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Bird’s eye poo: London Museum unveils pigeon logo alongside new brand identity
 

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Keeping you up to date with the latest breaking news and events from around the world, welcome to the Planet Attractions daily news feed

A clay pigeon and a golden poo splat are the new logo for the rebranded London Museum, which is more than halfway through its multi-year, £437m move to Smithfield

Museums and galleries
 



Deadpool becomes first Rated-R character to ever appear at a Disney Park


Marvel’s foul-mouthed fourth-wall-breaking superhero merc, Deadpool, has become the first Rated-R character in the entire history of Disney to appear at one of the operator’s theme parks.

IP and Brands
 

TAAPE 2024: Thailand’s premier attractions expo returns to Bangkok in September


The Thailand Amusement and Attraction Parks Expo (TAAPE) is set to return to Bangkok later this year, with the event promising to act as a key meeting point as the country aims to become a developed nation by 2037.

Events
 

‘Difficult comparisons’ as Universal theme park revenue drops by a tenth in Q2


Comcast’s theme park business has suffered a dip in the last quarter, with revenue for Universal theme parks worldwide dropping by 10.6%.

Theme park
 


Bright and beautiful: How Europe’s biggest light festival delivered with Christie
Already the largest of its kind in Europe, here’s how the Signal light festival worked with Christie to bring the spectacle to life
Suppliers

Industry insights
         


The world is on fire, so why should we care about cultural heritage?


Heritage
 

Maximising ROI: Revenue strategies for operators


Operations and ticketing
 

Spatial Sound, Immersive Audio: What is it and is it here to stay?


Technology
 

Things you might not know about water slide refurbishment


Waterparks

Video
         


WATCH: Universal Creative shares story behind Epic Universe Preview Center
 

Disneyland Paris renames park ahead of €2bn expansion




WATCH: Steve Drake on accesso’s expanding portfolio
 

WATCH: Intamin’s Lukas Spieldiener on company’s immersive projects




WATCH: Julie Kline on ADG, EpicSurf and company’s development pipeline

In-depth
         


Hole in One: How Holovis is changing the game with 360Golf


Since debuting its 360Golf concept at the 2021 edition of IAAPA Expo, the product has been received extremely well by both the public and attractions operators.

Suppliers


Storm surge: How Chimelong Spaceship’s award-winning and record-breaking Bermuda Storm was brought to life


When the world’s largest indoor theme park opened its doors in China last year, it came with a very special, record-breaking flagship attraction.

Rides


Mundo Amazonia: Exploring Bellewaerde Park’s new themed area for 2024


A lot of hard work is currently being carried out in Ypres, Belgium, where a new themed area for Bellewaerde Park is being built.

Theme park

Company Profiles
         


Company profile: Vantage



Company profile: Triotech



Company profile: Alterface Projects


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Visitor attractions

Fantawild’s Glorious Orient theme park opens in China
 

Theme parks

Major new theme park to open on Polish coast in 2025
 

Waterparks
Liseberg to reconstruct Oceana following devastating fire
 

Animal Attractions


New playground at Perth Zoo wins landscape architecture award


Museums and galleries

Artistic heist sees man swap ancient coin for fake at British Museum
 
STEM
London’s Science Museum cuts ties with oil giant Equinor for failing to meet climate goals
 
IP and Brands Merlin launches campaign to unite British brands under one identity
 
Heritage
Fern the diplodocus unveiled as transformed Natural History Museum gardens prepare to welcome visitors

Events

Theme park heavyweights set to clash as UK Theme Park Award nominees announced for 2024
 
Culture

Nazi-era bunker undergoes €100m transformation to become green attraction and hotel
 
Cruise

Nassau Cruise Port to build US$35m waterpark
 
Technology

Layered Reality partners with The Mill to create AI Elvis for upcoming immersive experience

Rides

Phoenix Rising set to soar at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
 
Food and beverage

Museum of Ice Cream teams up with major brands including Dippin’ Dots to offer sprinkle pools and free ice cream at pop-ups worldwide
 
Operations and ticketing

Attractions.io’s MapLayr utilised for reimagined Cedar Fair guest experience app
 
Tourism

Copenhagen’s attractions play key role as city launches green experience economy initiative

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The Week: Lego Mythica, Nolan Bushnell, Doctor Who and the iconic X-Wing


This is the thirteenth edition of The Week and it’s been a busy one with some major openings taking place and some equally exciting acquisitions promising exciting attractions for the future.

Visitor attractions


The European Super League is a lesson in greed and terrible PR


The headlines in recent weeks were dominated by the seemingly sudden - but actually long-planned behind closed doors - announcement to take the world’s most popular sport and turn it into an ‘elite’ competition where only the so called ‘big boys’ can play.

