Connect&GO celebrates inclusion in 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Connect&GO, a leading global provider of integrated technology and RFID solutions for the attractions industry, has been named in the prestigious 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 ranking of the...
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Te Nukuao Wellington Zoo: inside the world’s first carboNZero certified zoo
Wellington Zoo is New Zealand’s first Zoo and Wellington’s oldest conservation organisation, caring for animals since 1906. A charitable trust, it is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association...
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Universal’s UK theme park could mean “dramatic change” for tourism
Universal Destinations & Experiences’ proposed theme park near Bedford in the UK could result in a “dramatic change” to tourism in the region and beyond. Plans for a theme park in the UK were...
View ArticleLiseberg to open new family thrill ride in spring 2025
Swedish amusement park Liseberg has announced a new family thrill ride called ‘Kraftverket’ to open in spring 2025. Kraftverket, which means ‘the power house’, is currently being constructed in the...
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CAP.Co celebrates Thea Award success for Windsor Great Park Adventure Play
Creating Adventurous Places (CAP.Co), the adventure play specialist, is celebrating the success of Windsor Great Park Adventure Play, which has been named as a recipient in this year’s Thea Awards for...
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Association for Cultural Enterprises promotes purposeful gifting with Museum...
The Association for Cultural Enterprises, a charity and trade body for the arts, heritage, and cultural sector, is encouraging purposeful shopping this holiday season with Museum Shop Sunday, which is...
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Airbnb ‘Gladiator’ experience at Colosseum criticised by Italian officials
Airbnb is offering a new immersive experience inspired by Gladiator II at the Colosseum in Rome – but it’s facing criticism from Italian officials. The Airbnb listing is hosted by Lucius, played by...
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Raby Castle adds new visitor experiences to expanding offering
Raby Castle near Staindrop in County Durham has added a new deer safari and moorland tour to its expanding portfolio of visitor experiences. The deer safari and moorland tour join Raby Castle’s other...
View ArticleAquarium Conservation Partnership endorses National Strategy to Prevent...
Aquarium Conservation Partnership (ACP), a coalition of aquariums and zoos for aquatic conservation, has issued a statement celebrating the release of the United States Environmental Protection...
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Brogent Technologies announces partnership with Niagara Parks
Brogent Technologies Inc., a leading manufacturer of media-based attractions, has entered into a new collaboration with Niagara Parks to launch an innovative flying theatre attraction in 2025. The new...
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Disneyland Paris unveils World of Frozen progress in first-look images
Disneyland Paris has shared first-look images of the World of Frozen construction site, unveiling the new land’s rising buildings aptly covered in snow. The French theme park wrote on Instagram...
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IAAPA Expo 2024 saw record attendance & industry innovations
IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, is celebrating last week’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando. The event drew 41,429 attendees and 37,066 verified attendees from around the globe. This...
View Article$3bn Land of Legends theme park under construction in Qatar
Ground has been broken on the new $3 billion Land of Legends theme park in Qatar, set to be one of the largest in the Middle East. The new theme park is a partnership between FTG Development and real...
View ArticleSafari Thatch announces turnkey services from Safari Design & Construction
Safari Thatch, a leading supplier of thatch, bamboo, and other tropically themed architectural materials, has announced the full range of turnkey services provided by its design-build company, Safari...
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Storyland Studios announce plans for largest sports entertainment destination...
Storyland Studios, a global experience design and strategy firm with offices and staff across the US and Europe, has revealed plans to create the biggest sports entertainment destination in the US at...
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Disney World moving Muppets to make room for Monsters, Inc. land
Walt Disney World in Florida is relocating the Muppets at Disney’s Hollywood Studios to make room for its new Monsters, Inc. land. As we already know, Disney’s Hollywood Studios is getting a new land...
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Longwood Gardens launches $250 million transformation of 17 acres
Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania has unveiled its new $250 million ‘Longwood Reimagined’ expansion. More than three years in the making, Longwood’s transformation of 17 acres of...
View ArticleBattleKart announces launch of new London St Albans location
BattleKart, an experience that combines a physical driving experience with dynamic AR projection mapping, has announced the launch of BattleKart London St Albans. The new centre will open to the...
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WAZA 2024: transforming the global zoo & aquarium community for 2050
By Tania Kahlon, The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Over 250 global conservation leaders joined the 79th WAZA Annual Conference at Taronga Zoo Sydney, held from 3 – 7 November 2024. The...
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Meet the Lund brothers: Norway’s kings of fun
Hákon Lund is the owner and ‘master of fun’ at Lund Gruppen and the current Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) chairman of IAAPA. The group has its headquarters at Kongeparken (King Park) near the...
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