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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Apr 2025
Disney will begin construction on two new attractions, inspired by beloved Disney IP The Lion King and Up, at its Disneyland Paris resort later this year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Apr 2025
Vekoma Rides has announced a major expansion of its global operations, with the company opening a new and expanded office in Orlando
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Apr 2025
The 1,010-room Disney Sequoia Lodge at Disneyland Paris is to be revamped next year as part of a €2 billion transformation of the European theme park.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Apr 2025
Jose Tolosa has revealed he will step down as CEO of Meow Wolf at the end of April, with Disney veteran Rebecca Campbell acting as interim CEO from the beginning of May
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 Apr 2025
Increasing guest demand will see Disney World open both of its water parks for the summer season. This will be the first time all six Disney parks will be open at the same time since 2019
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Mar 2025
Black Widow, Captain America and Black Panther will no longer battle Taskmaster near the docked Quinjet in Avengers Campus as the rooftop stunt show joins the growing list of canceled entertainment in the Marvel themed land at Disney California Adventure.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Mar 2025
When Orrawan Khansamree and her husband decided to visit Shanghai this month, the couple wanted to see one place above all – and it was not any of the city’s historic landmarks.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Mar 2025
Hundreds of people were forced to evacuate Walt Disney World after a fire broke out.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Mar 2025
Disney CEO Bob Iger says generative artificial intelligence is an enormously powerful technology that the company is beginning to utilize, but he warned that it is also proceeding with caution to protect its trove of characters and stories, as well as its creatives and customers.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Mar 2025
On March 14, iQiyi, the leading Chinese streaming platform, revealed plans to open its inaugural theme park in Yangzhou, located in Jiangsu Province, with an expected launch by the close of 2025.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 20 Mar 2025
IAAPA has revealed the speaker line-up for IAAPA Honors 2025, with speakers including Europa-Park owner Roland Mack, IAAPA president Jakob Wahl and Therme Group CEO Dr Robert C. Hanea
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Mar 2025
One year ago, Disney invested $1.5 billion into Epic Games to create a massive Disney x Fortnite experience that has yet to come to fruition. But at South by Southwest, one of Disney's Imagineers teased the way that this online experience may be able to play off of a guest's trip to a Disney theme park.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 10 Mar 2025
A Disney panel at this year’s SXSW media and arts festival offered a first glimpse at two upcoming attractions planned for the Disney World resort in Florida
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Feb 2025
A recent Wall Street Journal report highlights growing internal concerns at Disney about the long-term effects of rising prices at its theme parks.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Feb 2025
Disney has revealed that the 2024 hurricane season caused a loss of approximately $120 million due to reduced theme park attendance and the temporary shutdown of some operations, according to the company’s quarterly financial report.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Feb 2025
Disney's experiences division, which encompasses parks, resorts, cruises, and consumer products, experienced a 3% revenue increase during the company's first quarter, reaching US$9.42bn.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Feb 2025
Bluey has hopped on-board the Disney Cruise Line with the IP joining the Disney attractions roster ahead of plans to also bring the IP to Disney’s parks
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jan 2025
After being closed for several months last year, The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland reopened with its traditional Nightmare Before Christmas overlay. It has once again closed and reopened to its traditional version, this time showing off a latest set of updates, including changes to the Attic and Hitchhiking Ghosts scenes.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jan 2025
The chairman of Disney's (NYSE:DIS) Experiences unit, Josh D’Amaro, announced several new appointments and promotions for the senior executives of the company, according to a public statement from Thursday.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Jan 2025
A famed French theme park is looking to bring Roman gladiator shows and World War One reconstruction to the UK if proposals for an almost 400-acre attraction are approved.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Jan 2025
When it launches its largest-ever ship in late 2025, Walt Disney Co. is hoping it will be filled with a lucrative and fast-growing set of travelers it’s never targeted: Indians and Southeast Asians.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Jan 2025
Work is underway at Disney's Animal Kingdom as Dinoland USA, in operation since 1998, is being transformed into a "Tropical Americas-themed" land.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jan 2025
Theme park fans have long speculated if Homer, Marge, Bart and the rest of the Simpson family could come to Disney Parks after the entertainment company acquired the popular animated TV show when buying 21st Century Fox in 2019.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Dec 2024
Disney Imagineering veteran and Designer’s Creative Studio founder Theron Skees has announced plans to release a book in 2025, with the work exploring the inner workings of themed experience design at the very highest level
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Dec 2024
Disney isn't the only big player in the tourism industry challenging its property tax bill.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Dec 2024
The global gaming phenomenon Minecraft is coming to the real world for the first time in a global deal to open themed rides, attractions, hotel rooms and retail outlets, starting with the UK and US.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Nov 2024
Muppet*Vision 3D will close at Walt Disney World, ending months of fan outcry following TheWrap’s exclusive report back in August that Walt Disney World management and Walt Disney Imagineering, the arm of the company responsible for the theme parks, were mulling the fate of the Jim Henson attraction.