Visitor attractions


Upcoming AI experience allows museum visitors to speak to the heroes of World War II


The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, has announced a new interactive experience that uses AI to bring the voices of soldiers and other people who lived through the period into the modern day.

Museums and galleries



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Bird’s eye poo: London Museum unveils pigeon logo alongside new brand identity


A clay pigeon and a golden poo splat are the new logo for the rebranded London Museum, which is more than halfway through its multi-year, £437m move to Smithfield

Museums and galleries


LIVE/ Planet Daily

Keeping you up to date with the latest breaking news and events from around the world, welcome to the Planet Attractions daily news feed




Bright and beautiful: How Europe’s biggest light festival delivered with Christie
Already the largest of its kind in Europe, here’s how the Signal light festival worked with Christie to bring the spectacle to life
Suppliers



Deadpool becomes first Rated-R character to ever appear at a Disney Park


IP and Brands


TAAPE 2024: Thailand’s premier attractions expo returns to Bangkok in September


The Thailand Amusement and Attraction Parks Expo (TAAPE) is set to return to Bangkok later this year, with the event promising to act as a key meeting point as the country aims to become a developed nation by 2037.

Events



‘Difficult comparisons’ as Universal theme park revenue drops by a tenth in Q2


Comcast’s theme park business has suffered a dip in the last quarter, with revenue for Universal theme parks worldwide dropping by 10.6%.

Theme park

Major new theme park to open on Polish coast in 2025


An upcoming theme park development in Poland is looking to provide competition to the likes of Energylandia, with the expansive Hossoland set to open close to the Baltic coast in the middle of next year.

Theme park

Artistic heist sees man swap ancient coin for fake at British Museum


Less than a year after thousands of items were found to have gone missing from the British Museum, an artist from Brazil has taken a historical coin from a display case and replaced it with a fake.

Museums and galleries

Industry insights


The world is on fire, so why should we care about cultural heritage?


Heritage

Maximising ROI: Revenue strategies for operators


Operations and ticketing

Spatial Sound, Immersive Audio: What is it and is it here to stay?


Technology

Things you might not know about water slide refurbishment


Waterparks

Video


WATCH: Universal Creative shares story behind Epic Universe Preview Center



Disneyland Paris renames park ahead of €2bn expansion





WATCH: Steve Drake on accesso’s expanding portfolio



In Depth


Hole in One: How Holovis is changing the game with 360Golf


Since debuting its 360Golf concept at the 2021 edition of IAAPA Expo, the product has been received extremely well by both the public and attractions operators.
Suppliers



Storm surge: How Chimelong Spaceship’s award-winning and record-breaking Bermuda Storm was brought to life


When the world’s largest indoor theme park opened its doors in China last year, it came with a very special, record-breaking flagship attraction.

Rides



Mundo Amazonia: Exploring Bellewaerde Park’s new themed area for 2024


A lot of hard work is currently being carried out in Ypres, Belgium, where a new themed area for Bellewaerde Park is being built.

Theme park



Company profiles


Company profile: accesso® Technology Group



Company profile: Attractions.io



Company profile: Semnox



Sector news


Visitor attractions

Fantawild’s Glorious Orient theme park opens in China




Theme parks

Liseberg to reconstruct Oceana following devastating fire




Waterparks
Nassau Cruise Port to build US$35m waterpark



Animal Attractions


New playground at Perth Zoo wins landscape architecture award




Museums and galleries

Record-breaking stegosaurus could be making its way to US institution following US$44.6m purchase



STEM
London’s Science Museum cuts ties with oil giant Equinor for failing to meet climate goals



IP and Brands Merlin launches campaign to unite British brands under one identity


Heritage
Fern the diplodocus unveiled as transformed Natural History Museum gardens prepare to welcome visitors



Events

Theme park heavyweights set to clash as UK Theme Park Award nominees announced for 2024



Culture

Nazi-era bunker undergoes €100m transformation to become green attraction and hotel



Cruise

Nassau Cruise Port to build US$35m waterpark



Technology

Layered Reality partners with The Mill to create AI Elvis for upcoming immersive experience



Rides

Phoenix Rising set to soar at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay



Operations and ticketing

Attractions.io’s MapLayr utilised for reimagined Cedar Fair guest experience app



Food and beverage

Museum of Ice Cream teams up with major brands including Dippin’ Dots to offer sprinkle pools and free ice cream at pop-ups worldwide



Tourism

Copenhagen’s attractions play key role as city launches green experience economy initiative



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