Merlin news
30 Aug 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed further details of the first ever stand-alone Peppa Pig theme park,
14 Jul 2021
Merlin Entertainments has been busy with a raft of new openings and future project announcements,
27 Jun 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed plans to open a new Madame Tussauds in the heart of
22 Jun 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed plans to open a Legoland Discovery Centre in the Belgian capital
01 May 2021
In breaking news, HCM understands that David Lloyd Leisure's Glenn Earlam will move from his
27 Apr 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed the first images of the new multi-million-pound Lego Mythica: World of
07 Sep 2021
The best in class of the physical activity sector have been revealed at the ukactive
25 Mar 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed images of the new Gangsta Granny: The Ride at its Alton
12 Mar 2021
Peter Luger Steak House in New York has recruited in some unusual help to ensure
10 Mar 2021
Merlin Entertainments will open the first ever stand-alone Peppa Pig theme park at its Legoland
22 Feb 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed details of the new Croc Drop attraction, set to open at
03 Dec 2020
Legoland New York is finally set to open in 2021, after having to delay its
01 Apr 2020
Merlin Entertainments has announced that its upcoming Legoland resort in New York, US, will now
18 Aug 2021
Uptivo is an all-in-one digital solution for fitness clubs, fitness boutique studios and personal trainers
25 Mar 2020
Some attractions operators in Japan have started to reopen their doors to the public with
26 Feb 2020
Plans have been announced to establish the first sanctuary in North America for captive whales
04 Feb 2020
An opening date of 14 March 2020 has been announced for the enhanced Duplo Valley
30 Jan 2020
Chessington World of Adventures, the Merlin Entertainments theme park in Surrey, England is to open
13 Jan 2020
Emirates Old Trafford – the home ground of Lancashire County Cricket Club (LCCC) – has
07 Jan 2020
An immersive Octonauts experience is set to launch in June 2020 at Sea Life Shanghai,
09 Aug 2021
Power Plate has teamed up with Myzone to provide its community with new class experiences
24 Dec 2019
It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been
12 Dec 2019
UK theme parks have been advised to take action to prevent future deaths, following the
26 Nov 2019
Merlin Entertainments has teamed up with experiential design firm Holovis and ETF Ride Systems to
11 Nov 2019
Shanghai is to become a major theme park destination, with a proposed new Legoland park,
03 Oct 2019
Legoland New York is set to open its doors on 4 July 2020 and will
20 Aug 2019
Merlin has revealed plans for the largest new addition at its Legoland California resort since
01 Aug 2019
Theme park operator Merlin Entertainments has announced half-yearly results up to the end of June
08 Jul 2019
Gardaland has announced plans to open Europe's first Lego-branded waterpark, with the multi-million dollar development
28 Jun 2019
Global attractions giant, Merlin Entertainments, has been sold to the family behind toy firm Lego
24 Jun 2019
Two beluga whales from the Chang Feng Ocean World aquarium in Shanghai have completed a
10 Jun 2019
Picsolve, a provider of content capture, technology has launched Epic Selfie, the next generation of
Theme Index: Disney reigns supreme as attendance at major theme parks top 500 million for first time
22 May 2019
2018 was a landmark year for the themed entertainment industry, with the latest edition of
30 Apr 2019
Merlin Entertainments, the company that operates more than 50 Sea Life aquariums, says it hopes
29 Mar 2019
The innovative, £1bn Tottenham Hotspur stadium finally throws open its doors, Sport England's Active Lives
29 Mar 2019
The Dungeon attraction at Merlin’s Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire has now officially opened
26 Mar 2019
Alton Towers has launched a new experience for the 2019 season. Called the Alton Towers
04 Mar 2019
Merlin chief Nick Varney has revealed potential plans for a theme park development dedicated entirely
01 Mar 2019
European attractions operator Merlin Entertainments has reported growth in a number of areas of its
19 Feb 2019
UK VR agency Immotion has released details of its extended partnership with Merlin Entertainments. Following
14 Feb 2019
Crisis management and public relations were mixed with water and wildlife as more than 60
01 Feb 2019
Picsolve has announced a new five-year partnership with Merlin Entertainments, which will see the company
25 Jan 2019
A new theme park has opened in Sanya, Hainan Island, China, with the special distinction
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Life Fitness introduces Integrity SL, the next-generation LED console with intuitive functionality and digital connectivity
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Les Mills is launching a new digital network called
Les Mills Connect to help clubs build back better and
emerge from the pandemic with a stronger business
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Billed as the ‘2021 Experience Tour’, Egym has taken its
connected gym floor experience on the road around the UK
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Active IQ is launching courses to upskill fitness professionals
to work in social prescribing, extending the reach of the industry
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Running
Running booms when health clubs and gyms are closed.
Could this enthusiasm result in treadmill training
becoming the new spinning? Kath Hudson reports
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Andy Janes and Jamie Whisken explain the vision behind
R1SE Bournemouth, and why Technogym was their choice
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David Beckham
Global partner, F45
“This partnership with F45 is an exciting business venture for me”
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“We believe there’s space for another 30–40 David Lloyd clubs in the UK and we’ll build around two new clubs a year”
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Generations rarely have the opportunity to
reset public opinion and effect behaviour change
for good, but post-pandemic two unequal
movements with a lot in common will be the
focus of governments, says David Minton
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Booming membership sales, busy suburban clubs and members visiting during
the working day. Operators are reporting it’s good to be back. Kath Hudson finds
out what business has been like since the re-set button was pressed
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GLL is best known for running leisure
facilities on behalf of local authorities
across the UK, but a lesser-known
part of its remit is its GLL Sport
Foundation which supports Olympic
hopefuls. Liz Terry finds out more
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The Gym Group has taken its digital hybrid strategy full circle,
piloting in-gym workout pods and studios with its home workout
delivery partner, Fiit. HCM talks to the team driving the project
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Colin Waggett
CEO, Third Space“We first started talking to KSL over two years ago, so this was not a rushed partnership”
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Changes to DNA which occur during exercise give protection against a wide range of diseases, according to new research from the Univesity of Copenhagen
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How have consumers responded to the
end of lockdowns? Cesar Carvalho shares
some bounceback numbers with HCM
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