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Sri Lanka Planetarium undergoes refurb
BY Tom Anstey | 15 Jul 2014
Colombo’s Sri Lanka Planetarium has reopened after more than a month of refurbishments, boasting a new 4D/Digital full dome projector to project the universe as a 3D space, as well as various tech upgrades to the 49-year-old facility.
Two northern UK theatres set for multi-million pound revamp
BY Katie Buckley | 15 Jul 2014
De Matos Ryan – a London based architectural firm – has been granted planning permission to go ahead with a £4.1m revamp of The York Theatre Royal, UK, while nearby Newcastle's Theatre Royal is also getting a makeover, albeit behind the scenes.
Rome's €250m Cinecittà World theme park opens later this month
BY Tom Anstey | 15 Jul 2014
Rome’s long-awaited €250m, (US$340m, £198m) Cinecittà World theme park – designed by multiple-Oscar-winning production designer designer Dante Ferretti – will finally open its doors to the public on 24 July after a decade of delays.
US coaster derails injuring four
BY Tom Anstey | 15 Jul 2014
A ride was force to close at a US theme park when a roller coaster car derailed, leaving four injured.
Texas State Aquarium to undergo US$50m expansion
BY Tom Anstey | 15 Jul 2014
Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, US, has announced plans for a US$50m (€36.7m, £29.2m) expansion to be known as the “Caribbean Journey”.
Football 'mecca' offers second wave of world cup fever for Brazil
BY Katie Buckley | 14 Jul 2014
Despite Germany’s attempt at crushing Brazil’s spirits in the 2014 Fifa World Cup, the nation's love of football has not been completely kicked to the wayside as plans have been unveiled for the world’s first Football Entertainment Centre to be built in Rio De Janeiro, allowing Brazil’s football legacy and love affair with the beautiful game, to continue.
Teenager dies in Spain after falling from roller coaster at Terra Mitica
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Jul 2014
A teenager has died after being thrown from a roller coaster at a theme park in Benidorm, Spain.
Rwanda plans cultural centre in bid to attract more tourists
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Jul 2014
Plans are in the works to build a cultural tourism site in an attempt to attract more tourists to the African nation of Rwanda.
Pioneering 360 filming experience to debut in FIFA’s World Football Museum
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Jul 2014
The 2014 final of what has been touted by football fans and media alike as the greatest World Cup of all time, has been filmed using a pioneering 360° Ultra HD viewing experience to debut in FIFA’s recently approved World Football Museum, opening in 2016.
Cirque du Soleil and PortAventura foresee lasting relationship
BY Alice Davis | 14 Jul 2014
Internationally renowned performance troupe Cirque du Soleil premiered at PortAventura resort in Spain last week. The acclaimed show Kooza was staged in their famous big top tent, set up just beside the theme park, marking the first partnership between the Canadian company and a European theme park.
£135m British Museum Expansion completed after five years
BY Katie Buckley | 11 Jul 2014
Roger Stirk Harbour + Partners’ have completed their £135m (US$231m, €170m) extension to the British Museum, London.
New Zealand attraction first to gain qualification for agricultural skills
BY Tom Anstey | 11 Jul 2014
Te Puia – a visitor attraction which provides access to Rotorua’s famous geysers and geothermal valley – has become the first visitor attraction in New Zealand to have staff certified in rural skills, with its Environment Team members presented with the National Certificate in General Skills Agriculture Primary Sector.
Bespoke Cinema-Planetarium opens in the Netherlands ahead of Europe-wide expansion
BY Katie Buckley | 11 Jul 2014
Archiview, a Dutch architectural practice, has created a planetarium-come- cinema in Groningen, the Netherlands, with plans to open a further 20 across Europe in the near future.
Mall of the World aims to transform Dubai into cultural, tourist and economic hub
BY Tom Anstey | 11 Jul 2014
The Mall of the World – a giant indoor ‘city’ under construction in Dubai – will have its own version of Oxford Street and Broadway, as well as galleons, waterfalls, a theme park, wellness district and a host of other leisure activities and attractions.
Lost and Found; BIG unveils maze at The National Building Museum, US
BY Katie Buckley | 11 Jul 2014
Washington's National Building Museum in the US has revealed its latest exhibition – a complex wooden maze designed by Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) which fills the large West Court of the Museum’s Great Hall
Wait finally over for Ratatouille fans as attraction unveiled
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Jul 2014
After nearly a five-year wait, the highly anticipated Ratatouille attraction opened today (10 July) at Disneyland Paris. The debut visitors were plunged into a world based on the Disney-Pixar movie, and on boarding the ride were whisked off on a “ratmobile” into the heart of the over-sized Parisien restaurant Chez Gusteau.
Spain's Paramount-branded theme park plans hit stumbling block as investors fail to materialise
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Jul 2014
Plans for Spain’s €1bn (US$1.36bn, £794m) Paramount Theme Park have stalled over the fact that Premursa – the company behind the project – are struggling to secure financial commitment from investors on the project.
Los Angeles Zoo opens up volunteer training scheme for 2015
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Jul 2014
The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) is hosting a volunteer training programme, starting in October, to provide comprehensive training for adult docents who will serve as volunteer teachers and guides at the zoo.
One million sq ft of land released in ongoing Dundee Waterfront development scheme
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Jul 2014
The team leading the £1bn redevelopment of the Dundee Waterfront has released one million sq ft (92,000sq m) of land for mixed-use development in the central waterfront area of the site.
World's fastest and tallest water slide opens in the US
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Jul 2014
Schlitterbahn’s newest attraction has opened at its Kansas City waterpark in the US – the world’s tallest and fastest water slide.
     