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Lauren Heath-Jones and Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Nov 2024
With almost 42,000 industry professionals descending on Orlando for this year’s IAAPA Expo, here’s everything you need to know about this year’s event
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 Nov 2024
Leading drone entertainment specialist Dronisos is spotlighting its six-year partnership with Disneyland Paris
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Nov 2024
Hurricanes Helene and Milton cost Disney’s theme parks $130 million, the global entertainment giant disclosed.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Oct 2024
Parc Astérix has broken its attendance record, with more visitors than ever flocking to the popular French theme park in 2024
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Oct 2024
James Gorman will become chairman of Disney starting in 2025, with the company set to announce a new CEO in 2026
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Oct 2024
The Lightning Lane Premier Pass, Disney’s new premium queue-jump service, will launch at Disney resorts in the US at the end of October
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Oct 2024
All of Florida’s major theme parks have shut with the arrival of Hurricane Milton in the state.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Oct 2024
The arrival of the category five Hurricane Milton in Florida is having a significant impact on the region's cruise industry.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Oct 2024
As Tropical Storm Milton intensifies and moves toward Florida, Walt Disney World has proactively blocked the ability for guests to make theme park reservations for Wednesday, October 9, 2024, the day Milton is expected to make landfall.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Oct 2024
On Aug. 10, some 12,000 of The Walt Disney Co.’s most ardent fans gathered in Anaheim’s Honda Center waiting with bated breath. The entertainment giant was in the middle of its biennial D23 conference, and Saturday night was the flagship event for Disney’s Experiences division, where chairman Josh D’Amaro would lay out the company’s long-term plans.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Sep 2024
Ryan Reynolds has said the Welshpool suit from Deadpool and Wolverine has been ‘accidentally mounted professionally then inexplicably shipped to The Racecourse Ground in Wrexham’ with the costume from the hit Marvel movie now on display inside Wrexham AFC’s newly-opened café
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Aug 2024
Disney has made a public u-turn following backlash after its legal team said that a grieving husband could not file a wrongful death lawsuit against the company because of the terms and conditions agreed to when he signed up for a free trial of Disney+
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Aug 2024
Disney is attempting to stop a man suing the company for the death of his wife at Disney World because of the terms and conditions he agreed to when signing up for a trial of the Disney+ streaming service in 2019
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Aug 2024
The Disney Cruise Line is expanding its fleet with four new ships, with the operator also announcing new shows at sea based on its Hercules and Moana IPs
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Aug 2024
Disneyland Paris has revealed that the productivity of its workers hit a ten-year high in 2023 as each of its employees generated an average of $145,423 (€133,092) of revenue.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Aug 2024
D23 has revealed much of Disney’s US$60bn spending plans for its parks, with attractions and lands themed around a large number of iconic IPs in the company portfolio
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Aug 2024
Disney’s chief financial officer has said that the company feels ‘very, very good’ about its planned US$60bn investment into its parks following weaker-than-expected third-quarter results for the Experiences division
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Aug 2024
Disney has avoided a potential labour strike at its Disneyland Resort in California, US, after reaching an agreement with unionised workers following three months of contract negotiations.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Aug 2024
On Saturday 3 August 2024 at Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, the new cruise ship Disney Treasure was floated out of the building to dock into the shipyard harbour. The “float out” celebrates the completion of the ship’s exterior and is a significant maritime tradition.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Jul 2024
Workers at Disneyland Paris have been given a share of the theme park and resort’s €175m (US$189m, £147m) profits, with the reward coming following a series of strikes at the attraction last year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jul 2024
There’s been a lot going on in the world of attractions over the last week. Here are some of the headlines:
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jul 2024
Deadpool and Wolverine have made their mark on Disney’s parks, with a joint appearance seeing Deadpool enter the Disney Parks Universe by mocking the controversial history of its Splash Mountain ride
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Jul 2024
Here are some of the big headlines from the last week:
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Jul 2024
The merc with a mouth has made his way to Disney’s parks, with Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool coming to both Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Paris for a set of special appearances
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jul 2024
Former Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter has sold the entirety of his Disney stock.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Jul 2024
There’s been a lot going on in the world of attractions over the last week. Here are some of the headlines:
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jul 2024
Here are some of the big headlines from the last week:
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Jul 2024
When the Academy Museum opened in 2021, one of its most beloved cinematic treasures on display was Dorothy’s ruby slippers—specifically the pair, among untold numbers of other versions, that the museum believes was used for close-ups and the iconic heel clicks in The Wizard of Oz. But to keep those shoes in pristine condition, they could only remain on display for about a year.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Jul 2024
