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WhiteWater West announces Hopkins Rides acquisition

BY Pete Hayman | 24 Aug 2012

WhiteWater West has announced the acquisition of Florida-based Hopkins Rides as part of efforts to strengthen its aquatic amusement park attractions portfolio.

National Football museum reaches 100,000 visitor landmark in six weeks

BY Tom Walker | 22 Aug 2012

The National Football Museum in Manchester has attracted 100,000 visitors in the first six weeks since its opening on 6 July.

New York mayor announces boost for New York Aquarium scheme

BY Pete Hayman | 21 Aug 2012

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced new funding towards New York Aquarium's new Ocean Wonders: Sharks! development in Coney Island, US.

Green light for compulsory purchase of Margate's Dreamland site

BY Pete Hayman | 17 Aug 2012

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has approved Thanet District Council's (TDC) plans to serve a compulsory purchase order on the owner of Margate's Dreamland site.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach to open £5.25m Wallace and Gromit ride

BY Pete Hayman | 16 Aug 2012

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, the amusement park and resort owned by the Thompson Family, is to open a new £5.25m Wallace and Gromit-themed family ride experience next year.

PwC survey: 99 per cent of Olympic tourists to return to London

BY Tom Walker | 15 Aug 2012

A survey of foreign visitors to London conducted during the Olympic Games by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has shown that 99 per cent of visitors want to return to the city in the future.

Ohio's Cedar Park announces plans for new GateKeeper rollercoaster

BY Pete Hayman | 14 Aug 2012

Cedar Park - the amusement park and resort in Sandusky, Ohio, US - has announced plans to build one of the longest winged rollercoasters in the world ahead of its 2013 season.

Opening date set for New Fantasyland at Disney's Magic Kingdom Park

BY Pete Hayman | 14 Aug 2012

A range of new attractions will be unveiled at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney Park in Florida, US, on 6 December following the expansion of the New Fantasyland.

Oakwood theme park campaign to repay guests' Severn toll charge

BY Tom Walker | 09 Aug 2012

A Welsh theme park is to offer a toll refund to visitors who use the Severn Bridge to get there.

Atlantic City Aquarium plans US$8m expansion

BY Tom Walker | 09 Aug 2012

The Atlantic City Aquarium in New Jersey, US has announced plans for a US$8m (6.5m euro, £5m) expansion which would double the size of the attraction.

Higher theme park attendance drives Euro Disney's Q3 revenue growth

BY Pete Hayman | 08 Aug 2012

Increased visitor expenditure and theme park attendance have fuelled a 4 per cent growth in Euro Disney Associés' resort revenues for the third quarter ending 30 June 2012.

Prime Play ropes course to open at China's Paradise Island Waterpark

BY Pete Hayman | 08 Aug 2012

Prime Play has announced one of its first Sky Trail Ropes Courses to open at a waterpark in China will be complete at Chengdu's Paradise Island Waterpark in December.

DreamWorks to build US$3.1bn theme park in Shanghai

BY Tom Walker | 07 Aug 2012

DreamWorks Animation and its Chinese joint venture partners have announced plans to open a new theme park in Shanghai by 2016.

US$3.75m gift for Denver Museum of Nature and Science project

BY Pete Hayman | 06 Aug 2012

Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) in Colorado, US, has secured US$3.75m (EUR3m, £2.4m) towards the construction of its new Collections Conservation Center.

Stockon's refurbished Preston Park Museum and Grounds opens

BY Pete Hayman | 06 Aug 2012

Preston Park Museum and Grounds has reopened its doors in Stockton-on-Tees following the completion of an extensive £7m renovation programme led by the local authority.

Patriots Point named as site for National Medal of Honor Museum

BY Pete Hayman | 03 Aug 2012

Patriots Point, the naval and maritime-themed attraction in South Carolina, US, is to become the home of a new US$100m (EUR81.1m, £64.1m) National Medal of Honor Museum. It follows an agreement between the Patriots Point Development Authority (PPDA) and the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

Arts losing out on donations due to 'trustee incompetence'

BY Tom Walker | 02 Aug 2012

A report by consultants Arts Quarter has claimed that the UK arts sector is missing out on individual donations due to a combination of staff incompetence and a lack of resources.

New report outlines vision for transformation of Ontario Place

BY Pete Hayman | 31 Jul 2012

A new report has outlined a series of recommendations for the transformation of the 96-acre (39-hectare) Ontario Place into an "innovative, year-round destination" in Toronto, Canada.

New strategic plan introduced by Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum

BY Pete Hayman | 31 Jul 2012

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, Canada, has revealed its aim of becoming a "more public-focused institution" following the implementation of its new strategic plan.

Louvre to unveil new Islamic Art Galleries in September

BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jul 2012

More than 2,500 objects from the Louvre's collection of Islamic art will go on show across nearly 3,000sq m (32,292sq ft) of new gallery space at the Paris attraction on 22 September.

