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Read the top stories from Planet Attractions this week
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Dec 2020
An 18m moving Gundam robot has gone on display in Yokohama Credit: AFP
We’re in the holiday season and 2020 is coming to a close, but not quite. Here are the top stories on Planet Attractions this week.
Japan builds 25-tonne moving Gundam robot
Only in Japan could you find a life-sized Gundam Robot.
The giant robot, which measures 18m (60ft) tall and weighs 25 tonnes, is a new visitor attraction about to open at the Yamashita Pier in Yokohama, Japan.
Set for launch on December 19, the robot has 24 points of articulation and is the main attraction for Gundam Factory Yokohama - an experience based on the popular 1970s anime series Mobile Suit Gundam.
See it in action here
Innovation from limitation: How Holovis took 2020 by the horns and ran with it
With the world very different now to what it was just one year ago, one company that has managed to pivot into the ‘new normal’ is immersive and mixed-reality solutions provider Holovis.
The company has worked with names including Merlin Entertainments and Universal in 2020, and it’s got grand plans for 2021.
Hear from company CEO, Stuart Hetherington here.
Meet the nominees for the 2020 Clamshell Awards
The Clamshell Awards from Cupcakes & Coasters were created to recognise content creators and influencers within the theme park community.
With voting taking place through the week, we took a look at the content creators shortlisted from a list of more than 200 nominations.
The 23 shortlisted nominees have been selected over 12 categories. See part one here and part two here.
Europe’s 12 most endangered heritage sites
Representing citizens' organisations that work on safeguarding Europe's cultural and natural heritage, heritage lobbying organisation Europa Nostra has named the 12 most threatened heritage sites in Europe.
The 12 endangered heritage sites were shortlisted by an international Advisory Panel, comprising experts in history, archaeology, architecture, conservation, project analysis and finance.
The selection, says the organisation, was made on the basis of the outstanding heritage significance and cultural value of each of the sites as well as the danger that they are facing.
See them here.
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