First Boonie Bears Mall Opens

On May 22, Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM, two authoritative research institutes on world theme parks, jointly published the Global Attractions Attendance Report for the year 2018. According to the report, Fantawild stayed on the list of the world’s top five theme park groups for the third consecutive year, with visitation of 42.074 million people, an increase of 9.3% compared with the previous year.  Leading Brand in China’s Tourism And Entertainment Industry: World’s Top Five for Three Consecutive YearsFantawild was listed as one of the world’s top five theme park groups in 2016 and 2017. The company continued to make progress in 2018, with visitation exceeding 40 million visitors for the year, consolidating its position as a top global theme park player.As a leading brand in China’s tourism and entertainment industry, Fantawild operates more than 20 theme parks in China. Four new theme parks in the cities of Jiayuguan, Changsha, Handan, and Jingzhou will open this year, helping the company expand.The number of visitors at Fantawild parks are increasing at a stunning rate. It ranked 3rd globally in the year 2018, with an increase rate of 9.3% compared with the previous year. This newest Global Attractions Attendance Report points out that the increase rate of 9.3% was mainly due to two parks opening in 2017, which contributed to an influx of visitors the following year. These two parks are Xiamen Fantawild Water Park and Xiamen Fantawild Oriental Heritage. Both parks are located in the city of Xiamen, and opened to the public in 2017.Fantawild is now engaging in the “Beautiful China Trilogy” project, which aims to present China’s history and future in theme parks. Fantawild Oriental Heritage is the first part of the project, and is the first type of theme park in China to combine tradition culture with entertainment. At present, Fantawild has opened four of such park types in China. The report also mentioned Xiamen Fantawild Oriental Heritage won the “Outstanding Achievement Award” in April at the 25th Thea Awards Ceremony and the 16th TEA Summit.Asia-Pacific Theme Park Ranking: Whole Industrial Chain Helps DiversificationAccording to the above report, Fantawild parks in China all have satisfactory performance. Zhengzhou Fantawild Adventure, Ningbo Fantawild Oriental Heritage, Wuhu Fantawild Water Park and Zhengzhou Fantawild Water Park are all on the list of top theme parks in the Asia-Pacific area and in the world. This shows that different types of parks are recognized by visitors.Zhengzhou Fantawild Adventure ranked 17th on the list of top theme parks in the Asia-Pacific area with 3.8 million visitors, while Ningbo Fantawild Adventure ranked 18th with 3.74 million.Fantawild is one of a few companies in China with a complete industrial chain, encompassing theme park creative design, research and development, content creation, construction, and market operation. Fantawild opened its first theme park, Fantawild Adventure, in 2007, which proved a success. Since then, the company has created more than ten theme park brands in four categories: “Fantawild classics”, “beautiful China”, “distinctive culture”, and “animation”. It is estimated that Fantawild will operate more than 30 theme parks by 2020.Water Park Ranking: Fantawild’s Water Parks Appear the Most on the List for Top Asian Water ParksOn the list for top water parks in Asia, Wuhu Fantawild Water Park ranks 2nd in the Asia-Pacific area, and 11th in the world; while Zhengzhou Fantawild Water Park ranks 12th in the Asia-Pacific area. Fantawild Water Parks appear the most on the list of Asian water parks.Fantawild Water Parks features water attractions. They have become the place for “summer splash carnival” and a popular tourist destination after many years of development.Fantawild will release four new theme parks in 2019, including Changsha Oriental Heritage, Jingzhou Oriental Heritage, Jiayuguan Silk Road Dreamland, and Fantawild Legend Kingdom. Jiayuguan Silk Road Dreamland and Fantawild Legend Kingdom are themed on the silk road and Chinese idioms respectively. These two customized parks were opened after the Fantawild Asian Legends park opened in 2018.As a leading brand in China’s tourism and entertainment industry, Fantawild will continue to innovate and help boost the tourism and entertainment industry. The company will strive to stand on the world stage to present the charming culture of China.;

On May 18th, Fantawild Holdings Inc. signed an agreement with Linhai government for building an Boonie Bears Town in 15th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair. Linhai government officials and Fantawild senior management attended the ceremony.Based on Boonie Bears brand, this town will be Fantawild’s first tourism resort town in China, and contains animation camp, boonie bears adventure, out-of-class camp, food carnival and boonie bears hotel. Linhai city is located in the middle part of Zhejiang province, with rich culture and excellent environment.;

