NEWS
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NMAH to close for two-year restoration
BY Helen Patenall | 31 May 2006
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH) in Washington DC, US, will close for two years to carry out an extensive US$85m (£45m, 66m euro) refurbishment.
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Science Discovery Center to open in Manila
BY Helen Patenall | 31 May 2006
Leisure Entertainment Consultancy (LEC) in Long Beach, California, US, has teamed up with local mall operator SM Prime Holdings to develop a US$7m (£3.7m, 5.5m euro) SM Science Discovery Center in the Mall of Asia in Manila, the Philippines.
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VRL acquires WB Australian interests
30 May 2006
Village Roadshow Limited (VRL) is to acquire all of Warner Bros’ interests in their jointly owned Australian Theme Parks group for AUS$254m (£103m, 151m euro, US$192m).
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Ocean Park surpasses 2005 attendance record
BY Helen Patenall | 30 May 2006
Ocean Park Corporation has announced that Ocean Park theme park in Hong Kong has already surpassed last year’s annual attendance record of 4,030,000 visitors.
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NRM installs train simulator
BY Helen Patenall | 25 May 2006
The National Railway Museum (NRM) in York, UK, has installed a full-size train simulator, used to train First TransPennine Express drivers.
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Mercedes-Benz World to open in October
BY Helen Patenall | 25 May 2006
Mercedes-Benz World, a 155 acre (63 hectare) visitor attraction at the Brooklands racing circuit in Weybridge, Surrey, UK, will open to the public in late October.
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Cedar to acquire Paramount Parks
23 May 2006
Cedar Fair – a US-based owner and operator of amusement parks and waterparks – has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of the Paramount Parks group.
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IceSpace ceases trading
22 May 2006
It has been reported that London’s recently launched visitor attraction – IceSpace – has ceased trading.
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New visitor centre for Culloden
17 May 2006
The National Trust for Scotland has awarded a contract to Morrison Construction to build a new 25,000sq ft (2,300sq m) visitor centre at Culloden Battlefield in Inverness.
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Scooby-Doo does it again
17 May 2006
The Sally Corporation’s La Aventura de Scooby-Doo (The Scooby-Doo Adventure) at Warner Bros. Park in Madrid, Spain, has won the Best New Family Ride prize at the Ultimate European Theme Park Awards.
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Madame Tussauds Shanghai launches
17 May 2006
The Tussauds Group has opened a Madame Tussauds wax museum in Shanghai, China, on the tenth floor of New World Department Store.
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Cedar Point resort park reopens
17 May 2006
Cedar Point amusement park and resort in Sandusky, Ohio, US, unveiled its new attractions for the 2006 season on 6 May.
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ProSlide Technology, Inc.
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IAAPA EMEA
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