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28 Nov 2024
Fiona Eastwood, COO of Merlin Entertainments, has been announced as interim CEO, following the departure
07 Jun 2023
Scott O'Neil has revealed that data will play a major role in attractions giant Merlin's
18 May 2023
Delegates from across Europe and the US gathered from 3-5 May 2023 for the Themed
18 Nov 2022
The first-ever Real Madrid-themed experience is set to open in Dubai next year. A partnership
25 Mar 2020
Some attractions operators in Japan have started to reopen their doors to the public with
21 Dec 2019
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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
16 Oct 2019
The world's longest rollercoaster at sea will be included in an on board theme park
30 Sep 2019
Two people have died and others have been injured after a rollercoaster derailed at La
10 Sep 2019
At this year's IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE), formerly the Euro Attractions Show, Zamperla will be
17 Jul 2019
The owners of Lost Island Waterpark, in Waterloo, Iowa, US, have announced plans to augment
18 Jun 2019
ITEC Entertainment is developing a major new theme park in China based on video gaming,
04 Mar 2019
The government of Queensland, Australia, has announced a number of new regulations for any visitor
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03 Oct 2018
IAAPA has inducted four members into its prestigious Hall of Fame (HOF), with Eugenius Birch,
16 Jun 2018
A new theme park based on the adventures of Belgian comic strip character Spirou has
01 Jun 2018
Six Flags continues to make its mark on China, with the operator announcing plans for
03 May 2018
Cedar Fair CEO Richard Zimmerman is leaning on new ride developments to buoy the company's
25 Apr 2018
Off the back of a record financial start to the year, Six Flags has announced
10 Jan 2018
A new technology utilising eye tracking and brain sensors has been named most innovative virtual
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
19 Sep 2017
Merlin Entertainments has revealed plans to introduce a high-adrenaline virtual reality (VR) experience to rollercoasters
01 Sep 2017
Luxury goods giant LVMH have announced a €60m (US$71.4m, £55m) plan to turn Paris’s 19th-century
29 Aug 2017
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is inviting its members to explore an abandoned Berlin theme
04 Aug 2017
Cedar Fair has promised significant investment into the operator’s attractions portfolio in 2018, with the
13 Jul 2017
Croatia’s first major theme park will open its doors this weekend, with the €12m (US$13.7m,
26 Jun 2017
The owner of Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark is in the early stages of developing a masterplan for
01 Jun 2017
At Cedar Fair’s Kings Island, Holovis has created a multilayered story-driven pre-show for the newly
04 Jan 2017
Mixed-reality firm Holovis is teaming with ride manufacturer S&S - Sansei Technologies to develop the
13 Dec 2016
Plans for a US$750m (€707m, £590m) Lionsgate theme park in Georgia, US, have collapsed after
03 Nov 2016
A Native American tribe has announced plans for a US$241m (€217m, £194m) theme park and
27 Sep 2016
New research has found an unconventional solution to clearing painful kidney stones – riding Disney
27 Jul 2016
Six Flags has reported a doubling of income from its global franchising push as one
08 Jun 2016
Six Flags has approved plans allowing the theme park operator to repurchase US$500m (€440.9m, £343m)
17 May 2016
The new £9m (US$13m, €11.4m) Lost Kingdom zone at Paultons Park opened to the public
13 May 2016
IAAPA has identified several trends for the year ahead, pinpointing VR rollercoasters, 3D/4D immersion, guest
13 Apr 2016
Ground has been broken on Croatia’s first major theme park development, with the €25m (US$28.5m,
18 Mar 2016
The designer of Alton Towers’ new virtual reality rollercoaster – the first to come to
03 Mar 2016
Six Flags has announced plans for Superman-themed virtual reality coaster experiences to debut at its
01 Mar 2016
Attendances and revenues at SeaWorld attractions during 2015 were reported as almost the same as
15 Jan 2016
Fun Spot America has set out a 10-year masterplan for a major expansion of its
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
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