Few of Disney's theme park rides have been more controversial than Splash Mountain. The update to it could also be one of the most costly, despite being a basic log flume.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Jul 2024
There’s been a lot going on in the world of attractions over the last week. Here are some of the headlines:
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Jul 2024
Here’s some of the big headlines from the last week:
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Jul 2024
The redeveloped Nassau Cruise Port is looking for family-friendly options to add to its offering, with plans announced to develop a US$35m waterpark as part of the tourist destination
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Jul 2024
Disney and Oriental Land are coming together to launch a brand new cruise ship set to launch every night in Japan
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Jul 2024
The company that owns the land designated for the proposed London Resort is now up for sale, with the failed project potentially reaching the end of the road following this latest blow
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Dark Ride Database | 28 Jun 2024
Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion will reopen in August following renovations that will see significant parts of the attraction enhanced and expanded
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 24 Jun 2024
IAAPA Explores: Sustainability will highlight environmental initiatives at some of France’s most exciting attractions. Here’s everything you need to know about the July event
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jun 2024
As the cost of living increases, parents are putting themselves into debt in order to facilitate a trip to a Disney park for their children
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2024
Disney asked a federal appellate court to dismiss its lawsuit against Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis, a day after a deal was approved to develop Disney World over the next 20 years.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Jun 2024
A new theme park in Florida is on the cards after the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s board voted in favour of an expansion of Disney World’s expansion, with Disney set to spend as much as US$17bn over the next decade on the plans
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Jun 2024
China Eastern Airlines has added a new Disney-themed aircraft to its fleet, with its new Zootopia-themed plane designed to pay tribute to Shanghai Disney Resort’s newly-opened Zootopia land.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 May 2024
IAAPA Expo Asia has concluded following a successful event which represented a return to Thailand for the first time in nearly two decades for the landmark show
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 May 2024
A council has shot down speculation a Disneyland could soon be constructed in Australia.
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Erik Huijing | Themed Entertainment Consultant | 16 May 2024
In the last thirty years, there has been a slow but steady increase in the number of vertical dark rides all over the world. So why should you go vertical at your attraction? Erik Huijing tells all...
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 May 2024
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln - Disneyland’s classic stage show featuring an animatronic version of Abraham Lincoln - is undergoing an extensive refurbishment.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 May 2024
An increasing trend at Disney World is somewhat surprisingly seeing more and more people choosing to work remotely from the resort’s theme parks.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Apr 2024
Plans for a major US$2bn theme park and resort development comparable to the likes of Disney and Universal are “on track” despite delays, according to the project’s developers.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 29 Apr 2024
A new luxury hotel, located in the upcoming Fantasy Springs area in Tokyo DisneySea, was revealed to the media in April 2024.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Apr 2024
Over the decades since Walt Disney opened his first theme park in 1955, the company’s tourism business has ballooned to an enterprise worth tens of billions in yearly sales, with sprawling locations in Anaheim, Orlando, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Apr 2024
Changes set to be made to Disney’s Disability Access Service will punish those with disabilities rather than prevent use by able-bodied ‘disability fakers’, a group has said
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Apr 2024
Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris is no more after the company announced it was rebranding the park Disney Adventure World, also announcing new attraction and experiences alongside a ‘fresh creative vision’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Apr 2024
The global FEC market has been predicted to grow significantly, with the sector forecast to increase from US$46.36bn in 2023 to reach $110.97bn by 2030.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Apr 2024
Disney says it is changing its policy for guests with disabilities at its theme parks, with the changes coming alongside the threat of a lifetime ban from its parks for those who attempt to misuse the programme.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Mar 2024
Disney’s dispute with Florida governor Ron DeSantis seems to be over with the entertainment giant agreeing to end litigation involving the special tourism district that oversees governance of the Disney World resort
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Mar 2024
Disney’s board is focusing its CEO search on four of the company’s divisional heads in the search for an eventual successor to the company’s current leader, Bob Iger.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 14 Mar 2024
Disney is one step closer to realising it’s DisneylandForward plans for its Disneyland resort in California, US, after the Anaheim Planning Commission moved to recommend the proposal to Anaheim City Council (ACC) at a meeting on March 11.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Mar 2024
The Disney Cruise Line has shared new details about its upcoming island destination Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, the tropical retreat in the Bahamas promising to bring the magic when it opens to guests this June.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Mar 2024
