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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Jul 2024
A clay pigeon and a golden poo splat are the new logo for the rebranded London Museum, which is more than halfway through its multi-year, £437m move to Smithfield
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jul 2024
The Thailand Amusement and Attraction Parks Expo is coming back to Bangkok’s Impact Exhibition Center later this year, with the event acting as a key meeting point for Southeast Asia’s growing attractions sector
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Dark Ride Database | 22 Jul 2024
A new theme park has opened to the public in Jining China, with Glorious Orient the fourth such branded attraction to open from operator Fantawild
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jul 2024
Liseberg has announced the formal decision to rebuild its indoor water park Oceana after much of the attraction was destroyed following a fire earlier this year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Jul 2024
The London Science Museum has cut ties with oil giant Equinor after it was revealed the museum had voiced concerns over the energy giant's decarbonisation efforts
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Jul 2024
A fort-like structure built by the Nazi’s during World War II has undergone a €100m transformation to reopen as a green hotel, bar and events space complete with a rooftop public garden
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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 | 11 Jul 2024
Copenhagen’s tourist body is offering visitors to the Danish city the chance to pay for a variety of attractions in the city by completing a number of climate-friendly actions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Jul 2024
Failte Ireland has unveiled a five-year tourism development plan for the city of Kilkenny, with the nation’s smallest city aiming to drive and sustain tourism by improving its visitor experience
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jul 2024
An experience celebrating Premier League football club Liverpool has moved to Chengdu, with a trio of club legends welcoming the touring exhibition to its new location
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Jul 2024
As tourists continue to visit Japan in record numbers, many tourism businesses and attractions across the country are increasing prices, charging more for foreign visitors to enjoy certain products and experiences
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Jul 2024
Layered Reality, creators of the forthcoming immersive experience ‘Elvis Evolution’, have signed a strategic partnership with Technicolor Group, home of The Mill, to create a realistic Elvis avatar powered by artificial intelligence
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Jul 2024
Atomic Golf is a brand-new attraction in Las Vegas, with the sports entertainment venue utilising Christie technology to light up a series of virtual putting areas for a game of skill catering to both beginners and experts alike
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jun 2024
SeaWorld Orlando’s snowmobile-themed Penguin Trek has its opening date, with visitors able to meet real-life penguins alongside the family launch coaster experience
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jun 2024
Iceland is starting to feel the effects of over-tourism, with the country’s government planning to introduce a flexible tax to stem the effects of an influx of visitors to the island nation
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Jun 2024
Six Flags has taken its first step into the luxury hotel market, with the operator opening a new safari-themed hotel at its Great Adventure park in New Jersey
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Jun 2024
A major heritage attraction in China has found itself under scrutiny after installing timers above all of its public toilets in order to cope with an increase in visitor numbers
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Jun 2024
Netflix is set to create its first permanent attractions, with two immersive entertainment venues dedicated to the brand’s IPs to open in the US in 2025
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jun 2024
Universal’s new DreamWorks Land is now open for business alongside a range of new exciting new experiences at the operator’s Orlando parks
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jun 2024
The highly-anticipated Eden Project Dundee has received planning permission from councillors, meaning the £130m (US$165.3m, €153.5m) project can now go ahead
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2024
The French are famous for their cheese and now it’s being celebrated with the launch of a new cheese museum in Paris - the first in the country
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jun 2024
Gardaland's new drop and twist tower attraction - Wolf Legend - has opened to the public as part of a €14m investment into the Merlin-operated theme park in 2024
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jun 2024
Fiji’s tourism body has praised an initiative to promote environmental sustainability with BULA Reef - an ambitious coral nursery created to combat coral bleaching - expected to become a significant tourist attraction for the island nation
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Jun 2024
Simworx has teamed up with IP2 Developments and Mattel to launch a new Barbie-themed attraction at the Galleria Al Maryah Island lifestyle destination in Abu Dhabi
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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 | 06 Jun 2024
UK charity Guide Dogs has partnered with Warner Bros Studio Tour London in order to enhance the visitor experience for those with visual impairments and to create a best-in-class blueprint for other attractions to follow in the future
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Jun 2024
Nintendo is bringing its biggest brands to cities across the US this summer with a free-to-visit special touring event offering fans a chance to immerse themselves in a number of its most popular IPs
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Jun 2024
The Kursaal - home to the world’s first purpose-built amusement park - has been named in the Victorian Society’s annual list of endangered buildings in England and Wales
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 May 2024
Perth Zoo’s new playground has been recognised with an award celebrating Western Australia’s best landscape architecture
