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6 FEBRUARY 2019 ISSUE 123 www.attractionsmanagement.com Disney to host ﬁ rst offi cial LGBTQ event

Disneyland Paris is to host the ﬁ rst ever ofﬁ cial LGBTQ event held at a Disney theme park when it opens the Walt Disney Studios Park for a Magical Pride Party on 1 June 2019.

The event, which is open to people from the LGBT community and their friends and families, will include meet and greets with Disney characters, a Magical March of Diversity Parade, access to selected attractions, DJs, special live music performances, karaoke, and themed photo locations. A website (www.magicalpride.com) QThe event will take place in Paris in June has been set up for the party, which runs from 8pm to 2am. Disney is selling happenings at Disney's parks, but package offers that include two or three Magical Pride will be the fi rst to offi cially nights accommodation at a Disney Hotel, happen under the Disney umbrella. There is some history of an entrance ticket to the Magical Pride Disneyland in Anaheim, California, LGBTQ happenings at Party and "extra magic time" – early formerly hosted an LGBTQ event Disney's parks, but the access to selected attractions in the but it stopped about 20 years ago, Magical Pride will be the Disney Parks, exclusively for Disney's according to Gay Days Anaheim. fi rst to be labelled 'offi cial' hotel guests. There's a history of LGBTQ MORE: http://lei.sr/T7J3W_A

THEME PARKS NEW OPENING RELOCATION Disney to add Zootopia New aquarium to open New home for Thunder to Shanghai park in Montenegro in 2020 Bay Art Gallery Zootopia's success in China p6 Aquarium Boka to include p11 Proposed waterfront p12 a "huge driver" for opening 16 large pools for species site to cost CA$33m Attractions people

General manager Cem Uzan reveals details for Turkey’s Ankapark, set to open in capital city Ankara in March

huge new theme park firms, alongside one Chinese A is set to open in this company, have the operating Turkish capital, Ankara, rights for 29 years. Germany- in March, covering an area of based audit firm TÜV is 1.4m sq m (15.1m sq ft). conducting testing at the park. Called Ankapark, Set to open in March, the the attraction will have park has a focus on bringing 130,000sqm (1.4m sq ft) of in international visitors, indoor space for rides and as well as domestic. attractions, meaning it will open "We are trying to improve during winter months as well as tourism activity in Ankara. during the peak summer period. Our Chinese partners Another weatherproofing will bring nearly 500,000 feature at the park will be Chinese tourists," said heated tents, where rides QUzan said the park will have indoor space for rides and attractions Ankapark Enterprises can continue to operate general director Cem Uzan. regardless of the weather "Our Chinese partners will "Our aim is to bring conditions – inside the tents, bring nearly 500,000 Chinese Russian and Middle Eastern the average temperature will tourists to the park" ones. If more tourists be 23 degrees Celsius. come here in this context, Ankapark will offer visitors 90 per cent of the rides in The park has been built Ankara will have a proper 28 big rides and 180 mid-sized the park have been bought by the Ankara Metropolitan income, developing its rides among its total 2,117. from European firms. Municipality and three Turkish touristic structure."

Eddie Kemsley returns to heritage theme park Dreamland as chief executive

reamland – the heritage "We will further the park's reputation D theme park in Margate, as one of the industry's most exciting England – has confirmed visitor attractions and events" the reappointment of its former chief executive officer includes not just the theme rides, pop-up entertainment, Eddie Kemsley to the same park, but also a roller room art installations, eclectic position, two years after she and diner, 1,000-person street food and a year- left the business to take capacity music venue (Hall round programme of live over at Kidzania London. By The Sea), a children’s music and events. Dreamland has struggled soft play centre (Octopus’ "I look forward to working financially in recent years, Garden) and a seafront with our talented team here, with the park falling into pub (Cinque Ports). and partners across the QKemsley's previous tenure administration in May 2016. Dreamland now touts itself UK, to further the park’s as CEO ended when she left to Since then, the park has as a "world-class visitor reputation as one of the take over Kidzania in London benefited from substantial attraction, offering all the industry’s most exciting investment from its owner, fun of the festival for the visitor attractions and events Sands Heritage and now whole family", with vintage venue," said Kemsley.

