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IAAPA 2014: 'Your next big idea is here' says IAAPA president
BY Tom Anstey | 18 Nov 2014
"Big starts here" is the official theme for this year's IAAPA Attractions Expo and big was certainly what was delivered at the official kick-off event for the exhibition part of the show.
Beethoven Concert Hall shortlist released
BY Katie Buckley | 18 Nov 2014
Following an open design competition, which saw more than 50 entrants, three architecture firms have been narrowed down from a list of ten to potentially design the new Beethoven Concert Hall and Festspielhaus in Bonn, Germany.
IAAPA 2014: AZA chair urges zoos to be business savvy
BY Alice Davis | 18 Nov 2014
For the zoos and aquariums industry, IAAPA 2014 kicked off on Monday with a field trip to Busch Gardens Tampa. At the meet, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) chair Dennis Pate called on attendees to capitalise on the IAAPA "idea factory" and to keep business values central to their decision-making.
IAAPA 2014: Parks without digital solutions risk ‘50 per cent of potential revenue’
BY Jak Phillips | 18 Nov 2014
As theme park technology and consumer adoption continues to advance at rapid pace, parks that fail to embrace the digital revolution will risk forfeiting half their revenues by 2020.
Hopkins Architects to design new £4.5m visitor attraction for Holkham Hall
BY Ashley Harrison | 18 Nov 2014
Holkham Hall on the Holkham Estate in Norfolk has announced plans for a new £4.5m visitor attraction which will focus on agricultural evolution and sustainable food production.
IAAPA 2014: Chile's Gerardo Arteaga named IAAPA chair for 2015
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Nov 2014
On the opening day of IAAPA 2014 in Orlando, US, Gerardo Arteaga, general manager of Fantasilandia in Santiago, Chile, was introduced as the organisation's new chair for 2015.
Heatherwick to design New York's 'Pier 55'
BY Katie Buckley | 17 Nov 2014
British architect and designer Thomas Heatherwick from Heatherwick Studios, and landscape architecture firm Mathews Nielsen have been chosen to design ‘Pier 55’ – a US$170m (€136m, £109m) floating park on the Hudson River.
Tourism revenue boom for film locations generated by social media 'chatter'
BY Katie Buckley | 17 Nov 2014
Blockbusters and television shows can generate millions in revenue, equivalent to free advertising for the locations onscreen, via social media.
IAAPA 2014: Event kicks off today
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Nov 2014
Visitors, exhibitors and speakers are gearing up for the annual IAAPA expo, taking place this week at the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando, Florida.
Shortlist announced for £90m Bristol Arena
BY Katie Buckley | 14 Nov 2014
A shortlist has been announced consisting of five top architectural firms to design the Bristol Arena, a £90m (US$150m, €112m) venue on an old oil depot site near Temple Meads Station.
Cirque du Soleil plans first-of-its-kind Mexico theme park
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Nov 2014
Cirque du Soleil is venturing into the theme park business, with the world-famous circus troupe teaming up with Mexican resort and tourism- infrastructure developer Grupo Vidanta to build and operate a “first-of-its-kind immersive theme park experience” in Nuevo Vallarta.
BIG unveils $2bn masterplan for Washington’s Smithsonian
BY Katie Buckley | 14 Nov 2014
A proposed masterplan for the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C, was unveiled this week by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), re-imagining the South Mall campus and the area around the Smithsonian’s iconic ‘Castle’.
St Louis Art Museum gets US$50m art donation
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Nov 2014
The St Louis Art Museum has received a donation of 225 artworks worth an approximate US$50m (€40m, £31.7m) from the late CC Johnson Spink and Edith Spink.
Former East Germany Cold War bunker could become tourist attraction
BY Tom Anstey | 13 Nov 2014
A giant abandoned Cold War era nuclear bunker in Germany could be about to become a visitor attraction dedicated to the history of East Germany.
A third of the world's natural heritage 'in danger,' says report
BY Tom Anstey | 13 Nov 2014
Significant threats such as invasive species, logging, poaching and climate change are endangering more than a third of the world’s natural heritage sites, according to a major new threat assessment.
Under 6s shouldn't watch 3D films, says watchdog
BY Tom Anstey | 13 Nov 2014
Children under six shouldn’t be allowed to access 3D content, according to French health watchdog The Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (anses).
US$5.2m planetarium becomes largest in Indiana
BY Tom Anstey | 13 Nov 2014
A new US$5.2m (€4.2m, £3.3m) planetarium, the largest in the US state of Indiana, has opened at Ball State University in Muncie.
Heatherwick’s Garden Bridge approved by Lambeth Council
BY Katie Buckley | 13 Nov 2014
London’s controversial Garden Bridge, designed by Thomas Heatherwick and Dan Pearson, has been given the green light by Lambeth Council.
California Zoo investigates accidental crushing of baby gorilla
BY Tom Anstey | 12 Nov 2014
San Francisco Zoo in California has hired an expert to investigate the recent accidental death of a 16-month-old gorilla, crushed under a closing hydraulic door.
Nine Angry Birds attractions coming to China as part of strategic partnership
BY Tom Anstey | 12 Nov 2014
Rovio Entertainment has announced a new deal with China’s Gougou Group to launch nine Angry Birds family entertainment centres, with the first to be built in the Anhui province of China and the remaining 8 to come over the course of the next four years.
     