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 May 2024
Puy du Fou has debuted its first Asian attraction in Shanghai, China, with Triotech supplying seven dynamic platforms to help the operator produce its unique brand of immersive storytelling
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Stephanie Grant | Cultural Protection Fund | 28 May 2024
In a world affected by conflict, climate change and economic uncertainty, culture and cultural icons are under threat, but the British Council and its partners are leading projects across 19 countries to protect and preserve the world's cultural heritage. Stephanie Grant, director of the Cultural Protection Fund explains how this work is being done and why it is essential
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 May 2024
Following a star-studded VIP launch, Hyperia at Thorpe Park is now open to the public with the ride breaking a number of records including the UK’s tallest and fastest rollercoaster
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 May 2024
Christie technology is behind a new immersive experience in Beijing, China, with Wonderland Science Fiction Exploration Hall at the ZGC Science Fiction Industry Innovation Center taking visitors on two different sci-fi-themed space adventures
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 May 2024
Hallmark is launching its own immersive Christmas experience, with the themed event coming to Kansas City this holiday season
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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 | 15 May 2024
Lake Compounce has completed the second phase of the re-tracking of its popular wooden coaster Boulder Dash, with the ride now featuring more than 1,000ft of new track as well as a new train car
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 May 2024
WhiteWater has been named as the supplier to Qiddiya’s Aquarabia, with the company set to deliver a range of groundbreaking and record-breaking products to the under-construction attraction
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 May 2024
London’s Natural History Museum has announced its newly transformed gardens will open to the public this July
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 May 2024
Holovis’s 360Golf is on the rise with the company set to debut its largest-ever installation in the GCC region later this year. James Lodder, head of product at Holovis, speaks to Planet Attractions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 May 2024
Aquarabia is the latest major addition to Saudi Arabia’s Qiddya, with the under-construction waterpark project set to be the largest in the Middle East when it opens in 2025
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 May 2024
An ex-intelligence officer from Saudi Arabia has alleged that Saudi forces were instructed to use ‘lethal force’ against those resisting relocation as a result of the under-construction linear mega city The Line
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 May 2024
The German city of Bad Harzburg has a new dark ride addition, with its operator HarzVenture hoping the new attraction proves popular as tourists seek entertainment options during the winter months
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 May 2024
French theme park and zoo Le Pal is celebrating the launch of Fjord Explorer - its brand new Water Coaster ride from Mack Rides and BoldMove
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Planet Attractions | Dark Ride Database | 07 May 2024
Planet Attractions and Dark Ride Database have announced an exciting new partnership that will see the industry sources cross-promote various dark ride content across both platforms
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 May 2024
Nominations are now open ahead of this year’s highly-anticipated UK Theme Park Awards
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Aaron Mendelson | Vantage | 01 May 2024
How do you utilise different revenue strategies to maximise your park’s return on investment? Vantage’s Aaron Mendelson explains...
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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 | 24 Apr 2024
As Efteling makes moves towards carbon neutrality, the theme park operator has announced that its popular coal-powered trains are set to make the switch to electric energy
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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 | 22 Apr 2024
Attractions.io has expanded the capability of its technology with the launch of its new Indoor Mapping tool - a system designed to help map complex indoor spaces for visitors
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Apr 2024
Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros Studio Tour Hollywood have collaborated on a new tour experience taking visitors through the history of classic cinema on the Warner Bros lot
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Apr 2024
Chuck E. Cheese and the American Society for Deaf Children have partnered up on an initiative that aims to foster greater inclusivity for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Apr 2024
The record-breaking Bermuda Storm is one of the most impressive attractions in the world and it took a host of creative minds and companies from every corner of the globe to bring it all together. Here’s the story behind its creation
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Apr 2024
MSC Cruises has unveiled Cliffhanger - a new attraction coming to its upcoming World America vessel that will give riders a one of a kind of experience as they swing out 50m above the ocean
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Apr 2024
Space tourism has a new competitor, with company Halo Space unveiling its Aurora space capsule ahead of its first public flights in 2026
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Apr 2024
The event so bad the police were called is set to make its return, with Zach Galifianakis and the ‘sad Oompa Loompa’ Kirsty Paterson both set to appear in the reimagined version of the infamous Willy’s Chocolate Experience in Los Angeles later this month
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 05 Apr 2024
Simworx is expanding its business with a move into the sports entertainment sector, announcing a partnership with C360 View that will see the development of a ‘groundbreaking’ stadium viewing experience
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Apr 2024
Already the largest of its kind in Europe, here’s how the Signal light festival worked with Christie to bring the spectacle to life
