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Attractions Management 2009 issue 4
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3 Editor's letter

 Saving and creating energy
“The power needs of a wide range of attractions are being scrutinised by buyers, while specifiers are becoming aware of the need to both save and create energy”

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8 Museum news

 Darwin Centre opens at NHM
The long-awaited £78m (US$125m, €85m) Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum (NHM) in South Kensington, London, UK has opened its doors to the public on schedule.

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10 Heritage news

 Evolution museum for Athens Zoo
UK-based Lazenby Design has been appointed to design the new Evolution Museum in Athens, Greece.

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12 BALPPA news

 A third of children ‘never been to a theme park’
A children’s charity has called on theme park operators to lower their prices after a study claimed that more than a third of children in the UK have never visited a park.

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14 Theme park news

 Ecofun theme park plans for Penang
The Penang Government in Malaysia is to hold an open tender seeking designs for a new ‘Ecofun Theme Park Resort’.

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16 Science centre news

 MNM complex to be redeveloped
All four attractions within the Muséums Nature Montréal (MNM), the largest science museum complex in Canada, are set to benefit from a CA$189m (£107m, €120m, US$177m) redevelopment, funded largely by the city government.

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17 Zoo and aquarium news

 Merlin to open Sea Life in Phoenix
Visitor attraction operator Merlin Entertainments will open a US$15m (£9m, €11m) Sea Life aquarium in Phoenix, Arizona early next year.

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18 Waterpark news

 Roadshow drops Aussie World plans
Australian theme park operator Village Roadshow has abandoned plans to acquire Aussie World on the Sunshine Coast and develop the site into a Wet‘n’Wild water park at the site.

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19 Gallery news

 Interactive gallery opens at The Public
The interactive art gallery at The Public in West Bromwich, UK, has fi nally opened. A £3m (€3.3m, $4.8m) one-off grant from Arts Council England (ACE) has funded completion of the arts complex.

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20 Profile

 Chip Cleary
The new chair of IAAPA talks about dealing with the recession, the climate and swine flu. Rather than getting him down though, he’s excited about the rapidly evolving industry and what’s next

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24 Talking point

 How can awareness of free admission be increased?
Almost half of Brits don’t know entry to the Natural History Museum is free. The experts explain how to resolve this

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26 New opening

 Hero worship
The 99 Village Theme Park opened in Kuwait earlier this year. Based on The 99 comic book superheroes, the park is the first of six which are being planned

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30 Mystery shopper

 Insects appeal
Want to get close to creepy crawlies? We visit the new BugWorld Experience in Liverpool to find out if it has legs

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34 Occupational hazard

 The crypto factor
We learn how Fairmont Aquatic Center managed when an outbreak of crypto meant under-fives were banned

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36 Museums

 Mythical status
Salzburg Museum’s archivist, Erich Marx reveals how they won the European Museum of the Year Award 2009

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40 Entrepreneurs

 Lynton v Harris
From launching a Halloween show in 1996 to running a global business. Harris is out to entertain and scare the world!

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43 Show preview

 Ecsite 09
Ecsite’s 20th conference took place 4 – 6 June at the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci in Milan.

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44 Galleries

 Drawing on experience
Kate Brindley tells us about setting up the controversial Banksy exhibition and her new role as director at mima

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48 Planetariums

 New directions
A look at some of the latest openings and innovators in the industry

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50 Attractions design

 Jones and Jones
We hear about the firm’s zoo design philosophies and work at Miami Metrozoo

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54 Museum design

Variety show
We look at the way three design firms tackle very different design projects

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56 Multimedia & av

 Reality show
The latest applications for multimedia and audiovisual are used to bring subjects to life. Examples include talking wasps and a flight over London

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60 Waterparks

 Pooling resources
Multi-slider rides and interactive toys are big news at waterparks, providing fun for the whole family, while the Virginia Graeme Baker Act makes pools safer

