Sea World news

Sea World will open new major rides at each of its three parks in early 2023. At Sea World Orlando, the operator will introduce the ... More

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

Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard is building a dramatic new dive coaster for SeaWorld San Diego, due to open in summer 2020. The Emperor coaster, ... 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

International design and engineering practice John Portman & Associates have triumphed in the international design competition for a hospitality and leisure complex for a major ... 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

A cultural hub designed by Japanese Pritzker-winning architect Fumihiko Maki has opened in Chinese megacity Shenzhen in partnership with the V&A – the first collaboration ... 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

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

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

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

The long-awaited spa at luxury urban resort Palazzo Versace Dubai is now open. Described as an upscale wellness sanctuary, the spa covers almost 1000sq m ... More

New video footage has been released showing construction underway on the Sea World Culture and Arts Centre in Shenzhen, China, which has been designed by ... More

Italian architecture studio Lissoni Associati have won a design ideas contest for a new aquarium and public waterfront park in New York. The competition was ... More

The UK’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has revealed new details of its biggest ever international collaboration: a design museum in Shenzhen, China, created by ... 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

Sea World Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, is teaming up with Nickelodeon to bring the brand’s IPs to a new multi-million dollar kids and family ... More

Wyndham Hotel Group is building a Planet Hollywood luxury resort called ph Premiere Hotel & Spa Orlando, minutes away from Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, ... More

Ole Bouman, previously the head of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, has been named as the director of the upcoming Shekou Design Museum in Shenzhen, China. ... 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

Australian operator Village Roadshow is to expand its visitor attractions business into China after agreeing a US$550m (383m euro, £312m) deal with Guangzhou R&F Properties ... More

Harrison "Buzz" Price, one of the great pioneers of the visitor attractions industry, passed away last night (15 August) at the age of 89. Best ... More