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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 | 26 Mar 2024
Merlin Entertainments continues to focus on its attractions ‘mega clusters’ with the operator announcing its reacquisition of Orlando’s iconic giant wheel
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Mar 2024
Saudi Arabia’s mega-investment into its tourism and attractions industry continues with the kingdom announcing plans to open a world-first Dragon Ball theme park in Qiddiya City
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Mar 2024
English Heritage is testing body-worn cameras at four of the national organisation’s sites in an attempt to deter anti-social behaviour and crime, as well as to protect its staff during ‘confrontational situations’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Mar 2024
Mattel has announced plans to build a second US theme park, with Kansas set to feature attractions inspired by Barbie, Hot Wheels, Thomas & Friends and more
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Mar 2024
France’s Ampere Museum has uncovered a hidden gem in its reserves, with the only complete and authentic version of the Einstein-de Haas experiment set to go on display at the attraction in April
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Mar 2024
Aura: The Forest at the Edge of the Sky is among the outstanding projects to be recognised with a Thea Award, with the Weta Workshop celebrating its achievements in creating the multisensory retail experience
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Mar 2024
BoldMove’s expanded Smash and Reload formats, as well as its new Voodoo Festival IP will be a key focus for the company through 2024
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Mar 2024
Saudi Arabia’s tourism push is gaining momentum with more than US$13bn of private investment attracted by the kingdom’s ongoing spending spree
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Mar 2024
With the entertainment industry expected to contribute around US$23bn to Saudi Arabia by 2030, it’s no wonder that SEA Expo continues to grow at pace with the rapidly expanding market. Here’s what to expect for its sixth edition this May
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Mar 2024
Convious says it’s planning to unleash the power of dynamic pricing in 2024 with the company set to introduce new features designed to align with evolving consumer behaviour
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Mar 2024
The Smithsonian Institution will introduce a new policy on human remains that will see descendants or communities of origin able to decide what happens to their ancestors
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Mar 2024
Legoland Windsor’s Minifigure Speedway has been given the green light to open later this month
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Mar 2024
Triotech has a big year ahead, with the company’s year including new theme park openings across Asia, the Middle East and Europe
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Mar 2024
Alterface has a number of major projects and products set to launch in 2024, with its interactive technology utilised in the recently opened SpongeBob attraction at Circus Circus
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Mar 2024
From Circuit Breaker at Cotaland to Flight of the Wicked Witch at Warner Bros Movie World, Vekoma’s 2024 has been hailed as ‘unprecedented’ with the rollercoaster manufacturer set for a number of major project launches across the world in the coming year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Mar 2024
Specialists in media-based attractions, Simworx has a busy year on the cards in 2024 with a range of different projects set to be delivered worldwide
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Feb 2024
There’s a trend on social media that is seeing more and more virtual and AI influencers gain significant popularity, should you be using them to promote your attractions? Tom Anstey explores...
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Feb 2024
As staff at the Eiffel Tower continue to strike over the monument's management, France’s culture minister has suggested classifying the iconic building as a national monument, which would allow the state to help fund necessary works
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Feb 2024
WWE is offering the ‘ultimate’ five-day fan experience during the week of this year’s Wrestlemania, with WWE World offering a host of immersive experiences, exhibits and interactions this April
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Feb 2024
Fans of My Neighbor Totoro will finally get the chance to ride the iconic Catbus for real starting next month when a fleet of special vehicles make their debut at Japan’s Ghibli Park
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Feb 2024
Normandy’s historic D-Day landing beaches could finally be named a Unesco World Heritage Site with the cultural organisation now ready to consider a new application 80 years on from the event that marked the beginning of Europe’s liberation from the Nazis
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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
John Wick is the latest major IP to be announced for Las Vegas’s immersive entertainment district Area15, with the new experience taking visitors inside the world of the franchise as they navigate their own high-stakes action adventure
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Mather & Co | 16 Feb 2024
Gone are the days of stuffy and quiet museums. In today's world, people seek unique experiences, an escape from reality, and a place where they can immerse themselves and express their creativity. With this in mind, we have asked our designers about the trends that are currently shaping museums. Read on to discover their insights
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Erik Huijing | Pretwerk | 14 Feb 2024
Belgium’s Bellewaerde Park is investing €21m in a new themed land for 2024. Erik Huijing visited Mundo Amazonia ahead of its opening next month to get a behind the scenes look at the upcoming addition to the park
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Feb 2024
Saudi Arabia’s tourism push is hitting the rails with the country investing US$75m into an Orient Express-style luxury train that will travel to two of the Kingdom’s World Heritage Sites
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Feb 2024
Legendary professional wrestler Triple H has shared a first look at The Undertaker’s Graveyard Escape - an attraction coming to the all new WWE Experience, set to open this week in Riyadh
