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Editor's letter: VISAS – Not sexy, but vital
Of the 656 million tourists who visited G20 countries in 2011,
110 million needed a visa, but millions more were deterred
from travelling by the cost and difficulty of obtaining one
Profile: Sim Choo Kheng
The creator of Escape, Malaysia's new,
sustainable theme park, describes how
his free range childhood and a desire
to coax Asian children away from their
computers inspired the park's ethos
Heritage: Points of view
Egypt's Giza pyramids have been
brought to life by a 3D project, which
enables them to be shared worldwide
while protecting their heritage
Top team: Play and display
Contemporary art is used to encourage
children's interest and participation in art
as well as making them better citizens at
the New Children's Museum in San Diego
New opening: High life
At 310m, The View From The Shard is
Europe's tallest viewing platform as well
as being London's latest landmark. CE
Anders Nyberg describes the project
1st Canton Tower Guangzhou, China Formerly known as Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower, the 600m (2,000ft)-high multi-purpose observation tower, Canton Tower, is located in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou, China.
The tower was topped out in 2009 and became operational on 29th September 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games. It’s the tallest structure in China and the fourth-tallest freestanding structure in the world. The tower has the highest observation deck in the world, with a height of 488m (1,601ft) above ground level.
Canton Tower has the highest observation deck in the world, with a height of 488m (1,601ft) above ground level
2nd Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai, China Opened in 2008, the 492m (1,614.2ft) skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China is a mixed-use skyscraper, consisting of offices, hotels, conference rooms and observation decks as well as ground-floor shopping malls.
The Shanghai World Financial Center’s observation deck offers views from 474m (1,555ft) above ground level.
At a total height of 492m, the Shanghai World Financial Center has the second highest viewing platform at 474m
3rd Burj Khalifa Dubai, UAE The world’s tallest articficially-made structure is the 829.8 m (2,722ft)-tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.
The building gained the official title of Tallest Building in the World at its opening on January 4th, 2010. The building has an outdoor observation deck on the 124th floor at 452.1m (1,483.27ft)-high.
At 829.8m-high, Burj Khalifa has held the title of Tallest Building in the World since it opened in January 2010
4th CN Tower Toronto, Canada Toronto’s CN Tower opened in 1976 and at 553m (1,815ft)-high, was the world’s tallest building until Burj Dubai was built. In 2011, EdgeWalk opened – an extreme walk leading thrill-seekers around the outside ledge of the tower at 356m (1,168ft).
EdgeWalk was introduced to the CN Tower in 2011 and enables visitors to walk around the tower’s outside ledge
5th Tokyo Skytree Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting and observation tower with a restaurant in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. At 634m (2,080 ft)-tall, it’s the tallest tower in the world and the second tallest structure in the world after Burj Khalifa. Opened in May 2012, the tower has four observation decks, the highest at 451.2m (1,480ft)-high.
Tokyo Skytree’s tallest of four observation deck is 451.2m-high
6th Willis Tower Chicago, USA Willis Tower (formerly named Sears Tower) is a 108-storey, 1,451ft (442 m) skyscraper in Chicago, which was completed in 1973. At the time it was the tallest building in the world and is still the tallest building in the United States and the seventh-tallest freestanding structure in the world. It’s observation deck is on the 103rd floor at 412.7m (1,354ft)-high.
The tower’s Skydeck viewing offer includes glass boxes that extend out 4.3ft (1.3m) from the building
7th Sky100 Hong Kong, China Sky100 is a 360-degree indoor observation deck on the 100th floor of the International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong. Since its opening in April 2011 it has been the highest observation deck in Hong Kong, at 393m (1,290ft) above sea level.
Sky100’s observation deck is the highest in Hong Kong at 393m (1,290ft) above sea level
Sky100’s observation deck is the highest in Hong Kong at 393m (1,290ft) above sea level
8th Taipei 101 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei 101 was the world’s tallest inhabited building at 509.2m (1,671 ft), including its spire, when it opened in 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010. Its outdoor observatory stands at 391.6m (1,285ft)-high on the 91st floor with an indoor observatory at 383.2m (1,257 ft) on the 89th floor.
