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10 Jul 2023
The Gröna Lund theme park in Stockholm, Sweden has reopened its doors 10 days after
17 Jul 2017
Spanish theme park Parque de Atracciones has launched an investigation after two trains collided on
02 Mar 2017
Merlin Entertainments has revealed its end of year results, with £1.43bn (US$1.76bn, €1.66bn) in revenue
14 Nov 2016
Alton Towers has announced that between 60 and 70 jobs are to go as the
30 Sep 2016
Merlin Entertainments enjoyed an 11 per cent revenue increase over the past year despite last
27 Sep 2016
Merlin Entertainments has been fined £5m (US$6.5m, €5.7m) after last year’s horrific Smiler crash at
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
26 Sep 2016
Merlin Entertainments has been to court today for health and safety breaches in relation to
26 Sep 2016
Alton Towers operator Merlin is due in court today for a verdict on the Smiler
06 Sep 2016
Last year’s Smiler accident at Alton Towers has had a notable impact on European theme
15 Aug 2016
The safety of attractions in the US has been pushed into the spotlight following a
29 Jul 2016
Merlin Entertainments is forecasting a boost in profits as a result of the fall in
27 Jun 2016
Nine children and two adults have been hospitalised after Scotland’s only inverted rollercoaster derailed and
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
26 Apr 2016
Following the guilty plea from Merlin Entertainments related to last year’s Smiler rollercoaster crash at
22 Apr 2016
Alton Towers owner Merlin Entertainments has pleaded guilty in court to breaking health and safety
25 Feb 2016
Merlin Entertainments has released its end of year results, showing generally robust earnings as pre-tax
12 Jan 2016
Alton Towers has confirmed plans to launch the UK’s first ever virtual reality rollercoaster, rebranding
04 Jan 2016
With Merlin bosses hoping to rekindle interest in Alton Towers after a poor summer, the
24 Nov 2015
A rollercoaster crash which seriously injured a number people, including two people who underwent leg
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11 Nov 2015
Alton Towers is to cut around ten per cent of its work force following a
17 Sep 2015
After suggesting that the rollercoaster crash that seriously injured four people in June could affect
11 Aug 2015
After costing parent company Merlin Entertainments around £50m (US$77.6m, €70m) in profits following the Smiler
27 Jul 2015
Merlin Entertainments has said the rollercoaster crash that seriously injured four people in June could
09 Jun 2015
A 17-year-old-girl – one of five hospitalised after the Smiler crash at Alton Towers –
08 Jun 2015
Alton Towers has reopened six days after a horrific accident on the park’s Smiler left
05 Jun 2015
Following the incident at Alton Towers, which saw a carriage full of people crash into
04 Jun 2015
Merlin Entertainments’ chief executive, Nick Varney, has said Alton Towers will remain closed until the
02 Jun 2015
Four people have been seriously injured in a collision between two carriages on Alton Towers’
04 Nov 2013
Alton Towers' new £18m Smiler rollercoaster was forced to shut down after some of the
11 Mar 2013
Alton Towers Resort has worked with researchers at New Scientist to ensure its news £18m
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