Disney CEO Bob Iger has said the company has the ability to build seven full themed lands around the world, including expanding the size of Disneyland by up to 50%
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Feb 2024
Ripley’s is offering out its latest annual free of charge after some of its titles were pulled from school libraries as a direct result of Florida’s controversial law restricting the discussion of LGBTQ+ issues in public schools.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Feb 2024
Workers who bring characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Cinderella to life could be about to unionise.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Feb 2024
Plans for Universal’s UK theme park project are looking ‘positive’, according to Bedford MP Mohammad Yasin, who told Planet Attractions that the plans would bring ‘enormous prosperity’ to the region should it come to fruition
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 12 Feb 2024
Disney’s parks and experiences division has reported a 7% increase in revenue up to US$9.1bn despite rising operational costs and lower guest attendance at the Disney World resort in Florida
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Feb 2024
Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount are in preliminary talks to merge the two companies. Here’s what such a deal could mean for the attractions industry
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Feb 2024
Disney has branded a decision by a judge to dismiss its lawsuit against Ron DeSantis as ‘dangerous’, with the company planning to appeal the decision as its ongoing dispute with the Florida governor continues
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jan 2024
The Caribbean island of St Vincent is eyeing cruise visitors for a major new theme park based on the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Jan 2024
The future expansion of both Disney theme parks in Anaheim is a step closer to reality.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Jan 2024
Orlando, Florida, is on the front line of an industry trend as major employers like Universal and Disney look to close the area’s workforce housing gap.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Jan 2024
Entering 2024, companies across the attractions and themed entertainment industries are on the hunt for new talent. Check out some of the positions available right now worldwide
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 10 Jan 2024
The Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, has lifted two of its Covid restrictions to provide a more flexible guest experience.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Dec 2023
New research has said that the children and family entertainment centre sector will be worth US$30.7bn by 2032, with the market growing by more than 10% each year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Dec 2023
Former Walt Disney Attractions chairman Dick Nunis has died aged 91.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Dec 2023
The cruise industry is lined up for a record year, with travellers from across the globe booking trips in greater numbers than even before as the travel sector bounces back from the effects of the global pandemic
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Dec 2023
Attorneys for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have asked a federal judge to dismiss a free speech lawsuit filed against the Republican by Disney following a dispute stemming from the introduction of a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity for young children.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Dec 2023
European tourism and attractions consultants TDAC have added former Disney Imagineer Scott Ault to its growing team of industry experts
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2023
Disney World’s Epcot has launched its winter season with its International Festival of the Holidays - a festive event running through to December 30.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Nov 2023
Disney CEO Bob Iger has played down the potential sale of Disney assets, saying that no decisions have been made regarding major sales.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Nov 2023
Storyland Studios is behind the development of Libertyland USA - a world class theme park and resort development coming to South Dakota in 2026
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Nov 2023
Disney’s first fully-themed Frozen land is now open at Hong Kong Disneyland, with World of Frozen the latest offering in major expansion of the company’s park portfolio
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Nov 2023
Disney CEO Bob Iger is set to host a company-wide town hall event on November 28, with Iger to discuss future opportunities and paint a clear picture for his plans going forward.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Nov 2023
A collection of 80 mega theme parks in China hosted a combined 7.57 million visitors in 2022 with revenues totalling US$2.13bn (€1.95bn, £1.73bn) during that year.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Nov 2023
September saw the debut of a brand-new addition to Salt Lake City’s Lagoon Park - a hybrid rollercoaster and dark ride experience known as Primordial. Planet Attractions speaks to Ernest Yale and Nol Van Genuchten about the experience and how its team brought the first-of-its-kind attraction to life
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Nov 2023
One of Disnyeland’s oldest experiences is set to reopen to the public on November 10th, following a complete overhaul of the attraction for the second time in its history.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Nov 2023
The Disney Cruise Line has set sail for the first time from Australia, with the Disney Wonder departing from Sidney on October 28th.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Nov 2023
Zootopia - the highly anticipated new land at Shanghai Disney Resort - is set to open to the public on December 20th.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Nov 2023
A panel of legends representing the elite of the attractions industry will share strategies utilised by Universal Beijing Resort to successfully open despite facing major challenges including the Covid-19 pandemic
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Oct 2023
Disneyland is getting a dramatic transformation converting its Paradise Pier Hotel into a Pixar-themed hotel ready to open for business at the end of January.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Oct 2023
The Disney World Resort in Florida, US, will donate US$1.5m (€1.4m, £1.23m) to 19 local non-profit organisations that make positive changes to the community, the company has revealed,