Taipei 101 has an outdoor observatory on the 91st floor and an indoor on the 89th
Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Also known as the Petronas Twin Towers, the twin skyscrapers are the landmark of Kuala Lumpur with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower.
As well as an observatory on the 86th floor of tower two at 370m (1,214ft), there’s a skybridge between the two towers on the 41st and 42nd floors at 170m (558ft).
The Petronas Towers have a skybridge between the skyscrapers at 170m-high
10th The Empire State Building New York, USA The American, Art Deco-style, cultural icon was built in 1931 and is named after New York’s nickname – the Empire State. The 102-storey skyscraper has a roof height of 1,250ft (381m), with a total height of 1,454ft (443.2m) including its antenna spire. The building has a viewing platform at 369m (1,210ft)-high plus an observation deck on the 86th floor deck at 320m (1,050ft).
The Empire State Building is currently undergoing a $550m (£342m, E419m) renovation, with $120m (£75m, E91m) already spent in an effort to transform the building into a more energy efficient and eco-friendly structure.
The Empire State Building is considered to be an American cultural icon
18th The Eiffel Tower Paris, France One of the world’s most recognisable structures, the iron lattice tower is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889, the tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most visited paid for monument in the world.
The tower is 320m (1,050 ft)-tall, with three levels for visitors, the highest of which is 279.11 m (916ft)-high.
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally
opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its
next phase. [more...]
Read more from this issue of Attractions Management magazine
View contents of Attractions Management 2013 issue 1
Editor's letter: VISAS – Not sexy, but vital
Of the 656 million tourists who visited G20 countries in 2011,
110 million needed a visa, but millions more were deterred
from travelling by the cost and difficulty of obtaining one
Profile: Sim Choo Kheng
The creator of Escape, Malaysia's new,
sustainable theme park, describes how
his free range childhood and a desire
to coax Asian children away from their
computers inspired the park's ethos
Heritage: Points of view
Egypt's Giza pyramids have been
brought to life by a 3D project, which
enables them to be shared worldwide
while protecting their heritage
Top team: Play and display
Contemporary art is used to encourage
children's interest and participation in art
as well as making them better citizens at
the New Children's Museum in San Diego
New opening: High life
At 310m, The View From The Shard is
Europe's tallest viewing platform as well
as being London's latest landmark. CE
Anders Nyberg describes the project
1st Canton Tower Guangzhou, China Formerly known as Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower, the 600m (2,000ft)-high multi-purpose observation tower, Canton Tower, is located in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou, China.
The tower was topped out in 2009 and became operational on 29th September 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games. It’s the tallest structure in China and the fourth-tallest freestanding structure in the world. The tower has the highest observation deck in the world, with a height of 488m (1,601ft) above ground level.
Canton Tower has the highest observation deck in the world, with a height of 488m (1,601ft) above ground level
2nd Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai, China Opened in 2008, the 492m (1,614.2ft) skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China is a mixed-use skyscraper, consisting of offices, hotels, conference rooms and observation decks as well as ground-floor shopping malls.
The Shanghai World Financial Center’s observation deck offers views from 474m (1,555ft) above ground level.
At a total height of 492m, the Shanghai World Financial Center has the second highest viewing platform at 474m
3rd Burj Khalifa Dubai, UAE The world’s tallest articficially-made structure is the 829.8 m (2,722ft)-tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.
The building gained the official title of Tallest Building in the World at its opening on January 4th, 2010. The building has an outdoor observation deck on the 124th floor at 452.1m (1,483.27ft)-high.
At 829.8m-high, Burj Khalifa has held the title of Tallest Building in the World since it opened in January 2010
4th CN Tower Toronto, Canada Toronto’s CN Tower opened in 1976 and at 553m (1,815ft)-high, was the world’s tallest building until Burj Dubai was built. In 2011, EdgeWalk opened – an extreme walk leading thrill-seekers around the outside ledge of the tower at 356m (1,168ft).
EdgeWalk was introduced to the CN Tower in 2011 and enables visitors to walk around the tower’s outside ledge
5th Tokyo Skytree Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting and observation tower with a restaurant in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. At 634m (2,080 ft)-tall, it’s the tallest tower in the world and the second tallest structure in the world after Burj Khalifa. Opened in May 2012, the tower has four observation decks, the highest at 451.2m (1,480ft)-high.
