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Innovative Leisure completes two key projects for Haven Holiday Parks

Guests at the Golden Sands Holiday Park and Caister-on-Sea Holiday Park can now enjoy Sky Trail & Sky Tykes ropes courses

Innovative Leisure, a leading supplier of adventure attractions, has worked on two new developments for Bourne Leisure’s Haven Holiday Parks in the UK, both involving high ropes and junior ropes courses. The company was able to complete these projects, as well as several others, despite the impacts of COVID-19, while also continuing with its on-going service activities.

Guests at the Golden Sands Holiday Park in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, will be able to enjoy both a Sky Trail high ropes course and a Sky Tykes junior ropes course. Meanwhile, Innovative Leisure also added a Sky Trail and Sky Tykes at Caister-on-Sea Holiday Park in Norfolk.

New high ropes fun

Each Sky Trail course is a single level attraction with ten poles and 19 different adventure elements, including walk the plank and the rolling log. Both also feature an exciting roller rail element where climbers are suspended from the course and must use ropes to pull themselves across. The courses can handle 25 visitors at a time, equating to around 50 per hour.

The Sky Trail courses are suitable for all but the very youngest of guests, who are instead catered for with the Sky Tykes junior ropes courses. Both new Sky Tykes installations are seven pole courses with a Sky Rail Zip element. They have a capacity of 15 guests at a time and offer safe thrills for those as young as two-years-old.

Thanks to these new additions, both Haven parks are well-prepared for the expected UK staycation and short break market boom this year, following the pandemic. Customer feedback on the courses, during the occasions they were open in 2020, was positive, as Bourne Leisure’s Simon Palmer, Head of Activities and Leisure, explains:

“These new high ropes activities fit in with our strategy of improving the on-site offering to our owners and guests. They create an exciting focal point for family groups and allow us to do more hourly capacity than previous traditional versions. The junior courses have already performed well at two other Haven sites. Innovative Leisure has supported us throughout the projects and helped overcome some unique pandemic challenges.”

Last year, the company also reported the success of a new Sky Trail high ropes course at West Park Leisure Centre in Long Eaton, Nottingham, UK.

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Innovative Leisure adds high ropes course to West Park Leisure Centre, UK

The latest Sky Trail high ropes course has opened at West Park Leisure Centre in Long Eaton, Nottingham, UK

The new addition to the venue made its debut just before Christmas 2019 and brings a totally new experience to the location, joining other, more familiar sporting activities.

The venue is managed and operated by Parkwood Leisure under its Leisure Centre brand, the company having recently taken oven the operation as part of an agreement for it to run Erewash Borough Council’s leisure services. Other area venues under its management also include Victoria Park Leisure Centre, Rutland Park Sports Ground and Sandiacre Sports Centre. The installation of the high ropes course at West Park Leisure Centre is part of a significant investment into the venue’s facilities, in partnership with the council.

The Sky Trail course is a seven pole, double level Discovery model with rolling log and walk the plank features, these combining with a host of other challenging elements to provide an adventure attraction suitable for both younger visitors and adults. It is also the first course in the UK to incorporate the new Roller Rail element from RCI Adventure Products, an exciting new feature which requires participants to sit in their harness and use hanging ropes to pull themselves to the other side of the structure.

Justin Palfrey, Assistant Regional Director – North and Midlands, for Parkwood Leisure, commented: “This is a great new attraction for the whole family and compliments facilities at West Park LC. If our customers are looking for an adrenaline rush, they can rise to the challenge and navigate around the rope, bridge and beam course.”

For Innovative Leisure, Manging Director Phil Pickersgill commented: “We are increasingly seeing local authorities and operational partners such as Parkwood Leisure looking to alternative leisure activities to offer their customers. The new high ropes course at West Park Leisure Centre is a perfect example of this and brings to the venue another fun, physically challenging activity which will appeal to the whole family. It’s something children of all ages can participate in with their parents too, so fits extremely well with all the other facilities available. We are delighted to have completed the project and to now see it being enjoyed by visitors to the leisure centre.”

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Innovative Leisure at Trade Shows this November

This November we’re exhibiting first at the Family Attraction Expo in Birmingham UK, then two weeks later at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida, USA.

