Travel + Leisure

TRAVEL + LEISURE / MARCH 2015

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Gold Reef City
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
TheAnacondaride with thrill
factor 9, andTower of
Terrorwith fear factor 10,
are a must visit.Northern
Pkwy & Data Cres; +27-11/248-
6800; tsogosun.com

Ratanga Junction
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
TrySlingshot, one of the
most extreme rides in the
world.Century Blvd, Century
City; +27-21/550-8504;
ratanga.co.za

EUROPE
Tivoli Gardens
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Comedy, music, and dance
showHairsprayopens in
March.Vesterbrogade 3;
+45-33/151-001; tivoli.dk

Europapark
RUST, GERMANY
Look forward to the Irish
themed area that’s to open
soon.Europa-Park-Strasse 2;
europapark.de/en

Grona Lund

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Participate in the pentathlon

when the park re-opens in late

April.Lilla Allmänna Gränd 9;

+46-10/708-9100; gronalund.

com/en

Pleasure Beach Theme Park

LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND

Red Arrows Sky Force,

the sky fly experience is a

latest addition. Also, a new

ice show with champion

skaters opens in June.

525 Ocean Blvd, Blackpool;

+44-871/222-1234;

blackpoolpleasurebeach.com

Efteling

KAATSHEUVEL, NETHERLANDS

TryBaron 1898, an exciting

new dive coaster.Europalaan

1;+31-416/537-777; efteling.com

Walt Disney Studios

CHESSY, FRANCE

Billy Bob’shas new live

shows.Place des Passagers

du Vent; +33-825/300-222;

disneylandparis.com

Port Aventura Park

TARR AGONA , SPAIN

Catch the new version of

the ice show in the Far

West section.Avinguda de

l’Alcalde Pere Molas, km 2,

Vila-seca; +34-902/202-220;

portaventuraworld.com

Gardaland

VERONA, ITALY

Oblivion The Black Holeis a

new dive coaster which

drops vertically, fl ips,

then does a helix loop. Via

Derna, 4, Castelnuovo del

Garda ; +39-04/ 644-9777;

gardaland.it

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Sea World

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

Newly opened Nickelodeon

Land has three sections

and four kiddy rides.

Seaworld Dr, Main

Beach QLD, Gold Coast;

+61-7/5588-2222;

seaworld.com.au

Rainforestation

CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA

Meet the latest addition,

Precious the Wallaby Joey.

Kennedy Hwy, Kuranda;

+61-7/4093-9033;

rainforest.com.au

Sovereign Hill

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

Stay for A Night In The

Museum kitten out in

period costumes followed

by a dinner with vintage

recipes on the menu.

Bradshaw Street; +61-3/5337-

1199; sovereignhill.com.au

Adventure World

PERTH, AUSTRALIA

The newly launched funnel

ride is supposedly the world’s

biggest. 351 Progress Dr,

Bibra Lake; +61-8/9417- 9666;

adventureworld.net.au

FAMILY TRAVEL

The ‘Christmas Fantasy’
parade at the Samsung
Everland Amusement Park.

Caught betweeb scenes

at the Universal Studios

Los Angeles.