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Feb 2024
From waterpark suppliers and media specialists to creative designers, dark ride producers and operations specialists, Planet Attractions has gone to every corner of the globe to find out what’s hot in 2024
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Feb 2024
Work will soon start on a multi-million dollar development in North Dakota, with the Wave Waterpark Resort in Fargo, North Dakota, set to open in February 2026
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Feb 2024
Blenheim Palace has announced a ‘groundbreaking’ organic waste project that will act as a ‘major step’ towards such sites meeting net zero sustainability goals
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Feb 2024
With records for the tallest, fastest and longest rollercoaster all set to be broken by a single ride, it should give you an idea of the kind of thrills in-store for thrillseekers this year as we list 26 of the biggest coaster launches coming in 2024
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Feb 2024
A new trackless dark ride is coming to Cadbury World following Merlin’s acquisition of the popular British attraction, with Cadbury Chocolate Quest taking visitors on a journey to make a real bar of chocolate
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Feb 2024
Charity organisation Survival International has called on Prince Harry to ‘distance himself’ from African Parks and step down from its board, after allegations emerged accusing some of its guards of abuse against Indigenous people
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Feb 2024
BTS are on their way to the Philippines with an immersive exhibition dedicated to the K-Pop sensations set to make its debut in the country in May
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Jan 2024
The game changing Epic Universe has been dubbed Universal’s ‘most ambitious theme park yet’, with the operator offering a first official look at its fourth Orlando gate
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jan 2024
The Giant has its first location, with the mammoth moving attraction and accompanying exhibition set to open at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey, US, in 2025
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Jan 2024
Japanese authorities are fighting over tourism on Mount Fuji by announcing plans to introduce a toll and visitor cap on the World Heritage site’s most popular hiking trail
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Jan 2024
The American Heritage Museum has unveiled the restoration of a WWII-era German Deutsche Reichsbahn Rail Car in the first phase of a project aiming to develop a comprehensive permanent exhibit remembering the Holocaust
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jan 2024
Tom Hanks is bringing visitors to the moon and back with a new immersive experience co-written by the actor currently on show at London’s Lightroom
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Jan 2024
Nominations are open ahead of the sixth edition of the annual MENALAC Awards, with the event set to celebrate the best in class for leisure and attractions in the MENA region
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jan 2024
Melbourne’s Sea Life aquarium has undergone a major transformation, with the Merlin attraction’s Oceanarium undergoing an AU$9m redevelopment to turn it into the bioluminescent Night on the Reef exhibit
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 11 Jan 2024
An Australian natural heritage attraction will undergo a significant renovation project to protect the site and streamline the visitor experience
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jan 2024
A cultural attraction dedicated to China’s Great Wall will become a national museum when it reopens in 2025 following an extensive renovation
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Planet Attractions | 29 Dec 2023
Just a quick message from everyone at Planet Attractions to say thank you and to wish you a happy holiday
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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 | 20 Dec 2023
Orlando could be about to welcome a major new attraction, with Ocean Sports Development leading a US$45m (€41.1m, £35.6m) project anchored around a 52,000sq m (566,000sq ft) pool capable of producing artificial waves - the first of many planned for locations across the US.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Dec 2023
A new visitor attraction dedicated to Manchester City has opened its doors in Abu Dhabi, with the new City Challenge offering visitors a chance to show off their footballing skills through a range of immersive experiences
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Dec 2023
The English town of Bedford could be a surprising contender for Universal’s next theme park and resort development, with the operator confirming plans are ‘at the early stages’ for what would be a landmark attraction destination for the UK
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Dec 2023
Alterface is eyeing malls and FECs in China for its Action League Interactive Thrill Ride, after the company announced its first such attraction in the country is set to open at Suzhou Paradise Forest World in May next year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Dec 2023
Argentina no longer has a Ministry of Culture after its new President Javier Milei abolished the government office one day into his four year tenure
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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 | 12 Dec 2023
A major new addition is coming to Japan’s Yomiuriland, with the operator announcing plans to develop a nature-based Pokémon theme park at its home in Tokyo
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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 | 08 Dec 2023
A new attraction from developer HyperSpace has opened its doors in Riyadh, with the ‘digital theme park’ acting as a hybrid of content creation arena and videogame for its visitors
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Dec 2023
Legendary rock band Kiss have promised to ‘change music performance history’, after unveiling their own digital avatars and announcing a special stage show working with the likes of Thierry Coup, Industrial Light & Magic, and Pophouse Entertainment Group
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Dec 2023
You can now pass beyond the doors of the Hobbiton Movie set in New Zealand, with director Sir Peter Jackson behind the development of two ‘83% human size’ Hobbit holes for visitors to explore