The Family Attraction Expo is taking place alongside the Farm Business Innovation Show, the Holiday Park and Resort Innovation Show and the Leisure Food and Beverage Expo. This is all happening at the NEC on the 6th and 7th November 2019 – the same site as our 5 storey Sky Trail high ropes course which opened last year at the Bear Grylls Adventure so be sure to check that out while you’re here.

Where to find us

We’ll be on stand FM2540 in Hall 17

You can see the full size floor plan here

IAAPA Expo

Innovative Leisure will once again be joining our manufacturing partners who are exhibiting at IAAPA Expo 2019.

The exhibition will take place from November 19 – 22nd in the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando, Florida. Companies from all over the world will be in attendance, including our manufacturing partners Ropes Courses Inc, Spectrum Sports and Water Wars.

Join us on the following booths

Ropes Courses Inc – Booth 5730

Ropes Courses Inc will be displaying a fully constructed Sky Trail and Sky Rail which guests will be able to experience for themselves and see first hand what value a Sky Trail could add to their venue.

Spectrum Sports International – Booths 5724 (indoors), 8002 (outdoors)

Spectrum will again have both an indoor and outdoor booth. Indoors they will be displaying a 5 x 10m modular panel wall, a 4 person Klime Wallz tower and a Zig Zag Zip.

Outdoors you can find a Mobile Klime Wallz and mobile Face-to-Face-Race – our newest mobile climbing tower product where opponents race face to face in the ultimate competitive climbing product.

Water Wars – Booth 5421

Water Wars will be showing how water attractions can boost customer experiences with Stationary Water Wars with Depth Charge, a Portable Water Wars and a Downpour Derby. They are also unveiling a new surprise product, we’ll learn more when we get to Orlando.

Where to find us

We’ll be split between the booths above, all near the South Exhibit Hall B Entrance.

You can see the full floor plan here

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Mote Park Outdoor Adventure opens with new attractions from Innovative Leisure

UK adventure attractions specialist, Innovative Leisure, has announced the opening of a new Sky Trail high ropes course and climbing tower at Mote Park Outdoor Adventure. At the new installation in Maidstone, visitors can explore two levels of high ropes adventure above a dinosaur themed mini golf and test their limits on the 10m tall static climbing tower.

The Outdoor Adventure facility is part of a wider regeneration project by Maidstone Borough Council to boost visitor numbers to the park which already sees over one million visitors a year, the project also included a new playground which opened earlier this year with a visitor centre and café due to open later in 2020.

Mote Park already has a lot to offer with 460 acres of park to explore, a large lake with a Watersports Centre and a Leisure Centre on the edge of the park. With the addition of new attractions like the high ropes course and climbing tower, the council are looking to make Mote Park a destination people can spend the day and discover new activities each time.

The Sky Trail course has a capacity of 47 people at a time and has a high throughput thanks to the patented overhead continuous belay system as participants are able to overtake on platforms and choose their own path around the course. The freedom to explore at their own pace means the course is suitable for those new to challenging themselves at height and the adventurous alike with opportunities for repeat play as customers return to take on the more difficult elements they may have avoided on their previous visit.

The climbing tower allows 4 climbers at a time to push themselves to reach the top, 10 metres from the ground supported by specialist hydraulic auto belays.

Fran Wallis, Local Economy Project Officer for Maidstone Borough Council, said “The Sky Trail high ropes experience is exactly what we wanted in this area to bring it to life. It complements the other play offers and appeals to a wide range of age groups. We recently took part in a corporate session and it proved popular amongst my colleagues. The council have been very happy with support and advice from Innovative Leisure over the years they have been involved designing, planning and installing the equipment. They have also assisted Serco, our operating partner, with specialist staff training.”

James Reynolds, Serco Leisure’s Contract Manager for the facility added: “We’re delighted with Mote Park Outdoor Adventure Zone. It’s been a pleasure supporting the Council with their vision, and working with the guys at Innovative Leisure to get the facility built, and up and running

Phil Pickersgill, MD at Innovative Leisure commented “About six years ago MBC approached us with the idea of the Mote Park Outdoor Adventure area. It has been a pleasure to support them along the journey to final completion of the facility. It is also wonderful to see this open now and being enjoyed by the local community.”