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Oct 2023
Benoit Cornet shares a fascinating insight into the world of dark rides and the emergence of his new company - BoldMove Nation
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Oct 2023
Disney’s new Moana attraction is now officially open at Epcot, with Journey of Water representing the latest addition to the Disney World Resort.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Oct 2023
RWS Global has announced the appointment of former Forrec executive Matt Dawson as the new vice president of business development for JRA.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Oct 2023
Disney’s ability to create high-quality content on movies and TV along with real-world versions of these experiences allows the company to “occupy an unrivalled presence within the minds of people across the globe”.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Oct 2023
Disney has soft opened its new
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Oct 2023
With its launch in 2010, Chinese toymaker Pop Mart set off a collectible craze with its anime-style figurines.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Sep 2023
IAAPA Expo Europe has come to its conclusion, with lots of news coming out of the record-breaking event in Vienna
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 22 Sep 2023
IAAPA is gearing up for its largest EMEA event ever, with the 2023 edition of IAAPA Expo Europe taking place in Vienna between September 25 - 28. Here’s everything you need to know about the event
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Sep 2023
Disney said it would double spending on theme parks, resorts and cruise lines to $60bn over the next decade, sending shares lower despite a boost to the business segment that has driven profits over the past year.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Sep 2023
Parts of Disney World in Florida were forced to shut down after reports of a black bear on the loose.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Sep 2023
Japan's Mitsubishi Estate is set to build a theme park in the city of Yokohama that will rival the size of Tokyo Disneyland.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Sep 2023
Hong Kong Disneyland has confirmed Nov. 20 as the opening date for the World of Frozen themed land based on the hit animated movies “Frozen” and “Frozen 2.” And, with two months until opening, first look images are now being released.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Sep 2023
The future of the Disney Parks, along with other travel arms of the Walt is looking bright after a presentation by Josh D’Amaro, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products chairman, at a DestinationD23 panel in Orlando, Florida.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Sep 2023
The Disney Treasure cruise ship will set sail at the end of next year, with Disney unveiling its latest offering in a rapid expansion of its popular cruise operation
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Sep 2023
The Shanghai Disney Resort in Pudong, China, has revealed a first look at its upcoming
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 05 Sep 2023
San Fransokyo Square, a new themed land offering dining and retail experiences, has opened at Disney California Adventure.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2023
The Disney World resort has hosted its largest-ever wish-granting event with more than 50 children invited to the resort for its Once Upon A Wish Party
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2023
Following the launch of the Disney+ series, the
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2023
Attractions across Florida have made preparations and many have closed following the arrival of Hurricane Idalia and predicted storm surges
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Aug 2023
An extreme heat policy introduced to all SeaWorld operations in the US could see other operators follow suit following a tough weather-related summer for theme parks
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23 Aug 2023
Florida’s Republican governor and Presidential hopeful, Ron DeSantis, has turned his eye to benefits received by Disney employees in his latest move against the company.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Aug 2023
What was originally forecast to be a strong summer for theme parks has been somewhat dampened by poor weather, with a number of major operators pointing to this as a factor for lower-than-expected attendance.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 Aug 2023
Republican governor Ron DeSantis has called for Disney CEO Bob Iger to drop the company’s federal lawsuit against the state of Florida
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Aug 2023
Astronaut and space diplomat Namira Salim has revealed plans to develop a new space tourism concept offering a space hotel, themed restaurants, a stargazing deck and a possible theme park
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 Aug 2023
IAAPA has offered a first glimpse at this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe, taking place in Vienna, Austria, in September
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 11 Aug 2023
Disney’s parks and experiences division has reported US$8.3bn in revenue for Q3 2023, despite rising operational costs and lower guest attendance at the Disney World resort in Florida
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 10 Aug 2023
The Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame has opened following a two-year planning and design process led by JRA, part of RWS Global
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Jul 2023
A number of wildlife organisations have called on the UK’s Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove to revoke the controversial London Resort’s status as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project
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31 Jul 2023
Disney’s latest film release -
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 28 Jul 2023
Disney Cruise Line (DCL) has debuted a new progress report that enables fans to track the construction of its upcoming cruise ship - the Disney Treasure.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 Jul 2023
Disney has revealed a first glimpse at the water tower for its new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 Jul 2023
Hundreds of guests were suddenly evacuated from The Land pavilion at Disney World’s Epcot in Orlando, Florida, US, yesterday (July 24).