Fantawild’s Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink hit Canadian theatres through Cinémas Guzzo Les Films on March 1. The Big Shrink has brought in an impressive per screen average of over $6,000 USD. The fifth feature in Fantawild’s signature brand “Boonie Bears”, Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink was the highest-grossing animated film in 2018 in China with a domestic box office over $96.5 million USD. The successful international roll out of the film continues. It will next be released theatrically in the United States and in all of Latin America.   “We saw the huge potential of Boonie Bears in China and the international market, so we decided to bring it to Canada. It proved that we were right,” Vincenzo Guzzo, President at Cinémas Guzzo quipped, “This marks a great start and we will definitely bring more of the franchise to Canada.” Fantawild and Cinémas Guzzo are already planning to release Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past, the sixth and latest “Boonie Bears” film, which has drawn in $106 million USD in box office this year. Cinémas Guzzo, owned by the Guzzo family, is a regional chain of movie theaters located in Quebec, Canada. The chain currently owns 10 locations, 141 screens and 9 IMAX within the greater Montreal area. Fantawild Animation, the producer of the “Boonie Bears” brand, is an influential animation studio from China. It has partnered with major international distributors like Netflix, Disney, Sony, Nickelodeon, and Discovery Kids. ;

The Government Work Report 2019 explicitly highlights the policies of boosting the tourism industry and deepening cultural exchanges globally, which is a thrill for the cultural tourism field. Through continuous innovation, Fantawild has achieved prominent results in these aspects. With nearly twenty years’ experience in the industry, Fantawild is developing a forward-looking strategy that integrates traditional culture and advanced technology. The 24 theme park layout is ready to broaden its horizons.In recent years, Fantawild extended its influence in over ten provinces and cities. Multiple theme parks and theme hotels have been built in cities like Zhuzhou and Zhengzhou in Central China. In June, Fantawild will open its 25th theme park, Changsha Fantawild Oriental Heritage, which is Fantawild’s second extra ordinary work in Hunan Province.According to the official news released earlier by Fantawild, the total number of theme parks operating in China is estimated to exceed thirty.With local cultural elements given full play, each park forms a unique style.The construction of Changsha Fantawild Oriental Heritage will conclude soon. “The park serves as a window to bring China’s five-thousand-year civilization alive. As a cultural and tourism industry, we aim to carry forward the quintessence of Chinese culture, and this park is a specific example of our work towards that goal,” a park staffer explained.Changsha Fantawild Oriental Heritage is the first hi-tech theme park in China that features Huxiang Culture. It contains eleven large-scale indoor attractions. Aided by different technologies, each attraction presents a timeless Chinese legend as well as certain splendid history in a unique way. Rooted in Huxiang Culture, this park is specially crafted. The creative team delved into the history of the Mawangdui Han Dynasty Tomb in Changsha, and designed an innovative attraction based on the legendary life of the tomb owner Xin Zhui, who is also known as Lady Dai. In this attraction, the clock is turned back thousands of years in Changsha. The magnificent and unusual life of Lady Dai is reproduced on a VR stage and tourists will be immersed in the historic splendor of Han Dynasty. Local cultural elements such as flower-drum operas and four-sheep statues will also be in the park to truly engross guests.In addition to Changsha, new parks are also making in roads in cities like Jiayuguan and Handan, which are scheduled to open this year. They are expected to inject new vitality to local economy and cultural development, and bring endless fun to even more guests. Fantawild Silk Road Dreamland is the second Fantawild park in Jiayuguan. Supported by the latest technologies, this park is the first of its kind to feature the Silk Road culture and customs of the Western Regions in China. When it comes to Fantawild Legend Kingdom in Handan, by integrating the timeless regional history, the park focuses on the profound culture of Chinese idioms. This helps to customize a brand new entertainment experience.Fantawild Asian Legend is specially developed for fueling global cultural exchanges.The policy of “deepening cultural exchanges globally” in the Government Work Report points out new directions for the industry. As an enterprise that sees culture and technology as its lifeblood, Fantawild keeps innovating and working on the R&D of technologies. This is all for the ability to tell Chinese stories to the world.On August 8th last year, Fantawild Asian Legend had a grand opening in Nanning, setting aprecedent of telling the history and stories of other countries as well. By having these tales alongside their Chinese counterparts, a new place for tourist exploration is born. So far, Fantawild Asian Legend has received over 800 thousand guests from home