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Work to begin on Great Dubai Wheel
BY Sarah Todd | 03 Oct 2006
Construction work is set to begin shortly on the Great Dubai Wheel project in Dubai following Dubai Municipality approval of the attraction’s masterplan.
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Plans for 100m euro Paris art gallery
03 Oct 2006
American-Canadian architect Frank Gehry, famed for designing the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao, has unveiled his plans for a 100m euro (£68m, US$127m) art gallery in Paris, France.
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Soccer Circus opens at Xscape
BY Helen Patenall | 02 Oct 2006
Soccer Circus – an interactive indoor football centre – has opened at the Xscape leisure complex in Braehead near Glasgow in Scotland.
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Saudi nominates heritage sites to UNESCO
BY Helen Patenall | 02 Oct 2006
The Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia is set to nominate its first three World Heritage sites in the Kingdom to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation).
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Museum on the Mound reopens
BY Helen Patenall | 02 Oct 2006
The HBOS Museum on the Mound in Edinburgh has reopened following an extensive two-year revamp.
The premises are six times larger, with 3,500sq ft (325sq m) of public space and 2,325sq ft (216sq m) of display space.
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Heritage Park looks to raise $50m for development scheme
01 Oct 2006
Heritage Park in Calgary, Canada, launched a CAN$50m (£24m, US$45m, 35m euro) fundraising campaign called It’s About Time in September to finance the expansion of the historical park’s heritage collection and allow it to open all year round.
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Sydney Wildlife World opens in Darling Harbour
01 Oct 2006
Australia’s newest attraction was unveiled last month when the doors of the new AUS$52m (US$39m, £21m, 31m euro) Sydney Wildlife World opened to the public in Darling Harbour.
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HLF earmarks £15.7m heritage funding
BY Helen Patenall | 28 Sep 2006
Dame Liz Forgan, chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), has announced that £15.7m of earmarked funding will be provided for heritage projects across the UK “to help preserve, restore and revitalise our heritage for the benefit of future generations.”
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Hersheypark to launch new water ride
BY Helen Patenall | 22 Sep 2006
Hersheypark theme park in Pennsylvania, US, is to open a new ride attraction on its 100th anniversary in May 2007, called East Coast Waterworks.
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V and A Waterfront in Cape acquired for £507m
BY Helen Patenall | 21 Sep 2006
V&A Waterfront Holdings – owner of the mixed-use V&A Waterfront development in Cape Town, South Africa –- has been acquired by L&R Consortium for R7.04bn (£507m, 752m euro, US$955m).
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LIW and BALPPA to host Attractions Industry Party
21 Sep 2006
Leisure Industry Week (LIW) is set to host the Attractions Industry Party at Drayton Manor Park next week, in association with the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA).
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Ocean Park plans mainland China site
BY Sarah Todd | 20 Sep 2006
Hong Kong-based theme park Ocean Park is reportedly considering opening another theme park on mainland China in 2010.
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Jamberoo plans $20m waterpark investment
20 Sep 2006
Family-run Jamberoo Action Park in New South Wales, Australia, is set to invest up to AUS$20m (US$15m, £8m, 12m euro) in a new waterpark development.
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