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5173 to 5192 of 9640 news stories
IAAPA 2014: 'Your next big idea is here' says IAAPA president
BY Tom Anstey | 18 Nov 2014
"Big starts here" is the official theme for this year's IAAPA Attractions Expo and big was certainly what was delivered at the official kick-off event for the exhibition part of the show.
Beethoven Concert Hall shortlist released
BY Katie Buckley | 18 Nov 2014
Following an open design competition, which saw more than 50 entrants, three architecture firms have been narrowed down from a list of ten to potentially design the new Beethoven Concert Hall and Festspielhaus in Bonn, Germany.
IAAPA 2014: AZA chair urges zoos to be business savvy
BY Alice Davis | 18 Nov 2014
For the zoos and aquariums industry, IAAPA 2014 kicked off on Monday with a field trip to Busch Gardens Tampa. At the meet, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) chair Dennis Pate called on attendees to capitalise on the IAAPA "idea factory" and to keep business values central to their decision-making.
IAAPA 2014: Parks without digital solutions risk ‘50 per cent of potential revenue’
BY Jak Phillips | 18 Nov 2014
As theme park technology and consumer adoption continues to advance at rapid pace, parks that fail to embrace the digital revolution will risk forfeiting half their revenues by 2020.
Hopkins Architects to design new £4.5m visitor attraction for Holkham Hall
BY Ashley Harrison | 18 Nov 2014
Holkham Hall on the Holkham Estate in Norfolk has announced plans for a new £4.5m visitor attraction which will focus on agricultural evolution and sustainable food production.
IAAPA 2014: Chile's Gerardo Arteaga named IAAPA chair for 2015
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Nov 2014
On the opening day of IAAPA 2014 in Orlando, US, Gerardo Arteaga, general manager of Fantasilandia in Santiago, Chile, was introduced as the organisation's new chair for 2015.
Heatherwick to design New York's 'Pier 55'
BY Katie Buckley | 17 Nov 2014
British architect and designer Thomas Heatherwick from Heatherwick Studios, and landscape architecture firm Mathews Nielsen have been chosen to design ‘Pier 55’ – a US$170m (€136m, £109m) floating park on the Hudson River.
Tourism revenue boom for film locations generated by social media 'chatter'
BY Katie Buckley | 17 Nov 2014
Blockbusters and television shows can generate millions in revenue, equivalent to free advertising for the locations onscreen, via social media.
IAAPA 2014: Event kicks off today
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Nov 2014
Visitors, exhibitors and speakers are gearing up for the annual IAAPA expo, taking place this week at the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando, Florida.
Shortlist announced for £90m Bristol Arena
BY Katie Buckley | 14 Nov 2014
A shortlist has been announced consisting of five top architectural firms to design the Bristol Arena, a £90m (US$150m, €112m) venue on an old oil depot site near Temple Meads Station.
Cirque du Soleil plans first-of-its-kind Mexico theme park
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Nov 2014
Cirque du Soleil is venturing into the theme park business, with the world-famous circus troupe teaming up with Mexican resort and tourism- infrastructure developer Grupo Vidanta to build and operate a “first-of-its-kind immersive theme park experience” in Nuevo Vallarta.
BIG unveils $2bn masterplan for Washington’s Smithsonian
BY Katie Buckley | 14 Nov 2014
A proposed masterplan for the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C, was unveiled this week by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), re-imagining the South Mall campus and the area around the Smithsonian’s iconic ‘Castle’.
St Louis Art Museum gets US$50m art donation
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Nov 2014
The St Louis Art Museum has received a donation of 225 artworks worth an approximate US$50m (€40m, £31.7m) from the late CC Johnson Spink and Edith Spink.
Former East Germany Cold War bunker could become tourist attraction
BY Tom Anstey | 13 Nov 2014
A giant abandoned Cold War era nuclear bunker in Germany could be about to become a visitor attraction dedicated to the history of East Germany.
A third of the world's natural heritage 'in danger,' says report
BY Tom Anstey | 13 Nov 2014
Significant threats such as invasive species, logging, poaching and climate change are endangering more than a third of the world’s natural heritage sites, according to a major new threat assessment.
Under 6s shouldn't watch 3D films, says watchdog
BY Tom Anstey | 13 Nov 2014
Children under six shouldn’t be allowed to access 3D content, according to French health watchdog The Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (anses).
US$5.2m planetarium becomes largest in Indiana
BY Tom Anstey | 13 Nov 2014
A new US$5.2m (€4.2m, £3.3m) planetarium, the largest in the US state of Indiana, has opened at Ball State University in Muncie.
Heatherwick’s Garden Bridge approved by Lambeth Council
BY Katie Buckley | 13 Nov 2014
London’s controversial Garden Bridge, designed by Thomas Heatherwick and Dan Pearson, has been given the green light by Lambeth Council.
California Zoo investigates accidental crushing of baby gorilla
BY Tom Anstey | 12 Nov 2014
San Francisco Zoo in California has hired an expert to investigate the recent accidental death of a 16-month-old gorilla, crushed under a closing hydraulic door.
Nine Angry Birds attractions coming to China as part of strategic partnership
BY Tom Anstey | 12 Nov 2014
Rovio Entertainment has announced a new deal with China’s Gougou Group to launch nine Angry Birds family entertainment centres, with the first to be built in the Anhui province of China and the remaining 8 to come over the course of the next four years.
     
 


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