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Singapore Flyer set to get rolling
BY Tim Nash | 25 Feb 2008
Asia’s largest observation wheel is set to begin operations on 1 March 2008 when the Singapore Flyer opens for business.
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£100m Ty Mawr development
BY Helen Patenall | 20 Feb 2008
A £100m mixed-use site is being built at Ty Mawr in Anglesey, Wales.
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Ripley’s acquires Guinness World Records
BY Tom Walker | 18 Feb 2008
The Jim Pattison Group, owner of Ripley Entertainment, has acquired the rights to Guinness World Records (GWR) from UK-based HiT Entertainment.
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New Acropolis Museum unveiled
BY Helen Patenall | 11 Feb 2008
The Acropolis Museum in the historic area of Makryianni, nearby the Parthenon, in Athens, Greece, is undergoing a 130m euro (£97m, US$189m) redesign.
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Coqui Water Park opens
BY Helen Patenall | 11 Feb 2008
A new waterpark has opened at El Conquistador Resort & Golden Door Spa in Puerto Rica, South America.
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Shark Explorer launched in Sydney
BY Tim Nash | 11 Feb 2008
Sydney Aquarium has launched a new glass-bottomed boat ride to allow guests to get even closer to the creatures in its Great Barrier Reef exhibit.
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Art Fund award contenders short-listed
BY Helen Patenall | 05 Feb 2008
Ten museums and galleries have been short-listed for The Art Fund’s coveted £100,000 award for an original and imaginative arts project.
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France adopts free museum policy
BY Helen Patenall | 04 Feb 2008
France may soon adopt the UK’s policy of offering free admission to national museums to encourage more people to take part in the arts.
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Science Discovery Center opens in Manila
BY Helen Patenall | 28 Jan 2008
The long-awaited US$10m (£5m, 6.8m euro) SM Science Discovery Center (SDC) in the Mall of Asia in Manila, the Philippines, has opened to the public.
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Sea World guests dive in with sharks
BY Tim Nash | 21 Jan 2008
Sea World, on Australia’s Gold Coast, has launched a new experience which allows guests to get up close to reef creatures in their own environment.
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Sea World Eye set for move to Paradise
BY Tim Nash | 18 Jan 2008
It has been reported that the Sea World Eye could be moved from the Gold Coast, Australia-based park into the centre of Surfer’s Paradise.
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Village Roadshow extends SAG offer for further month
BY Tim Nash | 18 Jan 2008
Australian theme park and cinema operator Village Roadshow has again extended its all-cash AUS$142m takeover offer for Sydney Attractions Group (SAG), for a further month until 14 February.
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