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One of Mexico’s largest aquariums launched by billionaire Carlos Slim
BY Tom Anstey | 04 Jun 2014
The world’s second richest man, Carlos Slim, has opened a four-storey underground aquarium in Mexico City at a cost of approximately MX$250m (US$20m, €14.6m, £11.9m).
TEA Academy Day to take place in Tivoli Gardens next week
BY Tom Anstey | 04 Jun 2014
The Themed Entertainment Association’s (TEA) latest SATE Academy Day is set to take place on Thursday and Friday of next week, when the event – free to attend for TEA members – travels to Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Merlin’s Madame Tussauds makes mark in Beijing
BY Jak Phillips | 04 Jun 2014
Merlin Entertainments has launched its first attraction in the Chinese capital of Beijing, a Madame Tussauds situated next door to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
Canada’s Wonderland unveils new interactive dark ride
BY Aimee Nash | 04 Jun 2014
Multi-sensory attractions company Triotech has launched an interactive dark ride at Canada’s Wonderland, featuring the longest interactive wall ever integrated into a theme park attraction.
Sir John Soane’s ‘Party Property’ awarded £4.42m Heritage Lottery Grant
BY Katie Buckley | 04 Jun 2014
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a £4.42m (US$7.4m, €5.4m) grant to restore Pitzhanger Manor, West London, to turn it into a tourist attraction.
Theme Index 2014: North American theme parks back in business
BY Jak Phillips | 03 Jun 2014
The North American theme park industry surpassed pre-recession attendance figures for the first time in 2013, recording its third straight year of growth to mark a strong recovery.
Chinese company planning full-size CN¥1bn Titanic replica attraction
BY Aimee Nash | 03 Jun 2014
A Chinese company will spend CN¥1bn (US$160m, €177.6m, £95.4m) on building a full-scale Titanic replica to be permanently moored in the Qijiang river, Sichuan province, China.
Pop up Hunger Games museum in the works for US cities
BY Tom Anstey | 03 Jun 2014
Lionsgate Studio’s CEO Jon Feltheimer has revealed that plans are in the works to launch a travelling museum based around the hit series of books, later made into a series films – The Hunger Games.
Visitors flock to Thorpe Park for opening of new Angry Birds attraction
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Jun 2014
The Angry Birds brand has nested at Thorpe Park following the opening of the brand new Angry Birds Land, with a large area of the park having been redeveloped to include the popular IP.
Kim Jong-un: North Korea needs more 4D cinemas
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Jun 2014
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has suggested installing further 4D cinemas outside of Pyongyang, the country’s capital.
Multi-million dollar Victorian-themed adventure park coming to Utah, US
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Jun 2014
A US$100m (€73.5m, £59.7m), 45-acre Victorian-themed adventure park is planned in Utah, US, to be staffed by professional actors, offering visitors a fully-immersive visitor experience.
Attractions Management launches AM2 global news magazine
BY Tim Nash | 01 Jun 2014
Leisure Media and Attractions Management have today (1 June 2014) officially launched AM2 – the first jobs and news magazine for the global visitor attractions industry.
Warner Bros may develop Harry Potter spin-off
BY Tom Anstey | 01 Jun 2014
AM2 understands Warner Bros is exploring the possibility of creating attractions based on JK Rowling’s book Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Cracks appear in Chicago’s Willis Tower Skydeck
BY Tom Anstey | 30 May 2014
Visitors using Chicago’s Willis Tower Skydeck got more of a thrill than expected when the glass wall – which hangs hundreds of feet above the ground below – started to crack.
Planetariums lack brand recognition with the public
BY Tom Anstey | 30 May 2014
Douglas Duncan, director of the recently renovated Fiske Planetarium in Boulder Colorado, US, has said that Planetariums suffer from branding challenges.
£16.7m grant awarded to London's Southbank Centre for conservation project
BY Katie Buckley | 30 May 2014
The Southbank Centre, London, is to receive funding from Arts Council England to carry out part of the much need conservation project across the site.
TEA president Christine Kerr calls for more themed entertainment courses
BY Jak Phillips | 29 May 2014
The attractions industry must continue to build on its initial forays into academia and develop courses worldwide to ensure the next generation of leaders are fully-equipped to succeed.
Niall McLaughlin Architects and Purcell win Auckland Castle Museum contract
BY Katie Buckley | 29 May 2014
Niall McLaughlin Architects (NMA) and Purcell have won a competition to build a new national museum for religion and religious art at Auckland Castle, County Durham.
Chester Zoo announces phase two expansion
BY Tom Anstey | 28 May 2014
In an exclusive interview with AM2, Jamie Christon, MD of Chester Zoo, UK, has revealed the masterplan for the attraction’s second wave of expansion which will follow the completion of the zoo’s Islands project in December this year. Islands will open to the public in May 2015.
Chinese museum forced to close after thousands of display objects are declared fake
BY Tom Anstey | 28 May 2014
A museum in China has been ordered to close after it was discovered that nearly a third of its exhibits were counterfeit.
     
