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IAAPA opens regional office for North America
BY Tom Anstey | 19 Sep 2014
The International Association of Amusement Parks (IAAPA) has opened a new
office in the heart of the North America's theme park industry, Orlando, Florida,
appointing its new vice president of North American Operations to oversee
running of the facility.
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KISS concert raises US$1m for US museum renovation
BY Tom Anstey | 18 Sep 2014
Legendary glam rock band KISS has shown its support for the US military in
a big way, raising US$1m (€771,000, £612,000) to part-fund a refurbishment
of the Oregon Military Museum.
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UK to fund friendship-building museum exchange with China
BY Alice Davis | 18 Sep 2014
A £300,000 (US$490,000, €378,000) pot is being made available by the UK
government to fund museum exchanges between China and Great Britain. The
move is aimed at developing the cultural relationship between the two nations.
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'Shawshank' prison set for major tourist renovation
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Sep 2014
The former prison used in the 1994 Oscar-nominated classic The Shawshank
Redemption is is going to be opened as an all-year round attraction after being
earmarked for major renovation.
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Miami's Museum of Science gets US$5m donation for health and wellness
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Sep 2014
The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science (formerly known as the Miami
Science Museum), which is nearing the halfway stage of moving to a new
US$275m (€212m, £168.5m) facility in downtown Miami, has received a
donation of US$5m (€3.9m, £3.1m) to fund health and wellness programmes
when the new facility launches in 2016.
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Northern Ireland looks to resurrect long-forgotten heritage attraction
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Sep 2014
A visitor attraction in Northern Ireland – constructed in 1902 and once the
country’s most popular tourist attraction, drawing even more visitors than the
Giant’s Causeway – is looking for a new lease on life with plans for a complete
restoration of the cliff path and surrounding area.
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Foster + Partners-designed home for Queen's Row Barge axed
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Sep 2014
Plans by Foster + Partners for a modern boathouse and visitor centre in
Twickenham’s Orleans Park to house the Queen’s Royal Row Barge have been
shelved by Richmond Council, following fierce opposition from the public.
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Frozen coming to Disney World as new attraction
BY Tom Anstey | 16 Sep 2014
Winter is coming for Florida and so, rather appropriately, is a Frozen attraction,
which is set to replace an ancient relic in the 1980s Maelstrom flume ride at
Epcot in Walt Disney World.
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Mecanoo's Library of Birmingham in the UK hits record numbers
BY Katie Buckley | 16 Sep 2014
Borrowing and visitor numbers to the UK's new £189m (US$307m, €237m)
Library of Birmingham – designes as both a library and a visitor attraction – by
Mecanoo Architects, have doubled in comparison to its predecessor, the old
Central Library.
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RMA Ltd
RMA Ltd is a one-stop global company
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QubicaAMF UK
QubicaAMF is the largest and most
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Red Raion
Founded in 2014, Red Raion is the CGI studio for media-based attractions. [more...] |
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Simworx Ltd
The company was initially established
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