Photographs courtesy of Mote Park Adventure

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Two new Sky Tykes junior ropes courses arrive in UK

Adventure attractions specialist, Innovative Leisure, has announced that two new Sky Tykes junior ropes courses have opened in the UK.

Courtesy of Chester Zoo

Chester Zoo has seen major investment in recent years in new animal habitats, themed areas, attractions and facilities, an 11 pole Sky Tykes course featuring 18 adventure elements as well as two Sky Rail zip lines, is now entertaining young visitors.

Aimed at the two-to-seven year olds, the attraction goes by the name of Treetop Challenge and is the largest junior course of its kind in Europe. Located close to the Fruit Bat Forest and operated as an additional charge attraction, it has a capacity of 25 and as is the case with all Sky Tykes courses, allows parents/guardians to walk alongside their children if required while youngsters enjoy the challenges set out before them 1m off the ground.

Courtesy of Center Parcs Elveden

Also benefiting from the introduction of a Sky Tykes course is Center Parcs Elveden in Suffolk, the fourth Center Parcs venue in the UK to install such an attraction. Called Mini Trek, the nine pole course has a capacity of 20 children and incorporates 15 individual elements and a 14m long Sky Rail zip line at the end, the first Center Parcs Sky Tykes attraction to include this new feature. Again, the course allows parents/guardians to guide and help their children around the course and to navigate the different elements.

The Mini Trek has been installed in the forest area adjacent to the venue’s adult adventure tower and close to one of the main facility buildings.

“We are always looking at introducing new ways to give families the chance to spend great quality time together, face challenges, try new things and have adventures in the forest,” said Steve Cooper, Group Outdoor Activities and Safety Manager, Center Parcs UK. “This new Mini Trek course is a great way for parents and children to traverse their way from start to finish, feeling a real sense of achievement once completed. Whilst they are surrounded by forest and alongside parents all the way round, they are never far from the ground and safely harnessed. It’s an amazing activity and we’re really pleased with the quality of product and quality of experience this offers.”

“We are delighted to have completed the installation of two more Sky Tykes junior ropes courses at two such prestigious venues,” said Innovative Leisure Managing Director Phil Pickersgill. “The course at Chester Zoo provides another fun activity for young guests to enjoy while that at Center Parcs Elveden is a great new addition to all the outdoor activities available there. And the Sky Rail zip lines, which can also be added to existing courses, are an exciting new element of Sky Tykes which I’m sure will go down very well with those youngsters brave enough to try it.”

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Two new Sky Tykes junior ropes courses arrive in UK

Adventure attractions specialist, Innovative Leisure, has announced that two new Sky Tykes junior ropes courses have opened in the UK.

Chester Zoo has seen major investment in recent years in new animal habitats, themed areas, attractions and facilities, an 11 pole Sky Tykes course featuring 18 adventure elements as well as two Sky Rail zip lines, is now entertaining young visitors.

Aimed at the two-to-seven year olds, the attraction goes by the name of Treetop Challenge and is the largest junior course of its kind in Europe. Located close to the Fruit Bat Forest and operated as an additional charge attraction, it has a capacity of 25 and as is the case with all Sky Tykes courses, allows parents/guardians to walk alongside their children if required while youngsters enjoy the challenges set out before them 1m off the ground.

Courtesy of Center Parcs Elveden

Also benefiting from the introduction of a Sky Tykes course is Center Parcs Elveden in Suffolk, the fourth Center Parcs venue in the UK to install such an attraction. Called Mini Trek, the nine pole course has a capacity of 20 children and incorporates 15 individual elements and a 14m long Sky Rail zip line at the end, the first Center Parcs Sky Tykes attraction to include this new feature. Again, the course allows parents/guardians to guide and help their children around the course and to navigate the different elements.

The Mini Trek has been installed in the forest area adjacent to the venue’s adult adventure tower and close to one of the main facility buildings.

“We are always looking at introducing new ways to give families the chance to spend great quality time together, face challenges, try new things and have adventures in the forest,” said Steve Cooper, Group Outdoor Activities and Safety Manager, Center Parcs UK. “This new Mini Trek course is a great way for parents and children to traverse their way from start to finish, feeling a real sense of achievement once completed. Whilst they are surrounded by forest and alongside parents all the way round, they are never far from the ground and safely harnessed. It’s an amazing activity and we’re really pleased with the quality of product and quality of experience this offers.”

