News | 24 Nov 2009

Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa in Australia

In the Natural World Heritage region of the Blue Mountains in Australia, the first luxury resort from the Emirates Group opened outside of Dubai this autumn: the Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa. Nature conservation and the protection of species also play (...) read more

News | 21 Nov 2009

SEA LIFE Aquarium for Phoenix

  The Merlin Entertainment Group plans the construction of a 15-million dollar Sea Life Aquarium at Phoenix / Arizona, USA. The 26,000-square feet facility will be one of three new Sea Life Aquariums scheduled to be opened in 2010 in the US. Twelve (...) read more

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News | 13 Nov 2009

Vitam’Parc Opens in France

  Southwest of Geneva in France’s Département Haute-Savoie is the peaceful town of Neydens, where the official grand opening of the new Vitam’Parc was held on the 19th of October after a good three years of construction.  The 70-million euro (...) read more

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News | 07 Nov 2009

ANC Holdings Takes Stake in Amusement Whitewater

  The Dubai-based company ANC Holdings has taken a majority stake in Amusement Whitewater, a regional leader in design, supply and execution of themed environments. AWW has been involved in important projects such as “The Lost City” in South-Africa, (...) read more

News | 05 Nov 2009

KidZania to Be Turned into Global Brand

The first KidZania theme park was founded by the Mexican entrepreneur Xavier Lopez Ancona in Mexico City in 1999. The park’s concept is based on role-playing for kids from ages two to 12. KidZania is a replica of a designed city in which children (...) read more

News | 02 Nov 2009

A Horse for England

Tentatively scheduled to start in 2012, passengers traveling via Eurostar along the historic route from Paris or Brussels to England will see an astonishing sight: A 50 meter-tall white horse will then be erected as a part of the residential (...) read more

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News | 29 Oct 2009

30 Years Rapids Water Park

In 1979 Rapids Water Park at Palm Beach / USA opened on an area of five acres and with only one ride – Old Yellar. Today the park has been increased in size up to 25 acres and by now offers 29 water slides to its guests. The most popular attractions (...) read more

News | 26 Oct 2009

Spain: Over 20,000 Swimming Pools in 2009 Alone

  According to a study commissioned by Salón Piscina Barcelona and information supplied by the trade organizations ASOFAP (Spanish Association for the Manufacture of Equipment, Chemical Products and Swimming Pool Designers) and ATEP (Spanish (...) read more

News | 23 Oct 2009

Hello Kitty Theme Park in China

  According to Chinese media, a Hello Kitty theme park is to be built in Huzhou, two hours away from Shanghai, in June 2013. During Zhejiang Investment & Trade Symposium, a foreign economic and trade event, an investment agreement with Sanrio, the (...) read more

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News | 21 Oct 2009

Ruhr Valley Derby for German Football Museum

At the end of April a derby between Gelsenkirchen and Dortmund took place as usual, but this time not in a football stadium. The DFB (German Football Confederacy) called a special congress in Duesseldorf to decide on a site for the new museum. (...) read more

News | 19 Oct 2009

Austria: “Fix & Foxi”-Theme Park for Kärnten

According to Austrian media reports, the widow of Rolf Kauka, the originator of the “Fix & Foxi” comic book series, is now planning an authentic replica of the Fix & Foxi village in the Hermagor-Presseger Lake resort area.  According to the reports (...) read more

News | 16 Oct 2009

Lego Fever hits Hollywood

  Hollywood is planning to shoot a Lego film. There is talk of a film being shot completely in a Lego world. Producer Dan Lin will use both animation and real film as part of this creation. Filming preparations are already underway. (eap) read more

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News | 15 Oct 2009

Desert Louvre, Abu Dhabi

  The “desert Louvre” is a museum complex on Saadiyat (“Happiness”) island, 500 metres off Abu Dhabi, scheduled to be completed in 2013. 400 million euros have to be paid by the capital of the UAE within a 30-year agreement between Abu Dhabi and (...) read more

News | 13 Oct 2009

Happy Birthday, Roland Mack!

  More than 2,200 guests came to the Europa-Park Arena yesterday in order to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Roland Mack, founder and owner of the popular theme park. Well known guests from the sectors of politics, business and showbiz celebrated (...) read more

News | 12 Oct 2009

4D-King Kong at Hollywood

  During the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood in summer 2010, King Kong can be experienced as a 4-D multi-sensory attraction. The new attraction is based on the Oscar-winning Universal Pictures film production from 2005. Guests will be (...) read more

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News | 11 Oct 2009

Expansion Plans at Disneyland Hong Kong

  The Walt Disney Company and the Hong Kong government agreed some weeks ago on a major expansion of Disneyland Hong Kong. Being the world’s smallest Disneyland, the park has been criticized of not offering enough attractions. Moreover, since its (...) read more

News | 10 Oct 2009

Heliopolis/Egypt: Alterface opens 25th Desperado

With the opening of the Desperados at Heliopolis, near Cairo, the Belgian company Alterface will install for the first time one of its interactive adventures in Africa. This installation will be the 25th of its kind worldwide. The new facility will (...) read more

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