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Wiggly attraction for Dreamworld
20 Apr 2005
Dreamworld theme park on Australia's Gold Coast has entered into a licensing agreement with Wiggles, the children's entertainment brand, to make Dreamworld the official Australian home of The Wiggles theme park attraction.
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War time experiences on show at Guildford
19 Apr 2005
To mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, Guildford Museum will offer visitors the opportunity to experience the impact of the war on everyday life in Guildford from the 30 April.
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Open-air galleries for Millennium Park
13 Apr 2005
Chicago’s Millennium Park project will benefit from a US$5m (£2.6m, 3.9m euros) grant from US-based aerospace company Boeing, as the park has announced plans to use the funds to open two new outdoor exhibition spaces.
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Davy Crockett ride opens in San Antonio
13 Apr 2005
Sally Corporation has launched its newest attraction, Davy Crockett’s Tall Tales Ride and Interactive Outpost, at the Alamo Plaza in San Antonio, US.
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OSC signs up to CA$10m partnership
13 Apr 2005
Ontario Science Centre (OSC) has signed a 15-year, CA$10m (US$8.2m, £4.4m, 6.4m euro) partnership with telecommunications company Telus, which will secure the future of the centre’s Agents of Change campaign.
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Fault slams Slammer shut
13 Apr 2005
Thorpe Park’s newest ride, The Slammer, has been forced to close until further notice after a technical fault left riders stuck in mid-air a day after it opened.
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Dickens World for Thames Gateway
07 Apr 2005
Work is scheduled to begin shortly on a 4-acre entertainment development in the Thames Gateway featuring a visitor attraction based on the works of Charles Dickens.
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Tussauds sold for £800m
23 Mar 2005
British attractions operator the Tussauds Group has been bought by private equity firm Dubai International Capital (DIC) for £800m ($1.5bn) from Charterhouse Capital.
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Space problem solved for Tank Museum
21 Mar 2005
South Dorset’s Tank Museum is to gain 81,000sq ft (7,500sq m) of extra exhibition space following a £8.5m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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New Globe for New York
15 Mar 2005
London-based architects Foster and Partners have teamed up with American consultant Barbara Römer to design the 1,200-capacity New Globe Theatre on Governors Island in NY Harbour.
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London Eye architects reveal designs for new attraction
09 Mar 2005
Designs for a 150 metre (429ft) observation tower called the i-360 have been revealed by London Eye architects Marks Barfield. The tower, which has an illuminated beacon at its peak, measures four metres in diameter and can carry a single, air-conditioned capsule, able to take up to 100 people.
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Controversy over working rights proposals
07 Mar 2005
The government’s proposals to extend family-friendly working rights have been welcomed by trade unions but raised fears in the leisure sector that they could create an “enormous burden” on small companies and cause major disruption throughout the industry.
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Disney rights issue raises 250m euros
23 Feb 2005
The operator of the troubled Disneyland Resort Paris, Euro Disney SCA has successfully raised 253.3m euros (£176m, US$336m) through its rights issue, signalling the end of the company’s financial restructuring.
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DJW
David & Lynn Willrich started the Company
over thirty years ago, from the Audio Visual
Department [more...] |
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IAAPA EMEA
IAAPA Expo Europe was established in 2006 and has grown to the largest international conference and [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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