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64 Exhibition design

 Pioneering portrayals
New exhibitions inject life into the stories of Shakespeare and Darwin, while another challenges the stereotypical image of Chinese Americans

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68 Interactives

 Staying in touch
Augmented reality, mimicking motion and real-time reactions are among the latest interactive experiences

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74 Audioguides

 The storytellers
The second part of our look at recent, exciting audioguide projects

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78 Fun-kit special

 Ticketing systems
A fun-kit/museum-kit focus on ticketing systems available for attractions

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82 Odd job

 A fishy tail
Marcy Terry describes her life as a mermaid at Wacki Wachee Springs

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Magazine archive
3 Editor's letter

 Saving and creating energy
“The power needs of a wide range of attractions are being scrutinised by buyers, while specifiers are becoming aware of the need to both save and create energy”

Download PDF magazine
8 Museum news

 Darwin Centre opens at NHM
The long-awaited £78m (US$125m, €85m) Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum (NHM) in South Kensington, London, UK has opened its doors to the public on schedule.

Download PDF magazine
10 Heritage news

 Evolution museum for Athens Zoo
UK-based Lazenby Design has been appointed to design the new Evolution Museum in Athens, Greece.

Download PDF magazine
12 BALPPA news

 A third of children ‘never been to a theme park’
A children’s charity has called on theme park operators to lower their prices after a study claimed that more than a third of children in the UK have never visited a park.

Download PDF magazine
14 Theme park news

 Ecofun theme park plans for Penang
The Penang Government in Malaysia is to hold an open tender seeking designs for a new ‘Ecofun Theme Park Resort’.

Download PDF magazine
16 Science centre news

 MNM complex to be redeveloped
All four attractions within the Muséums Nature Montréal (MNM), the largest science museum complex in Canada, are set to benefit from a CA$189m (£107m, €120m, US$177m) redevelopment, funded largely by the city government.

Download PDF magazine
17 Zoo and aquarium news

 Merlin to open Sea Life in Phoenix
Visitor attraction operator Merlin Entertainments will open a US$15m (£9m, €11m) Sea Life aquarium in Phoenix, Arizona early next year.

Download PDF magazine
18 Waterpark news

 Roadshow drops Aussie World plans
Australian theme park operator Village Roadshow has abandoned plans to acquire Aussie World on the Sunshine Coast and develop the site into a Wet‘n’Wild water park at the site.

Download PDF magazine
19 Gallery news

 Interactive gallery opens at The Public
The interactive art gallery at The Public in West Bromwich, UK, has fi nally opened. A £3m (€3.3m, $4.8m) one-off grant from Arts Council England (ACE) has funded completion of the arts complex.

Download PDF magazine
20 Profile

 Chip Cleary
The new chair of IAAPA talks about dealing with the recession, the climate and swine flu. Rather than getting him down though, he’s excited about the rapidly evolving industry and what’s next

Download PDF magazine
24 Talking point

 How can awareness of free admission be increased?
Almost half of Brits don’t know entry to the Natural History Museum is free. The experts explain how to resolve this

Download PDF magazine
26 New opening

 Hero worship
The 99 Village Theme Park opened in Kuwait earlier this year. Based on The 99 comic book superheroes, the park is the first of six which are being planned

Download PDF magazine
30 Mystery shopper

 Insects appeal
Want to get close to creepy crawlies? We visit the new BugWorld Experience in Liverpool to find out if it has legs

Download PDF magazine
34 Occupational hazard

 The crypto factor
We learn how Fairmont Aquatic Center managed when an outbreak of crypto meant under-fives were banned

Download PDF magazine
36 Museums

 Mythical status
Salzburg Museum’s archivist, Erich Marx reveals how they won the European Museum of the Year Award 2009

Download PDF magazine
40 Entrepreneurs

 Lynton v Harris
From launching a Halloween show in 1996 to running a global business. Harris is out to entertain and scare the world!

Download PDF magazine
43 Show preview

 Ecsite 09
Ecsite’s 20th conference took place 4 – 6 June at the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci in Milan.

