Shrek news

Three Universal Beijing Resort veterans – Tom Mehrmann, Sylvia Hase and Mike Hightower – will join Bob Rodgers for this year's Legends Panel at IAAPA Expo ... More

Global attractions giant, Merlin Entertainments, has been sold to the family behind toy firm Lego in partnership with two other investors in a deal at ... More

New additions to its portfolio and strong performances from its Lego attractions have boosted revenues for Merlin Entertainments, though the operator says its attractions in ... More

Universal Studios Hollywood has announced the addition of two popular IPs to its park in 2018 – Kung Fu Panda and Hello Kitty Created in ... More

It’s almost a year since Universal’s parent company Comcast acquired DreamWorks, and now Merlin Entertainments boss Nick Varney has to decide what to do with ... More

Fit4Less has defended a billboard poster promoting its gyms as “light-hearted fun” despite coming under criticism. The poster, which was first pictured in Sawley, Derbyshire, ... More

With Comcast confirming the US$3.8bn (€3.4bn, £2.6bn) acquisition of DreamWorks, sources close to the deal say the move isn’t about acquiring its famous IPs to ... More

Gardaland has announced a new multi-million-euro themed area for the Italian park and resort, based around the popular DreamWorks Animation IP, Kung Fu Panda. Kung ... More

Merlin Entertainments has appointed Rachel Yun Chiang, partner at multi-billion dollar Asian investment firm Pacific Alliance Group (PAG), to its board in a non-executive director ... More

Canadian water ride specialist ProSlide is working with the Triple Five real estate company on the multi-million-dollar waterpark section of the upcoming American Dream project ... More

Merlin Entertainments has launched its latest attraction at its London cluster on the River Thames, a ‘game-changing’ fully immersive Shrek attraction, which the project’s creative ... More

Dreamworks is expanding its worldwide attractions presence, with plans for a major indoor theme park in Moscow – the largest in Europe – as part ... More

Universal Studios Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa has debuted a new Puss in Boots rollercoaster, headlining the park’s five year anniversary celebrations. Designed by Zamperla, ... More

Eddie Saul, creative lead for Merlin Entertainment’s upcoming Shrek’s Adventure, has said the experience will push the company’s linear attraction model to new heights. Merlin ... More

Universal Studios Singapore has announced plans for a Puss In Boots -themed suspended roller coaster. To be located in the Shrek -themed ‘Far Far Away’ ... More

Melco Crown Resorts has announced a new collaboration with Dreamworks Animation, which will see the pair team up to deliver a Dreamworks-inspired “Edutainment Centre” at ... More

Accesso Technology Group, the attractions and leisure solutions provider, has secured a master service agreement with Merlin Entertainments, a deal it hopes will lead to ... More

Merlin Entertainments CEO Nick Varney has revealed the latest developments for the Shrek-themed attraction set to open in London next year and believes it will ... More

Merlin Entertainments has confirmed it will go ahead with developing a Legoland in Dubai, with the park slated to open in 2016. “Merlin first looked ... More

Merlin Entertainments plc enjoyed a positive year in 2013, with the attractions company reporting like-for-like revenue growth of 6.7 per cent. Merlin, which saw a ... More

Merlin Entertainments has agreed a deal with Hollywood studio DreamWorks Animation to open attractions based on the Shrek movies, with next year's London opening scheduled ... More

Animation studio DreamWorks – behind films such as Madagascar, Shrek and How to Train Your Dragon – has revealed it has entered a partnership to ... More

Cineworld Group has issued figures for the year to 30 December 2010 showing total revenues up 4.7 per cent on the same period the previous ... More

Cineworld has reported an 8.5 per cent increase in revenues for the 42 weeks ending 21 October 2010, with successful 3D films helping to attract ... More

Cinema operator Odeon has continued its 3D digital rollout across the UK and Ireland with the installation of projection equipment at venues in Kilmarnock and ... More