“We are delighted to have completed the installation of two more Sky Tykes junior ropes courses at two such prestigious venues,” said Innovative Leisure Managing Director Phil Pickersgill. “The course at Chester Zoo provides another fun activity for young guests to enjoy while that at Center Parcs Elveden is a great new addition to all the outdoor activities available there. And the Sky Rail zip lines, which can also be added to existing courses, are an exciting new element of Sky Tykes which I’m sure will go down very well with those youngsters brave enough to try it.”

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Innovative Leisure at the IAAPA Attractions Expo 2018

The IAAPA Attractions Expo (IAE) is taking place in Orlando this year and Innovative Leisure will once again be joining our manufacturing partners who are exhibiting in the expo.

From November 13th-16th IAE will take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. There will be companies from all over the world in attendance including our manufacturing partners Water Wars, Spectrum Sports Intl. and Ropes Courses Inc.

Register to attend IAE 2018 here

Join us on the following booths

Ropes Courses Inc. Booth 5730

Ropes Courses Inc. (RCI) will be unveiling their refreshed look for their 30th Anniversary and you’ll be able to experience first hand a range of attractions in their expansive 5000 square foot booth. This year they are unveiling the latest curved Sky Rail innovation for Sky Trail – curving around the course to finish on a lower level this exciting innovation is sure to develop interest.

They are back with a Sky Tykes featuring the new Sky Rail which is available now to bring adventure to the little ones.

Spectrum Sports Intl. Booths 4806 (indoor) & 8020 (outdoor)

Spectrum Sports Intl. will be available at two booths this year. Their indoor booth (4806) will have an arena set up with 6 Stationary Klime Wallz, a coconut tree climb and the new Leap of Faith.

The outside booth (8020) will have a Mobile Klime Wallz and Mobile Face 2 Face on displa. Klime Wallz is unique as it is the only colourful climbing wall to be constructed out of fibreglass and steel making it weather resilient. Both models, stationary and mobile have the ability to be permanently positioned outside or driven to most locations making it a great eye-catching attraction!

Water Wars Booth 5106

Water Wars will be displaying a Pirate Themed timber frame Water Wars, Mini Water Wars and Downpour Derby

Where to find us

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Innovative Leisure's high ropes course goes 'front of house' at Bear Grylls Adventure

UK adventure attractions specialist Innovative Leisure has announced the completion and opening of the tallest free-roam high ropes course in Europe.

The new course, which is five storeys high, is one of four headline attractions at the new Merlin Entertainments Bear Grylls Adventure at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. Other key elements at the venue include Climbing, iFly indoor skydiving and Dive, with each experience being joined by other activities in the Basecamp area, including an escape room, archery, survival maze and assault course.

For the high ropes course, Grylls wanted to repeat key aspects of the Royal Marine Commando Tarzan course at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, Lympstone, to create a structure that not only challenges visitors physically but also mentally, the higher they go. Featuring 36 different challenges, the course takes participants to over 20m above the ground at the highest level, with the various elements included becoming increasingly difficult the higher they go.

Among the key features of the course are a Rolling Log on the top level which is particularly challenging, the Swinging Beam that moves all over as you step on it and others seen for the first time in Europe, such as Squid Steps. The high ropes course area is accessed via a heli-zip wire from The Bear Grylls Adventure Chinook helicopter.

Situated at the front of the attraction buildings, the ropes course acts as an active billboard to draw potential guests in.

“We are delighted to announce the opening of this high ropes course at such a prestigious location.” said Innovative Leisure Managing Director Phil Pickersgill. “It’s been a privilege to work with the Merlin Entertainments team over the past 2 years on a world’s first IP attraction. The course has a lot of progressive challenges designed into it, for all levels of ability, and also has plenty of repeat play potential. On peak days it will provide a vital ‘capacity engine’ for the ops team and certainly earn its keep. I’ve enjoyed seeing the many positive mentions already posted on TripAdvisor.”

For Merlin Entertainments, Mike Vallis, Divisional Director New Brands, said: “Our portfolio is quite family heavy,” he says. “And with the growth in adventure, it’s a route we were keen to go down.

