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The new Gruffalo Discovery Land at Twycross Zoo opened to the public in April. Lauren Heath-Jones paid a visit to The Deep Dark Wood to find out more
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 May 2022 |
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Minnesota Zoo has started work on the US$39m redevelopment of its monorail track, which is set to be repurposed into the world’s longest elevated pedestrian loop
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 May 2022 |
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Visitation and revenue soared for SeaWorld in the first three months of the year, with the most visitors in Q1 since 2013 and record all-time revenue for the period
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 May 2022 |
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Two workers who bravely stayed behind to care for the animals at the Feldman Ecopark in Ukraine have been found shot dead with the zoo claiming the keepers were ‘shot by the enemies’
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Apr 2022 |
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Toronto Zoo is starting to undergo a major transformation. Its CEO Dolf DeJong spoke to Planet Attractions about the ambitious masterplan
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Mar 2022 |
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Marwell Zoo and Attractions.io have teamed up for the development of a brand new app designed to enhance the visitor’s digital experience
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Mar 2022 |
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Zoos, animal lovers, and the EAZA are raising funds and shipping supplies to Ukraine; WAZA issues statement in solidarity with the besieged nation
Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 22 Mar 2022 |
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San Diego Zoo has launched one of its most ambitious ever additions, with the brand-new US$69m Wildlife Explorers Basecamp showcasing a number of different ecosystems through a series of immersive experiences
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Mar 2022 |
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Several zoos in Ukraine are in extreme jeopardy following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the country, with EAZA calling for support and issuing a statement calling on Russian forces to ‘respect the peaceful nature’ of zoos
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Mar 2022 |
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Miami Seaquarium’s new owners will no longer stage orca shows following a new agreement with federal regulators
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Mar 2022 |
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A combined US$400m investment, Resorts World Sentosa is launching the first phase of its RWS 2.0 expansion plan, with an all-new Minions land at Universal Studios Singapore and the redevelopment of the rebranded and reimagined Singapore Oceanarium
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Feb 2022 |
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Twycross Zoo is set to launch a new attraction in the spring, with the UK’s first Gruffalo Discovery Land being developed to ‘inspire the next generation of conservationists’
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Feb 2022 |
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Forming the first phase of a US$70m 20-year project, a new otter habitat at the Santa Ana Zoo will come complete with underwater viewing area and a state-of-the-art life support system to maintain water quality
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Feb 2022 |
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With so many big things coming in the year ahead, we’ve rounded up all the key events taking place this year. Welcome to your attractions calendar for 2022.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Feb 2022 |
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Using breakthrough aquatic life support technology, Monterey Bay Aquarium will soon debut a collection of sea creatures you would normally only be able to see at the very bottom of the ocean
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jan 2022 |
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Visitors to SeaWorld’s US parks are being offered a new perspective on animal care, with a brand-new education programme taking them behind the scenes of its animal operations
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Jan 2022 |
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Two hippos have tested positive for COVID-19 at Antwerp Zoo, with both animals now in quarantine until their symptoms pass
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Dec 2021 |
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An amputee dolphin who inspired millions and became a Hollywood movie star has died at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Nov 2021 |
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Despite a lack of international visitors and a decline in overall visitor numbers, SeaWorld Entertainment has seen record earnings for its third quarter, marking continued recovery from a COVID-hit 2020 for the operator
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Nov 2021 |
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Several species have received a double dose of the animal-specific vaccine
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Oct 2021 |
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The Smithsonian is vaccinating species susceptible to COVID-19 at both its National Zoo in Washington and its Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 Oct 2021 |
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Clearwater Marine Aquarium is making a US$10m investment into an urgently-needed rehabilitation centre for Florida’s manatees
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Sep 2021 |
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Nine animal attractions across five US states have received a share of a US$3.3m pot created to inspire empathy and conservation action for zoo audiences
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Sep 2021 |
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ZSL London Zoo will host several family-friendly, Bing-themed activities, free to its visitors throughout the Autumn
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 04 Aug 2021 |
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The US Justice Department says it will work to ensure that the rescued big cats go to animal preserves where they can be ‘safely maintained rather than exploited’
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 May 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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Vietnam’s largest theme park, a game-changing aquarium project and 12,000 hotel rooms are just a few of the features of the new Phu Quoc United Center
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 May 2021 |
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SeaWorld veteran Marc Swanson has been named permanent CEO following a year of managing the role on an interim basis
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 May 2021 |
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The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Campus is the latest addition to the zoo’s multi-year masterplan
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Apr 2021 |
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‘All Together For Animals’ is happening in aid of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ members
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Mar 2021 |
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The great apes are the first to be vaccinated against COVID-19 following a breakout among the gorilla population earlier this year
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Mar 2021 |
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Zoo Guardians is available now on Android and iOS
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 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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Following an ITV documentary last year on Merlin’s world-first beluga sanctuary, John and Melanie Bishop are getting ‘hands on’ with the Sea Life Trust as its new patrons
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Mar 2021 |
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There’s finally a light at the end of the tunnel for attractions in Britain, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson laying out a roadmap to end restrictions in place at varying degrees for most of the last year
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Feb 2021 |
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Lesley the manatee has finally returned home
Alex Chapman | Planet Attractions | 17 Feb 2021 |
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Scotland’s animal attractions have been offered some much-needed funding to support animal care and conservation work during the pandemic
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Feb 2021 |
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After six straight correct predictions, is Nicholas the dolphin the greatest sport pundit in history?
Chris Tebbutt | Planet Attractions | 03 Feb 2021 |
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The zoo says it only has enough reserve finances to last another month
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Feb 2021 |
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Dolphins will not longer feature in the Poseidon Theatre at Parc Asterix with a new attraction to take its place
Chris Tebbutt | Planet Attractions | 28 Jan 2021 |
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Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park ordered to surrender tiger and lion cubs, along with their mothers to the federal government.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Jan 2021 |
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Comedian Ricky Gervais wants to be fed to the lions when he dies but London Zoo doesn’t seem too keen on the idea...
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jan 2021 |
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Friends of the Animals is seeking an injunction against the the Mystic Aquarium, which is trying to import five beluga whales from Canada’s Marineland
Hannah Reeder | Planet Attractions | 12 Jan 2021 |
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Here are the top stories from Planet Attractions since the start of the year
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 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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The UK’s only giant pandas might not be able to stay in Scotland, with Edinburgh Zoo facing a £2m deficit
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Jan 2021 |
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The Gold Coast theme park and animal attraction is bringing back its popular Carnivale festival later this month
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 06 Jan 2021 |
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The renowned naturalist and documentarian has backed zoos and aquariums for their work in conservation and education
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Dec 2020 |
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The US$55m Branson aquarium is home to more than 7,500 sea creatures and a 55ft light up octopus called Aquarius
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Dec 2020 |
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Visitors to the US capital will still be able to enjoy the iconic Chinese bears
Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 10 Dec 2020 |
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The zoo has contacted the Bronx Zoo in New York to learn how to treat the animals
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 10 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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Join Rey, a young African penguin, on her adventures, as she gets a private tour of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Hannah Reeder | 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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