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Dec 2023
Sansei Technologies has announced the acquisition of leading experience design firm Forrec, with the Japanese ride and equipment manufacturer promising to elevate the guest experience through the new partnership
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Dec 2023
Universal has unveiled the name of its upcoming children’s theme park and resort destination, with Universal Kids Resort set to open in Frisco in 2026
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2023
The soon-to-open Wisdome Stockholm at Tekniska Museet is the latest development as part of a national project to boost STEM activities and encourage sustainable construction methods across Sweden
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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 | 29 Nov 2023
Saudi Arabia has won a bid to host World Expo 2030 in Riyadh, with US$7.8bn set to be invested into building a site that focuses on ‘shaping a prosperous and sustainable future’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Nov 2023
Scruffy Dog and Sela have teamed up to produce Wonder Garden - an immersive experience offering ‘limitless creativity’ during Riyadh Season
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Gary Pope | Kids Industries | 24 Nov 2023
Kids Industries has created a range of immersive experiences such as Legoland’s Lego Mythica: World of Mythical Creatures. Its CEO, Gary Pope, shares his thoughts on the arrival of Netflix’s recently-launched ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ and how this reflects on the growing LBE market
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Nov 2023
Formula 1 and Tottenham Hotspur are joining forces to deliver a first-of-its-kind karting experience that will allow people of all abilities to feel as though they are part of an F1 Grand Prix
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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 | 30 Oct 2023
Intamin’s Lukas Spieldiener speaks to Planet Attractions on the launch of a number of immersive projects this year, with further such attractions also in the pipeline for 2024 and beyond
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Oct 2023
Bringing together some of the industry’s leading suppliers under one banner, the Attractions Technology Lab returns to Orlando next month to showcase a complete technical mock-up of a dark ride experience, with a behind the scenes look at how such an attraction comes to life
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Oct 2023
The Messi Experience - an immersive visitor attraction dedicated to global footballing megastar Lionel Messi - will open its doors in Miami in April next year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Oct 2023
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has debuted a brand new 3D digital display at its entrance, with a six minute show offering guests a look at the past, present and future of the US space programme
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Oct 2023
A major cultural attraction has opened its doors in Manchester, with the £210m Aviva Studios representing the largest investment in a national cultural project since the opening of Tate Modern in 2000
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Oct 2023
Attractions.io has partnered with Alton Towers to introduce an industry-first in-app dynamic lighting map to be utilised at the operator’s popular Scarefest and Ultimate Fireworks Spectacular events
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Oct 2023
A new free-roaming immersive Angry Birds experience has made its debut, with the Pigvasion sending players on a mission to recover stolen eggs from some villainous pigs
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Oct 2023
Morty - an experience app which describes itself as ‘the ultimate social copilot for you and your friends’ - has raised more than US$2.2m as the company expands operations into the haunted attractions market
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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
Bowling operator Lane7 has announced the launch of its largest site to date, with further plans to open its first location in the British capital and its first site overseas as the company continues to grow
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Oct 2023
The Association of Science and Technology Centers has announced the winners of this year’s Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Awards, with each recognised for their dedication to increasing the understanding of and engagement with science and technology among all people
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Oct 2023
A redeveloped shopping venue will soon become home to Immersive Fort Tokyo - an all new immersive theme park experience which its developers say will be the first of its kind
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Oct 2023
Seattle Aquarium is promising comic mischief following the launch of an Animal Crossing exhibit at the popular attraction with the Nintendo partnership running through to the end of the year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Oct 2023
Record numbers of retailers and visitors from France, Germany, Italy and Spain were in attendance at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), with this year’s event placing special emphasis on location based entertainment (LBE).
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Oct 2023
Intamin, Simworx and Vekoma are among the winners in this year’s Park World Excellence Awards, with 2023’s recipients named at a glamorous show in Vienna, Austria
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Oct 2023
One of the Isle of Wight’s most popular attractions is up for sale, with Robin Hill now on the market following a ‘prolonged period of financial turbulence’
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Sep 2023
Triotech has announced the launch of its latest project - a ‘next generation interactive dark coaster at Salt Lake City’s Lagoon Park
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 22 Sep 2023
RWS Global will in attendance at this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe to discuss major projects including the opening of the Hasbro City FEC, as well as several cruise line and resort partnerships
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Sep 2023
There’s a transformative shift happening when it comes to use of technology in attractions management. Anthony Palermo, co-founder of Connect&GO, spoke to Tom Anstey...