“Bear had some fantastic ideas,” Vallis continued, “and he understands the health and safety bit. He wants people to be challenged and not put in a dangerous position. The high ropes is a classic example. People are scared of heights and it’s a physical challenge, so it ticks two of the boxes, but it’s 100% safe.”

Course Stats

Specs 6 pole, 5 level Sky Trail® Explorer

Capacity Sky Trail® – up to 55 people at a time

Admission Options for high ropes with basecamp

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Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure opens ‘world first’ high ropes course from Innovative Leisure

Innovative Leisure has announced the installation of an exciting new high ropes course at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure in Norwich, Norfolk, UK. The double level Sky Trail Voyager has a linear layout and incorporates 28 different elements, including the world’s first twin parallel Sky Rail zip lines, which are also the longest in Europe at 34m.

Roarr! is an award-winning family-owned family attraction, Norfolk’s number one tourist destination and winner of Norfolk and Suffolk’s Best Large Visitor Attraction 2018. The venue has recently rebranded and undergone a massive revamp with a multi-million-pound investment, part of which saw the park approach Innovative Leisure with a design brief for a unique adventure attraction with enough capacity to allow it to be included in the entrance price.

The Sky Trail high ropes course can accommodate large numbers of participants with a quick turnaround. This particular course, which has a capacity of 50 guests and can cater for up to 200 guests per hour, has four linear paths of elements on the first and second level.

Predator High Ropes was a 24-month project, built within 6 months, and was launched to our visitors on the 26th May, 2018, in time for Whitsun half-term and the spring bank holiday. This was made possible with thanks to a dedicated team of 75+ people, including 10 contractors, our in-house team at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure and Innovative Leisure. This was a substantial investment for us which amounted to £1 million in total for the project. The finished product looks outstanding and something I am very proud to have worked closely on with Phil at Innovative Leisure who has a great team who supported us professionally from training through to after sales service. They have a good understanding of the key objectives of our requirements as the customer and its overall impact on the park’s operation. Having worked with Vision XS to develop the park’s 5-year strategic development plan, Predator High Ropes is part of that plan and is already adding many great benefits to the business, as well as providing guests with additional satisfaction, experience and dwell time to their day out

Charles Adam Goymour, General Park Manager

The parallel Sky Rail zip lines are fully automated with traffic light systems to assist crew members with the flow of customers. This patented advanced technology allows for an impressive number of users per hour with minimal staff required, making it the “roller coaster cousin” of high ropes adventuring.

Phil Pickersgill, Managing Director of Innovative Leisure, commented: “Part of the brief for the course design was to create an attraction that would appeal to an older guest/child, to make something quite impressive and thrilling and also to make it accessible for parents to enjoy WITH their children.”

In order for the Sky Trail to fit in with the theming in the area of the park in which it is located, which is based on an Edwardian secret garden and dinosaurs, the attraction has a Jules Verne/steampunk theme. The project team at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure spent many months developing the area, adding, among other elements, a whole new high ropes facility building, queue lines, theming and landscaping.

Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure’s Predator High Ropes opened to the public 26th May 2018.

Specs

5 bay, 2 level Sky Trail® Voyager with 28 elements including parallel Sky Rail™

Capacity of course 50 at once and over 200 per hour

Admission Included in park admission

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Steampunk Theming

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Helping holiday parks stand out from the crowd

Innovative Leisure, the adventure attractions specialist, has announced the completion of a number of new project installations at venues in the UK.

The company has almost two decades of experience supplying climbing wall attractions to a wide range of venues both in the UK and around Europe, including amusement and theme parks, zoos and safari parks, resorts, holiday parks and many more, and among its latest projects have been the addition of two climbing walls at Park Holidays UK.

The largest park operator in the south of England has invested in a 7.3m high stationary wall and a 7.3m high mobile wall at two of its 29 parks – Seawick at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, and New Beach at Dymchurch, Kent. The new additions enhance Park Holidays UK’s regular entertainment offering and provide guests with an exciting and challenging activity to take part in, while also entertaining family and friends as they watch from the sidelines.

