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29 Oct 2018
Ohio’s Akron Zoo to create new areas in $17m expansion
Akron Zoo in Ohio, USA is to add two new areas – one Africa-themed, one Asia-themed – as part of a new US$17m (€14.9m, £13.3m) expansion plan. Opening in Q2 2019, the Pride of Africa area will feature an expanded African lion habitat, a habitat for white storks and Speke's gazelles and a goat feeding area.
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29 Oct 2018
Free art museum visits prescribed by Canadian doctors
Doctors in Montreal, Canada are to take a radical step in prescribing free art museum visits to patients suffering from a range of conditions, including depression and diabetes. The move is part of a link up between Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Médecins Francophones du Canada, a French-speaking doctors
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29 Oct 2018
Universal Theme Parks revenues down in Q3 2018
Comcast’s latest financial reports for Q3 2018 show that its Universal Theme Parks brand’s revenues and adjusted earnings before income, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) have dipped slightly from 2017’s Q3 performance. Revenues for the quarter dropped to US$1.5bn (€1.3bn, £1.2bn), a 1.4 per cent
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26 Oct 2018
Meghan and Harry’s wedding outfits go on display in Windsor
The outfits which Meghan Markle and Prince Harry wore on their wedding day earlier this year have gone on display at Windsor Castle. Visitors to the castle can now see Markle's gown – designed by Clare Waight Keller – and the military uniform the English prince wore for their wedding ceremony on 19 May 2018, an
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29 Oct 2018
Alton Towers Dungeon to open next year
Merlin-owned UK theme park Alton Towers is set to open a Dungeon attraction next year and has released a teaser logo for it on its website. There are currently Dungeons attractions worldwide, based on the gruesome elements of history in the places they are located. The Alton Towers version will be the UK’s
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26 Oct 2018
Bob Rogers unveils 2018 lineup for IAAPA Legends Panel
Some of the brightest and best minds operating in the attractions industry today will come together to discuss how best to open venues overseas in a culture that might be alien to the team behind it, in a world where fervent nationalism is on the rise. Taking place on 14 November 2018, the IAAPA Legends Panel
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26 Oct 2019
International Spy Museum to double in size and relaunch in 2019
The International Spy Museum (SPY) has announced plans to relocate to a new, larger property next year. The 16-year-old attraction, which houses extensive collections of spycraft artefacts and highlights the global history of tradecraft, will move to a 140,000sq ft building on L’Enfant Plaza near the National
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26 Oct 2018
Montréal collective to create public building out of refurbished subway cars
A team led by Canadian brothers and entrepreneurs Etienne and Frédéric Morin-Bordeleau have unveiled plans to create a multifunctional arts and events space from eight MR-63 subway cars. The new three-storey structure, which has garnered the support of the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), will feature a
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26 Oct 2018
Science Museum unveils Quentin Blake science paintings
The Science Museum in London has opened a new exhibition of paintings by British illustrator Sir Quentin Blake that depict famous scientists and engineers and their inventions. Blake, best known for his illustrations that brought Roald Dahl’s children’s stories to life, has painted objects and scientists
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26 Oct 2018
Six Flags revenue grows 7 per cent in Q3 2018 despite weather
Six Flags’ latest financial figures for Q3 2018 show continued growth across the board, with uplifts in revenue and net income on the same period in 2017, as the firm gets ever-closer to a consecutive ninth year of record financial performance. Revenue for the quarter increased by US$39m (€34.2m, £30.2m), or 7
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25 Oct 2018
National Science Centre planned for Ireland
A new €7.5m (US$8.6m, £6.6m) national science and visitor centre is planned for Athlone, Ireland, with construction set to begin in 2020. Located on the site of a decommissioned radio transmitter station formerly owned by broadcaster RTÉ, the new centre will be able to welcome up to 100,000 visitors a
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25 Oct 2018
Qatar’s first planetarium to arrive in December 2018
Qatar's first planetarium is scheduled to open its doors in December as part of a larger expansion of the country's Katara Cultural Village. Featuring a 22m (72.2ft) screen fully equipped with digital projectors, a terrace overlooking the sea and seating for 200 people, the Al Thuraya Planetarium will open its
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25 Oct 2018
Merlin reveals plans to grow Australian portfolio with new attractions
A new Legoland Discovery Centre and Dungeons attractions are being planned for Australia and New Zeland by operator Merlin Entertainments, according to divisional director Rob Smith. Smith said that the expansion follows increased visitor numbers at Merlin's existing Aussie attractions during 2018. The operator
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24 Oct 2018
Tampa Bay attractions receive funding boost
A number of attractions in Tampa, Florida have been given a funding boost by a local government authority. The David A Straz Centre for the Performing Arts, The Florida Aquarium, ZooTampa and Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida will all receive portions of a financing pot from the local governing board of
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Invented in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2005 by John Targett and Tim Wethey, Clip ‘n Climb is the international market leader of the fun climbing industry with 215 energy-filled facilities worldwide (and counting).
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