New theme park for Turkey, Ankapark.The Intamin jetski coaster is on site!Users viewing this topic: No registered users and 1 guest
Re: New theme park for Turkey, Ankapark.Ankapark is opening this Monday (according to RCDB)!!!
I can't wait to see what come of this park, the sheer bizarreness of this place makes me super intrigued to see how this play out. Does anyone have any updates on what's been added since the last update? 1. El Toro
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Unfortunately I wouldn't be so sure about that. Here is why: Since November 2017 the park didn't post any news on their Facebook page. Wondering about this abrupt end of information flow I searched the internet and found this article. There you can read that the initiator and protegé of the project, Melih Gökçek, was removed by its party (!) as major of Ankara. He was replaced by Mustafa Tuna, which is not that big of an AnkaPark fan as his predecessor. The new major was shocked that the park has already cost around 400 million dollars and decided to put the whole thing up for a public discussion. Now, three things to consider: 1. There was already a big investment, and just cancelling the project would vaporize the money spent. 2. On the other hand, the initial idea was to drag millions of tourists to Ankara, which in my opinion is not very likely to happen. The number of tourists declined dramatically lately in turkey and the main destinations are still Istanbul and the Mediterranean coast. 3. If I remember correctly, none of the coasters was a custom model. So they will be able to sell them more easily. Sad rumors, I know. But I hope this park will go live sometime, maybe even on April 23rd - who knows? --== Last Count: 'Spinning Mouse (Manning)' Winter Wonderland London ==--
Take a seat on the CoasterCouch, a german YouTube channel with Molewurfn & Psycho-Duck! Re: New theme park for Turkey, Ankapark.And I hate that it looks I was right about this.
Still no website of Ankapark, no footage of the opening anywhere. Don't plan a trip to this park (go to Istanbul and Antalya instead ![]() --== Last Count: 'Spinning Mouse (Manning)' Winter Wonderland London ==--
Take a seat on the CoasterCouch, a german YouTube channel with Molewurfn & Psycho-Duck! Re: New theme park for Turkey, Ankapark.Sorry to bump this thread, but, I am the bearer of good news. A company named GBM Trade and Steel Enterprise Group obtained the rights to operate the park for 29 years. It will open March 2019, and OCT Group will be running the park.
Source: Turkish news website article - https://www.emlakdream.com/ankaparkta-acilis-hedefi-mart-2019/ Return to Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys! Who is onlineUsers viewing this topic: No registered users and 1 guest These pages are in no way affiliated with nor endorsed by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Cedar Fair, Legoland, Merlin Entertainment, All onride
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