| Attractions Management 2014 issue 3
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Editor’s letter
Here comes China
As China opens up to the West, the nation’s attractions are
booming, with existing attractions reporting record attendances and
new museums, theme parks and science centres planned
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Science Centres News
Abu Dhabi centre aims to inspire
Plans for a new science
centre in Abu Dhabi
have been revealed by
the country’s Technology
Development Committee
(TDC), offering more than
200 interactive exhibits as
part of a campaign to get
more young children interested
in science
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Zoos & Aquariums News
Zurich Zoo’s elephant ‘aquarium’
Visitors to Switzerland’s
Zurich Zoo can now get up
close and personal with the
park’s six Indian elephants
following the opening of the
$63.3m (£37.8m, €46.7m)
Kaeng Krachan elephant
park, which welcomed its
first guests on 8 June
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Teamworking
The Art of Collaboration
Merlin’s Mark Fisher talks about working
with Hollywood studio DreamWorks on
the upcoming Shrek-themed midways,
how to spot a winning IP and the
importance of creative collaboration
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Analysis
TEA/AECOM Enduring Appeal
Theme park attendance for 2013
reached an all-time high, and museums
worldwide performed well. AECOM’s
economics experts crunch the numbers
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Theme Parks
Oceans of Fun
Chimelong International Ocean Resort
is a big development on a small island.
Will its proximity to the gambling haven
of Macau be a help or a hindrance?
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Museums
Virtual Visits
Europe’s biggest museum conference
looks at how technology and the digital
revolution can enhance the attraction. We
report from the event in Newcastle, UK
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Technology
Face Reality
As Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg buys
Oculus VR and its Rift device, we look at
how far VR has come, and ask whether
it has a place in the attractions industry
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Profile
Sarah Maltby
As Jorvik turns 30, director Sarah
Maltby talks about keeping archaeology
at the heart of what the Viking centre
does, and moving with the times
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Storytelling
Inside Story
Abu Dhabi’s Yas Waterworld draws on
the local culture to create a narrative
journey for its visitors. Atkins Global
tells us about an innovative approach
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| 'World's highest aquarium' opens in China |
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| Standing more than 2,200 metres (7,200ft) above sea level, a new aquarium just opened in Xining,
Qinghai Province in northwest China, now hold's the record for the world's highest-altitude
aquarium. |
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