Author: Comunicacion Siam Park

Loro Parque, Siam Park and Poema del Mar will turn off their exterior lights this Saturday, 24^th March, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The Loro Parque company will turn off the lights this Saturday, 24th March, in support of the ‘Earth Hour’, an initiative by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). All three parks, Loro Parque, Siam Park and Poema del Mar, will be switching their exterior lights off between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm in order to support the efforts of raising awareness about the climate change and its negative effect on the biodiversity, a cause with which a company has a firm commitment.

According to the WWF, this campaign goes beyond a symbolic act of turning off the lights during one hour. Over the time, it has turned into a major global movement to address a problem that affects every one of us: the climate change. Since the start of the ‘Earth Hour’ in Sydney in 2007, thousands of cities and towns have turned their lights off in solidarity with the initiative. At the same time, social networks lit up in an effort to encourage all the governments around the world to take active political measures regarding the energy issue.

The Loro Parque company maintains a strong commitment with the protection of the biodiversity and, for that reason, it implements through Loro Parque Fundación numerous environmental projects around the world. From the energy saving perspective, one of the main company initiatives was a creation of its own photovoltaic plant, which allows to reduce emitting of more than 2 000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year (which is equivalent to the emission from about 800 cars).

The climate change is a complex problem and one of its most dramatic effects is the loss of biodiversity. This serves as the principal reason for the company to join to the ‘Earth Hour’ initiative and, thus, reinforce its own efforts realized on a daily basis: raising awareness about this problem and encouraging the public to support the investigation work for the preservation of the environment. In addition to turning off the lights, Loro Parque, Siam Park and Poema del Mar, through their respective social network profiles will be encouraging the public to join this initiative, in order to achieve a bigger impact in an effort the situation on our Planet.

Siam Park has been awarded with the European Star Award for the ‘Best Aquatic Park in Europe’ for the sixth consecutive year, this award is given annually by Kirmes & Park Revue, the leading publication and benchmark in the valuation of theme parks.

The ceremony, organized by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), took place in Berlin, in the framework of the European fair of attractions, Euro Attractions Show 2017, which is being held these days in the German capital.

Two of the park’s star attractions have also received great recognition, entering the European Top 10 list. The spectacular Singha, a pioneer water-roller coaster, with its 240-meter length, 14 changes of direction and innovative water propulsion design, has won the ‘2nd Best Attraction in Europe Award’ and Kinnaree mega-slide took the 6th place.

The Park’s Director Christoph Kiessling received the awards in person and thanked the recognition, reinforcing the work of the entire team that makes it possible for Siam Park to maintain all its quality standards at the highest level year after year. “Singha and Kinnaree are two clear examples of the success of investment in innovation and excellence, and we’ll stick to this guideline in the new water park that we are going to open on the island of Gran Canaria. Our goal is to continue growing and offering the best leisure offer”.

These prizes are the most important at European level within the entertainment industry, and the jury, made up of an independent team of experts, has distinguished those parks that have excelled exceptionally for their achievements in matters such as innovation or the enterprise.

This award is followed by the Travelers’ Choice Award, awarded by TripAdvisor this summer, in which Siam Park was awarded The Nr.1 Waterpark in the World for the fourth consecutive year.