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SeaWorld Entertainment and Sesame Workshop, the production organization behind "Sesame Street," will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the future Sesame Place San Diego theme park. SeaWorld Entertainment announced last month that it will redevelop the Aquatica San Diego water park into the "Sesame Street"-themed park, the first such theme park on the West Coast and only the second in the country.
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Universal Orlando’s eighth hotel, Universal’s Endless Summer Resort – Dockside Inn and Suites, has announced its grand opening date. The new value hotel will open on March 17, 2020, joining its sister property, Universal’s Endless Summer Resort – Surfside Inn and Suites, which opened earlier this summer. The hotel will bring a relaxed, beach vibe and 2,050 new guest rooms to Universal Orlando by the end of 2020, including both standard rooms and 2-Bedroom Suites.
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Gulliver’s World has revealed plans for a Centre Parcs-style holiday village next to its theme park near Warrington. Advised by County Planning, the theme park operator is drawing up plans for the woodland-themed development, which will include 79 holiday lodges, group accommodation, caravan and camping pitches, a spa and treatment centre, a pet resort, and a welcome suite. The development is pitched at families to take advantage of the growing market for UK-based short breaks.
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The award-winning attractions design studio Super 78 has launched Dino Tour at China Dinosaurland in Changzhou. The dark ride is an Immersion Tunnel and the studio’s most ambitious collaboration with the theme park so far.
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Unfavourable weather conditions, shifts in the calendar and an overspend on certain marketing activities, have all contributed to "disappointing" Q3 financial results for SeaWorld. However, year-to-date figures were more encouraging, with increased revenue, net income and adjusted EBITDA, and SeaWorld said it was pleased with progress towards "optimising our business and operations".
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North American theme park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which owns and operates 11 amusement parks and five water parks in the territory, has filed Q3 and year-to-date financial results that show increased revenues and Adjusted EBITDA, but reduced net income.
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The tallest and fastest pendulum ride in the DMV (District, Maryland, Virginia) area, Harley Quinn Spinsanity, is coming to Six Flags America in 2020. This attraction will spin and swing as it takes riders to new heights, reaching a top speed of 70 miles per hour and a maximum swing height of 15 stories at a 120-degree angle. The coaster will rotate counterclockwise over the skyline of Gotham City, offering 40 riders at a time a brief feeling of weightlessness at the apex of the swing.
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In 2020, the Rasti Land will open a new family attraction, which takes thematically into the time of the knights. The ride swings to several meters height.
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EuropaCity CEO Benoit Chang has responded after President Emmanuel Macron withdrew support for the project, which he called “outdated and old-fashioned”. In a statement, EuropaCity’s Benoit Chang said the “decision is an error that is detrimental to the future of the Val d’Oise”.
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Disneyland Resort is giving Snow White’s Scary Adventures in Fantasyland a major refurbishment in 2020. The dark ride from opening day will get new show sets, props and scenes.
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Sim Leisure Group, a Dubai-based theme park developer and operator, is looking to expand to China and the Asean region. The company owns and operates the Escape theme park in Penang. According to EdgeProp.my, Sim Leisure wants to replicate the success of Escape, with a focus on China and the Asean region, such as Indonesia and Thailand.
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PRNewswire/ -- Credit One Bank, a technology and data-driven financial services company, announced its official partnership with Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX), the world's largest regional theme park company and largest operator of waterparks in North America. Credit One Bank is now a proud partner of Six Flags® offering exclusive in-park benefits to Credit One Bank card members nationwide and a co-branded credit card coming in 2020.
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The Macalline Dreamland Ocean Park project has been agreed and has attracted a 2 billion investment. The ambitious new project aims to be a leading ocean theme park in China. The Macalline Dreamland Ocean Park will integrate local culture and support business and tourism. The operator behind the park is Red Star Macalline Group, a China-based company which operates home decoration and furniture stores.
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Kunming Sunac Land is to officially open to the public on December 21, 2019. The park will comprise of Kunming Sunac Sea World and Kunming Sunac Snow World. Tickets can now be purchased to access the two new amusement parks. Hailed as a flagship project of Sunac cultural tourism in southwest China, Kunming Sunac Land is located next to Dianchi Lake at the foot of the West Mountain, on the Yannan-Guizhou Plateau near Kunming, Yunnan.
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A Los Angeles gallery is preparing to auction more than 1,500 rare items from Disneyland and Walt Disney World, dating back to the theme park's founding in the 1950s. Mike Van Eaton, co-owner of Van Eaton Galleries, said on Monday that the auction traces the history of the famed park, featuring items such as the original 1953 prospectus that Walt Disney used to pitch to financiers ahead of the park's 1955 opening in southern California, an original map of Disneyland, and other signage.
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Upcharge events at Disney Parks are nothing new, but it looks like 2020 is going to be particularly busy for add-on experiences at the Magic Kingdom, as Disney has recently announced dates for three returning upcharge experiences at this park for the first half of next year., which will have upcharge experiences available at least once a week starting next January.
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The winter holidays in Central Florida are known for cooler weather, decorations and, of course, the food — and Universal Orlando Resort is sharing what it's cooking up for this holiday season. The theme park giant, owned by Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp., now offers a peek at what's on the menu across several venues for these coming months. Some of the foods can be enjoyed by the entire family and others are only for those 'adulting' their ways through the holidays. (Translation: Booze.)
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A ride at Carowinds reportedly severed an inspector’s hand at Carowinds earlier this year. Now, Cedar Fair, which owns the Carolina amusement park, may be forced to pay a $42,000 fine, WSOC reports.
