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20 Apr 2016
Touring Jurassic World exhibition sells 100,000 tickets in first month
The Jurassic World touring exhibition has been a roaring success in its first month of operation, selling more than 100,000 tickets. A collaboration between Imagine Exhibitions and Universal, the impressive ticket sales for the event at Melbourne Museum set a record for an exhibition presented by the
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19 Apr 2016
Landmark leisure pier given the green light in St. Petersburg, Florida
The city council of St. Petersburg in Florida, US, has officially approved both the funding and design for a US$20m pier designed as the centrepiece of a new 34 acre waterfront leisure district. The St. Petersburg Pier – designed by ASD/SKY, Rogers Partners Architects + Urban Designers and Ken Smith Workshop –
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19 Apr 2016
Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi and branded hotel to open in 2018
A US$1bn (€882m, £698m) Warner Bros theme park on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island has been officially confirmed by the global entertainment company and developers Miral. A Warner Bros branded hotel is also to be built on the site. Construction is well underway with the park slated to open in 2018. A wide range of Warner
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19 Apr 2016
Local council spending on culture in the UK down £236m since 2010
A new report by Arts Council England (ACE) has said that local authority investment in arts and culture in Britain has decreased by £236m (US$335m, €296.4m) since 2010 – a near 17 per cent drop. The report – Funding Arts and Culture in a Time of Austerity – said that local authorities are the most
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18 Apr 2016
Detroit Zoo debuts expansive new penguin habitat
Detroit Zoo has debuted its new US$30m (€26.5m, £21.1m) penguin habitat, with the state-of-the-art enclosure offering a face-to-face encounter with the antarctic birds. Home to 69 penguins – gentoos, macaronis, king and rockhoppers – the Polk Penguin Conservation Center, designed by the architectural team of
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18 Apr 2016
Former SeaWorld CEO Jim Atchison leaves company in board shakeup
SeaWorld Entertainment has announced the departure of former CEO Jim Atchison from the company’s board, also appointing two veteran theme park industry executives – Ron Bension and Donald Robinson – to roles at the head of the company. Atchison, who faced difficulties stemming from the anti-SeaWorld
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18 Apr 2016
New proposals could revive abandoned Six Flags theme park in New Orleans
A former Six Flags theme park abandoned in 2005 after severe flooding stemming from Hurricane Katrina could be given a new lease of life after two groups of developers laid out proposals to revive the theme park. The abandoned site in New Orleans, Louisiana, nowadays frequented by vandals and trespassers,
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18 Apr 2016
KidZania expansion continues with S$90m Singapore edutainment park
KidZania continues to rapidly expand operations with the launch of its latest edutainment centre at Palawan Beach Sentosa in Singapore. Opened to the public on 12 April, the 7,600sq m (25,000sq ft), S$90m (US$66.9m, €58.5m, £46.8m) facility covers two storeys with a capacity for up to 1,500 people at any time.
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15 Apr 2016
Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Thames Tunnel opens as underwater concert venue
The first ever project of pioneering engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel – London’s underwater Thames Tunnel – has this week opened to the public as a new cultural attraction and concert hall. The 19th century tunnel – the first in the world built underwater – is now used as part of the city’s rail network. It
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