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5692 to 5711 of 9640 news stories
One of Mexico’s largest aquariums launched by billionaire Carlos Slim
BY Tom Anstey | 04 Jun 2014
The world’s second richest man, Carlos Slim, has opened a four-storey underground aquarium in Mexico City at a cost of approximately MX$250m (US$20m, €14.6m, £11.9m).
TEA Academy Day to take place in Tivoli Gardens next week
BY Tom Anstey | 04 Jun 2014
The Themed Entertainment Association’s (TEA) latest SATE Academy Day is set to take place on Thursday and Friday of next week, when the event – free to attend for TEA members – travels to Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Merlin’s Madame Tussauds makes mark in Beijing
BY Jak Phillips | 04 Jun 2014
Merlin Entertainments has launched its first attraction in the Chinese capital of Beijing, a Madame Tussauds situated next door to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
Canada’s Wonderland unveils new interactive dark ride
BY Aimee Nash | 04 Jun 2014
Multi-sensory attractions company Triotech has launched an interactive dark ride at Canada’s Wonderland, featuring the longest interactive wall ever integrated into a theme park attraction.
Sir John Soane’s ‘Party Property’ awarded £4.42m Heritage Lottery Grant
BY Katie Buckley | 04 Jun 2014
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a £4.42m (US$7.4m, €5.4m) grant to restore Pitzhanger Manor, West London, to turn it into a tourist attraction.
Theme Index 2014: North American theme parks back in business
BY Jak Phillips | 03 Jun 2014
The North American theme park industry surpassed pre-recession attendance figures for the first time in 2013, recording its third straight year of growth to mark a strong recovery.
Chinese company planning full-size CN¥1bn Titanic replica attraction
BY Aimee Nash | 03 Jun 2014
A Chinese company will spend CN¥1bn (US$160m, €177.6m, £95.4m) on building a full-scale Titanic replica to be permanently moored in the Qijiang river, Sichuan province, China.
Pop up Hunger Games museum in the works for US cities
BY Tom Anstey | 03 Jun 2014
Lionsgate Studio’s CEO Jon Feltheimer has revealed that plans are in the works to launch a travelling museum based around the hit series of books, later made into a series films – The Hunger Games.
Visitors flock to Thorpe Park for opening of new Angry Birds attraction
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Jun 2014
The Angry Birds brand has nested at Thorpe Park following the opening of the brand new Angry Birds Land, with a large area of the park having been redeveloped to include the popular IP.
Kim Jong-un: North Korea needs more 4D cinemas
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Jun 2014
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has suggested installing further 4D cinemas outside of Pyongyang, the country’s capital.
Multi-million dollar Victorian-themed adventure park coming to Utah, US
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Jun 2014
A US$100m (€73.5m, £59.7m), 45-acre Victorian-themed adventure park is planned in Utah, US, to be staffed by professional actors, offering visitors a fully-immersive visitor experience.
Attractions Management launches AM2 global news magazine
BY Tim Nash | 01 Jun 2014
Leisure Media and Attractions Management have today (1 June 2014) officially launched AM2 – the first jobs and news magazine for the global visitor attractions industry.
Warner Bros may develop Harry Potter spin-off
BY Tom Anstey | 01 Jun 2014
AM2 understands Warner Bros is exploring the possibility of creating attractions based on JK Rowling’s book Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Cracks appear in Chicago’s Willis Tower Skydeck
BY Tom Anstey | 30 May 2014
Visitors using Chicago’s Willis Tower Skydeck got more of a thrill than expected when the glass wall – which hangs hundreds of feet above the ground below – started to crack.
Planetariums lack brand recognition with the public
BY Tom Anstey | 30 May 2014
Douglas Duncan, director of the recently renovated Fiske Planetarium in Boulder Colorado, US, has said that Planetariums suffer from branding challenges.
£16.7m grant awarded to London's Southbank Centre for conservation project
BY Katie Buckley | 30 May 2014
The Southbank Centre, London, is to receive funding from Arts Council England to carry out part of the much need conservation project across the site.
TEA president Christine Kerr calls for more themed entertainment courses
BY Jak Phillips | 29 May 2014
The attractions industry must continue to build on its initial forays into academia and develop courses worldwide to ensure the next generation of leaders are fully-equipped to succeed.
Niall McLaughlin Architects and Purcell win Auckland Castle Museum contract
BY Katie Buckley | 29 May 2014
Niall McLaughlin Architects (NMA) and Purcell have won a competition to build a new national museum for religion and religious art at Auckland Castle, County Durham.
Chester Zoo announces phase two expansion
BY Tom Anstey | 28 May 2014
In an exclusive interview with AM2, Jamie Christon, MD of Chester Zoo, UK, has revealed the masterplan for the attraction’s second wave of expansion which will follow the completion of the zoo’s Islands project in December this year. Islands will open to the public in May 2015.
Chinese museum forced to close after thousands of display objects are declared fake
BY Tom Anstey | 28 May 2014
A museum in China has been ordered to close after it was discovered that nearly a third of its exhibits were counterfeit.
     
 


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