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Village Roadshow has unveiled plans to build the tallest waterslide in Australia, as part of plans to invest AU$70m in its theme park estate this ... More

Enlight Media, one of China's largest publicly-traded media groups, has revealed plans to create a vast movie-themed park in the city of Yangzhou. Covering an ... More

Merlin has revealed plans for the largest new addition at its Legoland California resort since the park launched in 1999. The new Lego Movie World ... More

Legoland Florida Resort’s largest-ever investment to date will see the opening of a Lego Movie World area at the theme park. The area is being ... More

Australia-based attractions industry trainer Sean McKeogh has started a new firm that aims to train industry professionals around the world. Called Attractions Academy, the new ... More

Village Roadshow has announced the sale of its Wet 'n' Wild property in Sydney, Australia, with Spanish operator Parques Reunidos purchasing the waterpark for AU$40m ... More

Australia’s largest theme park operator Village Roadshow has launched a new venture, expanding its attractions presence on the Gold Coast even further with the first ... More

Merlin has announced the largest expansion for Legoland Florida since it opened in 2011. Coming in Q2 2019, the new world, based on The Lego ... More

The first rendering of Lionsgate's upcoming theme park at the recently-opened Jeju Shinhwa World has been released. Called Lionsgate Movie World, the development at Jeju ... More

Following a year of turmoil for Australia’s theme park sector, the Gold Coast market is finally starting to show signs of recovery, according to Village ... More

Ardent Leisure, which has struggled since a tragedy at its Dreamworld park claimed four lives last year, says it has stemmed financial losses. Geoff Richardson ... More

IAAPA has announced its winners for this year’s Brass Ring Awards, recognising a number of companies at the annual IAAPA expo for their achievements in ... More

Former Ocean Park CEO Tom Mehrmann will play a lead role in the development of the CN¥50bn (US$7.4bn, €6.65bn, £6bn) Universal Beijing, after being named ... More

Australian operator Village Roadshow is looking to bounce back after a tough twelve months, which has seen the company record full-year losses of AU$66.7m (US$52.8m, ... More

Queensland’s state government is set introduce industrial manslaughter laws, with safety around theme park rides to also be tightened, following the deaths of four people ... More

A fully-fledged Lionsgate theme park is in the works, after plans were announced to develop the new attraction at the recently-opened Jeju Shinhwa World. Called ... More

Ardent Leisure chief executive Deborah Thomas is to step down from her position and take up a new role within the company in order to ... More

Attractions heavyweight Tom Mehrmann has been appointed to the Board of Advisors for themed entertainment specialists The Producers Group (TPG). Mehrmann, who has held senior ... More

Ardent Leisure has seen revenue fall by more than half following a fatal accident at its Dreamworld theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast last year. ... More

A new independent report has said that plans for a multi-billion dollar Gold Coast theme park in Australia have the potential to take away a ... More

Australia-based theme park and cinema operator, Village Roadshow, has formed a AU$500m (US$392.3m, €359.3m, £262.7m) joint venture with China’s CITIC to invest in theme parks ... More

The Green Lantern ride at Movie World on Australia’s Gold Coast trapped six people on board for three hours, plus another seven for a further ... More

Theme parks will be the biggest engine of growth over the next decade for Village Roadshow Limited (VRL), its chair has said. Robert Kirby made ... More

Sally Corporation's new interactive dark ride, Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D, is set to open in September at Warner Bros. Movie World, on Australia's Gold ... More

Chairman of Australian theme park and cinema operator Village Roadshow, John Kirby, has said that despite the downturn, most of its businesses are performing better ... More