Barack Obama’s former White House science and technology chief of
staff, Cristin Dorgelo, has been named the new president and CEO of the
Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)
Amanda Thompson OBE will become only the third woman to chair IAAPA in its 100-
year history, after the global attractions body announced the Blackpool Pleasure
Beach managing director would take over in 2020
Merlin’s Legoland resort in Florida is donating 20,000 tickets to children in the state affected by Hurricane Irma, representing the largest ticket giveaway in the park’s history
Mexico’s police force has created
a new federal division dedicated
to protecting the country’s cultural
heritage, with the aim of tackling
theft, the looting of historic artefacts
and trafficking of such items
Plans to develop a second zoo in Sydney, Australia, have been given
the go-ahead after local government officials granted
planning permission to the AU$36m ($29m, €24m, £21m) “cage free” project
in Bungarribee
Disney’s research and development
arm has come up with a new way
to interact with art – creating an
augmented reality application that
allows users to recolour paintings
Barack Obama’s former White House science and technology chief of
staff, Cristin Dorgelo, has been named the new president and CEO of the
Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)
Amanda Thompson OBE will become only the third woman to chair IAAPA in its 100-
year history, after the global attractions body announced the Blackpool Pleasure
Beach managing director would take over in 2020
Merlin’s Legoland resort in Florida is donating 20,000 tickets to children in the state affected by Hurricane Irma, representing the largest ticket giveaway in the park’s history
Mexico’s police force has created
a new federal division dedicated
to protecting the country’s cultural
heritage, with the aim of tackling
theft, the looting of historic artefacts
and trafficking of such items
Plans to develop a second zoo in Sydney, Australia, have been given
the go-ahead after local government officials granted
planning permission to the AU$36m ($29m, €24m, £21m) “cage free” project
in Bungarribee
Disney’s research and development
arm has come up with a new way
to interact with art – creating an
augmented reality application that
allows users to recolour paintings
Off the back of the success of the first round of Everyday Heritage Grants in 2022, Historic
England is funding 56 creative projects that honour the heritage of working-class England.
Universal has revealed it will be adding new Harry Potter attractions, alongside Super Nintendo
and How to Train Your Dragon worlds to its Florida resort.
Populous have unveiled their plans for a state-of-the-art e-sports arena, designed to stand as a
central landmark in Qiddaya City’s gaming and e-sports district, Saudi Arabia.
Immersive entertainment specialists, Layered Reality, is creating a tribute to Elvis Presley
featuring a concert experience with a life-sized digital Elvis.