and abroad. Besides bringing new opportunities for the local industry, the park also became a vital platform for cultural exchanges, which ushers in a new chapter of cultural tourism in Guangxi Province.According to industry insiders, Fantawild Asian Legend creatively combines Southeast Asian culture and local tourism. For the internal economy, it promotes the urban and provincial tourism to develop in a comprehensive way. For the external economy, it further steps up the tourism cooperation between China and ASEAN countries, and serves as a model for tourist spots in Guangxi to demonstrate Southeast Asian culture. Last year, Fantawild Asian Legend was appointed to be the branch venue of the China-ASEAN Expo for the first time. It welcomed guests from many ASEAN countries, and became a bridge for cultural exchanges.As of now, Fantawild boasts over 1,000 independent intellectual properties, more than 3,000 experts, and five theme park brands. They are Fantawild Adventure, Fantawild Dreamland, Fantawild Oriental Heritage, Fantawild Water Park and Fantawild Asian Legend. Fantawild is confident about its future. It has crafted a clear development path and holds towering ambitions. A leader in Fantawild has said, “Nowadays, the integration of culture and tourism has become a common practice. With this background, Fantawild will actively undertake its social responsibilities and propel industry convergence and tourism growth. Fantawild is and will always be offering superior products and service to tourists and bringing infinite fun to everyone!”;

From April 11 to April 13, 2019, the 25th Thea Awards Ceremony and the 16th TEA Summit were held at the Disney Hotel in Anaheim, Los Angeles. China's Xiamen Fantawild Oriental Heritage is the only theme park to have won a Thea Award for “Outstanding Achievement”. Vice Chairman and CEO of Huaqiang Holdings Limited Mr. Frank Ming Li, and Executive President of Fantawild Holdings Inc. Ms. Daisy Shang, were invited to attend the awards ceremony and deliver a keynote speech.Founded in 1991, the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is an international non-profit association representing the world’s leading creators, developers, designers and producers of compelling places and experiences worldwide. TEA members are innovators and problem solvers whose careers are built around confronting and overcoming unique challenges. The Thea Awards were created to bring recognition to themed entertainment design projects, rides, exhibitions and attractions that have created an outstanding experience for visitors worldwide. The Thea Awards have become internationally recognized as a symbol of excellence, and considered to be the “Oscar” of the global themed entertainment industry. This year, Thea Awards recipients were selected from more than 300 high quality amusement attractions and theme parks from around the world. Xiamen Fantawild Oriental Heritage has successfully integrated Chinese traditional culture with cutting edge technology to build an unforgettable theme park experience. This was accomplished by innovatively showing China’s rich and diverse history, culture, and folk customs to visitors from all around the world. This park that highlights the majesty of China, stood out in the award selection, and eventually became the only theme park towin a Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2018.Image 1: Fantawild Oriental Heritage Entrance“Fantawild Oriental Heritage" is a new paradigm of combining Chinese culture with high technology.At this year's TEA Summit, hundreds of entertainment industry leaders, elites and well-known names from all over the world gathered to exchange views on a variety of hot topics in the industry. In the Thea case study session, Ms. Daisy Shang, Executive President of Fantawild, shared the original ideas, creative concepts, and technological innovations of the “Fantawild Oriental Heritage” theme park with worldwide industry leaders. During her presentation, she introduced some of Fantawild’s classic attractions which are the most popular among visitors and the most representative of the park’s achievements. Founded in 2012, Fantawild Oriental Heritage is another independent and innovative theme park brand that combines profound Chinese traditional culture with modern high technology after Fantawild Adventure and Fantawild Dreamland. China has a history that spans five thousand years. The Chinese civilization provides numerous traditional cultural resources and a large number of vivid stories and legends. However, in the world and even in China, there was no high-tech theme park that mainly represented Chinese culture. That was the source of inspiration for Fantawild Oriental Heritage. Fantawild’s creative team conducted extensive research and cooperated with the design and R&D team to select representative historical and cultural elements. They then creatively applied modern technology to bring this traditional culture into a new realm of immersion. We used virtual reality technology such as VR, MR, AR, digital image integration, and virtual interactive entertainment equipment and control system technologies such as vehicle/shipmotion