China’s central planning body has
warned developers about the country’s
ongoing theme park boom, raising
concerns over unpayable debts and low
grade or copycat developments
Visitors to Chicago’s historic
Navy Pier will soon be able
to enjoy a new streamlined
experience for its children’s
museum, which is currently
undergoing an extensive
design overhaul
New research aimed at transforming
the ways museums use digital
technologies to share their collections
and engage new audiences with their
work has suggested that the key to
success lies within improving digital
literacy of staff across all levels
With the launch of Warner Bros World and
the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, the Department
of Culture and Tourism’s Sultan Al Dhaheri
explains how investing in attractions is
helping the emirate meet its tourism goals
The UK’s Big Cat Sanctuary is the subject
of a recent BBC documentary. Managing
director Giles Clark explains how the
facility works – and introduces Maya
the jaguar and Willow the cheetah
Researchers Dr Amy Seakins and
Dr Heather King explain how science
capital empowers science centres
to engage wider audiences in STEM,
plus European initiatives in action
Tokyo-based digital art collective teamLab is
on a mission to change the way we interact
with and experience art. Magali Robathan
reports on the group’s installation work
and their upcoming museum launch
China’s central planning body has
warned developers about the country’s
ongoing theme park boom, raising
concerns over unpayable debts and low
grade or copycat developments
Visitors to Chicago’s historic
Navy Pier will soon be able
to enjoy a new streamlined
experience for its children’s
museum, which is currently
undergoing an extensive
design overhaul
New research aimed at transforming
the ways museums use digital
technologies to share their collections
and engage new audiences with their
work has suggested that the key to
success lies within improving digital
literacy of staff across all levels
With the launch of Warner Bros World and
the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, the Department
of Culture and Tourism’s Sultan Al Dhaheri
explains how investing in attractions is
helping the emirate meet its tourism goals
The UK’s Big Cat Sanctuary is the subject
of a recent BBC documentary. Managing
director Giles Clark explains how the
facility works – and introduces Maya
the jaguar and Willow the cheetah
Researchers Dr Amy Seakins and
Dr Heather King explain how science
capital empowers science centres
to engage wider audiences in STEM,
plus European initiatives in action
Tokyo-based digital art collective teamLab is
on a mission to change the way we interact
with and experience art. Magali Robathan
reports on the group’s installation work
and their upcoming museum launch
The development of a global safety standard for the attractions industry is high on the
wish list of incoming IAAPA chair Amanda Thompson, whose tenure begins today (Tuesday
19 November).
More than 40,000 people from over 100 countries are descending on Orlando, Florida, ahead of the
largest visitor attractions show of the year – the IAAPA Expo.
Gus Casely-Hayford, the British curator, cultural historian, broadcaster and lecturer, has been
named as the inaugural director of V&A East – the museum's new expansion project scheduled to
open in London in 2023.
Twelve new students have been enrolled in the Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial
Fellowship programme, with the selected entrants to be given specialised training and mentoring
from six high profile art museums in the US.
Unfavourable weather conditions, shifts in the calendar and an overspend on certain marketing
activities, have all contributed to 'disappointing' Q3 financial results for SeaWorld.
North American theme park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which owns and
operates 11 amusement parks and five water parks in the territory, has filed Q3 and year-
to-date financial results that show increased revenues and Adjusted EBITDA, but reduced
net income.
Entertainment Design Corporation, the design firm run by award-winning designer Jeremy Railton for
25 years, has changed its name to reflect his name and legacy, becoming known as RED (Railton
Entertainment Design).
Shanghai is to become a major theme park destination, with a proposed new Legoland
park, expected to open after 2023, projected to be one of the largest Legoland Resorts in
the world.
Arabian Dream Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of Triple Five Worldwide, which owns the three
largest shopping and entertainment centres in North America, is to help develop what is
being described as the world's largest such complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
French historical theme park Puy du Fou is continuing its international expansion, with the
imminent signing of a contract to build a new attraction in China.