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MANAGEMENT NEWS Contents issue 123

6 Zootopia goes to Shanghai Shanghai Disney Resort's eight area is set to open in 2020 and will be based on the wildly popular Zootopia characters

8 Great Famine museum planned for Ukraine Design renderings revealed for museum which explores the darkest period in country's history

11 'World class' aquarium planned for Montenegro Plans by Montenegro's Institute of Marine Biodiversity include attraction QFrank Ruttenberg first joined San Antonio Zoo as a tour with three main areas and 16 pools bus operator and has spent two decades on the zoo's board 12 Casino plans to include "With the help of our ambassadors indoor waterpark from the animal kingdom, it's our Sands Bethlehem resort set to beneﬁt mission to educate people" from attraction following US$1.3bn acquisition by Wind Creek Hospitality

Frank Ruttenberg named chief of 16 I have a dream Martin Luther King Jr.'s former San Antonio Zoological Society family home is to be restored and become a visitor attraction rank Ruttenberg has had serving in the role for four Fhis decades of service to years – a period in which the San Antonio Zoological almost US$30m (€26.26m, CLASSIFIED & JOBS Society recognised, with his £22.97m) has been appointment as the new invested in the institution. Job opportunities 29 president of the association. Ruttenberg described A board member for over the appointment as a great two decades, Ruttenberg honour, adding: "Our San Sign up to Leisure Opportunities: has served on the executive Antonio Zoological Society Online: www.leisuresubs.com committee as secretary, is dedicated to securing a Email: [email protected] treasurer, and 1st and future for wildlife. Our board Tel: +44 (0)1462 471930 2nd vice president. His understands this is a great Annual subscriptions: UK £34, long-held passion for San responsibility. With the help UK students £18, Europe £45, RoW £68 Antonio Zoo dates back to of our ambassadors from the his start at the attraction, animal kingdom, who we care Attractions Management News is published 26 times a year by The where he would initially work for as though they were our Leisure Media Company Ltd, Portmill House, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, as a tour bus operator. own family members, it's our Herts SG5 1DJ, UK. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the publisher. All Ruttenberg takes over mission to educate people rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored from outgoing president to the importance of wildlife, in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by means, electronic, mechanical, recorded or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Chris Bathie, who has been and to inspire people." copyright holder, Cybertrek Ltd. ©Cybertrek Ltd 2019 ISSN 2516-9114

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Jan Maarten de Raad: Hameau Dubœuf's immersive wine attraction an example of customised experiences

rench wine museum "Over the last couple of years, we've F Hameau Dubœuf is to been focussing on design-build get a new immersive projects that tell a cultural story" experience courtesy of Dutch attraction design and build Eindhoven-based Mansveld of creating customised specialist Jora Vision. Projecten and Services immersive experiences for The experience, called Mon collaborating with Jora clients," said de Raad. Beaujolais, will tell the 2000- Vision on the audiovisual "Over the last couple of year history of winemaking in and show control elements years, we have been focussing the Beaujolais region through of the experience. on design-build projects that a character called Toine, a According to Jan Maarten tell an interesting cultural ﬁctional winegrower who has de Raad, Jora Vision CEO, story. We are excited to QJan Maarten de Raad appeared in Hameau Dubœuf's the project shows how see more and more clients has spent the past 32 attractions previously. customised content is showing interest in our services years at Jora Vision The story will be told becoming increasingly popular. and we are conﬁdent Mon via video mapping and "This project is another Beaujolais will be a spectacular back projection, with example of our key strategy example of our work."

Canadian National Gallery CEO Marc Mayer steps down after decade in role

arc Mayer is Looking forward, he M stepping down as added: "I’ve got a number director and CEO of options. I’m definitely of the National Gallery of looking for another job." Canada today to pursue Before leading the gallery, new challenges, following a Mayer led a number of 10-year stint in the role. contemporary Canadian During his tenure, art institutions, such as Mayer has raised close the Canadian Cultural to CA$29m (US$21.9m, Centre in Paris, the Musée €19.2m, £16.9m) for the d’art Contemporain de gallery, led the renovation Montréal and the Power of the Canadian Pavilion in Plant Contemporary Art Venice and helped establish QDuring his tenure, Mayer raised close to CA$29m for the gallery Gallery in Toronto. the Canadian Photography The National Gallery of Institute (CPI) – a national "Canada plays a leadership Canada, located in the capital photography research centre. role in the world in recognising city of Ottawa, Ontario. It has The Canadian National indigenous works of art" a large collection of paintings, Gallery’s deputy directors, drawings, sculpture and Anne Eschapasse and Julie Reflecting on his 10 years in plays a leadership role in the photographs with a focus on Peckham, will now act as the role, Mayer said: "I’m proud world in recognising indigenous Canadian art, although it also interim leaders until Mayer’s of pumping up the volume on work. We talked about that holds many noted American successor is named. all things indigenous. Canada since I first got here." and European works.

