{"id":193440,"date":"2023-02-14T04:27:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T08:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=193440"},"modified":"2023-02-14T08:51:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:51:16","slug":"katmandu-park-opens-15-march-family-fun-gets-better-in-punta-cana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2023\/02\/14\/katmandu-park-opens-15-march-family-fun-gets-better-in-punta-cana\/","title":{"rendered":"Katmandu Park opens 15 March: family fun gets better in Punta Cana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Spanish travel conglomerate Meli\u00e1 introduces “resortainment” to Dominican tourism experiences. President Luis Abinader was in Punta Cana last week to inaugurate the first phase of the Katmandu Park Punta Cana. Melia promotes the amusement park as Latin America’s most modern theme park. The park opens to the general public on 15 March 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel Escarrer, CEO of Meli\u00e1 Hotels International, the leading investor, said that the first phase of Katmandu Park has called for an investment of US$80 million. US$90 million more will be invested in a second phase, for a total of US$170 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amusement park offers interactive walkthrough attractions, 3D and 4D cinema with special effects, zip-line, slow-moving carrousel, mini-golf\u2026 to guests staying at the Falcon’s by Meli\u00e1 Punta Cana, the country new “resortainment” facility. Among the attractions is the Venture into the Himalayas with explorer Kilgore Goode activity, including a face-to-face encounters with a fearsome yeti and the mythical Desirata. Legend of the Desirata is a 4D dark ride that heaves, tilts, accelerates, and spins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The park is located adjacent to the Falcon\u2019s Resort by Meli\u00e1 – All Suites Punta Cana, resulting from an investment of US$10 million in a redesign and rebranding of the Melia resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Abinader was in Punta Cana accompanied by First Lady Raquel Arbaje; Minister of Tourism David Collado; and top executives of Meli\u00e1 Hotels International, headed by Gabriel Escarrer Jaume and business partner Scott Demerau of the US company Falcon’s Beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also present were Mark Hoddinot, chief real estate officer of Meli\u00e1 Hotels International, \u00c1lvaro Sans, architect of Meli\u00e1 Hotels International, and Francisco Camps Orfila, managing director of Meli\u00e1 Hotels International in the country, and the governor of the province of La Altagracia, Martina Pep\u00e9n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melia also announced the remodeling of the nearby Paradisus Palma Real, an investment of US$55 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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14 February 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Spanish travel conglomerate Meli\u00e1 introduces “resortainment” to Dominican tourism experiences. President Luis Abinader was in Punta Cana last week to inaugurate the first phase of the Katmandu Park Punta Cana. Melia promotes the amusement park as Latin America’s most modern theme park. The park opens to the general public on 15 March 2023. Gabriel … <\/p>\n

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