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06 Aug 2025
A private luxury retreat – called Here, Maldives – will open in December this year,
10 Mar 2025
Immersive performance and hospitality company The Lost Estate has appointed former Merlin chief development officer
08 Nov 2024
The Bear Grylls Adventure activity site in Birmingham’s NEC Centre, UK, is set to close
27 Jul 2023
Merlin Entertainments has launched a new global conservation programme across its portfolio of Sea Life
11 Jan 2023
SeaWorld will open a new Arctic Rescue coaster at its San Diego theme park in
05 Dec 2022
Merlin Entertainments has named Fiona Eastwood as chief operating officer for its midway attractions and
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
15 Nov 2022
Merlin Entertainments, the UK-based global attractions operator which is second only to Disney in size,
14 Oct 2022
Sea Life Paris Val d'Europe in France has launched an educational, gamified app. The Sea
12 Sep 2022
Merlin Entertainments has secured a contract to operate Blackpool Sandcastle, the UK's largest indoor waterpark.
14 Jul 2021
Merlin Entertainments has been busy with a raft of new openings and future project announcements,
25 Mar 2020
Some attractions operators in Japan have started to reopen their doors to the public with
04 Feb 2020
The final retail and dining offerings are due to open next month the vast American
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
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
11 Nov 2019
Shanghai is to become a major theme park destination, with a proposed new Legoland park,
03 Oct 2019
The Mississippi Aquarium has announced an opening date of 30 April 2020. Currently under construction
01 Aug 2019
Theme park operator Merlin Entertainments has announced half-yearly results up to the end of June
28 Jun 2019
Global attractions giant, Merlin Entertainments, has been sold to the family behind toy firm Lego
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24 Jun 2019
Two beluga whales from the Chang Feng Ocean World aquarium in Shanghai have completed a
30 Apr 2019
Merlin Entertainments, the company that operates more than 50 Sea Life aquariums, says it hopes
04 Mar 2019
Merlin chief Nick Varney has revealed potential plans for a theme park development dedicated entirely
19 Feb 2019
UK VR agency Immotion has released details of its extended partnership with Merlin Entertainments. Following
01 Feb 2019
Picsolve has announced a new five-year partnership with Merlin Entertainments, which will see the company
27 Nov 2018
The Staten Island Zoo in New York, US, has reopened its aquarium following a US$9.2m
02 Aug 2018
Merlin chief executive Nick Varney has reiterated the company's stance on cetacean captivity, as it
02 Aug 2018
The first half of the year has been a mixed bag for Merlin, with the
31 Jul 2018
Merlin Entertainments has partnered with Jutexpo, a creator of ethically-produced bags, to develop a line
08 Jun 2018
German attractions manufacturer Huss Park Attractions has announced that it will be opening its first
18 May 2018
The all-villa Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi has opened on the Shaviyani Atoll in the
14 May 2018
Spanish football giant FC Barcelona has reached a deal to open a number of Barça-themed
08 Mar 2018
The highly anticipated Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island – the only resort on
06 Oct 2017
Merlin Entertainments is considering a bid for SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, according to an increasing
13 Sep 2017
As Disney reopens its Florida attractions following Hurricane Irma, the operator has announced that it
07 Aug 2017
New additions to its portfolio and strong performances from its Lego attractions have boosted revenues
10 Jul 2017
Picsolve has collaborated with Merlin Entertainment on its newest attraction, Little Big City, Berlin. Little
23 Jun 2017
Queue management specialist, Tensator has signed a contract with the Emirates Air Line cable car.
11 Jan 2017
Thorpe Park has named Dominic Jones as its new divisional director, with Merlin’s former head
10 Oct 2016
Orlando’s theme parks reopened this weekend after the force of Hurricane Matthew left the majority
23 Sep 2016
A 200,000sq ft (18,500sq m) aquarium – part of a US$175m (€155.5m, £133.8m) leisure complex
15 Sep 2016
Nickelodeon has unveiled plans to build the largest indoor amusement park in the western hemisphere
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