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Orlando Science Center seeks funding for US$35m overhaul
BY Tom Anstey | 23 Feb 2015
After a failed attempt to get US$12m (€10.5m, £7.8m) from the Orange County
Commission last year for a major overhaul of facilities, Orlando Science Center has
produced a new phased funding and development approach with emphasis on private
donors in an attempt to be granted funding when the budget is reviewed in this July.
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Disney ticket price breaks US$100 mark
BY Tom Anstey | 23 Feb 2015
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is the first theme park to break the US$100 (€88,
£65) admission fee, after a price hike which came on Sunday (22 February).
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Leisure dominates in ‘Designs of the year 2015’ shortlist
BY Katie Buckley | 20 Feb 2015
Sport, museum, culture, recreation and mixed-use schemes all feature on the shortlist for
this year’s Designs of the Year award.
Of 76 nominated projects, representing the work of the best global design talent, an
overwhelming number are leisure-related.
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US$500m theme park proposed for Arizona
BY Tom Anstey | 20 Feb 2015
Property developer the Granger Group has turned its attention from health care and
senior living complexes to produce plans for a US$500m (€440m, £323m) theme park
and resort development in Williams, Arizona, predicted to attract four million visitors
annually.
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Israel plans space theme park
BY Tom Anstey | 20 Feb 2015
Israel’s Ashdod Municipality has released plans for the development of a space-themed
amusement park, to help inspire the next generation of intrepid space travellers.
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Apple files patent for VR headset
BY Tom Anstey | 19 Feb 2015
Apple has taken its first steps into the world of virtual reality after winning a patent for a
wireless virtual reality headset used in conjunction with the iPhone handset.
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