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Record revenue, lower earnings for Six Flags in Q2
7 years ago

Record revenue, lower earnings for Six Flags in Q2

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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation achieved its highest-ever revenues in the second quarter of the year, driven by a strong increase in attendance across its parks and a boost in …
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Dynamic Attractions to open new facility
7 years ago

Dynamic Attractions to open new facility

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Canadian theme park and leisure equipment specialist Dynamic Attractions is planning to open a new assembly facility later this month.

Due to open in in Vancouver later this …
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Rex Jackson named general manager of Legoland Florida
7 years ago

Rex Jackson named general manager of Legoland Florida

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Rex Jackson, an award-winning marketing and sales executive who helped lead Legoland Florida Resort from a single theme park into a multi-day vacation destination, has been named the resort’s …
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Abu Dhabi sees record growth in guest arrivals
7 years ago

Abu Dhabi sees record growth in guest arrivals

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Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, has achieved a record seven per cent rise in the number of hotel guest arrivals over the first four months of the …
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MAPS theme park opens in Malaysia
7 years ago

MAPS theme park opens in Malaysia

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June saw the opening of Movie Animation Park Studios (MAPS), a $121m animation-focused theme park, in Malaysia.

Located in Bandar Meru Raya, 150km north of Kuala Lumpur, the …
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Disney plans Star Wars-inspired resort
7 years ago

Disney plans Star Wars-inspired resort

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Bob Chapek, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, has confirmed that a Star Wars-inspired resort will debut as part of the new Disney 360 vacation concept.

According …
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Chinese park visitors looking to embrace new technology
7 years ago

Chinese park visitors looking to embrace new technology

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The vast majority of consumers in China want to use futuristic technology when they go shopping in the country’s theme parks, according to new research from ‘experience economy’ brand, …
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Wanda sells leisure projects to Chinese property group
7 years ago

Wanda sells leisure projects to Chinese property group

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Chinese property giant Dalian Wanda Group has announced plans to sell dozens of tourism projects and hotels to Sunac China for $9.3bn.

Under the terms of the deal …
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Efteling welcomes first visitors to Symbolica
7 years ago

Efteling welcomes first visitors to Symbolica

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Visitors to Efteling can now explore the Dutch theme park’s latest attraction, Symbolica: Palace of Fantasy.

The palace doors opened for the first time to the public on …
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Walt Disney Company gains control of Disneyland Paris
7 years ago

Walt Disney Company gains control of Disneyland Paris

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After upping its holding in Euro Disney SCA, the Walt Disney Company plans to delist the struggling Disneyland Paris theme park.

Earlier this month, the US leisure and …
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