simulators, large scale lifting platforms, multi-degree-of-freedom animatronic robot technology. We have also developed many unprecedented attraction forms, creating a large number of themed attractions and live performances filled with unique Chinese characteristics and cultural heritage. Fantawild breathes new life into traditional Chinese culture and unfurls a magical scroll to present the wonder of Chinese culture to the world. “We have independently created a variety of unprecedented attraction forms for Fantawild Oriental Heritage, and pioneered several advanced technologies in the industry. Using these innovations, we created the world's first large-scale indoor dome theater attraction with a lifting platform, "Bridge to Love”, and the live show "Eternal Butterfly Love” performed in a theater-in-the-round with holographic AR technology. Both of these attractions are based on classic Chinese love stories. There’s also the 4D Dark Ride “The Legend of Nüwa” originating from ancient Chinese mythology; the large scale indoor flight simulation attraction "Devil’s Peak”, and the large-scale automatic tracing trackless ride “Pear Garden Tour” featuring Chinese opera and a 360° 3D circle vision screen. These and many other attractions in the park are the ingenuity of Fantawild integrating culture and technology. They are very popular in the market.” Ms. Daisy Shang said proudly.Image 2: Bridge to Love, a large scale dome theater attraction with a lifting platformMore distinctive theme parks will be created to facilitate the cultural exchange under “The Belt and Road Initiative”.As competition in the theme park industry becomes fiercer, the keys to sustainable development are innovation, change, and breakthrough. China’s theme parks are constantly striving for high quality. Thanks to its excellence in creativity and advanced technology, Fantawild remains a trend setter in China’s theme park industry. “Fantawild Oriental Heritage” parks are the paradigm of innovation and promotion of Chinese culture.  By combining modern technology in tourism attractions and spaces Fantawild has grown to wield great influence in the industry. At the climax of the event--the Thea award ceremony, the pioneers in the global themed entertainment arena as well as top class attractions became the focus of the night. Mr. Frank Ming Li took home the “Outstanding Achievement Award” for “Fantawild Oriental Heritage” park at the ceremony, and made a speech. In his speech, he shared with everyone the original intention for the creation of Fantawild Oriental Heritage. He hoped to display Chinese culture using the most advanced technology and spread Chinese culture, so he led Fanatwild to create the "Beautiful China Trilogy” theme parks project which shows visitors the past, present, and future of China. In fact, Fantawild Oriental Heritage is just the first part of the “Beautiful China Trilogy” that Fantawild has been working on in recent years. The project includes three series of parks: the “Chinese Cultural Heritage Park”, “The Road to a Modern Era”, and “Tomorrow’s China”. They display the traditions of ancient China, show the vast success of modern China, and give a glimpse into the future of the country respectively, all while combining advanced technology to give audiences an immersive experience in artful ways. The “Oriental Heritage” parks not only include one in Xiamen, but also in Ningbo, Wuhu, and Ji’nan. The other two types of parks are under construction in many places of China.Image 3: Mr. Frank Ming Li delivering a speech at the Thea Awards CeremonyImage 4: Mr. Frank Ming Li Receiving the TEAThea Award for “Outstanding Achievement”Mr. Li said, “Since 2007 when the first Fantawild theme park, Fantawild Adventure, opened in Wuhu, Fantawild has been devoted to the theme park industry for 12 years and has developed 4 major series of theme parks. Fantawild now owns more than 10 proprietary theme park brands and has built 25 theme parks which are in operation around the globe. Fantawild has trained a skillful team capable of providing one-stop solutions for theme park business with creative design, master planning, research and development, production, customization, installation, and operation.” This can be seen in its achievements. According to The Global Attractions Attendance Report published by TEA &AECOM, Fantawild ranks 5th among theme park groups in the world for 2 consecutive years. The number of visitors in Fantawild parks was a record high in the year of 2018. As a leader in China’s theme park industry, Fantawild is the first company to “go global” with proprietary brands, and is considered to be an exemplar of the industry.Mr. Frank Ming Li added at last, “In the future, Fantawild will develop more high-quality theme parks.” According to research, Fantawild has built many featured parks for “The Belt and Road Initiative”, which helps to boost cultural exchange. For example, the “Fantawild Asian Legend” park in Nanning draws from the essence of culture from the ten member countries of ASEAN. The park opened on August 8, 2018, and was the first park in the world to display the culture, history and scenery of these countries. Many