Travel + Leisure

TRAVEL+LEISURE / MARCH 2015

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Splash Planet

HASTINGS, NEW ZEALAND

Master Blaster, the all time

favourite vigorous water

ride, will be open on

weekends till end of March.

1001 Grove Road; +64-6/873-

8033; splashplanet.co.nz

Rainbow’s End

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

The park’s novel scary

night rides are quite a rage.

2 Clist Cres, Manukau;

+64-9/262-2030;

rainbowsend.co.nz

NORTH AMERICA

Universal Studios

LOS ANGELES, USA

Await the new World of

Harry Potter and try the

new Spring fi eld thoroughfare

based on The Simpsons.

100 Universal City

Plaza, Universal City;

+1-800/864-8377;

universalstudioshollywood.com

Seaworld

CALIFORNIA, USA

Magic weekends in April

will feature a diff erent

illusion each weekend. 500

Sea World Dr, San Diego;

+1-619/226-3901;

seaworldparks.com

Schlitterbahn Water Park

TEXAS, USA

The recently opened park

has fun rides for all ages.

Commodores Dr, Corpus

Christi; +1-361/589-4200;

schlitterbahn.com

Discovery Cove

FLORIDA, USA

Sea Ventureis a new

underwater walking experience.

6000 Discovery Cove Way,

Orlando; +1-877/557-7404;

discoverycove.com

Hershey Park

PENNSYLVANIA, USA

Try the new Laff Trakk

coaster, an indoor,

spinning glow coaster.

100 HersheyparkDr,

Hershey; +1-800/437-7439;

hersheypark.com

Knott’s Berry Farm

CALIFORNIA, USA

Voyage to the Iron Reef is a

new underwater 4D interactive

dark ride. 8039 Beach Blvd,

Buena Park; +1-714/220-5200;

knotts.com

Carowinds

NORTH CAROLINA, USA

Sling Shot is a reverse bungee

ride that propels riders at over

160 km/hr. Carowinds Blvd,

Charlotte; +1-704/588-2600;

carowinds.com

La Ronde

MONTREAL; CANADA

Fear-junkies will love Maison

Rouge, a new terror attraction.

22 Chemin Macdonald, Île

Sainte-Hélène; +1-514/397-

2000; sixfl ags.com

Wonderland

ONTARIO, CANADA

Two new rides, Skyhawk and

Flying Eagles, promise to take

visitors to a new high. 9580

Jane St, Vaughan; +1 905/832-

7000; canadaswonderland.com

SOUTH AMERICA

Six Flags

TLALPAN, MEXICO

Look forward to the new 4D

attractionJustice League

Battle for Metropolis.Carr.

Picacho-Ajusco, Héroes de

Padierna; +52-55/5339-3600;

sixflags.com.mx

Xplor

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO

TryXplor Fuego, a night-

time adventure extravaganza.

Puerto Juarez, CarrCancún

Tulum Km 82, Solidaridad;

+52-800/009-7567; xplor.travel

Hopi Hari

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

Summer at Hopi Hari is

a series of fl oats, parades,

processions, and special

live shows till March.

Rod. dos Bandeirantes,

Vila São Sebastiao, Vinhedo;

+55/4007-1134; hopihari.com.br

Parque Mundo Aventura

CUNDINAMARCA, COLOMBIA

The freshwater aquarium

attraction launches this year.

Bogotá; +57-322/326-4278;

mundoaventura.com.co

Beto Carrero World

PENHA, BRAZIL

Fast and Furious based

on the movie franchise, is a

recent addition. RuaInácio

Francisco de Souza, 1597-Praia

de Armação; +55-47/3261-2222;

betocarrero.com/br

Xetulul Theme Park

GUATEMALA

Try Avalancha, which has over

eight inversions. Retalhuleu,

Guatemala City; +502/7722-

9450; irtra.org.gt

Dolphins of Discovery

Cove say goodbye to

wet-suited park guests.

At the Gardaland

amusement park in Italy.