“The value the walls have brought to our entertainment programme has been immense,” says John Flack, Head of Entertainment at Park Holidays UK. “Bringing climbing walls to our holiday parks has brought new energy and excitement to our offer. Three generations of families are now enjoying the new climbing walls. Innovative Leisure made the process so simple and helped us at each step of the way.”

Also recognising the value of such attractions is another popular UK holiday destination, Richardson’s Hemsby Beach Holiday Park, in Norfolk, which has added several attractions to its site, including a Sky Tykes junior low ropes course. This provides the opportunity for youngsters below 1.2m in height and typically aged between two and seven-years-old to enjoy their first experience of a ropes course attraction. A unique feature of Sky Tykes is the walkthrough area which allows for a helper, usually a parent, to walk alongside their child while they negotiate the many challenging rope elements the course offers.

The Sky Tykes at Hemsby Beach is complemented by the addition of an indoor traversing wall and an outdoor, 7.3m stationary climbing wall, creating a diverse choice of adventure attractions for guests to enjoy, come rain or shine.

“In recent years, climbing attractions have become a popular addition in a number of sectors, including resorts and holiday parks,” notes Innovative Leisure Managing Director Phil Pickersgill. “With staycations and mini-breaks booming and becoming a popular option for many families, there has been a demand for resorts to supply entertainment that differs from the more familiar mix. This year we have seen a number of resorts invest in adventure attractions, with several opting for something that has the height to create a focal point at their venue.”

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Park Holidays UK, Seawick

Richardson’s Hemsby Beach

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Puxton Park opens new high ropes and junior ropes courses from Innovative Leisure

UK adventure attractions specialist Innovative Leisure has announced the opening of a brand new Sky Trail high ropes course and a Sky Tykes junior ropes course at Puxton Park near Bristol in the UK.

The new attractions made their debut on March 24th. and represent an investment by the park of over £300,000. Covering an area 25.7m x 14.7m and taking participants to a height of 6m, the Sky Trail course can be enjoyed by visitors 1m tall accompanied by an adult and 1.2m unaccompanied and is therefore ideal for the family market the venue caters to, providing the perfect shared experience. Capacity on the high ropes course is 25 at any one time and 50 per hour.

Featuring a wide variety of fun, challenging elements which test users both physically and mentally, the Puxton high ropes course also incorporates two elements which appear for the first time on a UK course – a rolling log and a wave tunnel. The former offers the opportunity to try and cross a ‘log’ successfully either while holding hand lines or without the aid of the lines to make it even more of a challenge, something that will help keep older children interested for longer, while the latter adds another great fun element to the course. When participants step onto the wave tunnel, it begins to wobble, providing a fun rather than technical challenge which has proved very popular on other installations. The Puxton high ropes course also features the walk the plan element, which sees guests walk out towards the park’s narrow gauge railway.

The course has been built as a single level course but with the capacity to add a further level in the future if the operator decides to expand the attraction.

In addition to the main high ropes course, Puxton has also added a Sky Tykes junior ropes course directly below it, offering an introduction to ropes courses for the very youngest of visitors. Guests aged from two to seven are able to enjoy this element of the new installation unaccompanied or with parents walking at their side. Up to 10 youngsters, and accompanying adults, can use the Sky Tykes course at the same time, with hourly capacity being 30.

Significantly too, the new attractions are included in the admission price for Puxton Park, making them even more of an attractive proposition for visitors.

The grand opening of our high ropes course was a great success. Visitors were queuing up hours before the attraction opened in the hope to be the first person to try out the exciting new course. We expect our membership numbers to increase massively with the addition of this exciting new attraction as it has undoubtedly raised Puxton Park’s adventure factor to another level. Since opening over 10 years ago, we have worked hard to add new and exciting attractions every year, but I must say, this may be one of my favourites. For this reason, we have decided to include the high ropes attraction in park admission.

Phil and the team at Innovative Leisure designed a fantastic course that seamlessly incorporated other factors of the park; our personal favourite is the Plank Walk over the Mini Train track and lake. We’re looking forward to witnessing children and parents alike enjoying this new attraction for years to come. We can’t thank Innovative Leisure enough for their hard work and determination to finish the attraction in time for our grand opening event.

