London Museum receives £20m gift, Roman artefacts from Bloomberg
London Museum has received £20 million and more than 14,000 Roman artefacts from US charitable organisation Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Bloomberg gift is the largest private donation and largest...
View ArticleDisney CEO Bob Iger gives update on theme park investments
Disney CEO Bob Iger has provided an update on how the company is “turbocharging growth” in its theme parks and experiences segment. Disney is spending $30 billion on its theme parks over the next...
View Article“Poo Zoo” project could help save endangered species from extinction
Researchers are exploring an innovative approach to saving endangered species by using animal dung as part of the “Poo Zoo” project. Poo Zoo focuses on extracting living cells from fresh faeces, which...
View ArticleHuss Park Attractions celebrates opening of Toxicator at Alton Towers
Huss Park Attractions, the German ride manufacturer, is celebrating the opening of Toxicator at Alton Towers Resort in the UK. Standing 78 feet high with a 16-foot elevated platform, the new ride is...
View ArticleFire at Walt Disney World’s Epcot caused by walk-in cooler
A blaze at Walt Disney World’s Epcot over the weekend was caused by a walk-in cooler that caught fire, a Disney representative has said. Parts of Epcot were evacuated on Saturday (22 March) after the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia’s AlUla project appoints chief of tourism and innovation
Afalula, the French government agency for the AlUla project in Saudi Arabia, has appointed Gwénaëlle Delos as its chief of tourism and innovation. Upon completion in 2035, AlUla will be the world’s...
View Articlen-gage.io set to sponsor AZA Mid-Year Meeting in Palm Springs, California
n-gage.io, a specialist in creating attractions management software for the visitor attractions and hospitality industries, has announced that it will be attending and sponsoring the AZA Mid-Year...
View ArticleAttractions.io app achieves 95% satisfaction at Kennedy Space Center Visitor...
Attractions.io, a leading creator of mobile visitor apps, has worked with the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to develop a new and improved mobile app, resulting in a 95% satisfaction rate and an...
View ArticleNational Medal of Honor Museum opens in Arlington, Texas
The National Medal of Honor Museum, a new museum that highlights Medal of Honor recipients, is set to open this week in Arlington, Texas. The museum debuts just west of Dallas on Tuesday (25 March)...
View ArticleUK attractions attendance remains lower than pre-pandemic levels
Attendance to UK attractions is still lower than pre-pandemic times, the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has revealed. ALVA has released the visitor figures of its members for 2024,...
View ArticleMad Systems awarded two more patents for Alice and Lory technologies
Mad Systems Inc., the award-winning audiovisual and interactive system designer and integrator, has been awarded two more US patents for its Alice and Lory technologies, namely U.S. Patent No....
View ArticleTop 17 museums in New York City
New York City’s cultural institutions and museums are both myriad and vast. For example, the Metropolitan Museum of Art showcases more than 5,000 years of art history, and the American Museum of...
View ArticleFalcon’s Creative Group launches season 8 of Experience Imagination podcast
Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc., a leader at the forefront of innovation in themed entertainment experiences, has announced the launch of season eight of Falcon’s Creative Group’s award-winning podcast,...
View ArticleTherme Group selects site in Washington, DC for new wellness destination
Therme Group has selected a site in Washington, DC for its first wellness and water park resort in the US. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced that Poplar Point, a 110-acre parcel of land on the east...
View ArticleFlight Club, Electric Shuffle operator plans 45 new venues over five years
Flight Club and Electric Shuffle operator Red Engine has announced plans for 45 new venues over the next five years. The company aims to open three to four owner-operated locations each year, and its...
View ArticleBlackpool’s Pleasure Beach closes rides due to rising costs
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has closed some rides for this year due to high inflation, high interest rates and “significant increases” in the minimum wage. The UK theme park has closed five rides – Eddie...
View ArticleWarrior Group delivers adventure learning project for Rubu’ Qarn Life Skills...
Warrior Group, a creator of world-class adventure experiences, has shared details of its project to design, develop and install a Low Ropes Course and Bouldering Wall at the Rubu’ Qarn Life Skills...
View ArticleSarner International continues collaboration with Science Museum Group
Sarner International, the leading experiential design expert, has shared details of its commission to deliver audiovisual design and integration for the newly opened Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and...
View ArticleHabo Index introduces a data-driven methodology for entertainment and sports
Habo, a consulting firm that provides strategic planning and market/consumer intelligence, is guiding sports, entertainment, tourism, and experiential organisations to align their creative vision with...
View ArticleBanijay just bought reality. Hope you weren’t using it
By Lou Pizante, The Experientialists For years, Banijay has dominated our screens — whether its Big Brother contestants self-destructing or Peaky Blinders make crime look stylish — making us laugh,...
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