EPfans.ch has reported some news on Batavia 2020 from the Q&As held at the recent EP Fans Gathering event.
- Iconic scenes of the old ride will find their place in the new attraction, but the entire complex, including its fragrance, atmosphere and music will become more modern. Additionally some scenes will be differently arranged.
- The budget for new animatronics should be particularly interesting: It is claimed to be roughly equivalent to the total budget of the recently opened Snorri Touren dark ride.
- The ride will have the highest capacity in the park on par with Silver Star to avoid extreme queue times or the queue spilling out of the building upon re-opening.
- They are working back to front according to one poster the on and off load, and restaurant theming is well underway. The former burning city scene space remains bare concrete as theming work here as not yet started on the replacement scene.
- The restaurant and ride will open at the same time. They don't want to announce a completion date yet but a planned one exists and things are currently on schedule. Quality is being prioritised over deadlines or budget.
- Fans of the Bamboe Baai restaurant should be pleased to hear that its ambience and appearance will be similar as before; relying on Indonesian architecture and dark wood. It will have a similar capacity as before too. They can look forward to an Asian Food Market and enjoy Indonesian-style dishes. In addition, a bowl system should enable individualized dishes to be put together. Popular outdoor sales will also return, so some dishes will also be available on the go.
- The day time Chinese National Circus shows will not return; although the restaurant will still have a stage for use in the evenings as the Indonesia Malam evening event will return. The stage area will be used during the day as an expanded seating area for restaurant guests. The decision was made because places for restaurant guests were often blocked as non-eating guests took their places to see the day time shows.
- The gastronomy department's presentation also revealed that the restaurant is scheduled to open in late June / early July. Which is interesting when one considers that the separate ride project team presentation stated the restaurant would not open before the ride...
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