senior leaders from ASEAN member nations have visited the park and given great feedback. This facilitates the cultural exchange between China and ASEAN member nations. Fantawild will open the “Silk Road Legend” park in Jiayuguan in 2019. This park strives to revive the marvels of the ancient trade route, the Silk Road. Fantawild explores the numerous cultures in China to build new parks using creativity and advanced technology, including the “Fantawild Yinshang Kingdom” in Anyang highlighting the ancient Yinshang culture, and “Fantawild Legend Kingdom” in Handan featuring Chinese 4 word idioms. A wide variety of parks will open on the market as ground-breaking presenters of cultural exhibition.Image5: Photo of Fantawild Asian LegendThe “Outstanding Achievement Award” conferred by TEA is recognition of the high quality and achievements of Fantawild parks. Fantawild will continue to provide top class theme parks and service, create joy and bring happiness to visitors. Fantawild’s robust development paints a rosy picture for its future. ;

On the evening of March 20, Fantawild (834793.OC) announced the release of its 2018 annual report, offering an in-depth look at its accomplishments for the year and future trends for the industry. Fantawild reported revenue of CNY 4.345 billion for 2018, a 12.49% increase over the previous year, and gained net earnings of CNY 776 million. For the year ending December 31, 2018, the total assets of Fantawild reached up to CNY 19.34 billion and net assets CNY 10.11 billion, with the latter rising by 6.60% over the beginning of the period.Business Performance Theme parks and cultural content products and service constitute Fantawild’s main business. Among them, theme parks were the main source of annual income, and accounted for 82.95% of the overall revenue in 2018. It is worth mentioning that theme park subprojects became a bright spot. For the current period, they grossed CNY 2.5 billion and raised CNY 260 million, an increase of 11.89% over 2017.According to Fantawild, the revenue growth of the company is mainly attributed to the sound operation of Fantawild Asian Legend as well as the substantial rise in digital animation revenue. Opened in August 8, 2018 in Nanning, Fantawild Asian Legend focuses on the culture of Southeast Asia. It continues the success of the previous four park brands (namely Fantawild Adventure, Fantawild Dreamland, Fantawild Oriental Heritage, and Fantawild Water Park), and represents the superb creativity and cutting-edge R&D of Fantawild. The report figures state that Wuhu Fantawild Adventure, which began operation in October 2007, was the first park open to the public. Currently Fantawild has built altogether 25 theme parks in over 10 large and medium-sized cities nationwide. On the whole, Fantawild shows a tendency of large-scale growth. In a wildly successful strategy, the thriving tourism and increasing individual consumption levels boost economy. This is complemented by the fact that Fantawild boasts a well-established industrial chain integrating innovation and creativity, research and development, production, and global marketing. All businesss egments including special-effects films, digital animation, and consumer products provide all-round supports to theme parks.By following the strategy of combining culture and technology and intensely developing its intellectual properties, Fantawild was admirably listed into the “National Brand Plan” for two consecutive years. According to 2017 TEA/AECOM Global Attraction Attendance Report, Fantawild took the lead in the industry with its total number of tourists ranking 5th globally, 22% more than the previous year, which brought about sustainable profitability. For the market as a whole in 2018, the parks in twenty-odd cities contributed a gross profit rate of 72.39% together with the segments of special-effects films and animation.In the aspect of content production, animation revenue keeps boosting year by year. The overall income for animation in 2018 reached CNY 327 million. This sector raised CNY 110 million, an increase of 50.09% over 2017. Boonie Cubs 1 and Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink set new records of earnings on new media and in box office respectively. “Fantawild Cartoon” has proudly tailored an animation industrial chain ranging from pre-production (creative design), production, post-production, and all theway to program distribution.In terms of research and development, Fantawild has independently developed advanced technologies like circle-vision 4D films and giant screen films. They have been applied in Fantawild theme parks and even sold worldwide. When it comes to consumer products, Fantawild carried out creative design based on its animation IPs, put them into mass production, and eventually sold products throughout theme parks.It is notable that the deposit received for special-effects films and creative design, as well as animation income, brought Fantawild abundant cash flow. For the report period, the net amount of cash flow generated from company business enhanced by 82.63% to CNY1.83 billion compared with 2017. Monetary capital grew by CNY 440 million, a 