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6661 to 6680 of 9732 news stories

WhiteWater West announces Hopkins Rides acquisition

BY Pete Hayman | 24 Aug 2012

WhiteWater West has announced the acquisition of Florida-based Hopkins Rides as part of efforts to strengthen its aquatic amusement park attractions portfolio.

National Football museum reaches 100,000 visitor landmark in six weeks

BY Tom Walker | 22 Aug 2012

The National Football Museum in Manchester has attracted 100,000 visitors in the first six weeks since its opening on 6 July.

New York mayor announces boost for New York Aquarium scheme

BY Pete Hayman | 21 Aug 2012

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced new funding towards New York Aquarium's new Ocean Wonders: Sharks! development in Coney Island, US.

Green light for compulsory purchase of Margate's Dreamland site

BY Pete Hayman | 17 Aug 2012

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has approved Thanet District Council's (TDC) plans to serve a compulsory purchase order on the owner of Margate's Dreamland site.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach to open £5.25m Wallace and Gromit ride

BY Pete Hayman | 16 Aug 2012

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, the amusement park and resort owned by the Thompson Family, is to open a new £5.25m Wallace and Gromit-themed family ride experience next year.

PwC survey: 99 per cent of Olympic tourists to return to London

BY Tom Walker | 15 Aug 2012

A survey of foreign visitors to London conducted during the Olympic Games by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has shown that 99 per cent of visitors want to return to the city in the future.

Ohio's Cedar Park announces plans for new GateKeeper rollercoaster

BY Pete Hayman | 14 Aug 2012

Cedar Park - the amusement park and resort in Sandusky, Ohio, US - has announced plans to build one of the longest winged rollercoasters in the world ahead of its 2013 season.

Opening date set for New Fantasyland at Disney's Magic Kingdom Park

BY Pete Hayman | 14 Aug 2012

A range of new attractions will be unveiled at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney Park in Florida, US, on 6 December following the expansion of the New Fantasyland.

Oakwood theme park campaign to repay guests' Severn toll charge

BY Tom Walker | 09 Aug 2012

A Welsh theme park is to offer a toll refund to visitors who use the Severn Bridge to get there.

Atlantic City Aquarium plans US$8m expansion

BY Tom Walker | 09 Aug 2012

The Atlantic City Aquarium in New Jersey, US has announced plans for a US$8m (6.5m euro, £5m) expansion which would double the size of the attraction.

Higher theme park attendance drives Euro Disney's Q3 revenue growth

BY Pete Hayman | 08 Aug 2012

Increased visitor expenditure and theme park attendance have fuelled a 4 per cent growth in Euro Disney Associés' resort revenues for the third quarter ending 30 June 2012.

Prime Play ropes course to open at China's Paradise Island Waterpark

BY Pete Hayman | 08 Aug 2012

Prime Play has announced one of its first Sky Trail Ropes Courses to open at a waterpark in China will be complete at Chengdu's Paradise Island Waterpark in December.

DreamWorks to build US$3.1bn theme park in Shanghai

BY Tom Walker | 07 Aug 2012

DreamWorks Animation and its Chinese joint venture partners have announced plans to open a new theme park in Shanghai by 2016.

US$3.75m gift for Denver Museum of Nature and Science project

BY Pete Hayman | 06 Aug 2012

Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) in Colorado, US, has secured US$3.75m (EUR3m, £2.4m) towards the construction of its new Collections Conservation Center.

Stockon's refurbished Preston Park Museum and Grounds opens

BY Pete Hayman | 06 Aug 2012

Preston Park Museum and Grounds has reopened its doors in Stockton-on-Tees following the completion of an extensive £7m renovation programme led by the local authority.

Patriots Point named as site for National Medal of Honor Museum

BY Pete Hayman | 03 Aug 2012

Arts losing out on donations due to 'trustee incompetence'

BY Tom Walker | 02 Aug 2012

A report by consultants Arts Quarter has claimed that the UK arts sector is missing out on individual donations due to a combination of staff incompetence and a lack of resources.

New report outlines vision for transformation of Ontario Place

BY Pete Hayman | 31 Jul 2012

A new report has outlined a series of recommendations for the transformation of the 96-acre (39-hectare) Ontario Place into an "innovative, year-round destination" in Toronto, Canada.

New strategic plan introduced by Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum

BY Pete Hayman | 31 Jul 2012

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, Canada, has revealed its aim of becoming a "more public-focused institution" following the implementation of its new strategic plan.

Louvre to unveil new Islamic Art Galleries in September

BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jul 2012

More than 2,500 objects from the Louvre's collection of Islamic art will go on show across nearly 3,000sq m (32,292sq ft) of new gallery space at the Paris attraction on 22 September.

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