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jul 2023
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Jul 2023
A touring exhibition celebrating 100 years of Disney is to open in London in October
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Jul 2023
A major US$2bn theme park and resort development comparable to the likes of Disney and Universal is set to open in 2026 in the state of Oklahoma
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 19 Jul 2023
Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Disney World, Orlando, Florida, is to host a brand new holiday party this coming festive season.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 Jul 2023
Dronisos has broken the record for the largest drone show ever performed in Europe, with the company behind Disneyland Paris’s Bastille Day nighttime spectacle
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Jul 2023
A former Disney Imagineer has said the operator’s theme parks are more stressful and less fun for families.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jul 2023
Bob Iger has had his Disney contract extended by two years as the company continues to search for a successor following his surprise return as CEO last year
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 12 Jul 2023
Disney is seeking 100 applicants from black and underrepresented communities across the US for the 2024 edition of its Dreamers Academy scheme
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jul 2023
Marvel’s ‘Rogers: The Musical’ has been brought to life with a limited time run of the musical seen in Hawkeye now on show at Disney California Adventure Park
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Jul 2023
A virtual Disney theme park in the Metaverse remains a long-term possibility following a partnership between Disney and Apple’s upcoming Vision Pro headset
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 29 Jun 2023
Disney has revealed a first look at San Fransokyo Square, a new Big Hero 6-themed land opening at the Disneyland Resort in California in August
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jun 2023
Disney World played host to ‘World’s Largest Swimming Lesson’ - an annual event promoting safe water practices worldwide.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 29 Jun 2023
The Disney World resort in Orlando, Florida, US, has updated its Genie + ride reservation system so that guests can choose to use it on a single-park basis.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 Jun 2023
Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis is seeking to dismiss Disney’s federal lawsuit against him, claiming that he has “legislative immunity”.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Jun 2023
Disney’s chief diversity officer and senior vice president Latondra Newton has left the company after more than six years in the position.
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Grant Poje | WhiteWater | 20 Jun 2023
WhiteWater’s Grant Poje showcases five indoor waterpark projects that are helping to advance the sector and boost the sector’s mainstream popularity
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Jun 2023
After Disney announced that its CFO Christine McCarthy is taking a family medical leave of absence from the company, it has been suggested that Bob Iger could stay on as CEO beyond his planned departure from the company in 2024
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Jun 2023
Disney has announced the debut of
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Jun 2023
Disney Cruise Line (DCL) has teamed up with several community organisations in the Bahamas to build a new garden at the Ranfurly Homes for Children, which is hoped will inspire the young residents to grow and eat their own produce.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jun 2023
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort has held a ceremony to announce the first solar canopy car park project to come up in Hong Kong.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Jun 2023
World of Frozen is currently under construction at Hong Kong Disneyland. Here’s how it’s looking at the moment
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Jun 2023
Miirage is a new modular holographic system bringing the virtual world to life without any additional need for mobile devices, screens or wearables. The creators behind the technology speak to Planet Attractions about the new product and exactly what it can do...
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 30 May 2023
Toshio Kagami is to step down as CEO of Tokyo Disneyland operator Oriental Land Co after more than 25 years.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 May 2023
Canadian ride manufacturer Dynamic Attractions is set to be sold to Hong Kong-based financial services firm Promising Expert Limited (PEL) in a deal worth US$2m (€1.9m, £1.6m).
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 May 2023
Voting has opened for the European categories of the World Travel Awards, with the Game of Thrones Studio Tour, Puy du Fou Espana and Alton Towers all selected as nominees for the prestigious prize.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 23 May 2023
US civil rights organisation the NAACP has warned minority tourists against visiting Florida due to several ‘discriminatory’ laws supported by Republican governor Ron DeSantis
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 22 May 2023
Disney has announced that its Star Wars Galactic Starcruise experience will cease operations permanently in September 2023 after only 18 months
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 19 May 2023
Disney has scrapped plans for a US$1bn corporate campus in Lake Nono, Florida, as the company’s public feud with Florida governor Ron DeSantis continues
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 May 2023
Universal Studios Japan has announced the closure of The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man: The Ride, with the attraction to cease operations permanently in early 2024
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 May 2023
Disney Imagineering has shared a sneak peek at its first-ever Frozen rollercoaster, which is currently under construction at Hong Kong Disneyland
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 May 2023
Disney’s parks division generated US$7.8bn in revenue in its second quarter - a 17% increase year-on-year for the operator.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 04 May 2023
The board appointed by Florida governor Ron DeSantis has filed a lawsuit against Disney just days after the entertainment giant sued the board for stripping it of its self-governed status
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Apr 2023
Disney has sued Florida governor and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis, claiming the state’s retaliation for its stance on LGBTQ+ issues violates its constitutional rights
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Apr 2023
The dragon from Disneyland’s Fantastmic show accidentally burst into flames this weekend, with the 45-foot structure’s head and then body quickly engulfed by the fire.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Apr 2023