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global amusement park market is expected to post a decelerating CAGR of over 8% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. The increase in international tourism expenditure is one of the major factors driving the growth of the global amusement park market.
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Topgolf Entertainment Group has announced that Stuart Foster will serve as the company's new U.S. Venues Chief Marketing Officer.
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CORK’S Christmas festival will return on November 29 along with its annual Ferris Wheel installation, City Hall has confirmed.
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The new Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon in southeastern France is one of a growing number of museums and centers devoted to food.
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KidZania Kuwait, the exciting kid-sized metropolis in Kuwait, invites all children to uncover the mysteries of the past and discover the prehistoric world with Dino World program taking place for the first time ever at KidZania.
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The former racetrack inside the Walden Galleria is about to be transformed into a trampoline, recreation and entertainment center.
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Ron Romero said the idea came to him four years ago. "I've been a musician for 35 years. I've just sat in awe of all the people who've done it, who've made music and made a living out of it. I started watching who was out there and from Illinois," he recalled.
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No one project is going to bring back the former Frederick Towne Mall from its current state of neglect and disrepair. The abandoned shopping center on 37-plus acres of prime real estate continues to be, as we said earlier this year, an albatross around the neck of the Golden Mile.
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Jump City, Westminster’s oldest and largest indoor entertainment park, announced today that they are nearing completion of a substantial renovation to both their facility and attractions. After acquiring the business in October, Jump City’s new owner, Priority Brands, began updating the facility immediately.
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Metro Phoenix’s arcade and game bar scene has leveled up in recent years. Local joints offering pinball machines, consoles, or arcade games are in abundance these days. And new spots are popping all the time, including a recent arrival in the far end of the southeast Valley.
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The Kingvale Recreational Resort, just off Highway 80 in Soda Springs (Nevada County) is for sale for $6 million. The 297-acre property is currently home to a popular sledding and inner-tubing hill, with additional activities like snowmobiling, ATV riding and camping available.
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A major development in Merthyr Tydfil which would include a ski slope and water park could be as “transformational” for the area as a similar project has been for a former Dutch mining town. That’s the view of those behind the £150m Rhydycar West project announced last year, which includes plans for what would be one of the biggest indoor ski slopes in the world and one of the largest water parks in the UK.
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We're going to come right out and say it: we absolutely love water parks, and we think all of you should too. It's the kind of place you can go and just have the time of your life for a few hours. There's a certain etiquette that comes with having a nice day out at the water park - mainly because it's probably pretty tough to ensure that there are no problems or accidents on a day to day basis.
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Saskatchewan’s parks ministry is looking for private operators to set up inflatable water parks at six provincial parks in time for the 2020 camping season. Michael Roth, director of park business services with the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport, said the expansion will follow up on the success of a water park at Rowan’s Ravine Provincial Park on Last Mountain Lake.
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Brevard Zoo’s first-ever giant otters were delivered last week and it was quite the adventure for this pair which consists of a five-year-old female and her three-year-old brother, who came all the way from Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
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Sydney Zoo could make dreams come true for little animal lovers as it calls on kids to put their paws up for the zoo's second intake of Mini Zookeepers. As the first herd of Sydney Zoo Mini Zookeepers celebrate their one-year anniversary in the once-in-a-lifetime positions, Sydney Zoo is now looking for two more budding animal enthusiasts to continue to champion learning and animal conservation, and become an integral part of the upcoming opening of Sydney's newest zoo in Bungarribee Park.
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The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden’s PNC Festival of Lights returns Nov. 16 with three million lights and attractions galore. PNC Festival of Lights is in its 37th year, having started as a way to increase visitors during winter months. The first displays included luminaries and some seasonal lighting.
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Elmwood Park Zoo in Montgomery County is bringing back its holiday attraction, Wild Lights, for a second season. On select evenings beginning Friday, Nov. 22, millions of lights will shine throughout the zoo's 16 acres.
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An endangered baby giraffe made his public debut at a northern Czech zoo earlier this week, 12 days after being born in the enclosure.
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The names for Edinburgh zoo's three 12-week-old Asiatic lion cubs have been revealed, as chosen by Edinburgh Evening News readers. The names were chosen by readers last week in a narrow online poll.
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Keepers are celebrating a new arrival at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo after a bull elephant joined the herd from Zoo Antwerpen in Belgium as part of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP).
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After doctors noticed irregularities this past spring, Berlin Zoo is now doing everything it can for Jiao Qing. Veuer's Tony Spitz has the details.
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A renowned photographer from National Geographic was in Medicine Park this summer as a part of an unusual preservation project. Photographer Joel Sartore has been working with Medicine Park’s Aquarium as a part of his “Photo Ark” project. That 25-year project has Sartore working to photograph and document every species before they go extinct.
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7 Seas Aquarium has announced it will open an interactive attraction at the Temple Mall, in January. The Temple Mall confirmed 7 Seas signed a long term lease agreement for a 5,000 square foot space next to Great American Cookies, where Toys-R-Us use to be in the north end of the mall.
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In 2011 Kirsten Lynch took a risk: She quit her job in Chicago as chief marketing officer of PepsiCo’s Quaker Foods and Snacks division to move to Boulder, Colorado.
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The 2019 winners of the annual Lilizela Tourism Awards have been announced, honouring excellence in South Africa's tourism and hospitality industry.
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The opening of Ethiopia’s once-secretive imperial palace complex has been hailed as symbolizing a new era of openness for the East African nation, but it also has another aim—job creation.
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Managing a popular tourist attraction can be kind of like throwing a party -- everyone wants to come and have fun, but nobody wants to help clean up when it's over.
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Star Wars fans can take flight, literally, in a brand new airplane designed after the popular film franchise.
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