Construction Magazine May 2017 | Page 121

MIDDLE EAST

DPR IS BUILT ON 30.6 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF LAND AND

FEATURES OVER 100 RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS

The end is only the beginning

Standing in the centre of Riverland with each park almost acting as three of the four pillars of the earth , it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking now the park is running the work must be over ?
This is what Priddy means when says he ’ s still out there kicking ass . There are still a number of attractions that will be opened in due course inside DreamWorks , the Lionsgate Hunger Games section and of course major construction on Six Flags . Coupled with the day to day operations of running a theme park , the finish line , if there is one , is by far nowhere in sight just yet . “ One of the most horrible feelings I ’ ve ever had was waking up the next day from opening and it suddenly all feeling over ,” says Priddy .
With the rush and the non-stop work to get to the point of opening , the day it arrived almost crept up on the team and that presents the next challenge ; getting back into the swing of things .
“ It ’ s about keeping people motivated , ensuring they have the right resources that they need to get back to it , Priddy continues . “ My role in this is about saying ; I ’ m here if you need me , I ’ ll remove any roadblocks in the way of success . When you ’ re successful , we are all successful .”
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