Accident in Legoland Park in Germany leaves at least 34 people injured

People undertake joy rides in theme parks in order to spend some time among others and enjoy their leisure. They expect a safe ride and are caught unawares when something untoward happens. This accident occurred when two trains smashed into each other at a Legoland theme park. It happened when one of the trains applied the brake sharply. The venue of the accident was the Legoland Park in Guenzburg, Germany. Two persons suffered serious injuries and were moved to hospital by air. Media reports quoted the Bavarian Red Cross saying a total of 16 people were taken to hospital. The roller-coaster known as the fire dragon was involved in the crash. A spokesman of the police explained that a train on the ride braked sharply and another train crashed into it suddenly. It seems the safety bars on the rollercoaster failed to open in time. That left the people trapped on the ride. The sudden impact left many of the passengers injured. German Legoland crash: At least 34 hurt after rollercoaster trains smash into each other

This accident comes just a month after a 14-year-old girl died in a horrific rollercoaster accident in Denmark. It happened at the Tivoli Friheden park in Aarhus. This is the second-largest city in Denmark and the accident left several people trapped up to 10 feet above the ground. It was the Cobra ride and the police rushed to the scene on receiving the news. In this case, two rear seats of the ride broke away from the rest. These were left hanging under the wagon train. Another kid, a 13-year-old boy sustained injuries to one hand. The authorities have undertaken investigations.

London theme park on the Thames to get £100m funding from China

London could soon boast of a theme park on the banks of the Thanes by 2021 - plans for this £3.2bn resort built by Paramount near London have moved a step closer to reality following the pledge by a Chinese company to invest £100m.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 20 October 2015.

The project would be on the Thames in north Kent and will consist of a theme park, restaurants, event space and hotels. The investment would be done by SinoFortone, a real estate company – the investment of an initial amount of £100m would be in the London Paramount Entertainment Resort (London Paramount).
It is understood that London Paramount will have rides and attractions for families and will also showcase Paramount films and productions by its partners the BBC and Aardman which makes Shaun The Sheep.
The project is likely to create 27,000 jobs and attract over 15 million visitors a year.
Interestingly, it is the first major leisure scheme to be designated a "Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project" by the Government.
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The sequel to Jurassic World, yet untitled, will release in June 2018

Colin Treverrow, director of Jurassic World, has confirmed that they are planning to take the dinosaur action out of the theme parks in the sequel. The yet untitled sequel of Universal Studios will be executive produced by Steven Spielberg and written by World director Colin Trevorrow. The film is slated to release in June 2018.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 28 July 2015.

Colin Treverrow has indicated that the sequel to the blockbuster Jurassic World will see the comeback of Chris Pratt. The 38-year-old filmmaker, whose dinosaur adventure film had turned out to be the third-highest grossing film of all time, teased that the sequel may include more hybrid dinosaurs, like the current film’s Indominus Rex.
Ever since Jurassic Park came on the scene followed by its sequels, the interest in dinosaurs have grown and, the wonderful creation of lifelike models have held the audience spellbound – full marks to Seven Spielberg and his team for bringing alive the lost era of the giant dinosaurs.
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