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Attractions Management 2021 issue 3

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5 Editor's letter

With COP26 upcoming, now’s the time for attractions leaders to commit to carbon reduction, says Liz Terry

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10 AM People

Daniel Hemsley

Immersive entertainment company Swamp Motel is launching a new live show. AM finds out more

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14 AM People

Kengo Kuma

The H.C. Andersen House has opened in Denmark. Designed by Kengo Kuma, it celebrates storytelling

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16 AM People

Melissa Ruminot

The TEA’s new president elect has ambitious plans for the organisation

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18 AM People

Sarah Maltby

The Jorvik Group’s dynamic new art project is global in scale

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20 AM news

The top news stories from across the industry this month

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30 Interview

Nick Varney

With major new openings happening and ambitious growth plans, Merlin Entertainments is thinking big

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38 Sponsored

Innovating for the future

With delays and pandemic restrictions lifting, ProSlide has been bringing exciting projects to fruition all over the world

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40 New opening

The deepest dive

Featuring post-apocalyptic underwater environments and the world’s deepest pool, Deep Dive Dubai is making waves

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44 Sustainability

A brighter future

With a zero-emission hotel and plans for a huge photovoltaic plant, PortAventura World is moving towards a new energy model

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48 Museums

Play on

Using emotion, technology and special effects, Ravinia Music Box is bringing the music of Leonard Bernstein to new audiences

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On the cover | Nick Varney: Full steam ahead for Merlin Entertainments

54 Tourism

Local heroes and global nomads

From globally-renowned art galleries to community-run attractions, a new breed of visionaries are reimagining tourism in this rural idyll

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62 News feature

Celebrating the bubble

A new French visitor attraction takes a fresh approach to telling the story of the history of champagne

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66 Planetariums

Thomas J Wong

As the world’s largest museum of astronomy opens in Shanghai, we speak to the architect who helped make the vision a reality

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74 World Expo

Expo 2020 Dubai launches

It was delayed by a year due to COVID-19, but the Expo has now opened with more than 200 exhibitors and a masterplan designed by HOK, Arup and Populous

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76 Museums

Phillip Tefft

The Imperial War Museum is bringing untold stories to life with its Second World War and Holocaust Galleries. Exhibition designer Phillip Tefft shares the journey

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82 News feature

Lights camera action

We check out the long awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures as it opens in LA

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86 Attractions-kit.net

Product innovation

New launches from Vantage and Maurer Rides, and a clever way to avoid sending waste to landfill

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90 AM Buyers' Guide

Directory of suppliers

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COMPANY PROFILES

Sally Corporation

Our services include: Dark ride design & build; Redevelopment of existing attractions; High-quality [more...]

instantprint

We’re a Yorkshire-based online printer, founded in 2009 by Adam Carnell and James Kinsella. [more...]

DJW

David & Lynn Willrich started the Company over thirty years ago, from the Audio Visual Department [more...]

RMA Ltd

RMA Ltd is a one-stop global company that can design, build and produce from a greenfield site upw [more...]

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Attractions Management 2021 issue 3

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Magazine archive

5 Editor's letter

With COP26 upcoming, now’s the time for attractions leaders to commit to carbon reduction, says Liz Terry

View in digital edition
View online

10 AM People

Daniel Hemsley

Immersive entertainment company Swamp Motel is launching a new live show. AM finds out more

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View online

14 AM People

Kengo Kuma

The H.C. Andersen House has opened in Denmark. Designed by Kengo Kuma, it celebrates storytelling

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16 AM People

Melissa Ruminot

The TEA’s new president elect has ambitious plans for the organisation

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18 AM People

Sarah Maltby

The Jorvik Group’s dynamic new art project is global in scale

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View online

20 AM news

The top news stories from across the industry this month

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30 Interview

Nick Varney

With major new openings happening and ambitious growth plans, Merlin Entertainments is thinking big

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View online

38 Sponsored

Innovating for the future

With delays and pandemic restrictions lifting, ProSlide has been bringing exciting projects to fruition all over the world

View in digital edition
View online

40 New opening

The deepest dive

Featuring post-apocalyptic underwater environments and the world’s deepest pool, Deep Dive Dubai is making waves

View in digital edition
View online

44 Sustainability

A brighter future

With a zero-emission hotel and plans for a huge photovoltaic plant, PortAventura World is moving towards a new energy model

View in digital edition
View online

48 Museums

Play on

Using emotion, technology and special effects, Ravinia Music Box is bringing the music of Leonard Bernstein to new audiences

View in digital edition
View online

On the cover | Nick Varney: Full steam ahead for Merlin Entertainments

54 Tourism

Local heroes and global nomads

From globally-renowned art galleries to community-run attractions, a new breed of visionaries are reimagining tourism in this rural idyll

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View online

62 News feature

Celebrating the bubble

A new French visitor attraction takes a fresh approach to telling the story of the history of champagne

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View online

66 Planetariums

Thomas J Wong

As the world’s largest museum of astronomy opens in Shanghai, we speak to the architect who helped make the vision a reality

View in digital edition
View online

74 World Expo

Expo 2020 Dubai launches

It was delayed by a year due to COVID-19, but the Expo has now opened with more than 200 exhibitors and a masterplan designed by HOK, Arup and Populous

View in digital edition
View online

76 Museums

Phillip Tefft

The Imperial War Museum is bringing untold stories to life with its Second World War and Holocaust Galleries. Exhibition designer Phillip Tefft shares the journey

View in digital edition
View online

82 News feature

Lights camera action

We check out the long awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures as it opens in LA

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View online

86 Attractions-kit.net

Product innovation

New launches from Vantage and Maurer Rides, and a clever way to avoid sending waste to landfill

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90 AM Buyers' Guide

Directory of suppliers

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