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30 May 2018
Symbolic Caspian Waterfront leisure scheme nears completion in Azerbaijan
Design firm Chapman Taylor are nearing completion on a 120,000sq m (1.3 million sq ft) entertainment, retail, leisure and dining destination in Azerbaijan a stretch of land reclaimed from the Caspian Sea. The studio first designed the project as a convention centre in 2007. However, the development stalled
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29 May 2018
Westminster Abbey reveals 'hidden museum' ahead of official opening
Westminster Abbey today (29 May) officially unveiled The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries for the first time, ahead of the museum’s public opening on 11 June. The new gallery spaces, which will display 300 treasures from the Abbey’s collection, are hidden inside the building’s triforium, a loft-like space some
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29 May 2018
Blaze at Europa Park destroys historic ride
A major fire broke out at Germany's Europa Park over the weekend, destroying a historic ride and consuming a large chunk of the park's Scandinavia and Norway-themed areas. Starting on the Pirates of Batavia water dark ride, a fireball reportedly erupted in a backstage storage area, creating a huge plume of smoke
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25 May 2018
New kids addition to Ferrari Land as PortAventura targets 5 million visitors
PortAventura has expanded its offering at Ferrari Land, introducing a new children's area for visitors to the popular destination as it attempts to reach 5 million visitors in 2018. Featuring five new rides manufactured by Italian company the SBF Visa Group, the kids' area is anchored by Junior Red Force – a
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25 May 2018
Blackpool Pleasure Beach debuts £16.25m Icon rollercoaster
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has debuted its highly-anticipated steel launch coaster – Icon – which opens to the public today (25 May). Designed by German rollercoaster engineer Werner Stengel and manufactured by Mack Rides, the £16.25m (US$21.75m, €18.5m) ride is the first multi-launch coaster to come to the UK.
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24 May 2018
Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo set to launch US$22m Asian Highlands exhibit
The Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is set to launch its brand new US$22m (€18.8m, £16.4m) Asian Highlands Exhibit, taking visitors to the Himalayan mountains and grasslands of Northern India. Covering 8 acres (32,000sq m), the project's first phase will open tomorrow (25 May), where visitors enter a replica
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24 May 2018
Comcast potentially hijacking Disney's Fox deal with new bid
Disney's acquisition of Fox is in jeopardy, after Comcast confirmed plans to top Disney's US$52.4bn (€44.27bn, £39bn) offer for the company. Announced in December last year, Disney and Fox reached a deal for Disney to acquire Twentieth Century Fox Film and Television studios, along with Fox's cable and
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17 May 2018
Royal-themed attraction opens at Peppa Pig World
Paultons Park in Hampshire, UK, has opened a new zone at its Peppa Pig World attraction. Central to the new expansion is the 10m-high Queen’s Castle, where guests reach the top of a tower to climb onboard The Queen’s Flying Coach Ride – a monorail carrying colourful, family-sized carriages offering a bird’s-eye
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23 May 2018
Six Flags acquires five new US parks
Six Flags is expanding its US reach, announcing the acquisition of five new parks to bring its North American portfolio up to 25 properties. The operator has a purchase agreement with Premier Parks, acquiring the lease rights to operate the five attractions, located in Texas, Arizona, New York State and
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23 May 2018
Mo Salah's boots go on display at British Museum
Egyptian striker Mo Salah, winner of this year's Golden Boot for being the top goalscorer in the English Premier League, has donated a pair of his boots to the British Museum, where they have entered the institution's world-famous Egyptian collection. Salah's goal-scoring feats have led him to become a national
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23 May 2018
Disney reveals opening dates for Star Wars attractions
Disney has released a new video for its Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attractions, confirming the additions will come first to California in the Summer of 2019 and then to Florida just a few months later. Having been "cleared for arrival", the cinematic trailer shows animated concept imagery of the Star
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