FORTUNE+ VIDEO JOBS SPONSORED CONTENTS FORTUNE AUDIO TRADE AFRICA new

COVID-19 UPDATES: All the stories and commentaries on Coronavirus, in one place


Resort Builds Amusement Park

September 28 , 2019
By SELAMAWIT MENGESAHA ( FORTUNE STAFF WRITER )

One of the 20 park rides that is being added to a new amusement park in Atlas Resort, located in Gelan town in Oromia Regional State, gets installed by technicians.

Atlas Resort, located in Gelan town in Oromia Regional State, added a new amusement park to its premises at a cost of 25 million Br.

The park, which will be inaugurated by the end of November, installed 20 pieces of playground equipment such as a children's train ride, carousels, flying chairs, a roller coaster, a rotary and thrill rides.

Lying on 50,000Sqm of land, Atlas imported the gaming equipment for both adults and children from China with the aim of attracting families.

“The park gives an opportunity for children to play outdoors while providing many entertainments and social benefits,” said Hailemariam Worku, the resort's owner. “Such kinds of parks are not easily available in the country despite having high demand.”


Atlas was first opened in 2003 and also features a hotel, a swimming pool, meeting rooms, a bar, banks and a parking place that can accommodate 200 cars.

Beston Amusement Equipment Factory, the company that supplied the equipment, also installed the gaming machinery and will also provide after-sales technical service, spare parts and a warranty of eight years for the equipment.


A Swedish company, Abacon International AB did the civil work.

Beston mainly produces different types of amusement rides. It was established in 2008 by eight service networks including more than 60 after-sales service engineers for the overseas market.


"The resort planned to build the amusement park 15 years ago, but the government did not extend its cooperation, stating that the equipment were luxury items," said Hailemariam. "Finally, the government gave its approval to import the equipment for the playground in November 2018."

The resort, with an estimated capital of 60 million Br, is owned by Atlas International Hotel located on Bole Road. The Hotel was established in 1987 and has 80 employees and 60 rooms.

Nationwide, there are 600 hotels across Ethiopia, but most of them are located in Addis Abeba, Hawasssa, Bahir Dar, Adama and Meqelle.

Experts believe that the resort is eyeing a new market.


Because the park was constructed to be enjoyed by the whole family rather than only by children, this might give it an edge, according to Yohannes Paulos, a consultant who has 45 years of experience in international hotels.

However, he notes that the visitors of the park will only be nationals.

“Foreign tourists are not attracted by such amusement parks,” said Yohannes. “The park might fail in bringing forex into the country.”

Last month Kuriftu Resort & Spa inaugurated the nation’s first-ever water amusement park built in Bishoftu with a capacity of accommodating 5,000 visitors a day.


PUBLISHED ON Sep 28,2019 [ VOL 20 , NO 1013]

How useful was this post?

Click on a star to rate it!

Average rating 0 / 5. Vote count: 0

No votes so far! Be the first to rate this post.



Related Posts

Put your comments here


Editors' Pick

Editorial

Financial Sector-sourced Glucose Drips No Remedy to Save Economy

November 27 , 2021

Against my will, I have witnessed the most terrible defeat of reason and the most sa...

Editorial

Contingency Economic Plan Necessary to Reconcile with Political Storm

November 13 , 2021

Plans and reality do not always gel. They rarely do in a fast-moving world. Every act...

Agenda

Banks Miss Deadline, Mergers Prove Unattainable

October 16 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

Residing in a country with no capital market, an organised marketplace for trading se...

Agenda

Property Market Grinds to Halt

August 28 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

The streets of Addis Abeba are as varied as they are many, although too many of them have yet to be named. From the narrow alleyways of the...

Commentaries

Informed Investors, Thriving Markets, Shared Prosperity

Queuing for in-demand basic goods and services is not an unfamiliar occurrence in Eth...

Private Choice or Public Health: the Middle Ground in Vaccination Row

On March 13th, 2020, Ethiopia confirmed its first case of COVID-19. Consequently, the...

Fineline

Leaders of the National . . .

Leaders of the National Election Board are in a charm offensive mood, of a sort. Last week, they organised a rare tour for members of the me...

When the country’s most. . .

When the country’s most senior diplomats and envoys return back to their posts after two-week debriefings, they leave behind a point or tw...

Editorial

Fuel Subsidies Will Have to Go. But How?

January 22 , 2022

The relationship between fuel price shocks and politics needs no introduction. As a f...

Peace Process within Arm's Reach. Beware Spoilers!

January 15 , 2022

Foes and friends of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) agree that his administration is...

It`s Not Too Late to Thwart Economic Calamity

January 7 , 2022

There has not been much research to put a number on high costs wars inflict on Africa...

Ethiopia: May the New Year Usher Security, Opportunities!

January 1 , 2022

It is a norm to emphasise grand structural changes to address the myriad political pr...

Gallery

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

October 6 , 2021

Parliament Approves New Cabinet, Incorporates Opposition Leaders Lawmakers have approved today the nominations of 22 ministers, including three opposition leaders. Two MPs have voted against, while 12 abstained...

2020 in Posterity

January 5 , 2021

TIGRAY VOTES DESPITE "NULL & VOID" THREAT

September 9 , 2020

IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

December 14 , 2019

PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at a Gala Dinner Called for the Awarding of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

May 6 , 2019

Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

April 26 , 2019

Sunday With Eden

Prejudice's Externalisation of Self-Hate. Better to look Inside

I lived in Tanzania some time ago, working on a project. I met new people who came f...

Saddened One Moment, Triumphant Another, Physicians Dare to Care

There is a huge smile on every patient's face as the physicians at Saint Peter’s Sp...

Life Matters

Vacillate Only with Principles

There is a popular saying in Ethiopia. It goes, “esuma aquam yelewim,” referring to a person without a firm stance on a given issue. The...

Right Order Comes Down to Pen, Paper

In many high school and college movies, it is not hard to find characters doing part-time waitressing job...

Drop us a message

Or see contact page