Tokyo Skytree’s tallest of four observation deck is 451.2m-high
6th Willis Tower Chicago, USA Willis Tower (formerly named Sears Tower) is a 108-storey, 1,451ft (442 m) skyscraper in Chicago, which was completed in 1973. At the time it was the tallest building in the world and is still the tallest building in the United States and the seventh-tallest freestanding structure in the world. It’s observation deck is on the 103rd floor at 412.7m (1,354ft)-high.
The tower’s Skydeck viewing offer includes glass boxes that extend out 4.3ft (1.3m) from the building
7th Sky100 Hong Kong, China Sky100 is a 360-degree indoor observation deck on the 100th floor of the International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong. Since its opening in April 2011 it has been the highest observation deck in Hong Kong, at 393m (1,290ft) above sea level.
Sky100’s observation deck is the highest in Hong Kong at 393m (1,290ft) above sea level
Sky100’s observation deck is the highest in Hong Kong at 393m (1,290ft) above sea level
8th Taipei 101 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei 101 was the world’s tallest inhabited building at 509.2m (1,671 ft), including its spire, when it opened in 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010. Its outdoor observatory stands at 391.6m (1,285ft)-high on the 91st floor with an indoor observatory at 383.2m (1,257 ft) on the 89th floor.
Taipei 101 has an outdoor observatory on the 91st floor and an indoor on the 89th
Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Also known as the Petronas Twin Towers, the twin skyscrapers are the landmark of Kuala Lumpur with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower.
As well as an observatory on the 86th floor of tower two at 370m (1,214ft), there’s a skybridge between the two towers on the 41st and 42nd floors at 170m (558ft).
The Petronas Towers have a skybridge between the skyscrapers at 170m-high
10th The Empire State Building New York, USA The American, Art Deco-style, cultural icon was built in 1931 and is named after New York’s nickname – the Empire State. The 102-storey skyscraper has a roof height of 1,250ft (381m), with a total height of 1,454ft (443.2m) including its antenna spire. The building has a viewing platform at 369m (1,210ft)-high plus an observation deck on the 86th floor deck at 320m (1,050ft).
The Empire State Building is currently undergoing a $550m (£342m, E419m) renovation, with $120m (£75m, E91m) already spent in an effort to transform the building into a more energy efficient and eco-friendly structure.
The Empire State Building is considered to be an American cultural icon
18th The Eiffel Tower Paris, France One of the world’s most recognisable structures, the iron lattice tower is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889, the tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most visited paid for monument in the world.
The tower is 320m (1,050 ft)-tall, with three levels for visitors, the highest of which is 279.11 m (916ft)-high.
A new immersive attraction designed to transport visitors into the final hours of ancient Pompeii
is preparing to open near the world-famous archaeological site in southern Italy.
Experience design company, BRC Imagination Arts, has completed a transition that sees founder
Bob Rogers pass ownership of the business to four long-serving senior executives, while
remaining actively involved with the company.
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th
anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s
longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions
that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once
complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK.
Efteling has opened Hooghmoed, a new family drop tower designed to broaden the appeal of its
recently launched Sirene Island themed area and introduce younger visitors to thrill attractions.
A proposed Puy du Fou development near Bicester and Universal Destinations and Experiences’
planned resort in Bedford are emerging as part of a wider transformation of the Oxford–
Cambridge Growth Corridor into a major centre for UK leisure and tourism inv
Shedd Aquarium has opened the Immersion Theater developed in partnership with SimEx-
Iwerks, as part of a wider strategy to enhance the guest experience and create additional
revenue opportunities.
The UK government has announced a temporary reduction in VAT on visitor attractions and
children’s meals as part of a summer cost-of-living support package designed to stimulate the
visitor economy and encourage family days out.
As designer Yinka Ilori prepares for his first solo gallery show in London, he speaks exclusively
to CLADmag about his mission to spread joy, the power of play, and his bold approach to using
colour (including the colours you won’t see in his work).
The government of Thailand is exploring plans for a THB300bn (£6.3bn, US$8.3bn)
entertainment complex in the country’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with officials
proposing a large-scale theme park and sports destination as part of a broader tourism and
economic development strategy.
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally
opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its
next phase. [more...]
