theme park resort news

Disney has announced it will build its first theme park in the Middle East, with Abu Dhabi's Yas Island the location. It will be the ... More

Attractions.io has created a bespoke night-time app for UK theme park Alton Towers, which the operator will use for its Scarefest and Ultimate Fireworks Spectacular ... More

London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH), the company behind plans to build a theme park resort in Swanscombe, Kent, has called in administrators with the aim ... 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

Six Flags is expanding its US reach, announcing the acquisition of five new parks to bring its North American portfolio up to 25 properties. The ... More

Long-time Disney employee Michael Colglazier has been promoted to a new role overseeing Disney’s parks and resorts across Asia. Disney has invested heavily in its ... More

Alton Towers has extended its relationship with the BBC following the launch of its new world-first 76-bedroom CBeebies-themed hotel at the resort and theme park. ... More

Universal already has plans to expand its yet-to-open Volcano Bay waterpark, with the first phase of the development set to debut on 25 May. Speaking ... More

Discovery Communications is hoping to entice some of its three billion worldwide viewers to a US$400m (€373m, £312m) eco-theme park resort it is developing in ... More

A new research report by Colliers International has signalled that theme park resorts could benefit from appealing to a wider audience than just visitors to ... More

As Dubai prepares to go head-to-head with Orlando for the title of attractions capital of the world, the city’s multi-billion dollar Dubai Parks and Resorts ... More

A former coal mine in South Yorkshire in the UK is to become the site of a £37m (US$57m, €50.6m) theme park and resort development ... More

Disney CEO Robert Iger has revealed details about the company’s sixth theme park resort, with Shanghai Disneyland set to include Star Wars and Marvel experiences ... More

Dubai government-owned real-estate developer Meraas Holding is looking raise AED2.5bn (US$689m, €554m, £434m) to finance its AED10bn (US$2.7bn €2.2bn, £1.7m) mega-theme park resort development by ... More

A new report on Paramount’s £2bn (US$3.2bn, €2.5bn) theme park development in Kent, UK, has said that more investment will be needed in public transport, ... More

Merlin Entertainments and Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in Japan have announced plans today (23 July) to open a new Legoland Discovery Centre in Tempozan Market Place ... More

Europe is to get its first Ferrari-branded five-star hotel and theme park when a new resort opens near Barcelona, Spain in 2016. Ferrari Land will ... More

Melia Hotels International has joined forces with visitor attraction operator Katmandu Group to form a new integrated theme park resort in Mallorca, Spain. Sol Katmandu ... More

AECOM's economics team will examine the viability of Russia's first destination theme park resort on the outskirts of Moscow. AECOM is working on behalf of ... More

The Penang Government in Malaysia is to hold an open tender seeking designs for a new 'Ecofun Theme Park Resort'. The RM100m (US$28.5m, AUD$34m, £17.3m) ... More

Plans for a new US$1.9bn (£1bn, 1.5bn euro) theme park resort based on a cruise ship has been unveiled in Dubai. Called Aqua Dunya, the ... More