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Dreamland – the heritage theme park in Margate, England – has confirmed the reappointment of its former chief executive officer Eddie Kemsley to the same ... More

IAAPA has inducted four members into its prestigious Hall of Fame (HOF), with Eugenius Birch, Roland Callingham, Carl Hagenbeck and Dr Peter Rosner entering the ... More

The David Chipperfield-designed Turner Contemporary is set to undergo a £5.3m (US$7m, €6m) expansion, new plans have revealed. A spokesperson confirmed to Attractions Management that ... More

The vintage theme park Dreamland that was restored and reopened on the British coast in 2015 is undergoing further improvements this off-season. The theme park, ... More

Ma Yansong, Bjarke Ingels, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog and de Meuron are all in the running for the annual architecture prize awarded by London’s Design ... More

Despite its financial woes, things are looking promising for Margate's Dreamland, with the heritage theme park in the UK drawing record attendance for a single ... More

In an effort to turn its fortunes around, Margate’s heritage theme park Dreamland is to become free-to-enter, with visitors paying to use individual rides. The ... More

Troubled heritage theme park Dreamland has been placed into administration after a tough opening year. Relaunched on 19 June 2015 following an £18m (US$26m, €23.3m) ... More

Heritage theme park Dreamland is about to unveil its new Only Fools and Horses exhibition themed around an episode of the show filmed nearly 30 ... More

A consortium headed up by the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) has bagged a £4.5m (US$6.4m, €5.9m) grant to get people active across 18 ... More

Heritage theme park Dreamland is in troubled waters, entering into a voluntary debt plan just six months after the historic attraction reopened to the public. ... More

The Scenic Railway – the premier attraction of heritage theme park Dreamland – has finally reopened to the public 12 years after the UK’s oldest ... More

Following the launch of heritage theme park Dreamland in Margate last month 11 years after its closure, Gary Reynolds, director at Ray Hole Architects, has ... More

Following an 11-year campaign to save a heritage theme park in Margate, Kent, UK, Dreamland has finally reopened its doors to the public, reimagined and ... More

Wayne Hemingway MBE, the creative designer and visionary behind the £18m ($27m, €24m) restoration of Dreamland in Margate, UK, has been confirmed as a speaker ... More

Britain’s oldest rollercoaster already has a storied past, and it suffered yet another setback during the festive season when high winds blew part of the ... More

After 11 years of campaigning, Margate's community can finally believe the fight to save Dreamland is won. The historic seaside attraction has been closed for ... More

The annual Visitor Attraction Conference (VAC) has kicked-off today (9 October) at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London. VAC is a one-day event run ... More

Firefighters have extinguished a blaze which broke out at the soon-to-be-refurbished Dreamland in Margate, Kent. Fire crews were called to the site to reports of ... More

An operating company is being sought for a £10m ($16.8m, €12.2m) heritage theme park in the UK which will bring together a collection of historic ... More

The Turner Contemporary in Margate – a gallery dedicated to the life of 19th century artist JMW Turner, which opened in 2011 – is on ... More

Plans for a £10m heritage theme park attraction in Margate, Kent are back on track, following a High Court ruling against a legal challenge that ... More

Hemingway Design has been appointed to design the new Dreamland theme park in Margate, Kent. Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway, who made their name as fashion ... More

Thanet District Council has received approval from the communities and local government secretary for the compulsory purchase of the Dreamland site in Margate, Kent which ... More