Theme park, visitor attraction, waterpark, museum and gallery, heritage and Zoos News and comment from around the planet | Planet Attractions
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WhiteWater is bringing four booths to this year’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando as it showcases a one-stop shop - and tour - of the future of aquatic design and water-based entertainment
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French authorities have arrested two suspects over the dramatic theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris in a heist valued at an estimated €88m (US$102m, £76m) that has exposed significant weaknesses in the museum’s security systems.
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Jewels stolen from Paris’s Louvre Museum earlier this week are estimated to be worth approximately €88m (US$102m, £76m), French magistrate Laure Beccuau has revealed.
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UK-based creative and innovation studio Conductr is set to expand its international operations with the launch of a new base in the Middle East.
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The attractions industry is ever-changing and ever-evolving, with shifts that are both unpredictable and, at times, surprisingly clear.
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It’s fair to say that artificial intelligence is a hot topic right now.
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One of the world’s leading technology solutions providers for the entertainment and leisure sector, Semnox Solutions has enjoyed a strong 2024.
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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is behind a new SAR180bn (US$48bn, €45.5bn, £40bn) project that will see the development of New Murabba, the new commercial downtown in Riyadh.
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Attractions.io is set to showcase enhancements to its native wayfinding solution at this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe, with users able to enhance their navigation around attractions utilising the leading technology.
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Zoos are launching initiatives and fundraisers in response to desperate pleas coming out of wartorn Ukraine, while the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) has spearheaded a fundraising campaign that has already raised more than €500,000 (US$549,000; £418,000) in donations from individuals and institutions.
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