110.21% increase over the end of 2017. Meanwhile, receivables were cut down by CNY 103 million, a 38.96% decrease over the end of 2017. The deposit received at the end of 2018 boosted by CNY 506 million, a 180.94% rise over 2017 year-end.Future OutlookNow there are over 10 theme parks under construction in cities like Changsha, Handan, Jingzhou, and Jiayuguan. Last year, Fantawild successfully signed new park projects in Jining, Xuzhou, Taizhou, and Shangqiu. It is estimated that by 2020, there will be over 30 parks in operation.According to China Theme Park Pipeline Report issued by AECOM on November 8, 2018, the total quantity of visitors to Chinese theme parks has amounted to 190 million. By 2020, the number is expected to reach 230 million. The investment in theme parks to be built from 2018 to 2020 is as high as CNY 74.5 billion. The market for second- and third-tier cities in China has great potential and promising prospects.With the increasing investment in domestic theme parks, insiders point out that we need to avoid blindly constructing parks with inadequate planning. Analysis indicates that the aggravation of market competition will build high industry barriers for enterprises that follow the “whole industrial chain model”. The future industry growth is expected to favor enterprises that own powerful IPs, chain-operated brands, and technical research and development.In view of future development, Fantawild promised to step up cooperation with superior IPs and intensify advertising at public transport hubs, while attracting potential customers and strengthening the appeal and awareness of Fantawild simultaneously.In terms of animation, more new IPs are ready to blow your mind in 2019! In the months to come, besides the annual Boonie Bears film and TV series, a new film named Realm of Terracotta will debut. All of these efforts in animation will in turn fuel theme parks into aleague of their own.    ;

Premiered on Feb 5th, 2019, the first day of the Chinese New Year, Fantawild sixth animated feature Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past continues to draw audiences to theatres. Till Feb. 21th, the film has made an impressive domestic box office of 675 million CNY (over $100 million USD). Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past follows the bear brothers Briar and Bramble and their friend Vick on their unexpected journey into the primitive age. On their search for the way back to the 21st century, they encounter all kinds of dangers and exotic animals like wild boars, giant turtles, and adorable pandas. The only fully animated film in cinema this Chinese New Year, Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past ranks the fourth in Chinese box office at this period, outperforming Peppa Pig Celebrates Chinese New Year (a mixed-form film) which has received 122 million CNY (approx. $18 million USD) till this Friday. Blast into the Past has broken the record set by its predecessor Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink at 605 million CNY, also surpassing the Chinese box office of Kung Fu Panda 2 at 613 million CNY. The film is rated 9.2 on Maoyan, a major Chinese film rating and ticket purchasing platform. This performance is only second to the Chinese sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth, among all the films released in theatre during the Chinese New Year season. With this domestic success, the Fantawild team is poised to get bolder on the international front. Last week, the film opened in Singapore on Valentine’s Day at Filmgarde Cineplexes. This is the first time a Boonie Bears movie had a synchronized international release. In addition, the film has been pre-sold to Canada, Latin America, Malaysia, and Cambodia. Fantawild is also bringing the film and its other range of works to all the major content markets and licensing expos, including Berlinale Film Festival and Kidscreen Summit that just happened, Hong Kong International Film & TV Market, MIPTV, Le Marché du Film in Cannes, Licensing Expo Las Vegas in the upper half of 2019.;

Fantawild will participate and exhibit in ATRAX 2019 in Istanbul from Feb. 14th to 16th. Welcome to booth B660 to see what we have brought to Turkey!;

Now is the end of 2018. It is time for an annual overview of the different industries. In the year 2018, the entertainment and tourism industry underwent many changes. Last year, themes of culture and tourism grabbed the attention of the industry. People realized more and more the value of good quality content for the healthy development of the industry. In terms of industrial structure, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism was newly founded in this year, helping to strengthen the link between tourism and culture. As a top player in China’s entertainment and tourism industry, Fantawild has received many awards in 2018. The company made remarkable progress in making theme parks more “China-like” and improving the quality of service, leaving a remarkable impact on the industry. Data Analysis for Fantawild: Excellent Performance This year, Fantawild has seen steady growth in business by updating projects, improving service, and opening customized parks. Fantawild strives to provide high-quality, humanized entertainment and tourism services, which propel the company’s development forward.  