurewood Hills.
Also ein weiterer Park, der vielleicht im nächsten Jahr unter neuen Besitzern in seine erste Saison steuern wird.
Es bewegt sich so einiges in Europa, was die Besitzverhältnisse betrifft.
New Pleasurewood Hills Park: 1st acquisition in Great Britain for Grévin & Cie

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Plailly, 5 July 2004 - Grévin & Cie today announced the acquisition of Pleasurewood Hills, East of London, on the coast of Norfolk near Great Yarmouth. This regional amusement park, created in 1983 and geared to families, welcomed 250 000 visitors last year, for a turnover of 4.5 million euros. Grévin & Cie plans to relaunch the Park.

This new acquisition strengthens Grévin & Cie's European leadership in regional amusement parks (300 000 to 400 000 visitors), with a total of six. Pleasurewood Hills is joining Bagatelle (France), Avonturenpark Hellendoorn (Netherlands), Fort Fun and Panorama-park (Germany) and Aquaparc (Switzerland).

«We are delighted to integrate Pleasurewood Hills into our Company, as its personality, charm and local roots correspond so well to our strategy», says Grévin & Cie Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Olivier de Bosredon. «With our family entertainment concept and our methods, we are creating strong dynamics in our regional parks. Regional parks are a key asset towards our goal of becoming a European leader in family entertainment».

Theme park planning consultant Nick Laister of RPS assisted Grévin & Cie in sourcing the transaction. At the request of the parties, the amount of the transaction was not dislosed.

About Grévin & Cie
Grévin & Cie brings the European touch in family entertainment to over 5 million visitors a year. It operates 13 facilities featuring unique personalities. Among them are France’s Parc Astérix and Grévin Wax Show, and the Dolfinarium of The Netherlands at Harderwijk. It is also developing a new entertainment concept, the Bioscope, in partnership with French local governments.
A growing company, Grévin & Cie is present to date in France, The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK. Grévin & Cie is a subsidiary of Compagnie Des Alpes.
For more information, go to grevinetcie.com
Photos available at presse.grevinetcie.com

New Pleasurewood Hills
Established in 1983, Pleasurewood Hills is a regional entertainment Park intended for families, located on the Norfolk coast between the cities of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.
The park, covering about 15 hectares, offers numerous attractions, 3 shows and a sea lion entertainment, for 13.75£ per day, and 11,50£ for children.
To learn more, read pleasurewoodhills.co.uk

Über die zukünftigen Planungen

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Oct. 22nd, 2004 -- Over the next five years, the owners of Pleasurewood Hills, an amusement park near Lowestoft, England, say that they will be assessing and redeveloping the park over the next five years.Among the improvements park owners have said they will carry out include changing the park's Main Street to a more nautical theme, painting the park's rides, and adding new eating areas with healthier food. Owners also stressed there would be no staff cuts.There could be more on the way, however. Although park owners have ruled out any new rides until 2006 at the earliest, the five year-long period might lead to large changes. Owners have also not commented how much money might be spent on improvements. The park is owned by Grevin and Cie, the company that owns France's Parc Asterix, along with 11 others.See EDP24 for more.

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