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21 May 2026
The UK government has announced a temporary reduction in VAT on visitor attractions
30 Sep 2025
German rollercoaster designer and manufacturer Maurer Rides is installing what it describes as the world’s
31 Mar 2025
Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, US, is gearing up to launch
05 Mar 2024
Formerly known as Gantner Ticketing, Vintia is a state-of-the-art ticketing and booking solution for the
14 Feb 2024
A fire has destroyed part of the new water world, Oceana, at Liseberg in Sweden,
02 Nov 2023
Two iconic theme park operators, Cedar Fair and Six Flags, have confirmed they are merging.
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10 Jul 2023
The Gröna Lund theme park in Stockholm, Sweden has reopened its doors 10 days after
17 Apr 2023
Warner Bros. has revealed the opening date for its Harry Potter studio tour in Japanese
02 Feb 2023
Carowinds theme park in North Carolina, US, has launched year-round operations this month (January 2023).
13 Oct 2021
The Harry Potter studio tour attraction, planned for the Japanese capital city Tokyo, will span
06 Aug 2021
Red Raion, the CGI studio specialised in media-based attractions, has announced its partnership with the
29 Jul 2021
As the leisure and attractions industry continues to recover and look to the future, IAAPA,
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14 Apr 2021
Skånes Djurpark zoo in southern Sweden is launching a glamping experience for guests this year.
30 Mar 2021
In August 2020, Warner Bros announced plans to open a Harry Potter Studio Tour in
02 Feb 2021
Omega Mart, a permanent visitor attraction and art installation built by Meow Wolf, is set
25 Nov 2020
Three visitor attraction veterans – Tony Baxter, Greg Hale and Mats Wedin – have been
30 Sep 2020
Ride specialist BoldMove and Triotech, a developer of multi-sensory interactive attractions, have announced a partnership
30 Sep 2020
Triotech has announced a breakthrough alliance with Benoit Cornet and Bold Move to bring a
25 Aug 2020
Warner Bros. has revealed plans to develop a Harry Potter studio tour attraction in Japanese
25 Mar 2020
Some attractions operators in Japan have started to reopen their doors to the public with
24 Mar 2020
IAAPA's president and CEO, Hal McEvoy, has urged the US government to support the attractions
15 Jan 2020
Financial assistance from the Hong Kong government is expected to help the territory's theme park,
09 Jan 2020
A US$22m (€19.8m, £16.9m) "Treetop Trail" built on a former monorail track, a nature-based preschool,
06 Jan 2020
Galaxyland, the amusement park set inside West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada, is undergoing a
03 Dec 2019
Super 78 Studios, a media-based attractions design firm based in Los Angeles, has partnered with
26 Nov 2019
Cartoon Network has revealed plans to open a new, immersive hotel experience to the public
19 Nov 2019
The development of a global safety standard for the attractions industry is high on the
11 Nov 2019
North American theme park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which owns and operates 11 amusement
11 Nov 2019
Arabian Dream Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of Triple Five Worldwide, which owns the three largest
16 Sep 2019
At this year's IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE), formerly the Euro Attractions Show, Huss Park Attractions,
16 Sep 2019
Providing guests with more of what they want – this is the rationale behind Coney
12 Aug 2019
Following 25 years of service, Matthias Li, chief executive of Hong Kong attraction Ocean Park,
07 Aug 2019
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which owns and operates 11 amusement parks and five water parks
17 Jul 2019
The owners of Lost Island Waterpark, in Waterloo, Iowa, US, have announced plans to augment
16 Jul 2019
Two people have been killed and 15 seriously injured in India, following an accident at
15 Jul 2019
A new record-breaking ride dedicated to American Football team the Pittsburgh Steelers has come to
09 Jul 2019
The Granby Zoo in Quebec, Canada, has expanded its attration offering to include Triotech's XD
18 Jun 2019
ITEC Entertainment is developing a major new theme park in China based on video gaming,
10 May 2019
Registration is now open for the newly-renamed IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE), with this year's European
17 Apr 2019
Amusement ride safety, visa exchange visitor programmes and drone operation restrictions were among the key
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at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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