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interviews | Planet Attractions
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interviews | Planet Attractions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Oct 2024
IAAPA is set to host its first Expo event in the Middle East with IAAPA Expo Middle East coming to Abu Dhabi in 2026. IAAPA’s president and CEO, Jakob Wahl, speaks to Planet Attractions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Aug 2024
A content creator who went viral producing tongue-in-cheek reviews of towns and businesses in the UK has turned his eye to the world of attractions. Planet Attractions spoke to Phil Carr about his social media rise and what’s next for the TikTok star
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jul 2024
Cadbury World is in the midst of a multi-million-pound investment from its new owner, Merlin Entertainments. Alterface’s Stephane Battaille explains how one of the attraction’s biggest investments - Cadbury Chocolate Quest - was brought to life
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Apr 2024
A new attraction has arrived at Germany’s Heide Park, with Dämonen Gruft frighting and delighting visitors since its launch in March. Alterface’s Stéphane Battaille spoke to Planet Attractions about what went into the horror-filled ride’s creation
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Dec 2023
As the MENA attractions market continues to surge, DEAL represents one of the most important business opportunities of 2024. Abdul Rahman Falaknaz, president of show organisers International Expo-Consults speaks about this year’s upcoming event
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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 | 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 | 13 Oct 2023
ADG’s Julie Kline speaks to Planet Attractions on everything the company has to offer, including the upcoming US$400m Okana development in Oklahoma
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Aug 2023
Path Entertainment Group and Hasbro recently worked together to produce a world-first immersive Monopoly experience. Path CEO David Hutchinson shares all with Planet Attractions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Aug 2023
Peter van der Schans has now been at the helm of IAAPA’s EMEA operations for more than a year. He shares with Planet Attractions how that year has gone and the progress being made in the global attractions markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Aug 2023
The Gunpowder Plot is a multilayered immersive experience set at the Tower of London. Planet Attractions spoke to the team behind the development to see exactly how it came to life...
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 May 2023
Andreas Andersen speaks to Planet Attractions about what's coming for Liseberg following the launch of Luna Park, the opening of the Grand Curiosa Hotel and the soon-to-open Oceana waterpark
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 May 2023
A new brand home dedicated to Pilsner Urquell has opened its doors in Prague. BRC’s Christian Lachel tells Planet Attractions how the attraction celebrates the brand’s place in Czech history and culture
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Mar 2023
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi’s Mission Ferrari opened to the public to much fanfare in January. Holovis’s James Lodder shares a decade-long journey to realise this incredible immersive rollercoaster experience
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Mar 2023
Keith James, president of JRA; Robin Breese-Davies, executive vice president of ted; and Danielle Kramer, executive vice president of RWS, speak to Planet Attractions about what looks to be a bumper year ahead for the company
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Jan 2023
Connect&Go - a global leader in guest and attractions management technology - has grown significantly over the last decade. Its co-founder Anthony Palermo spoke to Planet Attractions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Dec 2022
When it comes to all-in-one solutions for visitor attractions, Semnox’s Venue Management Software system has transformed operations at popular FEC Kokomo Joe’s. Here’s how the technology works
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Dec 2022
The highly-anticipated Pipeline surf coaster is coming to SeaWorld Orlando this spring. SeaWorld’s vice president of rides and engineering, Jonathan Smith, spoke to Planet Attractions about the project
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Oct 2022
Following a special panel session featuring some of the UK’s top theme park content creators, Planet Attractions joined Jack Silkstone, Sean and Jo Dyer, and Kieran Adams as they explored this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe in London
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Oct 2022
Convious showcased its digital engagement platform at this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe. The company’s managing director for the UK & Ireland, Andy Povey, tells Planet Attractions about everything the company has to offer
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Oct 2022
Leading experience designers Mather & Co have named Kim Kherlopian as the company’s new managing director. Planet Attractions caught up with him at this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe to find out more
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Oct 2022
IAAPA’s president and CEO, Hal McEvoy spoke to Planet Attractions about this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe, the industry’s post-Covid recovery, his retirement plans and more
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Oct 2022
WhiteWater brings a strong presence to each and every IAAPA Expo. The company’s chief marketing officer, Una de Boer, tells Planet Attractions about everything the company has to offer
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Oct 2022
IAAPA’s director, Global Communications, Caitlin Dineen, spoke to Planet Attractions at this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe about her new role and what goes into putting on an event of such magnitude
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Sep 2022
Family-friendly active free-roam VR experiences provider Spree Interactive showcased its technology at this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe. Co-founder and CEO Jonathan Nowak Delgado spoke to Planet Attractions at the show
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Sep 2022
Experiential design collective Conductr made its first appearance at an IAAPA show this year as part of the Experience UK stand in London. Planet Attractions spoke to co-founder and CEO Peter Cliff about the start-up and its plans for the future
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Sep 2022
The Giant - a mammoth moving attraction and exhibition - is coming to a city near you
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Aug 2022
Blurring the lines between an experiential art gallery, interactive theme park and detailed film set, Wake the Tiger is a new attraction that just opened its doors in Bristol, UK. We spoke to co-founder Graham MacVoy about the new attraction, dubbed the world’s first ‘Amazement Park’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Jul 2022
Planet Attractions travelled to Belgium recently to meet Peter van der Schans, IAAPA’s new executive director and vice president for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Here’s what he had to say
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 May 2022
Following the RWS acquisition of The Experience Department, Planet Attractions travelled to ted HQ to meet RWS CEO Ryan Stana and ted CEO Robin Breese-Davies to see what’s next following the landmark deal
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Apr 2022
Attractions.io’s Peter O’Dare explains how user segmentation is transforming the visitor experience for the better
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Mar 2022
Toronto Zoo is starting to undergo a major transformation. Its CEO Dolf DeJong spoke to Planet Attractions about the ambitious masterplan
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Jan 2022
A pair of highly anticipated John Wick and Now You See Me attractions are making their way to MOTIONGATE at Dubai Parks and Resorts. Planet Attractions spoke to FORREC’s Eric O’Rourke about the record-breaking new additions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 May 2021
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
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Mar 2021
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
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Mar 2021
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
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Mar 2021
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
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Mar 2021
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
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Klaus Sommer Paulsen | AdventureLAB | 29 Jan 2021
In the pandemic world, museums engaging with their audience through digital has become an essential process. Klaus Sommer Paulsen explores this evolution to and asks how it will define the museum of the future
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Jan 2021
Kept indoors by the global pandemic and missing Disney’s parks, this fan recreated the iconic fireworks show at home using a projector and a 3D printer
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jan 2021
Businessman Mario Celso Lopes is planning to transform the economic landscape of his hometown by building one of the largest waterparks in Latin America
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jan 2021
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
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Dec 2020
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
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Dec 2020
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Dec 2020
Ultraleap’s touchless technology could prove a game-changer for health-conscious attractions and their visitors.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020
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.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020
Disney’s strict costume rules at its parks led to a Disney fashion revolution. Lauren Heath-Jones finds out more.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020
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
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