Barack Obama’s former White House science and technology chief of
staff, Cristin Dorgelo, has been named the new president and CEO of the
Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)
Amanda Thompson OBE will become only the third woman to chair IAAPA in its 100-
year history, after the global attractions body announced the Blackpool Pleasure
Beach managing director would take over in 2020
Merlin’s Legoland resort in Florida is donating 20,000 tickets to children in the state affected by Hurricane Irma, representing the largest ticket giveaway in the park’s history
Mexico’s police force has created
a new federal division dedicated
to protecting the country’s cultural
heritage, with the aim of tackling
theft, the looting of historic artefacts
and trafficking of such items
Plans to develop a second zoo in Sydney, Australia, have been given
the go-ahead after local government officials granted
planning permission to the AU$36m ($29m, €24m, £21m) “cage free” project
in Bungarribee
Disney’s research and development
arm has come up with a new way
to interact with art – creating an
augmented reality application that
allows users to recolour paintings
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smells, tastes, and sensations that will take your career and attraction to new heights! The
excitement, energy and opportunity are palpable. [more...]
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Barack Obama’s former White House science and technology chief of
staff, Cristin Dorgelo, has been named the new president and CEO of the
Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)
Amanda Thompson OBE will become only the third woman to chair IAAPA in its 100-
year history, after the global attractions body announced the Blackpool Pleasure
Beach managing director would take over in 2020
Merlin’s Legoland resort in Florida is donating 20,000 tickets to children in the state affected by Hurricane Irma, representing the largest ticket giveaway in the park’s history
Mexico’s police force has created
a new federal division dedicated
to protecting the country’s cultural
heritage, with the aim of tackling
theft, the looting of historic artefacts
and trafficking of such items
Plans to develop a second zoo in Sydney, Australia, have been given
the go-ahead after local government officials granted
planning permission to the AU$36m ($29m, €24m, £21m) “cage free” project
in Bungarribee
Disney’s research and development
arm has come up with a new way
to interact with art – creating an
augmented reality application that
allows users to recolour paintings
Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN) has signed an exclusive partnership
agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring purpose-built indoor adventures
centres to the Kingdom.
Plans to create a new Eden Project North attraction in Morecambe, UK, have
been given a major boost after the central government pledged to support the
scheme with £50m worth of funding.
David Willrich has been appointed chair of Experience UK, replacing the outgoing
Terry Monkton, who has steered the organisation over the past two years.
Universal Parks & Resorts has revealed plans to launch two entirely new visitor
attractions concepts – a family-focused theme park and resort in Texas and a
year-round horror experience in Las Vegas.
There is no place like IAAPA Expo, it’s the place to take in the most exciting sights,
smells, tastes, and sensations that will take your career and attraction to new heights! The
excitement, energy and opportunity are palpable. [more...]
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