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5659 to 5678 of 9728 news stories
Sri Lanka Planetarium undergoes refurb
BY Tom Anstey | 15 Jul 2014
Colombo’s Sri Lanka Planetarium has reopened after more than a month of refurbishments, boasting a new 4D/Digital full dome projector to project the universe as a 3D space, as well as various tech upgrades to the 49-year-old facility.
Two northern UK theatres set for multi-million pound revamp
BY Katie Buckley | 15 Jul 2014
De Matos Ryan – a London based architectural firm – has been granted planning permission to go ahead with a £4.1m revamp of The York Theatre Royal, UK, while nearby Newcastle's Theatre Royal is also getting a makeover, albeit behind the scenes.
Rome's €250m Cinecittà World theme park opens later this month
BY Tom Anstey | 15 Jul 2014
Rome’s long-awaited €250m, (US$340m, £198m) Cinecittà World theme park – designed by multiple-Oscar-winning production designer designer Dante Ferretti – will finally open its doors to the public on 24 July after a decade of delays.
US coaster derails injuring four
BY Tom Anstey | 15 Jul 2014
A ride was force to close at a US theme park when a roller coaster car derailed, leaving four injured.
Texas State Aquarium to undergo US$50m expansion
BY Tom Anstey | 15 Jul 2014
Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, US, has announced plans for a US$50m (€36.7m, £29.2m) expansion to be known as the “Caribbean Journey”.
Football 'mecca' offers second wave of world cup fever for Brazil
BY Katie Buckley | 14 Jul 2014
Despite Germany’s attempt at crushing Brazil’s spirits in the 2014 Fifa World Cup, the nation's love of football has not been completely kicked to the wayside as plans have been unveiled for the world’s first Football Entertainment Centre to be built in Rio De Janeiro, allowing Brazil’s football legacy and love affair with the beautiful game, to continue.
Teenager dies in Spain after falling from roller coaster at Terra Mitica
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Jul 2014
A teenager has died after being thrown from a roller coaster at a theme park in Benidorm, Spain.
Rwanda plans cultural centre in bid to attract more tourists
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Jul 2014
Plans are in the works to build a cultural tourism site in an attempt to attract more tourists to the African nation of Rwanda.
Pioneering 360 filming experience to debut in FIFA’s World Football Museum
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Jul 2014
The 2014 final of what has been touted by football fans and media alike as the greatest World Cup of all time, has been filmed using a pioneering 360° Ultra HD viewing experience to debut in FIFA’s recently approved World Football Museum, opening in 2016.
Cirque du Soleil and PortAventura foresee lasting relationship
BY Alice Davis | 14 Jul 2014
Internationally renowned performance troupe Cirque du Soleil premiered at PortAventura resort in Spain last week. The acclaimed show Kooza was staged in their famous big top tent, set up just beside the theme park, marking the first partnership between the Canadian company and a European theme park.
£135m British Museum Expansion completed after five years
BY Katie Buckley | 11 Jul 2014
Roger Stirk Harbour + Partners’ have completed their £135m (US$231m, €170m) extension to the British Museum, London.
New Zealand attraction first to gain qualification for agricultural skills
BY Tom Anstey | 11 Jul 2014
Te Puia – a visitor attraction which provides access to Rotorua’s famous geysers and geothermal valley – has become the first visitor attraction in New Zealand to have staff certified in rural skills, with its Environment Team members presented with the National Certificate in General Skills Agriculture Primary Sector.
Bespoke Cinema-Planetarium opens in the Netherlands ahead of Europe-wide expansion
BY Katie Buckley | 11 Jul 2014
Archiview, a Dutch architectural practice, has created a planetarium-come- cinema in Groningen, the Netherlands, with plans to open a further 20 across Europe in the near future.
Mall of the World aims to transform Dubai into cultural, tourist and economic hub
BY Tom Anstey | 11 Jul 2014
The Mall of the World – a giant indoor ‘city’ under construction in Dubai – will have its own version of Oxford Street and Broadway, as well as galleons, waterfalls, a theme park, wellness district and a host of other leisure activities and attractions.
Lost and Found; BIG unveils maze at The National Building Museum, US
BY Katie Buckley | 11 Jul 2014
Washington's National Building Museum in the US has revealed its latest exhibition – a complex wooden maze designed by Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) which fills the large West Court of the Museum’s Great Hall
Wait finally over for Ratatouille fans as attraction unveiled
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Jul 2014
After nearly a five-year wait, the highly anticipated Ratatouille attraction opened today (10 July) at Disneyland Paris. The debut visitors were plunged into a world based on the Disney-Pixar movie, and on boarding the ride were whisked off on a “ratmobile” into the heart of the over-sized Parisien restaurant Chez Gusteau.
Spain's Paramount-branded theme park plans hit stumbling block as investors fail to materialise
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Jul 2014
Plans for Spain’s €1bn (US$1.36bn, £794m) Paramount Theme Park have stalled over the fact that Premursa – the company behind the project – are struggling to secure financial commitment from investors on the project.
Los Angeles Zoo opens up volunteer training scheme for 2015
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Jul 2014
The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) is hosting a volunteer training programme, starting in October, to provide comprehensive training for adult docents who will serve as volunteer teachers and guides at the zoo.
One million sq ft of land released in ongoing Dundee Waterfront development scheme
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Jul 2014
The team leading the £1bn redevelopment of the Dundee Waterfront has released one million sq ft (92,000sq m) of land for mixed-use development in the central waterfront area of the site.
World's fastest and tallest water slide opens in the US
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Jul 2014
Schlitterbahn’s newest attraction has opened at its Kansas City waterpark in the US – the world’s tallest and fastest water slide.
     
 


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