NEWS
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Alton Towers ordered to keep it down
03 Aug 2004
A Crown Court has ruled that Alton Towers must limit its noise levels following a successful complaint by a couple who live next door to the theme park.
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Gulliver’s opens Switchback ride
03 Aug 2004
Gulliver’s Matlock Bath theme park in Derbyshire has opened its latest attraction, the 1 million euro Switchback rollercoaster.
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Environmental concerns alter St Modwen plans for Dudley
30 Jul 2004
Following a consultation on St Modwen Properties’ proposals for a £100m Castle Hill scheme in Dudley, environmental concerns have led to the reducing of ancillary leisure use to 65,000sq ft from 115,000sq ft and the restructuring of the attractions offering.
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Scientists test stress of rollercoaster riders
29 Jul 2004
Scientists testing rollercoaster riders at Holiday Park in Hassloch, Germany, have found that the body is subjected to ‘immense stress’ while riding - and that the anticipation is worse than the ride.
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Royal Festival Hall plans sound good for music
27 Jul 2004
Michael Lynch, chief executive of the South Bank Centre, has unveiled plans for the refurbishment of the Royal Festival Hall’s auditorium which will put an end to its reputation for having notoriously bad acoustics.
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Wannado prepares launch
13 Jul 2004
Wannado City, America’s first indoor role-playing theme park, is preparing to open its doors in August at the Sawgrass Mills Mall in Florida.
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Visitor attractions conference planned
13 Jul 2004
British attractions and tourism organisations have teamed up to host the First National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC2004) this October.
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First theme park for Pakistan
09 Jul 2004
UK-based company, Deighton International has been awarded the contract to develop and operate Pakistan’s first theme park.
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Promotions at Pleasure Island
08 Jul 2004
Cleethorpes family theme park, Pleasure Island, has appointed Neil Ireland as senior park executive and Karl Rothenburg as operations executive.
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Science Fiction museum opens
29 Jun 2004
Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (SFM), the world’s first science fiction museum, opened to the public on June 18 in Seattle.
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