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Board of directors boosted at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

22 Nov 2004

Three new directors have been appointed to the board at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Eden slams reports of £4m loss

19 Nov 2004

The Eden Project has slammed claims in the national press that the attraction has lost £4m in the past year due to a slump in visitor numbers.

Plans to save Cutty Sark revealed

17 Nov 2004

Ambitious plans to save the only surviving tea clipper of its kind in the world, the Greenwich-based Cutty Sark, have been unveiled by the Cutty Sark Trust.

£13m go ahead for RAF Museum development

17 Nov 2004

The final piece of funding for the £13m Cold War exhibition extension at the RAF Museum at Cosford has been confirmed.

Euro Disney posts €145m losses

10 Nov 2004

Annual losses at French theme park Disneyland Resort Paris have vastly increased due its financial restructuring and inability to attract higher visitor numbers.

Alton Towers fined for screaming

03 nov 2004

Alton Towers, the Staffordshire-based theme park, has been fined £5,000 following a complaint regarding noise levels by a couple that lives just 100 yards from the park’s main gates.

New look restaurant unveiled at Royal Academy of Art

03 Nov 2004

The Royal Academy of Arts Restaurant has reopened following a redesign sympathetic to the original building by McInnes Usher McKnight Architects (MUMA).

New Alpine glasshouse for Kew Gardens

02 Nov 2004

Construction work has begun on the first glasshouse to be built at the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG) at Kew for two decades.

Police investigate missing millions at Blenheim Palace

01 Nov 2004

Blenheim Palace has confirmed that it is in discussions with the police regarding millions of pounds which have allegedly been stolen by staff over the past 20 years.

Churchill Museum to open in Cabinet War Rooms

28 Oct 2004

The £6m Churchill Museum is due for completion in December, and will be open to the public on 11 February 2005.

Cedar Point to debut Castaway Bay next month

26 Oct 2004

Cedar Point’s new 51, 000sq ft hotel and water park development, Castaway Bay, is set to open to the public on 5 November.

Sentosa to showcase shipwrecked Tang Treasure

26 Oct 2004

Sentosa Leisure Group has bought the rights to exhibit a collection of 60,000 rare artefacts found on a shipwreck dating back to 618AD.

New recruits at Great Lakes

26 Oct 2004

Indoor waterpark developer The Great Lakes Companies has announced two new additions to its staff this week.

Brain drain at Dana Centre

25 Oct 2004

Following the live screening of a heart bypass operation earlier this year, the Science Museum’s Dana Centre is to broadcast a live and interactive neurosurgery operation from the USA this week.

Six Flags to launch world’s fastest rollercoaster in new jungle kingdom

20 Oct 2004

US theme park Six Flags has announced it will launch the world’s tallest and fastest rollercoaster as part of a new mythical jungle kingdom at its Six Flags Great Adventure park in Jackson, New Jersey.

£900,000 refurbishment of Lough Neagh Centre starts

19 Oct 2004

Work began today (19 October) on the £900,000 refurbishment of the Lough Neagh Discovery Centre at Oxford Island in Northern Ireland.

Hersheypark plans new freefall rollercoaster

19 Oct 2004

Hersheypark themepark in Pennsylvania, US is to open a new ride attraction for 2005 – a combination of a rollercoaster and a freefall ride.

Attractions industry calls for government commitment to tourism at VAC2004

15 Oct 2004

Speaking at the inaugural Visitor Attractions Conference (VAC2004) this week, culture secretary Tessa Jowell said that large and well-placed visitor attractions are vital to tourism – the ‘heart of our economic engine’.

New brand launched at NHM

13 Oct 2004

The Natural History Museum in London has launched a new brand in an attempt to distance itself from a traditional, heritage-based image and move towards a more contemporary, commercial identity.

Splashin’ Safari to double in size

11 Oct 2004

Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, US, is to double the size of its waterpark next year as part of a $6.3m (£3.5m) development.

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9504 to 9523 of 9725 news stories

Board of directors boosted at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

22 Nov 2004

Three new directors have been appointed to the board at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Eden slams reports of £4m loss

19 Nov 2004

The Eden Project has slammed claims in the national press that the attraction has lost £4m in the past year due to a slump in visitor numbers.

Plans to save Cutty Sark revealed

17 Nov 2004

Ambitious plans to save the only surviving tea clipper of its kind in the world, the Greenwich-based Cutty Sark, have been unveiled by the Cutty Sark Trust.

£13m go ahead for RAF Museum development

17 Nov 2004

The final piece of funding for the £13m Cold War exhibition extension at the RAF Museum at Cosford has been confirmed.

Euro Disney posts €145m losses

10 Nov 2004

Annual losses at French theme park Disneyland Resort Paris have vastly increased due its financial restructuring and inability to attract higher visitor numbers.

Alton Towers fined for screaming

03 nov 2004

Alton Towers, the Staffordshire-based theme park, has been fined £5,000 following a complaint regarding noise levels by a couple that lives just 100 yards from the park’s main gates.

New look restaurant unveiled at Royal Academy of Art

03 Nov 2004

The Royal Academy of Arts Restaurant has reopened following a redesign sympathetic to the original building by McInnes Usher McKnight Architects (MUMA).

New Alpine glasshouse for Kew Gardens

02 Nov 2004

Construction work has begun on the first glasshouse to be built at the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG) at Kew for two decades.

Police investigate missing millions at Blenheim Palace

01 Nov 2004

Blenheim Palace has confirmed that it is in discussions with the police regarding millions of pounds which have allegedly been stolen by staff over the past 20 years.

Churchill Museum to open in Cabinet War Rooms

28 Oct 2004

The £6m Churchill Museum is due for completion in December, and will be open to the public on 11 February 2005.

Cedar Point to debut Castaway Bay next month

26 Oct 2004

Cedar Point’s new 51, 000sq ft hotel and water park development, Castaway Bay, is set to open to the public on 5 November.

Sentosa to showcase shipwrecked Tang Treasure

26 Oct 2004

Sentosa Leisure Group has bought the rights to exhibit a collection of 60,000 rare artefacts found on a shipwreck dating back to 618AD.

New recruits at Great Lakes

26 Oct 2004

Indoor waterpark developer The Great Lakes Companies has announced two new additions to its staff this week.

Brain drain at Dana Centre

25 Oct 2004

Following the live screening of a heart bypass operation earlier this year, the Science Museum’s Dana Centre is to broadcast a live and interactive neurosurgery operation from the USA this week.

Six Flags to launch world’s fastest rollercoaster in new jungle kingdom

20 Oct 2004

£900,000 refurbishment of Lough Neagh Centre starts

19 Oct 2004

Work began today (19 October) on the £900,000 refurbishment of the Lough Neagh Discovery Centre at Oxford Island in Northern Ireland.

Hersheypark plans new freefall rollercoaster

19 Oct 2004

Hersheypark themepark in Pennsylvania, US is to open a new ride attraction for 2005 – a combination of a rollercoaster and a freefall ride.

Attractions industry calls for government commitment to tourism at VAC2004

15 Oct 2004

New brand launched at NHM

13 Oct 2004

The Natural History Museum in London has launched a new brand in an attempt to distance itself from a traditional, heritage-based image and move towards a more contemporary, commercial identity.

Splashin’ Safari to double in size

11 Oct 2004

Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, US, is to double the size of its waterpark next year as part of a $6.3m (£3.5m) development.

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