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THEME PARKS Zootopia expansion for Disneyland Shanghai

Shanghai Disney Resort has resort's grand opening in announced another major 2016, Shanghai Disneyland expansion – the second since has gone from strength to it opened in June 2016 – strength – continuing to which will be themed on the expand and enjoy ever-rising animated ﬁlm Zootopia. attendance rates, while also The Zootopia area will be the providing a safe and enjoyable park’s eighth and will feature experience for our guests. the popular Judy and Nick IPs, "Shanghai Disneyland has among others, from the movie. rapidly become one of the The success of Zootopia fastest growing Disney parks across China is a huge driver and has been key to the behind the expansion. The development of the Shanghai blockbuster, which earned International Resort. QThe Zootopia area will be the park’s eighth and will US$236m (€208m, £181m) is "This new expansion will feature the popular Judy and Nick IPs from the movie currently the country's highest- provide our guests with an grossing animated feature ﬁlm. even richer selection of Speaking on the offerings, and will further boost announcement, Yang Jinsong, our market competitiveness." The expansion will chairman of Shanghai Shendi Construction on the provide guests Group – Disney's Chinese attraction is expected to with an even richer joint venture partner for the begin later this year. selection of offerings resort – said: "Since the MORE: http://lei.sr/B3b6T_A

NEW OPENING Major new waterpark opens doors in Johannesburg

A major new waterpark operation has opened its doors in Johannesburg, South Africa, with the US$36m (€31.8m, £28m) Happy Island Waterworld The park is owned offering among its attractions, the and operated by continent's largest wave pool. QThe park has opened for a two-month pre-launch South African The park, which opened to the businessman Tim public on 27 December, is owned and There are also two giant wave pools, Hogins and China's operated by South African businessman as well as massage pools, a spray park, Happy Island Group Tim Hogins and China's Happy Island kids’ rides and a number of water rides. Group. It offers a range of slides and With more than 25,000 pools, including the signature the visitors already through its doors, Gravity Loop slide, which features a Happy Island management has near-vertical drop, enabling riders to predicted a strong ﬁrst year. reach speeds of up to 60km per hour. MORE: http://lei.sr/u7j6u_A

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MUSEUMS Design revealed for Museum of the Great Famine

Design renderings of the Dnieper valley slope near future Museum of the Great Pechersk Lavra, a place Famine in Kiev, Ukraine, have of unique importance been released by Polish studio in Ukrainian history. Nizio Design International, The museum will be which is working with the underground, with an angular Ukrainian design studio Project split roof that suggests the Systems on the development. shifting of tectonic plates. The Great Famine, or The roof sits upon Holodomor as it's known in heavy concrete walls that Ukraine, claimed millions descend to the subterranean of victims between 1932 exhibition spaces. and 1933. Its causes are a One part of the exhibition topic of controversy amongst looks at the reasons QThe museum fits into the landscape of its Dnieper Valley setting historians – some consider behind the famine – which it a genocide against the killed between 2.6 and 10 Ukrainian people and others million people – while a the result of a wider famine second is dedicated to the One part of the exhibition in the Soviet Union. “rebirth” of Ukraine, its looks at the reasons The proposed 14,000sq “struggle for independence behind the famine while m (45,930sq ft) museum and the overcoming of the a second is dedicated to will blend into the tectonics trauma of Holodomor”. the rebirth of Ukraine and landscape of the MORE: http://lei.sr/7P5c6_A

DESIGN Herzog & de Meuron reveal Vancouver Art Gallery designs

Final design have been revealed for the new home of the Vancouver Art Gallery in British Columbia, Canada. Expected to open in 2023, the Herzog & de Meuron-designed, CA$350m (US$261.8m, €230.8m, £201m) building will be a 300,000sq QThe gallery has a unique stacked design ft (32,516sq m) structure incorporating 25 permanent collection galleries. encouraging and very supportive. The property has a stacked design I would really hope we can break and will be built out of a mixture of ground by the end of this year. It I hope we can break glass, concrete, steel and wood just really depends when we get the ground by the end Kathleen Bartels, the gallery’s necessary funding conﬁrmations of this year director, said: "The provincial and from the government." Kathleen Bartels federal governments have been very MORE: http://lei.sr/N6M8c_A

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MUSEUMS New aquarium to open in Montenegro in 2020

Montenegro’s Institute of Sea and Southern Adriatic will Marine Biodiversity is building be on display; and in Room C, an aquarium, with the new local Kotorska Bay species will attraction to sit underneath be on show alongside tropical the Marine Biodiversity fish and the aquarium shop. Conservation Centre in the The aquarium has received coastal town of Kotor. funding from the Norwegian Aquarium Boka will Ministry of Foreign Affairs have 16 pools across to the tune of €500,000 250sq m (2,690sq ft) and (US$569,000, £442,000) will comprise three main among other donations. areas when it opens to "We hope the aquarium the public in Q2 2020. will receive its first visitors Designed by Montenegrin by the end of Q2 2020," QAquarium Boka will house specimens in a total of 16 pools firm Enforma, with consultancy said Radoje Lausevic, project from Italian company manager of Aquarium Boka. Panaqua, the aquarium "We're currently in the will house marine wildlife phase of scraping the from across the world. premises and, in a few We hope the aquarium In Room A, it will have months, the significant will receive its first global and Mediterranean reconstruction of the visitors in 2020 marine species; in Room B ground floor will begin." Radoje Lausevic creatures from the Adriatic MORE: http://lei.sr/m3G4U_A