The first ever recipients of The King’s Awards for Enterprise have been announced, with 7thSense recognised for demonstrating outstanding short-term growth and commercial success in international trade over the last three years
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Apr 2023
Disney’s leadership structure continues to change, with Bob Iger naming company veteran Asad Ayaz as the company’s first-ever chief brand officer
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 04 Apr 2023
The highly-anticipated Tron/Lightcycle Run rollercoaster will open today (April 4) at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. The ride was originally scheduled to open in 2021 but experienced several setbacks due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Apr 2023
Bob Iger has slammed Florida governor Ron DeSantis for for being ‘anti-business’ and ‘anti-Florida’ following moves to try and strip Disney of its self-governing power
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Apr 2023
The Big Thunder Mountain rollercoaster has reopened at the Disneyland Paris resort after undergoing a month-long renovation.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Mar 2023
Disney has managed to strip power from the newly-appointed board governing its Florida parks by invoking the name of King Charles III in an ongoing dispute with governor Ron DeSantis
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Mar 2023
Disney Cruise Line (DCL) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have announced plans to bring Disney cruises to the southeast Asia region for the first time.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Mar 2023
More musical fun at Seatrade this time from the Aruba stand with a tune that will surely be familiar to the Disney faithful.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Mar 2023
A union representing around 45,000 Disney employees has reached a deal with the company to pay its employees a minimum wage of US$18 per hour.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Mar 2023
Sonia Coleman has been appointed to lead human resources at Disney after being named executive vice president and chief human resources officer.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 Mar 2023
Disney has revealed a ‘real’ lightsaber at this year’s SXSW, an arts and technology festival currently underway in Austin, Texas
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Mar 2023
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Mar 2023
Bruce Vaughn is set to return to Disney Imagineering as chief creative officer, co-leading the division alongside Imagineering president Barbara Bouza
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Mar 2023
The Disney World resort in Orlando, Florida, has introduced a new wheelchair-bound character to the ‘It’s a Small World’ attraction.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Feb 2023
Florida’s Republican governor has declared an end to Disney’s ‘corporate kingdom’ with new legislation seeing the state gaining effective control of the company’s Florida operations
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Feb 2023
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Feb 2023
Disney has grand plans for its Spider-Man attractions, with the operator developing new interactive merchandise based on future films featuring the web-slinger, as well as possibly inserting new scenes to keep the ride current.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 Feb 2023
IAAPA has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA) to launch a new trade summit dedicated to the region.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Feb 2023
Disney continues to celebrate its centenary, with the company unveiling a new video looking back at the last 100 years.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Feb 2023
Disney is set to axe 7,000 people as part of a US$5.5bn cost cutting plan following its Q1 results. The operator’s parks however continue to thrive with the Parks, Experiences and Products division performing strongly
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Feb 2023
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway is the featured addition to Disneyland as the park celebrates 100 years of Disney with a host of new attractions and experiences
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Feb 2023
Disney has been recognised as the top-ranked media and entertainment company on
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Feb 2023
Disney World has offered a look at the annual dismantling of its holiday gingerbread displays, sharing how it resues the massive structures to help support its bee populations.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 06 Feb 2023
Tron Lightcycle/Run will open at Magic Kingdom on April 4, 2023, Disney World has revealed alongside a preview of the highly-anticipated attraction.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Feb 2023
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Feb 2023
A new report exploring the market dynamics of the global amusement and theme park industries estimates the sector to grow to $85bn in the next five years
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jan 2023
Disney is celebrating 100 years with an adult-oriented immersive experience coming to London, Berlin and Paris in 2023
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 Jan 2023
Disney’s Lunar New Year Celebrations have made a triumphant return to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, US.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Jan 2023
A new report from financial market specialist
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Jan 2023
Disney is facing criticism from a high-profile investor that is unusual in the business world: that it is squeezing money out of its theme park customers.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Jan 2023
Nike chair and Disney director Mark Parker is set to succeed Susan Arnold as Disney’s new chairman
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Jan 2023
A ride under construction for more than five years thanks to the pandemic, Tron Lightcycle / Run is nearing completion with the attraction finally given an official opening date.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jan 2023
Disney is introducing a number of consumer-friendly changes to its US parks, including an increase on the number of days its lowest-priced ticket will be available and increased access for annual passholders
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Jan 2023
It’s a new year with old records just waiting to be broken by some incredible new projects. Here are twelve blockbuster rollercoaster openings for the coming year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Jan 2023
Disney CEO Bob Iger told hybrid employees on Monday (January 9) that they must return to corporate offices four days a week.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Jan 2023
A new version of Amazon’s Alexa digital voice assistant will come complete with Disney branding and the ability to work alongside the operator’s MagicBand+ technology
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Dec 2022
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Dec 2022
