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17 Apr 2019
US$1.2bn leisure airport with tallest indoor waterfall opens in Singapore
The Moshe Safdie-designed Jewel Changi Airport – an atmospheric leisure complex and air terminus in Singapore – has finally opened its doors to the public. The result of a four-year construction process, the US$1.25bn (€1.1bn, £958m) structure is roofed by a unique glass and steel geodesic dome that links to its
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16 Apr 2019
El Paso breaks ground on three new waterparks
Ground-breaking things are happening in El Paso, Texas. The city, famed for its desert landscape, is soon to break ground on its third new waterpark development in as many weeks. Late in March 2019, there was a ceremony for the Cohen water park in north-east El Paso – a site that will include slides, a lazy
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16 Apr 2019
Huge blaze badly damages historic Notre-Dame Cathedral
Hundreds of millions of Euros have already been pledged to reconstruction, and priceless works of art and religious artefacts have been saved, after a major fire broke out at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris yesterday. The 850-year-old Gothic building – a Unesco World Heritage site – is one of the world’s most
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15 Apr 2019
ECB to explore gaming and esports opportunities
The English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has embarked on a project to evaluate the potential of video gaming and esports as a platform to engage more young people with cricket. The national governing body will look to explore how to best harness the power of gaming and find ways to utilise it to attract new,
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13 Apr 2019
£50m industrial heritage visitor attraction planned for Wales
An industrial heritage visitor attraction at a castle in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, is being planned and will tell the story of the town, which was the largest producer of iron in the world in the 1800s. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is currently seeking out a team of consultants to prepare a strategic
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12 Apr 2019
US$650m LA County Museum of Art building given green light
A new home for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) – worth an estimated US$650m (€574.6m, £497.3m) – has cleared a major hurdle having had its plans approved. Designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, a former Pritzker Prize winner, the new building’s plans were approved at a county vote, which also
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12 Apr 2019
Know your people, know yourself: insights from Disney’s top female execs
What does it take for a woman to be successful at Disney? Talent and determination are a given, but a panel of the organisation’s female leaders at IAAPA gave extra insights into their journey to the top and the challenges they faced along the way. Tracey Powell, for example, is now vice president of revenue
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12 Apr 2019
Construction set to begin on Scottish tapestry visitor attraction
A new £6.7m (US$8.8m, €7.7m) visitor attraction housing the Great Tapestry of Scotland is coming to the country, with construction to begin on a site in Galashiels in the coming weeks. The Scottish Borders Council has appointed Stirling-based construction firm Ogilvie Construction to build the new facility,
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12 Apr 2019
Washington’s National Children’s Museum to open in November
After a nearly five year closure, the National Children’s Museum in Washington, DC, has announced that it will re-open on 1 November 2019. Its new home is a 30,000sq ft (9,144sq m) space between Pennsylvania Avenue and the Mall – a US$15m (€13.3m, £11.47m) development that will focus on STEM education and will
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11 Apr 2019
Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure restructures finance to fund growth
Ardent Leisure Group, owner of the Dreamworld, WhiteWater World and SkyPoint theme parks in Australia, has secured a new financing deal that it says will allow it to invest further in its parks. The US$200m (€177.3m, £152.8m) term loan facility is secured and guaranteed by Ardent’s wholly-owned US subsidiary,
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10 Apr 2019
Paralympic Heritage Centre opens in England
A world first heritage centre dedicated to the Paralympic movement has opened in Stoke Mandeville, England, telling the story of it from its inception in the 1940s to present day. The main exhibition for the Paralympic Heritage Centre was developed by Mather & Co and is located at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium in
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10 Apr 2019
Whale Sanctuary Project to oversee release of Russia’s 'illegal' whales
Almost 100 whales illegally captured last year will be released from their sea pens in Russia after the animals were intercepted by Russian authorities purportedly en-route to Chinese marine entertainment parks. Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s Ministry of Natural Resources and
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Founded in 1977, Sally Corporation began as an animatronic production company to help market corporate brands in a unique and entertaining way. After 40+ years, Sally has evolved into the dark ride specialists of the industry, designing and manufacturing the most successful dark rides around the world.
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