NEWS
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Twentieth Century Fox eager for slice of China market
BY Alice Davis | 03 Feb 2015
China’s appeal shows no sign of abating, as Twentieth Century Fox continues its drive to
find new sites for theme parks and local Chinese partners to help make new attractions a
reality.
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PortAventura adds luxury option to accommodation offering
BY Alice Davis | 02 Feb 2015
This April, as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, PortAventura is opening
five-star boutique hotel Hotel Mansión de Lucy – in the style of a 19th-century
American mansion – with theming inspired by the pioneers of gold mining and rail.
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China's ice capital plans Russian theme park
BY Alice Davis | 02 Feb 2015
A RMB5bn (US$800m, €706m, £530m) Russian-themed amusement park will open in
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, in 2017, according to China’s official news agency Xinhua.
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Loch Ness Monster to star in new tourism campaign for Scotland
BY Tom Anstey | 30 Jan 2015
The iconic landmark of Loch Ness in Scotland – supposedly home to the mythical Loch
Ness Monster – is to benefit from a £2m (US$3m, €2.7m) investment to boost inbound
tourism in a move that the government predicts will generate an extra £14m (US$21.1m,
€18.7m) tourism spend by 2019.
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AU$90m waterpark with surf facilities approved for Queensland
BY Tom Anstey | 30 Jan 2015
Plans have been approved for a AU$90m (US$83.4m, €62.4m, £49.7m) waterpark on the
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, to include a wave pool, waterslides, canoeing
experience, 120-room hotel, restaurants and a holiday village.
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Zeiss returns to modernise Indian planetarium
BY Alice Davis | 28 Jan 2015
The MP Birla Planetarium has announced its closure while it undergoes a
INR300m (US$4.9m, €4.3m, £3.2m) renovation to bring its technology up to
date.
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Hogwarts Express coming to Harry Potter studio tour
BY Tom Anstey | 28 Jan 2015
The Warner Brothers Studio Tour London – The
Making of Harry Potter, has announced it
will unveil a 20,000sq ft (1,858sq m) expansion to
include the original Hogwarts Express
steam engine along with a recreation of Platform 9
3/4 .
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New York Met plans US$250m bond offering
BY Tom Anstey | 26 Jan 2015
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is to sell US$250m (€218m, £166.1m)
of taxable bonds to finance future infrastructure projects.
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Holovis
Holovis is a privately owned company
established in 2004 by CEO Stuart
Hetherington. [more...] |
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Alterface
Alterface’s Creative Division team is
seasoned in concept and ride development,
as well as storyte [more...] |
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Red Raion
Founded in 2014, Red Raion is the CGI studio for media-based attractions. [more...] |
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Taylor Made Designs
Taylor Made Designs (TMD) has been supplying the Attractions, Holiday Park, Zoos and Theme Park mark [more...] |
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