Data is the most objective and powerful proof. In May 2018, The Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM, two authoritative research institutes on world theme parks, jointly published a survey on theme parks around the world. According to the survey, Fantawild’s theme parks ranked among the top 5 out of global theme parks for the second consecutive year, with a stunning number of visitors of 38.495 million. Fantawild parks in various locations ranked differently. In the list of water parks ranked in Asia, Wuhu Fantawild Water Park ranked 6th, while Zhengzhou Fantawild Water Park ranked 11th. Fantawild became the brand with the most water parks on that list. Ningbo Fantawild Oriental Heritage and Zhengzhou Fantawild Adventure both ranked among the top 20 of theme parks located in the Asia Pacific area. With over 3.8 million visitors for each park, ranking 17th and 18th respectively. This shows the brand influence and market acceptance for Fantawild parks. Fantawild is included in the 2018 list for “CCTV national brand industrial leader”. The company successfully got selected for the program again in 2019. This program brings together the top players in different industries, which means Fantawild will showcase the quality and value of its products and endeavor to build a better brand together with other first-class companies. Fantawild’s brand image and influence increased dramatically after a year’s operation. According to a survey by the authoritative data survey institute CTR Market Research, in 2018 the preference ratio for the brand Fantawild has risen from 41.9% to 68.6%, an increase of 63.7%. As for the future interest in theme parks, the rate shot up to 89.1%.Since its founding Fantawild has understood that theme parks need culture to succeed. Chinese theme parks need to satisfy the aesthetics and cater to local visitors. For more than 10 years, Fantawild has been trying to blend traditional Chinese culture into its theme parks. The company first experimented with its “Fantawild Dreamland” parks. Today “Fantawild Oriental Heritage” parks have developed to include many attractions themed with Chinese culture. Fantawild continues to become more adept on applying Chinese elements to its parks. In November this year, Xiamen Fantawild Oriental Heritage park took home the annual TEA award for “Outstanding Achievement”, and became the only theme park in the world to receive that honor this year. TEA Thea Awards Committee wrote: “Oriental Heritage successfully couples technology-based immersive experiences with the rich folklore and culture of China. It brings together an exceptional blend of live entertainment, large-scale shows, and engaging dark-ride experiences to deliver a truly unique and compelling family destination.” This international award shows Fantawild’s creative move to combine modern technology with Chinese culture is accepted by international authorities. It is a firm step for China’s theme parks and the Chinese culture to go global. As Michael Mercadante, TEA International Board President, said, that “the new TEA Thea Awards recipients... representing some of the finest achievements in the creation of compelling places and experiences”, honor signifies a marked pole. Honor is also asource of motivation. Fantawild will continue to strive to provide high-quality entertainment and tourism services to the many customers and to spread happiness to more people. Innovation on Heritage: Priceless Painting Enters the Theme ParkFantawild parks continue to explore traditional Chinese culture, and build many themed attractions based on it. Although theme parks are sort of like “imported goods” in China, Fantawild uses its creative mind to present Chinese culture and stories with advanced technology. In 2018, Fantawild released a flight-simulation spherical screen theater Flying with Cranes.  To improve attractions in the parks, the company used traditional Chinese landscape paintings, which is a first in the industry. This move has made a splash in the industry and media, grabbing the attention of many people. Fantawild’s creative team was inspired by the national treasure exhibited at the Forbidden City in Beijing in 2017, a landscape painting called A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains from the Northern Song Dynasty with shades of green and blue. Fantawild decided to recreate the charm of Chinese culture with the digital technology it now masters. Fantawild’s technology team captures the essence of the painting through 3D animation and a spherical screen. The attraction took one year to make. On August 11, 2018, the attraction Flying with Cranes opened to the public in Fantawild parks, the result of hundreds of artist in the field of digital technology. This attraction uses flight-simulation and spherical screen technology which allows visitors to“fly” into the world of the painting and to drink in the fantastic scenery of mountains and rivers. This attraction also brings out an immersive experience that the