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24 Apr 2019
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s triple launch coaster Tigris opens
Florida’s tallest launch coaster, Tigris, has now opened at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, boasting a 150ft (45.7m) skyward surge and an inverted heartline roll, getting riders to speeds of more than 60mph (97kmph). The ride is now the ninth roller coaster at Busch Gardens and mimics the agility of a tiger, running
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25 Apr 2019
Italian Design Museum opens in Milan with expansion plans already in place
Some of the 1,600 objects previously exhibited in the Triennale di Milano have found a permanent home in Milan's newly-opened Italian Design Museum. The museum, which was made possible by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, opened on 9 April to coincide with Milano Design Week 2019. Sitting
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23 Apr 2019
Hal McEvoy: attractions sector must improve sustainability
Sustainability remains an area where, despite some improvement, the attractions sector must do better, according to IAAPA CEO and president, Hal McEvoy. "We could be better and are improving, in terms of addressing sustainability and understanding societal trends," said McEvoy, speaking to Attractions
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23 Apr 2019
Climate change protesters stage "die-in" at London museum
The Natural History Museum in London has said that an Extinction Rebellion protest that took place on its premises yesterday (Monday 22 April) passed "without incident". More than 100 protesters staged a "die-in" – laying down on the floor in the main hall, beneath the giant skeleton of a blue whale – to raise
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23 Apr 2019
Stephen Hawking VR tour of the universe will launch in 2020 and go worldwide
An immersive experience for museums which takes people on a 20-minute virtual reality tour of the universe, and is narrated by the late Professor Stephen Hawking, is due to launch next year. The project was a collaboration between Hawking and Atlantic Productions, the company behind a number of award-winning
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18 Apr 2019
£15m waterpark opens in Wales ahead of Easter weekend
A new £15m (US$19.5m, €17.3m) waterpark has opened its doors to the public in Rhyl, Wales, with three flumes for thrillseekers to enjoy. SC2, which stretches across 1,200sq m (13,000sq ft), opened on 12 April and welcomed more than 2,000 visitors over the weekend. It will be this weekend, however, with
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18 Apr 2019
Elton John makes significant V&A donation for photography collaboration
London’s V&A Museum has announced a partnership with Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, that will see its Gallery 101 in the newly opened V&A Photography Centre renamed 'The Sir Elton John and David Furnish Gallery'. The musician and his husband have also made a huge but undisclosed donation to the
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18 Apr 2019
Climate Emergency campaign draws support from UK culture sector
More than 190 UK institutions and individuals from the arts and culture sectors have pledged their support to Culture Declares Emergency (CDE), which is part of the Climate Emergency Declaration campaign. The Museums Association, Somerset House, Battersea Arts Centre, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London National
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18 Apr 2019
Disney makes US$5m donation to Notre-Dame rebuild following blaze
Disney has donated US$5m (€4.4m, £3.8m) toward the restoration efforts of Notre-Dame Cathedral, following the huge fire that destroyed much of the iconic landmark in Paris, France. The 850-year-old Gothic building – a Unesco World Heritage site and one of the world’s most recognisable attractions, welcoming more
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18 Apr 2019
French PM announces global design competition to restore Notre Dame
Following the tragic destruction of Notre Dame's 19th-century spire, the French prime minister, Édouard Philippe, has invited architects to put forward ideas for its restoration. "The international competition will allow us to ask the question of whether we should even recreate the spire as it was conceived by
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17 Apr 2019
May date announced for Texas safari park opening
A new zoo and safari park is set to open in Texas, US, next month, with the Aggieland Safari describing itself as the "Serengeti of the South". The name "Aggie" is the term for a student at Texas A&M University. The safari park is owned and operated by the student body, born, it says, from "a love of animal
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17 Apr 2019
Zoo Knoxville plans US$18m reptiles and amphibian habitat
Zoo Knoxville in Tennessee, US, is to rehouse its reptiles and amphibians in a new US$18m (€15.9m, £13.8m) home. Called the amphibian and reptile conservation campus (ARCC), the new space will stretch across 2.5 acres, replacing the existing bird aviary, and will also allow for a new species of Cuban
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