Download PDF magazine
44 Galleries

 Drawing on experience
Kate Brindley tells us about setting up the controversial Banksy exhibition and her new role as director at mima

Download PDF magazine
48 Planetariums

 New directions
A look at some of the latest openings and innovators in the industry

Download PDF magazine
50 Attractions design

 Jones and Jones
We hear about the firm’s zoo design philosophies and work at Miami Metrozoo

Download PDF magazine
54 Museum design

Variety show
We look at the way three design firms tackle very different design projects

Download PDF magazine
56 Multimedia & av

 Reality show
The latest applications for multimedia and audiovisual are used to bring subjects to life. Examples include talking wasps and a flight over London

Download PDF magazine
60 Waterparks

 Pooling resources
Multi-slider rides and interactive toys are big news at waterparks, providing fun for the whole family, while the Virginia Graeme Baker Act makes pools safer

Download PDF magazine
64 Exhibition design

 Pioneering portrayals
New exhibitions inject life into the stories of Shakespeare and Darwin, while another challenges the stereotypical image of Chinese Americans

Download PDF magazine
68 Interactives

 Staying in touch
Augmented reality, mimicking motion and real-time reactions are among the latest interactive experiences

Download PDF magazine
74 Audioguides

 The storytellers
The second part of our look at recent, exciting audioguide projects

Download PDF magazine
78 Fun-kit special

 Ticketing systems
A fun-kit/museum-kit focus on ticketing systems available for attractions

Download PDF magazine
82 Odd job

 A fishy tail
Marcy Terry describes her life as a mermaid at Wacki Wachee Springs

Download PDF magazine
LATEST NEWS
Excurio and The Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle create evolutionary VR experience
Virtual reality creators Excurio has teamed up with experts from The Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle to create Life Chronicles London, a free-roaming VR experience.
The Park Playground opens first immersive VR franchise in Porto
The Park Playground, has opened its first Immersive VR franchise in Porto, Portugal.
Bridgerton Season three – most Instagrammed locations
Following the release of season three Of Bridgerton, a study reveals its ten most Instagrammable filming locations.
Getty Museum refuses to surrender prized Greek bronze to Italy
The European Court of Human Rights has recognised Italy’s claim to a prized Greek antiquity.
Merlin unveils record-breaking Hyperia coaster at Thorpe Park
Merlin Entertainments has launched its new Hyperia rollercoaster at Thorpe Park to celebrate its 45th year.
Second Chaos Karts launches in Dubai
Live action video game experience Chaos Karts has launched in a 15,000sq ft arena in Al Quoz, Dubai.
Vietnam Van Gogh exhibition uses VIOSO-powered immersive installations
Twenty-five cameras, nine servers, 70 projectors and a range of AV technologies are being used to bring the art of Van Gogh to life in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Use of cinematography techniques significantly increases engagement with VR
A study has found that the use of cinematic and video editing techniques can drastically increase the aesthetic appeal and user engagement of virtual reality environments.
Disneyland Paris renames theme park as part of $2 billion transformation
Disneyland Paris has unveiled a new name for Walt Disney Studios Park as part of the park’s US$2 billion transformation.
UK's Royal attractions had a bumper year in 2023
Numbers from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, (ALVA) show that Royal attractions saw a huge increase in visitor numbers during 2023 – the coronation year of King Charles III.
Efteling to convert steam trains to electric as part of green drive
The Everyday Heritage initiative celebrates and preserves working class histories
Off the back of the success of the first round of Everyday Heritage Grants in 2022, Historic England is funding 56 creative projects that honour the heritage of working-class England.
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COMPANY PROFILES
Sally Corporation

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

QubicaAMF is the largest and most innovative bowling equipment provider with 600 employees worldwi [more...]
Polin Waterparks

Polin was founded in Istanbul in 1976. Polin has since grown into a leading company in the waterpa [more...]
Alterface

Alterface’s Creative Division team is seasoned in concept and ride development, as well as storyte [more...]
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