The Goddard Group Announces New Projects for Asia and Europe

	The Galaxy, Macau

Hollywood, California-based Gary Goddard and his company, The Goddard Group, specialists in concept, master planning, schematic design, and show design of mega resorts, casinos, retail destinations and theme parks, on a global scale, has announced a slate of projects in development across Asia and Europe.

These upcoming projects:

Magic World, Russia will encompass over 600 acres and will be comprised of multiple theme park concepts as well as hotels, retail, dining, and entertainment venues. The project represents a unique collaboration between Russia and a consortium of industry leading California based companies, including Moschanko Investment Group (MIG 2000), Gary Goddard Entertainment Design (a division of The Goddard Group), ProFun Management Group, and (it) Brand Studios. Planned as a fantasy world filled with the most spectacular rides, resorts and experiences in the history of theme park development, encompassing multiple theme park concepts. Magic World Russia is being designed to attract 10-12 million visitors a year. Gary Goddard Entertainment Design has been retained to provide design oversight of the entire Magic World Russia project. "We are thrilled to be a part of the Magic World Russia California consortium," Goddard says. "It has the kind of grand scale and unique creative concepts that drive our imagination and compel our involvement. To be at the center of Russia's first world class theme park is both an honor and an exciting challenge."

Victory Park, Armenia: Working closely with the Mayor of Yerevan, Armenia's capital city, the Goddard Group team is currently at work on the design and master plan of an extensive redevelopment that city's premier central park, transforming it from a run-down Soviet-era amusement center into family entertainment destination featuring a variety of rides and public attractions.

Qingdao Theme Park and Resort, China: On the northeast coast of China, the Goddard Group is currently at work designing a new oceanfront family entertainment resort in Qingdao that will ultimately feature over two-dozen ocean-themed rides and attractions, in addition to on-site hotel facilities, as well as expansive retail, dining, and entertainment components.

Fushun DreamWorld Theme Park, Hotel & Resort, China: Currently under-construction in Fushun, China, is a massive theme park designed and developed by the Goddard Group over a nearly three year period, featuring six lands and over 20 attractions based on the world's most beloved stories and genres.

Shenfu New Town, China: Also under construction near Fushun, China, is Shenfu New Town -- an entire city designed and master planned by the Goddard Group in concert with the local government and development agencies. Wrapped around two massive lakes, at the heart of the city is the "Circle of Life" - a 328' stainless steel ring that serves as the city's icon.

Earlier this year, The Goddard Group completed its work on behalf of:

The Galaxy Macau Mega-Resort: In 2006, The Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) selected Gary Goddard and The Goddard Group to help re-imagine their Mega Resort -- the family's company's biggest venture yet -- the $ 1.9 billion casino-resort, which opened to the public on May 15 in Macau, China. Mikki Estrada, Galaxy's vice president of design and project development, says, "We drew our inspirations from all over Southeast Asia. The main color theme outside and inside the complex is gold, which both chimes in with regional tastes and helps create a very palatial atmosphere. The actual design of Galaxy Macau was developed by Los Angeles-based architectural designer Gary Goddard and his team at The Goddard Group, who specialize in the design and production of large-scale theme parks and international hotel-resorts."

"Our goal," says Goddard, "was to create an inspired and fantastic world that would be appealing first and foremost, to the Asian guests who come to Macau from all areas of Southeast Asia. And secondly, for the western tourists who come to Macau, we wanted a very special resort casino that can only be seen here in Macau and that speaks to an Asian experience. So The Galaxy is not a copy of something from Las Vegas or elsewhere, but an original 'Must See' experience that stands alone and apart. I think we have achieved our goal with this spectacular and elegant design - a true tropical paradise built upon a mythical world steeped in Asian spirit."