original painting lacks. Visitors who participated in this attraction praised the life-like visual effects and commented that they were interested in the history depicted in the attractionand wanted to learn more about classical Chinese art. Flying with Cranes is not merely an upgrade of a single attraction, it also shows the technology and content innovation in presenting the Chinese culture. The Ambition: Continue to Explore Local CulturesThe entertainment industry where Fantawild belongs is also called the creative industry, for the core of development is innovation and creativity. Fantawild parks have become renowned as some of the best in China’s entertainment and tourism industry. Fantawild’s strong creativity and its spirit of pioneering has contributed to the company’s incredible success over the span of a decade. In August 2018, Nanning Fantawild Asian Legends, Fantawild’s first customized park with southeast Asian countries as the theme, officially opened. As the first theme park in China to incorporate elements of southeast Asian culture, Fantawild Asian Legends tells the stories of other nations, which is hard to copy. This park reflects Fantawild’s outstanding creativity and signifies a new step forward for its parks. The park selected representative histories and folk legends from members of ASEAN and produced many themed attractions with immersive experiences and stories. Fantawild’s art team and technology team worked closely together to combine advanced technology and southeast Asian cultures to produce unique attractions, allowing visitors to have a glimpse of those countries without actually having to go abroad. Within the first 6 months after the park opened, it has received more than 600,000 visitors. Many visitors recommended the park online, and many attractions have become a “must go” place for those who travel to the city of Nanning. The opening of the park marks the beginning of Fantawild’s customized theme parks. Many more Fantawild parks will be completed in the year 2019, including the ones in Changsha, Jinzhou, Handan, Mianyang, and Jiayuguan. Fantawild always pays attention to culture when expanding. The company explores, digs out the essence of different local cultures, and combines them with its creativity as a gift for local regions. Fantawild spreads happiness wherever it goes. As a trendsetter in China’s entertainment and tourism industry, the company not only endeavors to bring happiness to customers, but also contributes to the local infrastructure and economy. The exceptional performance of 2018 is only the start. Fantawild will continue to strive for better results and contribute to China’s entertainment and tourism industry.;

Fantawild has sealed a deal with Media to Media in South Korea to bring two seasons of the popular Boonie Bears series to the Korean audience. The distributor has acquired IPTV&VOD rights for two seasons of Boonie Bears: Four Seasons, Sunsational Summer and Snow Daze, a total of 104 episodes. Four seasons is part of the Boonie Bears franchise, which boasts more than 700 episodes, and five hit movies that yield more than $310 M in China. The series, previously sold to Netflix, has the distinction of being the highest-grossing series in the history of Chinese broadcast television.The shows will be available on SK Broadband’s SKBTV in May, one of South Korea’s top 3 IPTV players, and “oksusu,” its OTT streaming platform.This is the first time Fantawild’s signature brand Boonie Bears enter the Korean TV market. “Both Fantawild and Media to Media are super excited about this,” exclaimed Daniel Bort, Head of International Office of Fantawild Animation. “Things moved really fast. We first met with them at ATF, and they loved our shows at first sight. It’s strange that it hadn’t happened earlier, but sometimes you just need to hit the right note at the right time.” The brand is previously known in Korea through its five films released theatrically in the territory. Fantawild also stroke a distribution deal for its film Fantastica with local distributor Activers, who plans to release it in theaters in 2019. Fantawild Animation is a leading entertainment company in China, known for its animation brand Boonie Bears. Every year, the company creates 52 to 104 episodes and a film for the franchise. Though the company keeps a relatively low profile, it has left solid footprints globally. The Boonie Bears brand alone has been distributed to over 80 countries and is available on Disney, Netflix, and Sony. “We have big plans lined up for 2019, and this is a wonderful start,” commented Buble Tang, Fantawild’s Deputy Director of International Distribution. “We keep producing new content and having in-depth conversations with distributors globally. It is gonna be a really fruitful year.”The sixth installment of the franchise, Blast into the past, is slated to open in the upcoming Chinese New Year on approximately 7,000 screens around China. It is anticipated to break the record set by the latest film The Big Shrink which totaled more than $97 M in domestic box office. You may find the latest version of the trailer for Blast into the Past here: https://vimeo.com/310243801 ;