Puxton Park Managing Director, Alistair Mead

Course Stats

Specs 10 pole, single level Sky Trail® Navigator with 19 elements & 6 pole, Sky Tykes® with 9 elements

Capacity Sky Trail® – up to 25 people at one time – approx. 50 p/h Sky Tykes® – up to 10 children and accompanying adults – approx. 30 p/h

Admission Included in park admission

Contact us today to discover how Sky Trail can fit into your business.

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Tout neuf Sky Tykes® avec Sky Rail™

Innovative Leisure a annoncé un développement nouveau pour son ‘Sky Tykes’ parcours pour les enfants. L’arrivée de ‘Sky Rail’ enrichit l’attraction encore plus en 2018.

Le parcours junior de cordes en hauteur ‘Sky Tykes’ est spécifiquement conçu pour les enfants âgés de 2 à 7 ans (et de moins de 1,20m de haut). Ca donne aux enfants un sentiment de confiance en soi et s’amusent en même temps , pendant qu’ils soient uniquement 1m du sol.

Maintenant le ‘Sky Rail’ donne aux enfants la possibilité de prendre un vol palpitant d’un côté de parcours à l’autre , encore une experience attirante pour les participants.

Le ‘Sky Tykes’ peut être installé en intérieur ou en extérieur dans des configurations variées et le parcours convient a une gamme de lieux comme les parcs a theme, les aires de jeux, les terrains de camping et tous les endroits ou les parents avec les petits enfants apprécient d’avoir une attraction qui convient aux enfants. Les obstacles sont semblables aux obstacles dans le ‘Sky Trail’ le parcours pour les plus âgés, mais sont bien plus petits.

Les enfants sont aventureuses de nature et ils s’aiment essayer des activités nouvelles” selon Phil Pickersgill de Innovative Leisure. “Le parcours ‘Sky Tykes’ offre déjà la possibilité de le faire en toute securité mais l’adjonction de ‘Sky Rail’ amène une aventure nouvelle a l’attraction qui sera très populaire avec les participants petits

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Brand new Sky Tykes® with Sky Rail™

Innovative Leisure has announced a new development for its Sky Tykes junior ropes course with the exciting addition of a Sky Rail zip line to the attraction.

Designed specifically for children aged 2 to 7, Sky Tykes provides youngsters with a variety of rope-based challenges that help promote self-confidence while having fun – and all just a few feet from the ground. Now, children can soar across the tyke-sized course on the thrilling new Sky Rail element which provides another engaging experience that will provide even more entertainment for users.

Sky Tykes ropes courses are customised to fit into a variety of venues including farm parks, amusement parks, family entertainment centres, shopping centres and anywhere that parents of young children will appreciate having a play zone scaled to fit young children’s heights and skill levels. The proportionally sized rope challenges on Sky Tykes ropes courses include tremor bridges, rope beams and turbo stirrups which mimic similar elements on the larger Sky Trail attractions.

Children are naturally adventurous and love to try out new activities,” said Innovative Leisure’s Phil Pickersgill. “The Sky Tykes courses already provide many opportunities to do just that in perfect safety but the addition of the Sky Rail brings a whole new adventure to the attraction and one that will be hugely popular with young guests.

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Innovative Leisure will be attending IAAPA Attractions Expo 2017

The IAAPA Attractions Expo (IAE) is taking place in Orlando this year and Innovative Leisure will once again be joining their manufacturers who are exhibiting.

From November 14th-17th IAE will take place at Orange County Convention Center. There will be companies from all over the world in attendance including our manufacturers Water Wars, Spectrum Sports Intl. and Ropes Courses Inc.

Register to attend IAE 2017 here

Join us on the following booths

Ropes Courses Inc. Booth 5430

Ropes Courses Inc.(RCI) will be debuting their first double level Sky Trail® Discovery. The Discovery is RCI’s smallest course option and has only been available in a single level option until now. With the double level, you are able to fit more Sky Trail into a smaller space!

Another feature RCI will be debuting is the Sky Tykes® with a Sky Rail™ zip line. This brand-new element upgrade for Sky Tykes, allows the younger ones to experience Sky Trail’s exciting automated zip line adventure, Sky Rail, but a lot closer to the ground. Guardians guide the little ones to the top of the track where they seamlessly transfer their slider straight into Sky Rail’s zip cart without having to unhook. Following an exciting ‘zip,’ users and their guardians continue their Sky Tykes adventure by transferring straight back onto the course.

