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{{sub-stub}}'''Sega Park''' was a brand of arcades operated either wholly or partly by [[Sega]] during the 1990s and 2000s in the United Kingdom and Spain. | {{sub-stub}}'''Sega Park''' was a brand of arcades operated either wholly or partly by [[Sega]] during the 1990s and 2000s in the United Kingdom and Spain. | ||
| − | In Spain, exploitation rights of, the '''Sega Park''' brand and [[Sega]] arcade gaming machines, were acquired from, '''Sega Amusements Spain S.L.''' (Madrid), in late 2001{{intref|Press release: 2003-07-21: Ábaco invertirá 70 millones en tres años para abrir 77 nuevas salas de cine}} , by Valencia based group '''Grupo Ábaco'''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010331060105/http://www.grupoabaco.net:80/principal.htm}} (defunct), owner of the cinema dedicated chain, ''Cines Ábaco'', and the management, of the '''Sega Park''' arcades, transferred to his subsidiary company, '''Ábaco Amusements S.L.''' (formerly ''Play Park S.L.''). | + | In Spain, exploitation rights of, the '''Sega Park''' brand and [[Sega]] arcade gaming machines, were acquired from, '''Sega Amusements Spain S.L.''' (Madrid), in late 2001{{intref|Press release: 2003-07-21: Ábaco invertirá 70 millones en tres años para abrir 77 nuevas salas de cine}} , by Valencia based group '''Grupo Ábaco'''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010331060105/http://www.grupoabaco.net:80/principal.htm}} (defunct), owner of the cinema dedicated chain, ''Cines Ábaco'', and the management, of the '''Sega Park''' arcades, transferred to his subsidiary company, '''Ábaco Amusements S.L.''' (formerly ''Play Park S.L.''{{intref|Press release: 2002-07-01: Ábaco invertirá 48 millones para duplicar su red de cines}}). |
In the UK, Sega Parks began appearing in the mid-1990s after the launch of [[Metropolis (venue)|Metropolis]] (1992) and [[Sega World Bournemouth]] (1993), with the first Spanish Sega Park, [[Sega Park Madrid]], opening in 1995. In both cases the Sega Park name was used to describe Sega arcade venues inside shopping centres, and unlike Sega Worlds, were typically smaller venues with just standard arcade games - no medium scale attractions or rides. | In the UK, Sega Parks began appearing in the mid-1990s after the launch of [[Metropolis (venue)|Metropolis]] (1992) and [[Sega World Bournemouth]] (1993), with the first Spanish Sega Park, [[Sega Park Madrid]], opening in 1995. In both cases the Sega Park name was used to describe Sega arcade venues inside shopping centres, and unlike Sega Worlds, were typically smaller venues with just standard arcade games - no medium scale attractions or rides. | ||
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Sega Park was a brand of arcades operated either wholly or partly by Sega during the 1990s and 2000s in the United Kingdom and Spain.
In Spain, exploitation rights of, the Sega Park brand and Sega arcade gaming machines, were acquired from, Sega Amusements Spain S.L. (Madrid), in late 2001[1] , by Valencia based group Grupo Ábaco[2] (defunct), owner of the cinema dedicated chain, Cines Ábaco, and the management, of the Sega Park arcades, transferred to his subsidiary company, Ábaco Amusements S.L. (formerly Play Park S.L.[3]).
In the UK, Sega Parks began appearing in the mid-1990s after the launch of Metropolis (1992) and Sega World Bournemouth (1993), with the first Spanish Sega Park, Sega Park Madrid, opening in 1995. In both cases the Sega Park name was used to describe Sega arcade venues inside shopping centres, and unlike Sega Worlds, were typically smaller venues with just standard arcade games - no medium scale attractions or rides.
Over 16 Sega Park arcades opened in the UK, with most being sold off to Leisure Exchange in 2000, keeping the Sega Park branding, Over the years, Sega's presence has been reduced, with arcades either closing down or being renamed as new management teams took over operations. The final Sega Park in the UK to close was in Sega Park Southampton, on January 30th, 2013.