URBAN PARKS Work starts on Egypt's "Green River" leisure district in Cairo

Work has started on a major development in Egypt's capital, with the country's Prime Minister on-hand for the Green Set to be one of the River Park's groundbreaking. world’s largest parks, Set to be one of the world’s Green River will stretch largest parks, Green River will stretch QAt more than 1,000 acres, Green River more than 10km more than 10km and cover an area will be one of the world's largest parks of more than 1,000 acres. The development will be divided into CP 02 will have a boutique hotel, three planning sectors – called CP 01, recovery resort and healing park, a CP 02 and CP 03 – each reﬂecting a dancing fountain, spas and wellness distinctive visual and urban characteristic. centres. CP 03, meanwhile, will have CP 01 will house a mosque, botanical riverfront retail shops and restaurants, garden, El Khan traditional garden, playgrounds, an arena and a plaza stage. an open zoo, a park and waterfall. MORE: http://lei.sr/C4R8P_A

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GALLERIES Thunder Bay Art Gallery plans CA$33m move

Thunder Bay Art Gallery allow the gallery to expand in Ontario, Canada is to its permanent collection. move from its current site The project is set to cost at Confederation College around CA$33m (US$24.9m, to a new building on the €21.8m, £19.4m). Funding city's waterfront. has been all but secured Six separate exhibition through a combination spaces will sit across of federal, provincial 37,000sq ft (3,437sq m) and and municipal levels of two storeys in the gallery’s government ﬁ nancing totalling new home, with construction CA$27.5m (US$20.8m, set to begin soon. €18.2m, £16.2m) and some It's hoped that the move local private donations. to a new waterfront site will "It's really for everyone," QThe move to a new waterfront site is designed to boost tourism help boost tourism in the city said local MP Don Rusnak. as well as visitor numbers to "For families, for people that the museum, which will be aren't or that haven't maybe designed around the theme been involved in art in their of a sleeping giant, will offer entire life. The gallery works The new gallery views of Lake Superior. with other community groups will be for everyone The new home will have across north-western Ontario in the region climate-controlled storage to bring them in too." Don Rusnak spaces that ofﬁ cials say will MORE: http://lei.sr/9Q6t5_A

MIXED-USE RESORT Waterpark plans included in US$1.3bn casino takeover

Sands Bethlehem – the hotel and casino resort in Pennsylvania, US, subject to a US$1.3bn (€1.14bn, £1.1bn) acquisition Wind Creek Hospitality bid by Wind Creek Hospitality – could be plans to develop a expanded with a second hotel and indoor 300-bedroom hotel waterpark if the buyer’s plans go forward. and diversify the Currently owned by Sheldon Adelson’s QThe site will receive a multi-million dollar expansion resort by building Las Vegas Sands organisation, Sands a new waterpark Bethlehem houses a casino, live Band of Creek Indians, has told US entertainment spaces and outlet shopping. media that it plans to invest US$190m While Las Vegas Sands has agreed to (€166m, £147m) at the resort. sell the property, the deal is under review It has revealed details for a new by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. 300-bedroom hotel and has plans to Wind Creek Hospitality, which is diversify the site by developing a waterpark. the hospitality business of the Poarch MORE: http://lei.sr/8u7q8_A

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QAmong the new attractions is a "walk with lemurs" experience Grand Plans

Following a record-breaking year in 2018, Chester Zoo has announced ambitious plans for 2019

alking with ring-tailed forest habitat where rare lemurs and lemurs and seeing the fossa – Madagascar’s largest endangered Asiatic lions carnivore – live. Visitors will be able in a specially-developed to take an expedition through part of W new habitat are among the this forest, though presumably not new experiences planned the part inhabited by the fossa. for Chester Zoo in 2019, as it continues In Q3, an expansive new habitat for with its multi-year, multi-million-pound the zoo's Asiatic lions will open. This expansion masterplan. has been inspired by the dry forest and The zoo has announced a number savannah habitats of Gir National Park QJamie Christon of new features set to debut this year, in India – the only place in the world which include a new Madagascar zone where Asiatic lions still roam free, from Q2 2019, with an immersive with fewer than 500 left in the wild.

14 attractionsmanagement.com ©Cybertrek Ltd 2019 ISSUE 123 QThe zoo broke its visitor record in 2018 and will introduce a number of new attractions during 2019

Chester Zoo is caring for these lions as The plans were announced on the back part of a European endangered species of a record-breaking 2018, during which breeding programme. Raised earth the zoo set an all-time high figure for the hilltop viewing points will give the lions attraction's 88-year history. Around 1.97 the ability to survey their Savannah By inspiring a million visitors visited the zoo, which is 4 and there will be heated rocks, a water life-long connection per cent up on its previous best in 2016. hole and a sandy beach area. Jamie Christon, COO, said that 2019 The investment is part of a major to wildlife, we was set to be a "special year". long-term plan to transform the zoo into hope to create the We hope to bring visitors closer to spectacular zones, inspired by the global the animals than ever before," he said. regions where the zoo’s conservationists conservationists of " By inspiring a life-long connection work. The developments are set to the future to wildlife, we hope to create the continue until 2030. conservationists of the future." O

