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Disney reaches deal on Hong Kong expansion
BY Tom Walker | 26 Jun 2009
According to reports in local media, the government of Hong Kong and The Walt Disney Company have reached an agreement over the details of expanding Hong Kong Disneyland.
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Water park resort planned for Sydney
BY Tim Nash | 26 Jun 2009
Australia-based JVPlay has announced plans to develop a 69-acre resort in Sydney, New South Wales, boasting a 250-room four-star hotel and indoor and outdoor waterparks.
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HLF green light for Mary Rose scheme
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Jun 2009
Work on a new £35m museum at the site of the Mary Rose warship in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is to get underway this autumn after the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) approved funding for the scheme.
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Council to pursue Heaton Hall restoration
BY Pete Hayman | 24 Jun 2009
Manchester City Council (MCC) has announced that it will continue with plans for the restoration of Heaton Hall, Prestwich, despite failing in its bid to secure funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Council forced to rethink £1bn revamp plans
BY Pete Hayman | 24 Jun 2009
Plans for the £1bn transformation of Coventry city centre may need to be reconsidered after the government announced that the city's 1950s Retail Market has been awarded Grade II-listed status.
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Hermitage Amsterdam opens
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 23 Jun 2009
The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, has opened a new branch in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Clerkenwell museum nets £1.5m HLF grant
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Jun 2009
A London museum charting the religious, military and medical history of the Order of St John is to undergo a major refurbishment after receiving a £1.5m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Wedgwood Museum awarded Art Fund Prize
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Jun 2009
A new £10m museum dedicated to the history of the 250-year-old Wedgwood pottery company in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire has been awarded the 2009 Art Fund Prize for museum and galleries.
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War museum names preferred designer
BY Tom Walker | 16 Jun 2009
Imperial War Museum North (IWMN) in Manchester has selected German architects Topotek 1 as the preferred design team to develop the external spaces of the museum.
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Sea Life to open Crocodile Creek ride
BY Tom Walker | 15 Jun 2009
Weymouth Sea Life Park in Dorset, UK, will open its newest attraction, a £1m log flume ride which passes through a crocodile enclosure, to the public tomorrow (16 June 2009).
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Six Flags files for bankruptcy protection
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Jun 2009
Six Flags, one of the world's largest amusement and water parks operators, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US as part of attempts to clear debts of US$2.4bn (£1.47bn, 1.73bn euro).
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Ohio Statehouse Museum opens
BY Tom Walker | 12 Jun 2009
The new Ohio Statehouse Museum has opened to the public at the historic Statehouse building in downtown Columbus, Ohio, US.
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Jewish Museum London to reopen in November
BY Tom Walker | 10 Jun 2009
The Jewish Museum London, in Camden Town, is set to reopen to the public in November 2009, after having undergone a £9m redevelopment of its facilities.
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CNL acquires Hawaiian Waters
BY Helen Patenall | 09 Jun 2009
CNL Lifestyle Properties has acquired Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park in Kapolei, on the island of Oahu, US, from a subsidiary of the Village Roadshow.
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Weston pier scheme back on track
BY Pete Hayman | 09 Jun 2009
Plans for the £34m redevelopment of the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare are back on track after the owners of the 104-year old attraction reached an agreement with North Somerset Council (NSC).
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