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29 Jan 2019
Universal files patent application for walkthrough VR experiences
Universal Studios has submitted a patent application in the US for a new system designed to keep visitors on track while experiencing a walk-through virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) attraction. Titled Systems and Methods for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Path Management, the idea
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25 Jan 2019
US$100m aquarium planned for Basel
A new 10,000sq m (107,639sq ft) aquarium is being slated for Basel, Switzerland, due to open in 2024. The aquarium will cost around US$100m (€88m, £76.7m) to build and is being backed by Zoo Basel, which expects around 700,000 visitors through the doors each year. Called Basel Ozeanium, it will display a
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25 Jan 2019
National Portrait Gallery announces £35.5m facelift details
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London has released details of its redevelopment plans, which entail a new entrance, new public galleries in the building’s East Wing and a new learning space. Three windows in the current facade turned into doorways, taking pressure off the existing main entrance and
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25 Jan 2019
Universal’s theme parks make revenue and pre-tax earnings gains in 2018
Universal’s theme parks achieved steady financial growth in the full year 2018 and in the fourth quarter of the year. To the year-end 2018, revenues at Universal theme parks were up by 4.4 per cent to US$5.7bn (€5bn, £4.4bn) from 2017’s figure of US$5.4bn (€4.8bn, £4.1bn). In Q4 of 2018, the parks made
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25 Jan 2019
Fox countersuing Genting over Malaysian theme park fiasco
20th Century Fox has launched a counterclaim case against Genting over the failed Fox World theme park just outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Originally scheduled to open in 2016, the park’s development was expected to cost US$300m (€264.4m, £229m) and feature Fox IPs such as Planet of the Apes,
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25 Jan 2019
Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum design competition launched
A design competition has opened for the proposed 24-hour Powerhouse Museum in Parramatta, Sydney, Australia. Currently based in Ultimo, a Sydney suburb, the Powerhouse Museum is a scientific institution that houses a collection of more than 400,000 objects dating back to 1880. The new building will
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25 Jan 2019
24-hour theme park comes to China's Hainan Island
A new theme park has opened in Sanya, Hainan Island, China, with the special distinction of being the country’s first to open for 24 hours a day in full-season. Sanya Haichang Fantasy Town is located in the centre of Sanya’s Haitang Bay and features 13 major attractions, two grand theatre shows, more than 30
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25 Jan 2019
African Circle Museum opens in Congo
A new museum and gallery celebrating African art has opened its doors in Congo. The African Circle Museum in the port city of Pointe Noire, is located on the Lumumba roundabout, which during the colonial era marked the boundary beyond which Congolese natives who had acquired French nationality were denied
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25 Jan 2019
Final design for Herzog & de Meuron's Vancouver Art Gallery revealed
The Vancouver Art Gallery in British Columbia, Canada, has unveiled the final design for its new home, as well as announcing a CA$40m (US$29.9m, €26.4m, £23m) donation towards the CA$350m (US$261.8m, €230.8m, £201m) project. Expected to open in 2023, the Herzog & de Meuron-designed building will be a 300,000sq
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24 Jan 2019
Coastal heritage gets a £1m boost from UK Government
More than 20 coastal projects around England are to benefit from a share of almost £1m from the UK Government’s Coastal Revival Fund. In total, some 23 sites will receive the cash injection, with the object of helping to restore community assets and landmarks to their former glory. Banksy’s Pinwheel in
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23 Jan 2019
Mystery Hotel Budapest prepares to debut in former Masonic lodge
A unique hotel that once functioned as the main congregating place for various high society Hungarian Freemasons during the 19th century is set to open in February. Located in Budapest’s Terézváros district – a Broadway-like area renowned for its opera house and state theatre – the Mystery Hotel will feature 82
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Design, build and produce theme parks, themed attractions, auditorium shows, 4D theaters and dark rides, including IP-based attractions.
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