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16 Oct 2012
Would wind farms make good tourist attractions?
Science museums should be built alongside wind farms in a bid to make Scotland a world leader in renewables tourism, says expert Professor Cara Aitchison, who has researched the impact of wind energy developments on UK tourism. Aitchison is urging the Scottish Government to fund collaborations between centres like Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh and green developers. Europe's largest wind farm, Whitelee, near Glasgow, is an
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16 Oct 2012
Construction work begins on Adventure World Warsaw
Image: Representatives of Las Palm and Imtech at the site Las Palm, the company behind the Adventure World Warsaw plans, has signed an official 'handover protocol' with Polish contractor Imtech Polska to mark the start of construction work on the 230-hectare (568-acre) resort. Registered in Luxembourg, Las Palm is an international consortium of private and
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15 Oct 2012
£18m ride to open at Alton Towers
Merlin has made its biggest ever single investment in Alton Towers – the £18m coaster. Secret Weapon Seven will have a capacity of 65 passengers with a top speed of 52mph (85kph) and a 30m drop. The coaster, that will open on the site of the old Black Hole attraction, will have a track length of 1,170m and a ride time of 165 seconds. The new ride, will add to the existing line up of white-knuckle rides such as Air,
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15 Oct 2012
Arts Council invests £1m in City of Culture
The Arts Council has invested £1m in the Derry-Londonderry City of Culture 2013 programme. The programme, which consists of 18 new arts projects, will use the funding to support local arts organisations to present world-class standard work to international audiences. The projects will consist of new theatre productions, live music showcases, dance performances and visual arts exhibitions. Highlights of the programme include
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15 Oct 2012
World's largest marine park set to open in Singapore
The world's largest oceanarium is set to open at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in Singapore on 7 December. The Park will house more than 100,000 marine animals of around 800 species in more than 60 million litres of water. The oceanarium will comprise two ticket attractions, giving guests the option of getting wet or staying dry. Adventure Cove Waterpark will be the region's only water park with marine life elements, while
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10 Oct 2012
World's tallest looping coaster to launch in 2013
The world's tallest and fastest looping roller coaster - Full Throttle - is set to launch at the Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park in Valencia, California, US in 2013. Full Throttle will be the park's 18th coaster and will launch riders from zero to 70mph (113kph) around the world record 160ft loop. Riders
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10 Oct 2012
Dorking museum to reopen
Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre in Surrey will reopen to the public on 26 October - four years after it closed for a comprehensive redevelopment. The local museum, which is operated entirely by volunteers, has invested in a number of new exhibits - including interactive displays. The museum houses a nationally recognised collection of oil and watercolour paintings and benefitted from a £500,000 bequest left by Owen Russ -
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09 Oct 2012
Wet summer and Olympics hit visitor numbers at UK attractions
The combination of the wettest summer on record and the disruption caused by the Olympic Games resulted in visitor numbers falling at UK attractions over the summer months. According to figures released by The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), visits to some London sites fell by more than 60 per cent during the four months from May to August when compared with 2011 numbers. Overall,
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09 Oct 2012
Norway's 90m euro Art Museum opens to public
Norway's 90m euro (£73m US$116) contemporary art museum, the Astrup FearnleyMuseum in Oslo, has opened to the public. The museum, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, is located on the edge of a fjord and is divided into two halves by water. Renzo Piano's
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09 Oct 2012
Visitor attraction discusses city challenges
London has a brand new visitor attraction, which is claimed to be the world's largestexhibition dedicated to the future of cities. The Crystal users interactive exhibits to discuss subjects affecting cities; such as climate change, population growth and increasing urbanisation. The brief for Event, which was responsible for creative direction, design, content interpretation development and delivery, was to make it real and sensational. Siemens supplied the technological material and research. The main area of the exhibition is divided up into zones, which
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09 Oct 2012
First indoor Angry Birds Activity Park to open in Finland
The world's first indoor Angry Birds-themed activity park will open to the public in December, at the Vuokatti ski resort in Sotkamo, Finland. Based on the popular mobile game, the Angry Birds Land includes a number of themed rides and a large play area, and encourages visitors to exercise and play. The activity
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08 Oct 2012
Visitor attraction planned for Brierley Hill
Plans for a major new leisure destination featuring one of Europe's highest indoor ropes courses have been unveiled at Westfield Merry Hill in Brierly Hill, West Midlands. The urban-themed Quest attraction, which will start a phased opening in November, is part of a £1m investment by Paragon Entertainment and features five new attractions including aerial rope courses, and a themed indoor adventure golf course. Occupying a
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08 Oct 2012
£2bn Paramount resort planned for Kent
A consortium which includes US-based entertainment giant Paramount Pictures has unveiled plans to create a £2bn visitor attraction on the North Kent coast in the UK. Plans for the 872-acre development site, on the Swanscombe Peninsula, include a Paramount-branded entertainment resort and leisure district as part
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