A new museum dedicated to Broadway has opened its doors in New York City.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Dec 2022
Ken Griffin, CEO of multinational hedge fund and financial services company Citadel, has given 10,000 members of staff and their families a trip to Disney World.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Dec 2022
Following Bob Iger’s unexpected and sudden return to Disney last month, the company’s chief financial officer Christine McCarthy has emerged as a leading contender to eventually take over the attraction’s industry’s top job.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Dec 2022
Disney has announced that Splash Mountain will close its doors in January ahead of a refurbishment and retheming that will take out references to the controversial
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Dec 2022
Disney Parks has teamed up with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) to introduce a supply chain accelerator programme focused on transforming the businesses of diverse entrepreneurs
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Dec 2022
A sculpture famously part of Banksy’s Dismaland is about to be auctioned off with half the proceeds going to aid the refugees depicted in the art work.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Nov 2022
Shanghai Disneyland has been temporarily shut down once again thanks to Covid-19 protocols in China.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Nov 2022
Real Madrid’s president Florentino Perez worked with a team of Disney executives including former CEO Michael Eisner on a plan to turn the world-famous football club into a theme park
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Nov 2022
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Nov 2022
A report from The Wall Street Journal has suggested that Bob Iger, who this week was reappointed as Disney CEO, disapproved of a number of decisions made by his successor and now also predecessor, Bob Chapek.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 23 Nov 2022
Dronisos is seeking partners in the US following a successful year, which saw the company serve as a technology partner for Disneyland Paris
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Nov 2022
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has recognised Futuroscope’s Chasseurs de Tornades (Tornado Chaser) with a Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Nov 2022
More than 36,000 people travelled to Orlando in November for the annual spectacular known as IAAPA Expo. Planet Attractions was in attendance
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Nov 2022
The attractions industry and wider attractions community has paid tribute to the legendary Alberto Zamperla following his death last week aged 71
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Nov 2022
In a shocking move, Disney has reappointed Bob Iger as CEO, effective immediately, as Bob Chapek is ousted after less than three years in the role
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16 Nov 2022
We're in a packed theatre for this year's Legends Panel, talking Epcot and creativity with Rick Rothschild, Bob Weiss, Jodi McLaughlin, Kartika Rodriguez and panel host Bob Rogers.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Nov 2022
IAAPA has unveiled the list of finalists for its prestigious Brass Ring Awards, with winners to be announced during a special ceremony at this year’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Nov 2022
The 2022 edition of IAAPA will see experience and attraction design firm Scruffy Dog return to the trade show floor for the first time since 2017
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Nov 2022
Industry legends Joan Ganz Cooney, Xavier Lopez Ancona, Darrell Metzger and Dennis Speigel are all set to be inducted into IAAPA’s prestigious Hall of Fame at this month’s IAAPA Expo
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01 Nov 2022
Visitors to Shanghai Disney were shut inside the park, with people not allowed to leave the popular theme park until they were able to show a negative Covid test.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Oct 2022
Disney World’s Blizzard Beach waterpark will reopen to the public next month with new Frozen additions following a lengthy refurbishment
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Oct 2022
Creative firm Zeitgeist Design and Production is behind three of this year’s haunted houses at Hersheypark’s Halloween spectacular Dark Nights
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Oct 2022
A world-first theme and waterpark utilising Sony IPs has opened its doors in Pattaya, Thailand
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Oct 2022
AVIXA produces a number of popular events around the world, including InfoComm and Integrated Systems Europe. The organisation's regional manager for the UK and Ireland, Ben Barnard, spoke to Planet Attractions
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04 Oct 2022
Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea are set to reduce annual visitor numbers by 20% by 2024 - a major shift in emphasis for the park to provide greater customer satisfaction from less congestion and shorter wait times for attractions.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Sep 2022
A panel of industry legends will share their stories about the creation and evolution of Disney’s Epcot at this year’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida
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29 Sep 2022
More than a foot of rain fell overnight in Orange County last night with winds of up to 80mph, according to reports, with Disney World, Universal and other major theme parks in the area affected by the weather event.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Sep 2022
Katapult brought its entire team down to this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe in London. The company’s creative strategist, Kelly Herrick, spoke to Planet Attractions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Sep 2022
Vantage announced the launch of The Joy Economy at this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe. Planet Attractions spoke to the Whitewater division’s new president, Michael Jungen, about the campaign and what he hopes to deliver with the technology
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28 Sep 2022
After initially monitoring the approach of Hurricane Ian, Florida’s major theme parks have all taken the decision to close for both today (September 28) and Thursday (September 29).
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Sep 2022
As Florida prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Ian, here’s how the state’s theme parks are handling the situation
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13 Sep 2022
Leading drone entertainment specialist Dronisos has confirmed that Disneyland Paris’ has extended the run of its DLight daily show for an additional 12 months.
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Tom Anstey & Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 12 Sep 2022
IAAPA Expo Europe is coming to London this September. Here’s everything you need to know about the event
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