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Green light for Barry Island plans
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Mar 2012
Outline plans for a mixed-use redevelopment of Barry Island Pleasure Park, South Wales, have been given the green light by Vale of Glamorgan council's planning committee. The project will lead to the transformation of the 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) funfair site.
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Six Flags parks to launch 'reverse ride'
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Mar 2012
Two Six Flags amusement parks in the US have teamed up with Warner Bros Consumer
Products and DC Entertainment for the launch of the new Mr Freeze: Reverse Blast
experience.
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Ralph Appelbaum to design Carlsberg attraction
BY Tom Walker | 27 Mar 2012
Danish brewer Carlsberg has appointed a team lead by US-based architects Ralph
Appelbaum Associates (RAA) to design a new themed visitor attraction in the
centre of Copenhagen.
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New Super Flume for Finland's PowerPark
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Mar 2012
Interlink has confirmed it has secured a contract for the design, manufacture
and installation of a new Super Flume ride for PowerPark, an amusement park
located in Alahärmä, Finland.
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Six shortlisted for Kids in Museums award
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Mar 2012
Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Edinburgh's National Museum of Scotland are among
the six attractions to be shortlisted for this year's Telegraph Family
Friendly Museum Award.
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Louvre is world's 'most visited' art museum
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Mar 2012
New research has found that the Louvre, one of the most iconic attractions in
Paris, France, was the world's most visited art museum last year after welcoming
nearly 8.9 million people.
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Real Madrid plans US$1bn UAE complex
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Mar 2012
Real Madrid and the Government of Ras al-Khaimah have announced plans to
establish a major new US$1bn (£632m, EUR756m) visitor attraction in the United
Arab Emirates.
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The Mind Museum opens in the Philippines
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Mar 2012
The not-for-profit Bonifacio Art Foundation (BAF) has unveiled the new Mind
Museum in Taguig, a city which is located in the Metro Manila region of the
Philippines.
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IWM London submits £35m revamp plans
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Mar 2012
Imperial War Museums (IWM) has submitted a listed building and planning
application to Southwark Council for the transformation of its flagship branch
in Lambeth, south London.
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Arts and opera district planned for Dubai
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Mar 2012
A new arts and opera district will form part of Emaar Properties' flagship
Downtown Dubai development under plans announced by the United Arab Emirate
(UAE) state's ruler.
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Helix visitor centre architects named
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Mar 2012
Dundee-based architects Nicoll Russell Studios (NRS) has been awarded a £1m
contract to design a new visitor centre, which is part of the £41m Helix Project
near Falkirk, Scotland.
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Polin to supply rides for Cartoon Network's Thai waterpark
BY Tom Walker | 20 Mar 2012
Turkish supplier Polin has secured a deal to supply water rides for the new
Cartoon Network AMAZONE waterpark, currently under construction in Bang Saray,
close to Pattaya, on the East Coast of Thailand.
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£1m more funding for HLF youth programme
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Mar 2012
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has confirmed that its Young Roots programme,
which is to celebrate its 10th anniversary this year, will benefit from a £1m
increase in funding.
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Miami floating museum campaign launches
BY Pete Hayman | 16 Mar 2012
A new campaign has been launched in Miami, Florida, US, to save a former Navy
and Coast Guard icebreaker and transform it into a floating environmental museum
at "The Notch".
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Harry Potter attraction to open 31 March
BY Tom Walker | 15 Mar 2012
Warner Bros Entertainment (WB) has confirmed that it's Harry Potter studio tour
attraction at Leavesden Studios near Watford, Hertfordshire, UK will open on 31
March.
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Merlin/VisitEngland launch marketing drive
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Mar 2012
Merlin Entertainments, one of the world's largest attractions operator, has
teamed up with national tourism agency VisitEngland to launch a new £600,000
joint marketing campaign.
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