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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 | 14 Sep 2023
The Pokémon Company has announced an unusual collaboration that will see the popular Pokémon IP arrive at the Vincent Van Gogh Museum for a special event
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Sep 2023
Visitors to this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe will be able to walk away with a number of unique items and VIP experiences thanks to a charity auction to be held at the event in Vienna
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Sep 2023
The famous Italian city of Venice is set to tackle over-tourism with the introduction of a €5 a day entry fee for visitors to the Unesco World Heritage Site
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Sep 2023
A US$14.5m project, including a new planetarium, has been approved for the town of Spartanburg in South Carolina, US
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Sep 2023
The Great Wall of China has suffered ‘irreversible damage’ after two people dug a hole through the wall with an excavator to create a shortcut
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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 | 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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2023
Visit Carlsberg in Copenhagen, Denmark, is to reopen as Home of Carlsberg this December after undergoing extensive improvement works
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Aug 2023
The Gorman Museum of Native American Art will reopen next month with a celebratory weekend marking the institution’s 50th anniversary
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Aug 2023
The Museums Association has said ‘categorically’ that theft from collections is ‘incredibly rare, after more than 1,500 priceless artefacts were found to have been stolen from the British Museum
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Aug 2023
An exhibition inspired by hit-series Derry Girls has drawn a record number of visitors to Londonderry’s Tower Museum
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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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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 | 08 Aug 2023
French theme park and animal attraction Le Pal is celebrating its 50th year in 2023. Its CEO, Arnaud Bennet speaks to Planet Attractions on half-a-century of one of the country’s most popular offerings
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Aug 2023
Work is set to start on Bali’s highly-anticipated Paramount theme park, with the major development representing the largest of its kind for the Indonesian tourist destination
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Aug 2023
A new immersive experience showcasing the work of French impressionist painter Claude Monet is coming to London, UK
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 Aug 2023
London’s Horniman Museum has been awarded £5.7m by the National Lottery Heritage Fund for its Nature + Love project
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Aug 2023
Seven has announced the latest entertainment mega destination to come to Saudi Arabia following the breaking ground of its SAR1.3bn development in the city of Al-Madinah
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jul 2023
The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of Asfar - a new company designed to support the growth of the kingdom’s tourism sector
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jul 2023
Unesco says it’s deeply dismayed over an attack carried out by the Russian forces, which hit several cultural sites in the city centre of Odesa, while President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pledged retaliation for the act
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Jul 2023
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum has announced the public phase of a US$89m capital campaign to fund a complete transformation of the museum, its first significant renovation in nearly 40 years
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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 | 19 Jul 2023
Extreme flooding in northern India has seen water make it all the way to the walls of the Taj Mahal - the first time such an occurrence has happened in 45 years
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Jul 2023
The First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia has been granted US$22m in federal funding to turn the historic building into an interactive museum
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 Jul 2023
The proposed Eden Project Dundee attraction has begun the formal planning process after submitting a proposal of application notice to Dundee City Council
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Jul 2023
Kuwait is eyeing major investment in its domestic market, with plans to launch a sovereign investment fund, to accelerate the growth of its own economy
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Jul 2023
New York’s Strong National Museum of Play has reopened following a US$75m transformation, described as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to create a unique destination centred around play
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jul 2023
Meow Wolf’s The Real Unreal is a psychedelic playground for adults and kids alike and its about to open in Grapevine, Texas
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Jul 2023
In the midst of its global and domestic investment spree, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has declared a loss on investments of US$11bn for last year
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 12 Jul 2023
Merlin Entertainments has partnered with RAW Charging to install electric vehicle charging points at five UK attractions this summer
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jul 2023
Tokyo’s Hanayashiki theme park is set to introduce an array of new additions, with the 170-year-old theme park about to launch a number of new attractions and a new themed zone later this month
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 10 Jul 2023
The Sphere, MSG’s new entertainment arena in Las Vegas, US, was lit up for the first time this month as part of a pre-launch ahead of its official debut in September
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jul 2023
Engineering company Sanvik has used artificial intelligence to design a statue that draws on the styles of famous artists spanning three continents and 500 years, with the resulting work on display in Sweden’s Tekniska Museet
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Jul 2023
Atlantic City is celebrating the launch of its latest attraction - a US$100m world-class indoor waterpark on the City Boardwalk
