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Tis the season to be jolly AND to give gifts, so why not give a special gift to a special someone from your favourite attraction? We took a look at some of our favourite stocking fillers from the world’s biggest attractions
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Dec 2021 |
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We asked some of the industry’s top names from Disney and Universal where it all started for them - with their first-ever ride experience
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Dec 2021 |
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You’ll need an armed military escort to get there but the reward will be great with a new museum dedicated to exploring themes of peace through art inside Korea’s DMZ
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Nov 2021 |
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IAAPA’s international trade show is back with IAAPA Expo Europe emanating from Barcelona, Spain. Here’s everything you need to know about the event
Tom Anstey & Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 Sep 2021 |
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Cruise operator Carnival recently made headlines around the world with the debut of the first rollercoaster to operate at sea. Maurer Rides’ Marco Hartwig explains how this all came about
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Sep 2021 |
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Everything is about to get bigger (and smaller) as Disney continues to take the world by storm with its latest animatronic projects
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Aug 2021 |
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China has welcomed a flying theatre to its Changbaishan Biosphere Reserve with Brogent Technologies supplying the landmark new attraction
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Aug 2021 |
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The World Heritage Committee has inscribed 13 new sites in Europe, Asia and the Middle East to Unesco’s World Heritage List
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jul 2021 |
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We spoke to Triotech’s Ernest Yale and Nol van Genuchten about Knott’s Berry Farm’s iconic Bear-y Tales dark ride, which has been reimagined for a brand new audience more than three decades later
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Jul 2021 |
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He’s fast, he’s blue and he might just be coming to an attraction near you. Here are Sega’s attractions plans for Sonic the Hedgehog in 2022 and beyond
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Jun 2021 |
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Disney has brought Marvel to life like never before with the launch of Avengers Campus at Disneyland California Adventure
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Jun 2021 |
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Kazakhstan has welcomed the country’s first flying theatre ride with Brogent Technologies behind the landmark new attraction
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Jun 2021 |
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A museum dedicated to the Jewish refugees who fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai reopened after a major expansion and renovation project. Our contributor in Shanghai, Alice Davis, paid a visit
Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 04 Jun 2021 |
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WAZA CEO Martin Zordan discusses the global disruption caused by COVID-19, the association’s plans during another challenging year and how community has kept the world’s animal attractions going through an unprecedented event
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 May 2021 |
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With the opening of the UK’s hottest new attraction imminent, Gary Pope of Kids Industries has revealed how Legoland Windsor’s newest addition - Lego Mythica - was brought to life
Alex Chapman | Planet Attractions | 13 May 2021 |
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Peter Cliff explains how Lego is utilising Holovis technology to create a state-of-the-art interactive dark ride
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Mar 2021 |
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After being named president for one of the world’s leading waterpark manufacturers, we had a chat with Paul Chutter about his new role, working with his father and what it means for WhiteWater going forward
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Mar 2021 |
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As the attractions industry struggled in 2020, Europa-Park was no exception. Company CEO Michael Mack explains how the Mack family business navigated these troubled waters, as well as detailing a number of exciting plans for when the world finally starts to turn once again
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Mar 2021 |
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In part two of our exclusive interview with the man who advised on Jurassic Park and has his own army of robotic dinosaurs, ‘Dino’ Don Lessem returns to talk everything from the business of dinosaurs to the world-famous Trump Toilet
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Mar 2021 |
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Europa Park and Mack Rides are two true titans of the theme park industry. On what would have been his 100th birthday, we take a look back at the man that started it all - the legendary Franz Mack
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Mar 2021 |
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Don Lessem has gone from advising on Jurassic Park to building enough robotic dinosaurs that he could fill an entire zoo. In part one of our interview, we get a peek into the life of ‘Dino Don’, who talks about everything from Steven Spielberg to the real-life dinosaur that’s been named after him
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Mar 2021 |
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Adam Reeves has created a range of immersive experiences at home and has now turned his attention to a new rollercoaster-themed game show
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Feb 2021 |
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As the world fights back against Covid, so does the visitor attractions community, which is offering its sites up as mass vaccination centres
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Feb 2021 |
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There are parts of Chernobyl so dangerous you could die in minutes just standing there but that’s not stopping tourists who are visiting the exclusion zone in record numbers
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jan 2021 |
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Businessman Mario Celso Lopes is planning to transform the economic landscape of his hometown by building one of the largest waterparks in Latin America
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jan 2021 |
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How do you operate a zoo when your customers aren’t allowed to visit? Chester Zoo MD Jamie Christon tells Planet Attractions how the attraction made it through 2020 and what management’s outlook is for 2021
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jan 2021 |
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Recognising the world’s most astonishing attractions, Planet Attractions names 2021’s Wonder Award winners
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Jan 2021 |
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Holovis CEO Stuart Hetherington talks to Planet Attractions about the past 12 months, major projects and the future of technology in the world of attractions
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Dec 2020 |
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Europa Nostra has announced which of Europe's heritage sites are most at risk
Chris Tebbutt | Planet Attractions | 15 Dec 2020 |
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With voting currently underway for this year’s Clamshell Awards, we’ve taken a look at each of the nominees.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Dec 2020 |
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Dec 2020 |
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Ultraleap’s touchless technology could prove a game-changer for health-conscious attractions and their visitors.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Dec 2020 |
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Prof Theo Pagel, president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and director of Germany’s Cologne Zoo, looks back at a year of turmoil for his community, while also looking at the future for visitors, biodiversity, education and animal protection.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020 |
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From The Simpsons to Black Mirror, we cross the entertainment multiverse to find the very best fictional attractions we wish existed, also offering you a real-world alternative.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020 |
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Disney’s strict costume rules at its parks led to a Disney fashion revolution. Lauren Heath-Jones finds out more.
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020 |
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While most of the world is in shutdown, China has managed to keep the ongoing pandemic in check. With the country successfully adapting to its new normal, Alice Davis takes a look at five major projects coming to one of its largest cities - Shanghai.
Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020 |
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Who was Ota Benga? How did this happen and why did it take 114 years for the zoo in question to apologise?
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020 |
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A brand new Nickelodeon family entertainment centre is about to open its doors in Shenzhen, China. Planet Attractions spoke to China Leisure president, Linda Dong, about the upcoming project, the country’s FEC market and the importance of major IPs to developments in China
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020 |
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