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QThe property was bought by the National Park Foundation, which is the non-profit partner to the National Park Service

House of history

Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr's former family home is to be restored and become a visitor attraction

he family home of the late civil Park Foundation – is the nonproﬁ t partner rights leader Martin Luther of the National Parks Service – from King Jr in Atlanta, US, is to be King’s widow Coretta Scott King on opened to the public. 8 January. It was then immediately The National Park transferred to the National Park Service. TFoundation, the National Park Service "African-American history is US history and the King family have all agreed to and the family home of Dr Martin Luther open the house as a visitor attraction King Jr and Mrs Coretta Scott King is a to allow members of the public see touchstone for us all to better understand where a 20th-century icon lived. our shared heritage," said Will Shafroth, QP Daniel Smith, National Park The house will become part of the president of the National Park Foundation. Service deputy director Martin Luther King Jr National Historical Bernice A King, one of King’s two Park and was bought by the National daughters, added: "We are very pleased

16 attractionsmanagement.com ©Cybertrek Ltd 2019 ISSUE 123 QThe family home (middle left) will become part of Martin Luther King Jr National Historical Park, which includes a number of landmarks around Atlanta

to have worked with the National Park "The addition of the homes where Dr Foundation to ensure that the family King was born and where he raised his home that my siblings and I grew up in family with Coretta Scott King provides will be open and available to the public. The addition of the the National Park Service sacred spaces "My brothers and I are honoured to homes where Dr King to more fully tell the story of Dr King's have fulﬁ lled my mother's wish to allow life and legacy," said National Park future generations to know the story was born and where Service deputy director P Daniel Smith. of our dad as a father, a husband, a he raised his family "Thanks to the National Park Foundation minister and a civil rights leader." provides us spaces to and the generosity of the King family, these The home King was raised in was areas are now among the many civil rights also bought in Q4 2018 by the National fully tell the story of his sites that are preserved as part of the Park organisations and will be added life and legacy National Park System and will be accessible to tours based on the man’s life. to the American people in perpetuity."

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Our aim is to identify a design that is not just about a new built form but about the people whom we hope will be inspired by it Naomi Milgrom A Powerhouse in the making

A museum design competition has been launched to create a new, permanent home for a science museum in Sydney

design competition has opened for the proposed 24-hour Powerhouse Museum in Parramatta, Sydney, Australia. ACurrently based in Ultimo, a Sydney suburb, the Powerhouse Museum is a scientiﬁc institution that houses a collection of more than 400,000 objects dating back to 1880. Parramatta is Sydney’s newly- designated ‘Central River City’ and it is hoped that the new attraction will be a distinctive architectural statement ‘intended to become a global landmark’.

Grand plans The new building will incorporate 18,000sq m (193,750sq ft) of exhibition and public space, QThe museum is currently located including Australia’s largest and in Ultimo, a Sydney suburb most advanced planetarium.

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The museum will play an important role in renewing the places and neighbourhoods where it will be a focus

Other features will include Australia’s designs will be exhibited physically fi rst dedicated STEAM learning and online for public comment space and a pedestrian bridge. before going to jury deliberations. "This competition is a once-in-a- The competition jury is to be chaired generation opportunity to create a by Australian entrepreneur Naomi purpose-built Powerhouse Precinct Milgrom whose foundation commissioned at Parramatta that will welcome the annual MPavilion installation in people from across the world and Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens. New South Wales (NSW)," said Don "The museum will play an important Harwin, NSW minister for the Arts. role in renewing the places and "We're looking for the best designers neighbourhoods where it will be a from across NSW, Australia and focus, but more importantly, it will be internationally to create this new a catalyst for imagination, connection QThe museum houses objects cultural landmark in Parramatta." and creativity in the community of dating back to 1880 which it will be a part," Milgrom said. Step at a time "Our aim is to identify a design that The competition is a two-stage will refl ect this ambition – a design that process, which will begin with an is not just about a new built form but initial expression of interest phase. At is about the people and community least fi ve teams will then be selected whom we hope will be inspired by all to proceed to stage two, where that will happen at the museum."

