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ALVA figures show Scotland growing fastest The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) announced its latest visitor figures for 2016, which show that 66.9m people – more than the total population of the UK – visited attractions in London while Scottish attractions had the greatest increase of 15.6% and overall 130,248,728 visits were made to the top 241 ALVA sites in the UK. The […] |
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FEATURE: Bumper issues Our US correspondent, Sharon Harris, ponders the popularity of the humble pinball machine in the current world of virtual reality, 3D and fast-paced multi-player online games…. Does pinball have a place in the modern operator’s coin-op mix? Given today’s downloading technology content, is the stand-alone historic flipper machine still relevant or a relic of the […] |
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Derby FEC gets the go-ahead Plans for a huge new family entertainment centre in Derby – featuring a Ninja Warrior course – have been given the go-ahead. Adventure Play Solutions has been given permission by Derby City Council to transform the former KwikSave and Farm Foods building, in Allenton, into the new venture, which would create the equivalent of 34 […] |
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FEATURE: Changing lanes Developing technology, more flexibility in set-up, theming and licensing are all contributing to a broadening of the bowling market beyond its traditional image. Ronnie Dungan finds out what is driving these changes…. For decades now, bowling alleys have been one of the great American past-times. Iconic, central to youth culture, somewhat dismissed as a serious […] |
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Round One heads East with new opening Round One USA, the American arm of Japanese-based bowling and video arcade specialist, is opening its first location in New York State in the Broadway Mall in Hicksville. The firm operates six locations in California, two in Texas and one in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and the state of Washington. Typical locations are 50,000 […] |
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FEATURE: Take it outside …or inside. Adventure play and outdoor play are growing fast. Is it something you should be considering? Parents are realising something important, and it’s something that is affecting leisure venues worldwide – that kids can’t spend all their time in front of a computer, tablet or TV. Families are spending more time together inside and outside […] |
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Managing Editor Ronnie Dungan E-mail: rdungan@datateam.co.uk |
Publication Manager Jacqueline Hunter E-mail: jhunter@datateam.co.uk Tel: 01622 699106 |
