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01 Dec 2016
Guggenheim Helsinki plans derailed following funding collapse
Plans for the much-debated Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki have fallen through after city councillors rejected a proposal to provide state aid for the project’s development. During recent budget talks, the co-ruling nationalist Finns party objected to the €40m (US$42.4m, £33.5m) support costs offered by the
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01 Dec 2016
OMA's Faena Forum opens as part of billion dollar Miami waterfront project
Faena Forum, the new cultural core of the Faena District in Miami Beach, has opened to the public in time for the Design Miami global forum. A procession down the city’s Collins Avenue congregated in the Forum's new canopy plaza and witnessed the official opening of the complex’s three buildings, which have all
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01 Dec 2016
Moon Hoon dreams up Pinocchio Museum inspired by waves and whales
South Korean architect Moon Hoon has designed an unusually-formed museum dedicated to the folk story of Pinocchio. The client, an avid collector of Pinocchio dolls, wanted a museum and gallery on the outskirts of Seoul where her collection could be experienced and explained. The museum complex, called Pino
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01 Dec 2016
Forrec details 'best of' plan for Legoland New York
Merlin Entertainments has confirmed plans for a Legoland development in New York state, with its designer Forrec revealing to Attractions Management new details about the highly anticipated project. The US$500m (€470m, £401.7m) development in Goshen – around 65 miles away from New York City – will
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30 Nov 2016
Dreamworld to reopen 10 December following October deaths
Australia’s Dreamworld will reopen to the public on 10 December following an accident in October that resulted in the deaths of four people. Two men and two women were killed on the park’s Thunder River Rapids ride on 25 October when the conveyor belt system returning them to the station malfunctioned, causing
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30 Nov 2016
Inbound tourism declines despite Brexit predictions
New data from the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has revealed that despite predictions of increased UK tourism thanks to a Brexit-affected pound, the number of tourists over the first nine months of the year dropped by almost 400,000 people. Visitation to Britain actually rose over the period – an
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30 Nov 2016
Dragon King coaster to crown new Asia-themed zone at Djurs Sommerland
A €12m (US$12.7m, £10.2m) suspended family coaster is set to be the high point of Djurs Sommerland’s new Asian-themed zone, with the DrageKongen (Dragon King) ride the biggest single investment in the history of the Danish theme park. “The coaster will be a family thrill ride with high speed and high forces,”
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29 Nov 2016
Universal confirms Nintendo presence for all of its parks
Universal will expand its Nintendo presence beyond Japan by building similar attractions in its Orlando and Hollywood theme parks. The theme park operator said in a statement that the parks would be expansive, immersive and interactive, with visitors feeling as as if they are inside their favorite games.
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29 Nov 2016
Wanda recruits Premier Rides to create 'world-first' attraction
Wanda has recruited Premier Rides to create “one of the most cutting-edge attractions ever to be introduced to the theme park industry” – a first-of-its-kind creation representing the company’s most significant investment to date on a single attraction. According to Wanda, the yet-to-be-revealed attraction
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29 Nov 2016
Japanese theme park suffering social media backlash over dead fish ice rink
A Japanese theme park has faced a deluge of criticism after reports of an ice skating rink decorated with more than 5,000 frozen dead fish under the ice went viral on social media. Space World, located in the city of Kitakyushu, purchased the fish – unsuitable for eating – from a local market. The park closed
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29 Nov 2016
Tennessee wildfires threaten Ripley's aquarium and Dollywood
UPDATE: Gatlinburg officials say the Ripley's Aquarium is intact and generator power was used to keep the animals safe during the fire Wildfires in Tennessee have engulfed more than 30 structures in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, with particular concerns over Dollywood and Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, where
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