Mousekingdom Blog

Yes as much as it might seem as “Disney balsfemy” to say that anything even compares to Animal kingdoms new star attraction i have to state clearly that Italys number 1 themepark, Gardaland, after several years of doing “wrong” things has finally come to senses and is opening on the 19th of March a pretty good version of an artic roller coaster.The story line here is that an expedition to the north pole has uncovered a frozen Mammuth  which…well..appears not to be that much frozen.From there the story starts; you board your train and glide , ride and scream through glaciers, stalagtaties, stalagmites , forzen galcier till you come face to face with the real thing: the big M; himself!Check out the model on the parksmania website; http://www.parksmania.it/news_eng.php?nid=3241just to state that it is an obvious crosse between big thunder Mountain and Everest (no surprise; Gardalands lead designer, Carlo Mazzoli, was tranied by Claude Coats and worked rubbing elbows with Tony Baxter in the late 70’s and 80’s right up to the EPCOT Center opening. Speaking of second gates, check this interview with Gardalands new Managing Director Aldo Vigevani (ex commercial manager) http://www.parksmania.it/news_eng.php?nid=3258In it Vigevani speaks about the new Sea Life center opening next door to Gardaland and future plans for the park, following the acquisitin by Merlin entertainment, for things like Legoland etc 

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