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Mother Shipton's cave for sale
BY Martin Nash | 08 Sep 2009
North Yorkshire tourist attraction Mother Shipton's Cave has been put up for sale at an estimated value of £1.8m.
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Guinness good for a visit
BY Martin Nash | 08 Sep 2009
Fáilte Ireland has released figures for the most popular visitor attractions in Ireland in 2008, with Dublin's Guinness Storehouse topping the list.
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Water safety to be featured at AIMS seminar
BY Tom Walker | 08 Sep 2009
The 2009 AIMS Safety Seminar, to be held in conjunction with the IAAPA Expo in Las Vegas, US later this year, will for the first time include a detailed aquatic education track.
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Rival bid for Six Flags New Orleans site
BY Tom Walker | 07 Sep 2009
The derelict Six Flags theme park in New Orleans, US could be transformed into a sports complex, despite the site being earmarked as the future site of a Nickelodeon theme park.
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New Southampton museum designs unveiled
BY Pete Hayman | 03 Sep 2009
Southampton City Council (SCC) has unveiled the latest designs for the new Sea City Museum Project, which is set to form part of the wider development of a new Cultural Quarter for the city.
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Mary Rose to be withdrawn from public view
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Sep 2009
The Mary Rose warship at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is to be withdrawn from public view on 20 September in order to allow construction work to start on a new £35m museum at the Hampshire attraction.
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English museums to net DCMS funding
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Sep 2009
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has named the 34 museums across England that are set to benefit from a share of £4m funding to help fund improvement schemes.
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Event appointed for Giant's Causeway project
BY Tom Walker | 02 Sep 2009
Exhibition design group Event Communications has been appointed to develop the interpretive design for the planned £18.5m visitor centre at the Giant's Causeway tourist attraction in Northern Ireland.
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Carowinds to add US$23m coaster
BY Tom Walker | 28 Aug 2009
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company will open a new US$23m (£14.1m, 16m euro) super coaster at the Carowinds theme park in South Caroline, US.
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SEGA Republic opens in Dubai
BY Helen Patenall | 27 Aug 2009
SEGA Republic, a gaming-themed indoor theme park, has opened at The Dubai Mall in the UAE.
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No pot of gold at Rainbow's End
BY Martin Nash | 27 Aug 2009
New Zealand Experience, operator of the Rainbow's End theme park in Auckland, has reported a drop in first half earnings for 2009 which it says is mainly down to the global economic downturn and a 13 per cent fall in visitor numbers.
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Picasso Museum closes for renovation
BY Helen Patenall | 27 Aug 2009
The Picasso Museum in the Marais quarter of Paris, France, has closed its doors to the public for the next two years while it undergoes an extensive renovation.
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Nick Varney to speak at VAC2009
BY Tom Walker | 25 Aug 2009
Nick Varney, chief executive of Merlin Entertainments Group, will give a keynote speech at this year’s Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC2009).
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Village Roadshow privatisation plans dropped
BY Tim Nash | 25 Aug 2009
Australia-based cinema and theme park operator Village Roadshow (VR) has announced that plans for the privatisation of the business have been dropped.
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Nick Varney to speak at VAC2009
BY Tom Walker | 25 Aug 2009
Nick Varney, chief executive of Merlin Entertainments Group, will give a keynote speech at this year's Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC2009).
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Merlin to open Sea Life in Phoenix
BY Tom Walker | 25 Aug 2009
UK-based visitor attraction operator Merlin Entertainments will open a US$15m (£9m, 11m euro) Sea Life aquarium in Phoenix, Arizona early next year.
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Swine flu and global downturn hit theme parks
BY Tim Nash | 24 Aug 2009
Gold Coast, Australia theme parks Dreamworld and WaterWater World have seen total revenues fall in the last year, but while visitor numbers also fell at Dreamworld, the adjacent water park saw a 16.5 per cent increase in attendance.
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