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IdeAttack specialises in the planning and design of high-end tourism destinations. Its president, Dan Thomas, explains more about the company and its work overseas in China

IdeAttack has helped create many of the worlds most spectacular tourism and leisure destinations 20 ©Cybertrek Ltd 2019 92 attractionsmanagement.comattractionsmanagement.com AM 4 2018 ©CYBERTREKISSUE 2018 123 ased in Pasadena, California, IdeAttack is a world leader in the tourism and leisure design industry, with projects in more than 28 countries. Among its offerings, the B company specialises in custom theme parks, cultural attractions, water parks, ocean parks, entertainment centres, large scale mixed- use developments, destination resorts, immersive entertainment environments and immersive entertainment environments. Dedicated to creating guest experiences of the highest order, combining excellence in storytelling with cutting-edge placemaking technology and dazzling visual effects that will redeﬁ ne the art of themed entertainment, it’s currently working China, where it has two major projects on the go. Evergrande, one of the largest real- estate companies in eastern Asia, has exclusively partnered with IdeAttack on several theme parks set to open within the next few years, following a rigorous round of bidding and concept pitches by many of the top design ﬁ rms in the industry.

Along with Natasha Varnica, Dan Thomas co-founded IdeAttack in 2004

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“We’re the general contractor for two “For a project we offer a number of Evergrande theme parks, located in services,” says Thomas. “These include cities of Kaifeng and Changsha,” says planning, concept design, schematic company president Dan Thomas. design, design development, architecture, “As a part of these projects, we’re in the attraction design and production, brand process of designing and producing 34 development, signage and graphic design, rides, attractions and shows. These include character design and feasibility studies.” various dark rides, ﬂume rides, boat rides, IdeAttack can include among its 4D and 5D simulators and theaters, clients Busch Gardens, Paramount Parks, as well as interactive walkthroughs, Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Warner special effect shows and stunt shows.” Bros and Royal Caribbean International. The company’s mission is simple. With such an impressive list, it’s no Since its inception, Thomas says its wonder the company is in demand. had one goal: to create new forms of “Our key clients are real-estate innovative tourism and entertainment developers, tourism developers and destinations for global market. government organisations, says Thomas. “We’re developing new ideas and “There’s a need for quality leisure and approaches that will combine existing entertainment spaces where people can industry experience with new tourism spend quality time with their families, project models that will cater the current friends or partners, out of their homes. and near future audience,” he says. In today’s global, growing, fast developing “We’re doing this for a number of world, there’s increasing lack of such sectors, including theme parks, waterparks, spaces. IdeAttack can supply that. themed resorts, tourism and leisure zones, “One of our strongest goals is to entertainment centres, cultural attractions, always create unique visions that are mixed-use retail and lifestyle centres. ﬁnancially viable and highly marketable: Building on more than a decade of delivering one of a kind projects, on successful partnerships around the budget and always on schedules. globe, IdeAttack can work on a project “With new and exciting ideas being of any scale. Combining design, detailed generated all the time, Ideattack development, and quality production, the continues to lead the charge for company has helped to create some of the bold and innovative entertainment world’s most impressive visitor attractions. solutions, well into the 21st century.”

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Mastering the planning and design of entertainment destinations in China One of the company’s key markets is China, underway in China, scrutiny has been which is currently experiencing a boom in placed on some of these projects, with theme park and wider attractions development. the country’s government raising concerns With great knowledge of the region, Thomas We’ve had the over potentially unpayable debts and low explains the challenges and solutions opportunity to follow grade or copycat developments. That can of working in this part of the world. prove a tricky situation for developers “Working in China for more than 15 the development of but one the Ideattack is prepared for. years, we had the opportunity to follow the the country’s theme “As a company striving to help bringing development of the country’s theme park park industry from top quality projects to the region as its full industry from its beginnings in the early participant, we analyse the advantages, 2000s to today’s booming period,” he says. its beginnings in the disadvantages and peculiarities of this process “Our company’s main development period early 2000s to today’s in China today, and take action to achieve overlaps with that of China’s theme park industry, the best possible results,” says Thomas. meaning that in certain ways we grew together. booming period “IdeAttack believes the Chinese “This enables us to be a conscious participant theme park market is now at the turning in Chinese theme park industry today, and not just a ‘foreign point of the development. All necessary aspects for the design’ import, which is very important because the Chinese successful theme park development are now there and we’re theme park industry has its own characteristics and differences.” convinced that when the market can overcome its issues, With more than 200 theme park developments currently it will thrive as our projects in the region have done.”

Phone: +1 626 204 4087 O Fax: +1 626 441 4496 O Email: [email protected] O Website: www.ideattack.com

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OVisitors are transported to ChronosCorp HQ and informed that billionaire Alastair Montague's attempt to commercialise time travel has gone wrong