Spectrum Sports Intl. Booths 4806 (indoor) & 7745 (outdoor)

Spectrum Sports Intl. will be available at two booths this year. Their indoor booth (4806) will have an arena set up with 5 Stationary Klime Wallz, a Face-to-Face, a single station bungee and an augmented climbing wall. Everything indoors has been customised with colours and themes.

The outside booth (7745) will have a Mobile Klime Wallz on display as well as their V4 Ultimate Bungee. Klime Wallz is unique as it is the only colourful climbing wall to be constructed out of fibreglass and steel making it weather resilient. Both models, stationary and mobile have the ability to be permanently positioned outside or driven to most locations making it a great eye-catching attraction!

Water Wars Booth 5106

Water Wars will be introducing their brand new custom cedar Dyno Water Wars with a pirate theme and will also be showcasing their Mini Portable Water Wars, Downpour Derby and Boom Blasters.

Where to find us

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Join us in Berlin for the Euro Attraction Show 2017

The Euro Attractions Show (EAS) is taking place in Berlin this year and Innovative Leisure will once again be in attendance.

From September 26th-28th EAS will take place at Messe Berlin Exhibition Centre. There will be 500+ companies from all over the world in attendance including ourselves, Innovative Leisure. This year we will be teaming up with our manufacturers, Ropes Courses inc. and fellow distributors Faszinatour.

Find us at Hall 18, Stand 18-404, where we look forward to greeting you and discussing how we can help design or contribute to your future adventure attraction plans. We have many new developments to share with existing and potential new operators.

Register to attend EAS 2017 here

Where to find us

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Indoor play centre revamped with the help of Innovative Leisure

Lemur Landings, near Poole in Dorset, UK, underwent a huge refurbishment at the beginning of 2017. The venue’s revamp included the installation of our junior ropes course, Sky Tykes, as well as our LED handholds and climber timers to upgrade an existing wall, the newly-refurbished play area being named the Climbing Zone.

The brand-new Climbing Zone is perfect for a wide age range of children. Sprucing up the existing climbing wall with LED hand holds has created an eye-catching and appealing attraction for older children, while the addition of climber timers adds a competitive edge, which encourages repeat play and business.

The Sky Tykes junior ropes course has been designed specifically for children below 1.2m tall and at least 2-years-old. It also features a unique walk-through element, a special feature which allows a helper, usually a parent, to accompany a child while they negotiate the many challenging rope elements the course offers.

Lemur Landing’s adventurous new Climbing Zone has opened up the centre to a whole new demographic, with older children and even with those beyond the usual play centre age now having more to enjoy. The Climbing Zone has also provided a unique alternative learning activity that could potentially attract schools and youth organisations such as the Scouts and Brownies.

The addition of Innovative Leisure’s adventure attractions has rejuvenated Lemur Landings by bringing something extra to the indoor play centre, taking it from a regular soft play area to a next level, interactive family entertainment centre which can be enjoyed by all members of the family.

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Ahoy! First Pirate Themed Water Wars battle stations installed

The first of the Pirate Themed Waters War fleet from Innovative Leisure have anchored their ships! Harboured at Adventure Valley, Durham and Milton Maize Maze, Cambridge, the new Pirate Themed Water Wars docked just in time for the Easter Holidays.

Adventure Valley’s new addition fits within the parks theming and is positioned alongside their existing pirate galleon. Consisting of 4 battle stations constructed from a combination of scotch pine and cedar. Each station can hold up to 4 able sea-adults and children – 16 in total.

With the Depth Charge upgrade, as seen at York Maze and Bocketts Farm Park, the battle to rule the seven seas has gotten even wetter! Mounted on the roof between the twin stations is a target, the opposing crew need to aim and fire their water balloon launchers with precision. Once the target is hit a sensor sends a signal to the water tank in front of the opposing station and triggers the Depth Charge. This sends a wave of water up into the air towards the adjacent crew drenching them in the process.

The Water Wars range has proved popular at a variety of attractions as it is the perfect activity for the whole family to take part in. With Water Wars parents don’t just have to watch from the sidelines, they are able to get stuck in and play alongside their children. Spectators have a great time too!

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