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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 | 06 Jul 2023
Football could be coming home to Sheffield in the UK, following an application to develop an immersive football experience in a disused timber depot in the city
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Jul 2023
Registration is now open for this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe event, which is set to make its return to Vienna, Austria, in September
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 05 Jul 2023
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said that the UK and Greece should come to an agreement to share the controversial Parthenon Marbles currently on display at the British Museum
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Jul 2023
The finalists in this year’s UK Theme Park Awards have been announced, with Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventures and Blackpool Pleasure Beach among the major contenders in the running for this year’s top prize
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Jul 2023
Paradise Wildlife Park has welcomed KSI and The Sidemen to the animal attraction for a viral game of hide and seek
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jun 2023
Attractions.io is seeking to partner with new vendors on its guest experience platform, introducing new technologies to further enhance its overall offering
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jun 2023
Warner Bros and Neon are working in collaboration to develop a new contemporary art experience based on the world of Harry Potter
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 29 Jun 2023
The leaders of London’s National Portrait Gallery say the historic institution is now more accessible to all, with a complete reimagining of the attraction focused on increasing representation and inspiring people
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jun 2023
The Smurfs are making their way to the US in the form of an immersive touring location-based experience set to make its debut in 2024
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jun 2023
Lionel Messi is about to get his own touring attraction, with ‘The Messi Experience, A Dream Come True’ set to debut in the US in 2024
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jun 2023
All of Us Are Dead will be the first Korean horror series to make its way to a Universal park, after being announced for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Singapore
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jun 2023
The PIF-owned Red Sea Global has been announced as the sponsor of the Al-Ahli Football Club, also owned by PIF, in Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Pro League
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Jun 2023
Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has revealed plans to open three significant leisure and entertainment destinations over the next five years
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Jun 2023
A world-class surfing attraction, a velodrome and a sprawling urban park are among the features included in a major new development for Abu Dhabi
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Jun 2023
Morph has arrived in London for a wheelchair accessible public art trail, with the event to run until August in an effort to raise money for the children’s charity Whizz Kidz
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Jun 2023
Concerns have been raised after local government passed a bill allowing intensive irrigated strawberry farming on a World Heritage-protected wetland in Spain
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Jun 2023
Europa-Park has reopened following a major fire at the park earlier this week
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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
Open for the summer season, the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock has significantly expanded its outdoor waterpark with the addition of a lazy river, a new kids area, a swim up bar and more
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2023
Saudi Arabia is set to invest a further US$800bn on top of the US$1tn investment it has already made in tourism, with even more new projects set to come up in the kingdom over the course of the next decade
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2023
IAAPA Expo Asia has made its long-awaited return with the event in Singapore marking its first appearance in-person since 2019
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2023
A new visitor experience inspired by beloved British soap opera Coronation Street has opened in Manchester, UK
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jun 2023
MrBeast has released a new video which sees the world’s biggest YouTuber take over Royal Caribbean's gigantic Harmony of the Seas cruise ship
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jun 2023
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mark Wahlberg, Jaime Camil and Abraham Ancer are the figureheads for a star-studded promotional campaign for the upcoming Vidanta World theme park, which is set to open in its first phase later this year
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 12 Jun 2023
A new immersive visitor attraction will open its doors at the Dubai Mall later this year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Jun 2023
A new themed land has arrived at Kings Island, with Adventure Port taking visitors on a journey in search of an ancient lost city’s forbidden temple
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Jun 2023
A new VR cinema attraction that allows guests to observe a family group of endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda has opened at Zoo Atlanta
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Jun 2023
BT has launched an all-new experience in the UK that uses camera and HD projection to bring 360° content to life in a range of realities powered by 5G
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jun 2023
Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment is offering sub-zero temperatures to visitors in the UAE with the launch of its newest attraction - Snow Abu Dhabi
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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 | 05 Jun 2023
A new experience exploring space and featuring images from the James Webb Space Telescope has launched at Illuminarium Las Vegas
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 Jun 2023
A museum in the Netherlands has come under fire for cultural appropriation, after using the likeness of American rapper Nas’ in a Tutankhamun-inspired bust
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Jun 2023
Cairns Aquarium is on the hunt for a new investor, with Colliers appointed to seek expressions of interest for the popular Queensland attraction