Latest escape room attraction to open in Oxford with Doctor Who theme

scape Hunt is set to with Montague's prototype puzzles, with their teammates E open a new Doctor Who time machine and his exten- to achieve an overall objec- escape room in Oxford. sive collection of time artefacts, tive. We want visitors to feel Expected to open on 8 have just 60 minutes to close like they've been placed at February 2019, the escape the gap to save the planet the centre of a Doctor Who room, called World's Collide, will from the Cybermen's attack. episode, where they're right at take visitors on a thrilling adven- Speaking to Attractions the heart of the adventure. ture with the Doctor herself. Management News, Bradley "Doctor Who is an excel- On entering the room, visitors Wynne, creative director at lent IP to work with because are transported to ChronosCorp Escape Hunt, said: "I think it can be anything, future, OBradley Wynne HQ, where they are informed we're living in a time where past, Earth, space and that eccentric billionaire Alastair people really value experi- everything in between. Montague's attempt to commer- ences above possessions and "I'm incredibly proud of the cialise time travel has ripped time spent away from screens. team here and the wider delivery the fabric of time and space. To We really want to give people team, on a very successful col- make matters worse Cybermen story-led immersive experi- laboration with BBC Studios." are planning to use this hole ences where they're working ATTRACTIONS-KIT KEYWORD to attack Earth and 'upgrade' through the story, rather than ESCAPE HUNT humanity. Players, equipped a string of Doctor Who-themed

rontgrid is set to launch F its ParadropVR City Flyer attraction at King Power Mahanakhon, a mixed- OSet to open later this year, the attraction will take use skyscraper located in riders on a self-controlled VR flight across Bangkok the central business district in Bangkok, Thailand. sound effects create a fully development is a real honour, Expected to launch in sum- immersive environment, while and reflects the confidence King mer 2019, the world-first gamification elements and full Power have in our product." attraction offers a unique vir- flight controls put the rider at Called ParadropVR, the VR OMatt Wells tual paragliding experience. the heart of the experience. attraction is designed to pro- Riders, sat in a suspended Matt Wells, Frontgrid CEO and vide an immersive experience paragliding harness and wear- co-founder, said: "We're excited that realistically simulates the ing a VR headset, experience to be launching the world's first feeling of flying on a paraglider. a self-controlled VR flight ParadropVR City Flyer at King ATTRACTIONS-KIT KEYWORD across Bangkok. Exclusive Power Mahanakhon in Bangkok. FRONTGRID bespoke content and wind/ To be part of such an iconic new

Visitor technology Picsolve announces ﬁve-year partnership with Merlin

icsolve has announced a Additionally, the company Picsolve merchandise includ- Pnew five-year partnership has won contract extensions ing photo books, video content with Merlin Entertainments, with its existing Merlin clients: and panoramic prints. which will see the company Madame Tussauds London, David Hockley, CEO at Picsolve, become the content capture pro- The London Dungeon and said: "London is home to some vider for a number of Merlin's the Coca-Cola London Eye. of the world's most iconic London-based attractions, Picsolve's innovative content attractions, so it's important including Dreamworks Tours: capture technology will be imple- visitors are able to capture Shrek's Adventure! London and mented across these attractions, their experience as they enjoy Sea Life London Aquarium. including its green screen and the best the city has to offer. "Our promise to deliver a ODavid Hockley seamless customer experience and provide our partners with Experience Wall, which consists new and exciting content cap- of floor to ceiling HD screens ture innovations, is why we're which turn chroma green for a able to work with the indus- split second allowing for spe- try's top brands such as Merlin cial effects to be added post Entertainments. We're looking production. A new version of its forward to seeing the new version Super Selfie will debut at the of our Super Selfie technology." attractions in the near future. ATTRACTIONS-KIT KEYWORD OPicsolve's green screen and Experience Wall technology will be Visitors will also be able PICSOLVE rolled out at Merlin's London attractions including Shrek's Adventure! to purchase a wide range of

6-8 MARCH 2019 IAAPI Expo Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon East, Mumbai, India The three day exhibition will provide a platform to share and learn new ideas. QVAC, held each year since 2004, attracts the thought leaders of the UK sector Big players from the industry will share their learning, innovative ideas, schemes 4 OCTOBER 2019 Attractions in the UK. Run by the and experience. As well as a large show VAC 2019 industry for the industry, VAC is ﬁrmly ﬂoor, there is also a seminar programme. QEII Conference Centre, established as the key place to meet Tel: +91 902 903 1643 London, UK and network with contemporaries and to Contact: [email protected] The Annual National Conference of participate in a stimulating programme – www.iaapi.org Visitor Attractions (VAC) is the pre- whatever your interest in the sector. eminent event for all types of Visitor www.vacevents.com 25-27 MAR 2019 Dubai Entertainment Amusement and Leisure Exhibition (DEAL) Dubai World Trade Centre, 9-11 MAY 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan between 30 June Dubai, United Arab Emirates Asia Amusement & Attractions and 10 July. The annual meeting DEAL is the region's largest trade show Expo (AAA) 2019 aims to regularly examine the state of for the theme park and amusement China Import & Export conservation of properties inscribed industries. In 2019, the event will be Fair Complex (Area A) on the World Heritage List, adding celebrating its 25th anniversary. Its This years event is set to cover an or removing properties from the popularity as a marketplace for the exhibition area of more than 100,000sq prestigious list as appropriate.. region's visitor attraction industry m, with 3,000 booths and more Tel: +33 (0)1 45 68 11 04 means that it brings in some of the than 500 exhibitors. AAA – which as whc.unesco.org biggest names across the US, Europe, integrated with the CIAE & TPAE shows Asia, Africa and the Middle East. – has become the largest event of 21-24 SEPTEMBER 2019 Tel: +971 4 3435777 games, amusement, theme parks and ASTC 2019 Annual Conference Contact: [email protected] attractions in Asia. It is an exciting Ontario Science Centre www.dealmiddleeastshow.com market, as China is poised to surpass Toronto, Ontario, Canada the US and become the largest theme The ASTC Annual Conference provides 26-28 MARCH 2019 park market in 2020. As a result, In an opportunity to display products and Amusement Expo International 2019, AAA is expecting to double the services to the largest gathering of Las Vegas Convention Center, turnout of international exhibitors. science museum professionals from North Hall 1, Nevada, US Tel: +86-20-22106418 across the globe. Nearly 2,000 attendees The three-day Amusement Expo Contact: [email protected] from science centres, museums, nature International, targeting the amusement www.aaaexpos.com centres, aquariums, planetariums, and FEC sectors, will consist of a one-day and natural history museums will conference and educational schedule 30 JUN - 10 JUL 2019 take part. They come to network, – covering a number of topical issues UNESCO World Heritage attend more than 100 sessions, and – followed by a two-day exhibition. Committee session learn about products or services. Tel: +1 708 226 1300 Baku, Azerbaijan Tel: +1 202 783 7200 Contact: [email protected] The 43rd session of Unesco's World Contact: [email protected] www.amusementexpo.org Heritage Committee will take place www.astc.org/conference

