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UK’s Largest Surfing Wave Pool Under Construction In Edinburgh

Located at the site of the former Craigpark Quarry near the Edinburgh airport, The Lost Shore Surf Resort claims that its Wavegarden Cove-powered pool will produce 1,000 waves per hour once it’s fully operational. Around the pool itself will be an 820-foot long beachfront, lodges, a food market, a restaurant and a spa. The accommodations will include 31 luxury lodges for up to eight people and 22 premium pods accommodating between two and six people, as the Edinburgh News reports.

The Lost Shore Surf resort is set to open September 2024.

Source: https://www.theinertia.com/surf/inaugural-new-big-wave-challenge/

Fire damaged Rowleys Bay Resort in Wisconsin is listed for sale at $2.15 million.

The property is in front of a public boat landing, has a waterfront view of the Mink River, and Rowleys Bay accesses Lake Michigan and Newport State Park and will be sold "as-is."

Before the fire, the resort had a 65,000-square foot main lodge, two- and three-bedroom suites, a restaurant, pub, and indoor pool.

Source: https://www.wbay.com/2023/10/27/rowleys-bay-resort-devastated-by-fire-listed-sale/

The Spotsylvania County Kalahari Resort will feature a 175,000-square-foot indoor waterpark.

The resort will offer 907 guest rooms and suites, a 175,000-square-foot indoor waterpark, dedicated children’s areas, a massive wave pool and surfing simulator, ten acres of seasonal outdoor pools, a 90,0000-square-foot Tom Foolery’s Adventure Park, featuring thrill rides, a ropes course, climbing walls, arcade games and more.

With over 150,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, Spotsylvania County Kalahari Resort aims to become a premier destination in the region and is expected to open in 2026.

Source: https://www.nbc12.com/2023/10/23/indoor-water-park-breaks-ground-spotsylvania-county/

(Bloomberg) -- Private equity firm Partners Group Holding AG has shown initial interest in Hamilton Island as the family owners of the holiday destination in Australia conduct a strategic review for the asset, according to people familiar with the matter.

Any deal would mark a new era for Hamilton Island, an icon of Australian tourism that was developed into a resort in the 1980s. The island comprises hotels and holiday homes as well as a golf club and a commercial airport, its website shows. It’s the only major developed island in the Great Barrier Reef. It costs about A$16 million ($10 million) a year to maintain the resort’s utilities and infrastructure including its own power house, dams and a reverse osmosis plant, according to a company fact sheet.

The buyout firm is studying the resort island for a potential bid, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Partners Group and the Oatley family, who own Hamilton Island, have held preliminary discussions, the people said.

There’s no guarantee that a deal will happen and the Oatley family may decide to keep the assets for longer after a strategic review, the people said. There are also other parties potentially interested in the resort, they added.

Representatives for Partners Group and Oatley family’s investment office declined to comment.

Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/partners-group-shows-initial-interest-070505223.html

Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, South Carolina, plans to invest more than $8 million to upgrade both its Tom Fazio-designed golf layouts, the Links and Harbor courses. Completion of the projects is slated for October 2024.

Wild Dunes Links Course pre-renovation:

The work on the courses near Charleston will include rebuilding and resurfacing all the greens, among other efforts. The course renovations follow in the wake of more than $150 million in other resort renovations that included the addition of the 153-room Sweetgrass Inn.

Wild Dunes Harbor Course pre-renovation:


Source: https://golfweek.usatoday.com/gallery/wild-dunes-resort-renovation-golf-courses-links-harbor-south-carolina/

TwentyTwo Real Estate acquires Center Parcs Allgau from Batipart (DE)

TwentyTwo Real Estate acquired Center Parcs Allgau in Germany, one of the largest and most recent centre parks in Europe. The acquisition was made by TwentyTwo Real Estate Fund III and its affiliates from Lagune International, an investment vehicle managed by Batipart, and includes 750 of the site's 1,000 cottages as well as the main sports and leisure facilities.

Daniel Rigny, founder and CEO of TwentyTwo Real Estate, said: "This investment underlines our strong interest in leisure and destination hospitality, in particular in positive-impact tourism assets with a leading position in their local market. We are delighted to have acquired the major part of this property, which is Germany's leading branded hotel by revenue. This acquisition is also the largest single-hotel transaction in Europe so far this year.”

Source: https://europe-re.com/twentytwo-real-estate-acquires-center-parcs-allgau-from-batipart-de/72224

The transformation of Disneyland‘s Paradise Pier Hotel into a Pixar-themed hotel will be completed and open for business on Jan. 30, 2024, Disney has announced.

The Pixar Place Hotel will be the “first fully Pixar-themed hotel in the United States,” according to Disney. The hotel renovation is adjacent to the section of property that Disney is seeking to expand with DisneylandForward, the company’s 30-year plan for expansion and innovation in the area.

“Today hotel, theme park, retail and dining are all part of one immersive experience. Guests expect that the future of entertainment will seamlessly weave all uses together in ways that were hard to imagine more than 25 years ago,” Disney said.

Last month, the media giant unveiled a comprehensive plan to double its investment in theme parks to $60 billion over the next 10 years.

Source: https://deadline.com/2023/10/disneyland-pixar-place-hotel-opening-date-1235580949/

October 13, 2023 Margaritaville Fort Myers Beach Resort Construction Progress

Multinational firm Merlin Entertainments - which owns the theme park and dozens of others - aims to place its new venture in Kingston upon Thames, making it the capital's first.

Plans submitted to Kingston Council by Merlin Entertainment show the firm hopes to make the first-of-its-kind water park a serious Centre Parcs competitor with an impressive offering of pools.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1823277/chessington-water-park-Centre-Parcs-m25

More Balcony Doors Added as Construction Progresses on DVC Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

Source: https://wdwnt.com/2023/09/disneys-polynesian-village-resort-dvctower-doors/ & https://wdwnt.com/2023/09/photos-interior-walls-take-shape-on-new-disney-vacation-club-tower-at-disneys-polynesian-village-resort/