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The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has revealed the winners of its 2020 Thea Awards. Winners this year – the 27th edition of the awards – ... More

Three visitor attraction veterans – Tony Baxter, Greg Hale and Mats Wedin – have been inducted into the IAAPA Hall of Fame, regarded as the ... More

Building work has begun on a new year-round, indoor water park at Swedish theme park Liseberg in the city of Gothenburg. The €110m park – ... More

The Nickelodeon Playtime family attraction in Shenzhen, China is gearing up for its launch in November. Developed in partnership by ViacomCBS and new leisure group, ... More

Six creative companies have teamed up to launch the Vigilante Group, described as a "rebellious team of creative companies" looking to "liberate the world from ... More

UK tourism and heritage minister, Nigel Huddleston, delivered the keynote speech during this year's Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC) which was held on ... More

Integrated technology specialist Technically Creative has launched three new immersive products, targeting the visitor attraction market. Step and Play is a giant interactive keyboard, which ... More

A team of architects have revealed plans to transform a multi-lane road in central Copenhagen into a green and car-free city park. The project will ... More

The government of Dubai has announced that spas and massage centres across the emirate can now open for business following the coronavirus lockdown on 15 ... More

As the industry continues to connect and share insight through webinars, Lisa Starr hops onto a selection of talks and picks out the most relevant ... More

Walt Disney is set to stop paying more than 100,000 of its theme park and hotel workers as the entertainment giant struggles with coronavirus closures. ... More

Merlin Entertainments has announced that its upcoming Legoland resort in New York, US, will now open in 2021. A response to the ongoing global pandemic, ... More

Disney's executive chair Bob Iger will forgo his salary for the year, with the company's new CEO Bob Chapek also taking a 50 per cent ... More

Polin Waterparks has launched the Splash Course, a new water playground solution that encourages team-building, and has recently installed its first course at the Palomaqua ... More

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), has launched TEA Digital – a new online initiative designed to provide education, professional development, discussion and digital networking opportunities ... More

Universal has revealed that it's continuing work on its Super Nintendo expansion in Japan, its new theme park in Orlando and its Beijing theme park ... More

Some attractions operators in Japan have started to reopen their doors to the public with the coronavirus largely contained in the country. Legoland Japan is ... More

Disney's Imagineering team is offering "one-of-a-kind" learning experiences with Imagineering in a Box – a free online programme offering lessons in theme park design and ... More

Following news that there are no new reported cases COVID-19 for the first time since the virus emerged in late December and news that the ... More

Work has restarted on the Nickelodeon theme park, with developers given the green light to start work again on the US$750m (£647m, €688m) Mall of ... More

The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is having a severe effect on leisure businesses around the world, as a number of countries have issued lockdowns, closed their ... More

Disney has announced the closure of its remaining theme parks as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with Universal also announcing the closure of ... More

Plopsa Group, the theme park division of family entertainment company Studio 100, has announced plans for a new indoor theme park in Prague, Czech Republic. ... More

Disney has today partially reopened its Shanghai resort, though its theme parks continue to remain shut under strict government conditions in an attempt to halt ... More

Chinese theme park operator OCT Group has announced a new partnership with Legacy Entertainment, which will see the creation of a ninth Happy Valley theme ... More