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Video: Attractions Management News Flash 2 April 2019
POSTED 02 Apr 2019 . BY Tom Walker
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Qatar's National Museum opens, Compagnie des Alpes acquires Familypark in Austria,
Bob Iger reveals opening dates for Star Wars Galaxy's Edge and a Moomin theme park opens in Japan.

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The first phase Japan’s new Moomins attraction, Moominvalley Park, has now officially opened its doors.
  US$434m museum opens in Qatar with more than 1,500m of gallery space


Cultural space developments in the Gulf region continue apace with the opening of a new US$434m (€383m, £328.7m) museum in Doha, Qatar.
  Compagnie des Alpes acquires Austrian theme park Familypark


French theme park and ski resort operator Compagnie des Alpes (CDA) has acquired Austria's Familypark in a deal worth €72.5m (US$82m, £62.3m).
  Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open earlier than expected at Disneyland and Walt Disney World


Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open at Disneyland in California on 31 May 2019 and then at Walt Disney World in Florida on 29 August 2019, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger.
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Rainer Maelzer joins Therme Group as chief entertainment officer
Rainer Maelzer, an experiential entertainment innovator, has been appointed chief entertainment officer by Therme Group.
Movie Park Germany reveals new Paramount attraction as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester reveals 90:90 strategy – 90 per cent of the UK population within a 90-minute drive of a Therme
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK. 
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Video: Attractions Management News Flash 2 April 2019
POSTED 02 Apr 2019 . BY Tom Walker
The latest Attractions Management News Flash Video is now live!

Qatar's National Museum opens, Compagnie des Alpes acquires Familypark in Austria,
Bob Iger reveals opening dates for Star Wars Galaxy's Edge and a Moomin theme park opens in Japan.

To watch the video, click here

To find out more about any of these stories after watching the News Flash, check out the links below.
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RELATED STORIES
Moomins attraction opens in Japan


The first phase Japan’s new Moomins attraction, Moominvalley Park, has now officially opened its doors.
US$434m museum opens in Qatar with more than 1,500m of gallery space


Cultural space developments in the Gulf region continue apace with the opening of a new US$434m (€383m, £328.7m) museum in Doha, Qatar.
Compagnie des Alpes acquires Austrian theme park Familypark


French theme park and ski resort operator Compagnie des Alpes (CDA) has acquired Austria's Familypark in a deal worth €72.5m (US$82m, £62.3m).
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open earlier than expected at Disneyland and Walt Disney World


Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open at Disneyland in California on 31 May 2019 and then at Walt Disney World in Florida on 29 August 2019, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger.
MORE NEWS
Bob Rogers hands BRC to long-serving leadership team
Experience design company, BRC Imagination Arts, has completed a transition that sees founder Bob Rogers pass ownership of the business to four long-serving senior executives, while remaining actively involved with the company.
Rainer Maelzer joins Therme Group as chief entertainment officer
Rainer Maelzer, an experiential entertainment innovator, has been appointed chief entertainment officer by Therme Group.
Movie Park Germany reveals new Paramount attraction as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester reveals 90:90 strategy – 90 per cent of the UK population within a 90-minute drive of a Therme
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK. 
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A proposed Puy du Fou development near Bicester and Universal Destinations and Experiences’ planned resort in Bedford are emerging as part of a wider transformation of the Oxford– Cambridge Growth Corridor into a major centre for UK leisure and tourism inv
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By combining lighting, video, scenic and architectural elements, sound and special effects we tell s [more...]
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Iconic Liverpool attraction opens door to new operators
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its next phase. [more...]
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