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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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Ecofun theme park plans for Penang
BY Tim Nash | 24 Aug 2009
The Penang Government in Malaysia is to hold an open tender seeking designs for a new 'Ecofun Theme Park Resort'.
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Fall in profits for Rainbow's End
BY Tim Nash | 24 Aug 2009
New Zealand Experience, the operator of Rainbow's End theme park in Auckland, has seen a fall in post-tax profits of 12.5 per cent to NZ$916,000 in the last year.
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Conservation day at Dreamworld
BY Tim Nash | 24 Aug 2009
On 27 September, Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia is to host a wild animal conservation day for guests.
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Shark Attack at Sea World
BY Tim Nash | 24 Aug 2009
Shark Attack - Bull Sharks in our Backyard, is the latest exhibit to be unveiled at Sea World on Australia's Gold Coast.
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Eric Morecambe plans move forward
BY Pete Hayman | 24 Aug 2009
Plans for a new exhibition dedicated to the life of comedian Eric Morecambe have taken a step forward after the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) agreed to part-fund a feasibility study.
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Tennyson museum opens on Isle of Wight
BY Helen Patenall | 24 Aug 2009
A museum celebrating the life and times of British poet Alfred Tennyson has opened at his former home on the Isle of Wight.
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Rip Ride Rock it launches
BY Tom Walker | 21 Aug 2009
Universal Orlando Resort theme park in Florida, US, has opened it's newest roller coaster.
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Aberdeen's Green set for major revamp
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Aug 2009
A major new multi-million pound regeneration scheme has been launched in Aberdeen, Scotland, in a bid to restore the city's historic Green and surrounding areas over the next five years.
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Evolution museum for Athens Zoo
BY Tom Walker | 19 Aug 2009
UK-based Lazenby Design has been appointed to design the new Evolution Museum in Athens, Greece.
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Stunt man dies at Disney World
BY Tom Walker | 18 Aug 2009
A 30-year-old performer has died during training for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular show at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, US.
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A third of children 'never been to a theme park'
BY Tom Walker | 18 Aug 2009
A children's charity has called on theme parks to lower their prices after a study claimed that more than a third of children in the UK have never visited a theme park.
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Power failure forces Chessington evacuation
BY Pete Hayman | 18 Aug 2009
Visitors at the Chessington World of Adventures theme park near Epsom, Surrey, UK, had to be rescued by staff and firefighters on 17 August after a major power failure caused rides to grind to a halt.
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Government backs Dundee museum plans
BY Pete Hayman | 17 Aug 2009
Plans to establish a sister site to London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) as part of a new waterfront development in Dundee have been given a boost after the Scottish Government backed the scheme.
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Merlin unveils London Eye 4D cinema
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Aug 2009
Merlin Entertainments, one of the world's largest visitor attraction operators, has unveiled the second stage of a £17.5m scheme to upgrade the London Eye over the next three years.
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HSE to probe Blackpool coaster crash
BY Pete Hayman | 12 Aug 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to launch an investigation into the cause of a crash between two cars on the Big Dipper rollercoaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Lancashire, UK, on 11 August.
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Museum service worth £115m to Liverpool
BY Tom Walker | 10 Aug 2009
National Museums Liverpool (NML), which operates eight museums and galleries in the city, is worth more than £115m to the local economy and supports 2,274 full-time jobs in the city.
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RRS Discovery restoration completed
BY Tom Walker | 06 Aug 2009
Captain Scott's former ship, the RRS Discovery, has been reopened as a visitor attraction in Dundee, Scotland, following a major redevelopment of the ship.
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