Interview Michael Mack - 12.08.2007

FanClub
Michael, cordial congratulations with the Terenzi Horror Nights (THNs) crowned success. In spite of the additional entry, hardly 15.000 visitors came in the park from the horror. In our last interview, you said that your idea started some racing in your father and the remainder of the family. There was a little skepticism. Can you convince your family by success now? How long now, the concept is continued?

Michael Mack
Success speaks in theory by itself - 15.000 visitors is to be received for one evening moreover in the park naturally the class. In the conversation with Universal with the IAAPA, the surprise on this quantity of visitors was also brought to me by the American parks. Up to this point it is
certainly a success with the regard on acceptance at the market.
We can increase with the economic regard - that many artists of America came to us, it is naturally dependent on expenses that each customer does not include immediately. Thus, 15 euros for this organization are inevitably, precisely because of the short time of validity and the qualitatively high expenditure for costumes, the make-up and logistics.
The second year ago and we hope that economically will be established of same the third year. There will be surely no complete opening of the park for of Horror-Freunde, in more the German market is far away from the set of themes of Halloween. But there will in the future remain an additional offer surely with our combination of the experiment of family with much of marrows the day, the show of Mysteria the evening and as the conclusion can build Terenzi Horror Nights. And there is not diversity precisely season like that, until at all on the market.

FanClub
Were filled With 15.000 visitors, your waitings have filled they or have even exceeded they?

Michael Mack
I had before a a whole representation on quality of the product however we did not have any idea on the quantity of the visitors. Clearly I wanted that the concept fills the proof and hoped that that becomes a success. Precisely in the first week, we changed many things and improved much of details. But what is increasingly important for me: waitings of the visitors must be
filled and I believe between us to have already succeeded with this first.

FanClub
Which experiments collected this year? What do you want to make better the next year?

Michael Mack
For the next year, any immense house, but, however, an extension of the sector Terenzi Horror Nights existing. Mid-March, we will already start to project the version 2008 and with planning. In 2008 there will not be an immense increase, but we want to still test the concept a year. Precisely for guests of hotel and the evening, I think, it will be again a very interesting offer.

FanClub
Which capacity had the hotel “Hell's Inn”?

Michael Mack
They was approximately 1500 - 1800 people per evening!

FanClub
This year, THNs took place in a selective way in Filmstraße and Italy. Are they also conceivable in other places of the park in the future or you exclude it ?

Michael Mack
The charm of the French street proposes simply. Precisely the narrowness there has a principal agreement which makes shiver. We reflected a long time, where we can create it. However the next year, we will integrate more strongly surely Italy and will try to widen still a little there the offer.

FanClub
After the season of Halloween, which interests us, however, already now, the estival season in 2008. The first innovations are known. Thus must be moved for example a proper concept on surface of the country of child of Nivea? Can you tell us more?

Michael Mack
Nivea finished its contract, now was to be recognized, but we reserve ourselves to negotiate with various partners. Like that continues in this field, I am not yet able to comment in this moment.

Fan Club
Your brother Thomas Mack proclaimed in the “Talk Travel”, with number 45 that in attraction “the pirates in Batavia” a restaurant must be built. As of the beginning of 2008 the visitor must see a Dinner show here directly after the voyage. How does one have to represent that? How is the restaurant presented ?

Michael Mack
The demolitions occur already in background - precisely the electricity supply for an installation of kitchen must be reinforced here. After this work infrastuctural is achieved, we can advance further with planning. That will be surely supplemented with a subject of pirate and will appear another offer here. In front of the tree, in the last turn, a scene of show will appear and a concept of interior also already exists; but concrete plannings are made only with the course the next weeks. The whole, Greek evening, Spanish evening, etc “will certainly fit in the line of the evenings of Confertainment crowned with success".

FanClub
In the English set of themes, the excavators have also advanced and already demolished “Mystery Hall”. Which innovations await the visitor in the English set of themes in the season 2008?

Michael Mack
There will be a rural regrouping of the English set of themes of the concept of Michel den Dulk and extension in 2006. They is relatively calm corners of the park and we want to address here to children and families which can also visit the world of the children and then enter from there the English set of themes.
They will be here two Flat-rides of the Zamperla company of Italy. Once in Crazy Bus and Indoor Demolition Derby.

FanClub
It is known which Europa Park would like to open in 2009 a new coaster. When will the first information be given?

Michael Mack
We direct in this moment much of conversations concerning the rearrangement of the street. But we will still not announce anything. However at IAAPA in September 2008, we will present officially this development.

FanClub
FanClub of Europa Park thanks you for the interview and wishes you and your family good luck for the season 2008.