Merlin news
31 Mar 2022
Merlin has confirmed that Legoland Korea Resort in the city of Chuncheon, the country’s first
18 Mar 2022
Merlin Entertainments has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to develop rides and experiences based
01 Mar 2022
Merlin Entertainments has acquired the operations and brand licenses for Cadbury World, the popular chocolate-themed
28 Feb 2022
The world’s first stand-alone Peppa Pig Theme Park has opened at the Legoland Florida Resort
26 Nov 2021
Two leading museum operators in the UK have partnered with an augmented reality specialist to
30 Aug 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed further details of the first ever stand-alone Peppa Pig theme park,
Operating at the extreme edge of performance, a race team requires every element and working
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
25 Mar 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed images of the new Gangsta Granny: The Ride at its Alton
EGYM has been pioneering the connected gym floor for more than a decade, partnering with
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
25 Mar 2020
Some attractions operators in Japan have started to reopen their doors to the public with
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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,
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
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