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 31 May 2023
The Royal Commission for the ancient Saudi Arabian city of AlUla has approved plans for a new eco-luxury destination with its own museum
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 May 2023
Build-A-Bear is on the hunt for new partners in locations offering family experiences, with the company announcing a new partnership to bring its Workshops to all four of Kalahari’s US waterpark resort destinations
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 May 2023
Donald Finley, owner of the Bayville Adventure Park on Long Island, New York, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining US$3m in Covid relief funding to buy himself a house
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 May 2023
Triotech has been selected to supply interactive dark rides for Saudi Arabia’s upcoming Transformers attractions
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 May 2023
The former home of both George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix has reopened to the public in London following a two-year, £3m renovation
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 May 2023
SeaWorld and Miral are celebrating the launch of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi - the first SeaWorld-branded attraction to open in more than thirty years and the first to open outside the US
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 May 2023
UN experts have expressed alarm after three people evicted from homes to make way for Saudi Arabia’s The Line, now face the death penalty
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 23 May 2023
Merlin’s Scott O’Neil and Sony’s Jeffrey Godsick have hinted at the use of further Sony IPs in Merlin attractions following the launch of World of Jumanji at Chessington World of Adventures in the UK
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 May 2023
Five cultural institutions are in the running for this year’s Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 May 2023
A new exhibition celebrating and exploring the life and times of iconic English footballer Paul Gascoigne has opened its doors in London
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 19 May 2023
Universal Orlando has revealed details and renderings of its upcoming Minion Land, with the hotly-anticipated attraction set to open to the public this summer
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 May 2023
Global attractions association IAAPA has launched its 2022-2026 Global Theme and Amusement Park Outlook report, with the research forecasting a 7% increase in attendance at North American theme parks
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 12 May 2023
Digital agency Rubber Cheese has teamed up with attractions management platform Convious to launch the 2023 edition of its Visitor Attraction Website Report. The survey was launched during this year’s Museums + Heritage Show
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 May 2023
A Fjordarium with a literal window to the ocean is at the heart of a proposed development in Oslo, with the plans forming ‘an important part of the regeneration and conservation of the fjords of Norway’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 May 2023
Attractions.io has teamed up with the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to develop a brand new experience platform for guests of the popular destination
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 11 May 2023
The Nerja Caves has launched a new VR experience that allows visitors to access parts of the caves that have previously been closed to the public
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 May 2023
A major Transformers attraction is planned for Seven’s upcoming entertainment destination in Riyadh, with plans for two further attractions in the kingdom as Saudi Arabia’s PIF continues to expand its entertainment offerings
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 May 2023
An official location tour dedicated to hit BBC series ‘Call the Midwife’ has opened at The Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent, UK
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 Apr 2023
Pembrokeshire County Council has approved plans to transform a grade II-listed prison in Haverfordwest, Wales, into a visitor attraction
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Apr 2023
Audubon Aquarium will reopen in June following a major renovation project that creates a combined experience with the newly-relocated Audubon Insectarium
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Apr 2023
Chester Zoo is set to host "Planet Shark: Predator or Prey," a touring exhibition dedicated to sharks. Taking visitors through 310 million years of shark evolution, the immersive experience debuts in May
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Apr 2023
Nassau Cruise Port in the Bahamas is scheduled to reopen next month following a US$300m renovation targeting increased visitor numbers and an enhanced visitor experience
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Apr 2023
A new blockbuster exhibition based on hit CBBC show Operation Ouch! will open at the Science and Industry Museum (SIM) in Manchester, UK, in July
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Apr 2023
You can hear Avenged Sevenfold’s upcoming Life Is But A Dream early thanks to a 360º Immersive Album Experience coming to AREA15 in Las Vegas next month
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Apr 2023
With the attractions and cruise industries seemingly closer than ever before, RWS CEO Ryan Stana speaks to Planet Attractions about what that means and the steps we can take to bring these two powerhouses under one metaphorical roof
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 22 Apr 2023
Work has started on a new agriculture museum dedicated to cannabis in Atlantic City. The museum is one of several marijuana-themed projects greenlit by the city in the hopes of attracting a new wave of ‘weed tourists’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Apr 2023
A first-of-its kind offering will make guests feel like they’re at the heart of the action during live UFC events, with Cosm’s ‘shared reality’ spectacles set to transform the way we watch live sporting events
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Apr 2023
A major museum dedicated to William Shakespeare will be built on the foundations of the theatre where the famed playwright hosted some of his first works
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Apr 2023
Sega Sammy Holdings has agreed a deal to acquire Rovio, with Sega aiming to accelerate its mobile gaming capabilities while also acquiring a powerful IP in the world of entertainment
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