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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST High Lodge attractions 2019

High Lodge, Thetford Forest is one of Forestry Commission England’s premier visitor attractions and is located between Thetford and Brandon, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border.

High Lodge Forest Centre attracts in archery; bushcraft and other recreational excess of 450,000 visitors each year and events; parking and toilet facilities.. we are seeing a growing interest for We are looking for attraction providers enjoyment of the forest environment and to deliver family leisure activities on site recreational pursuits in this setting. throughout the year. The attractions should On-site facilities and services include: play encourage family fun and physical activity. equipment; natural play; cycle trails & foot trails; café; cycle hire; Go-Ape! (high ropes); All information to be Forest Segway; Forest Live Concert Programme; submitted for consideration self-led education visits; cycle events; by February 15th 2019

If you have a business that is in keeping with the ethos of High Lodge and would like to ﬁ nd out more then please go to http://lei.sr/h8l6W to submit your plans and to complete the relevant paperwork.

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Operations Manager Group Sales Coordinator Salary: £28,000 to £35,000 per annum Salary: Competitive Company: Longleat Company: Legoland Discovery Centre Location: Longleat, Warminster, UK Location: Chicago, IL, USA Centre Director Park AV System Technician 2 Salary: Competitive Salary: Competitive Company: Live Borders Company: Legoland Location: Galashiels, UK Location: Carlsbad, California, USA APPOINTMENTS Trainee Manager Programme Digital Marketing Executive Salary: Competitive Salary and Beneﬁ ts Salary: Competitive Company: Gulliver's Theme Park Company: Merlin Entertainments Group Location: South Yorkshire, UK Location: Sydney NSW, Australia Duty Managers Retail Director Salary: Competitive Salary and Beneﬁ ts Salary: Competitive Company: Gulliver's Theme Park Company: Legoland Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK Location: Goshen, New York, USA Restaurant & Bar Team Leader Operations Manager Salary: Competitive Salary: Competitive Company: Alton Towers Theme Park Company: Sea Life Location: Stoke-on-Trent, UK Location: Concord, North Carolina, USA Food and Beverage Supervisor Facilities Manager Salary: Competitive Salary: Competitive Company: Legoland Company: Madame Tussauds Location: Carlsbad, CA, USA Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

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Theme Park Duty Managers APPOINTMENTS Rother Valley, & Trainee Managers South Yorkshire Gulliver’s brand new resort at Rother Valley is opening in 2020 which means we need more great leaders as we prepare for a big future. Gulliver’s Valley Resort will be our biggest venture to date and we’d love to meet individuals who want to share in our exciting future.

Gulliver’s have enjoyed more than 40 years of delivering great value family fun. With resorts in Warrington, Matlock Bath and Milton Keynes. Our resorts include Theme Parks, Splash Zones, Blast Arenas, High Ropes experiences, Dinosaur and Farm Park, plus award winning themed hotels, lodges and camping.

As a high energy, ambitious individual you will be prepared to work hard to gain experience and develop new skills in order to progress. The ability to spend a number of weeks at a time at our resorts in Matlock Bath, Warrington and Milton Keynes during the initial 9 to 12 months is therefore essential. In early 2020, you’ll then take on your role at Gulliver’s Valley Resort as we make ﬁnal preparations to launch its grand opening!

Duty Managers Trainee Managers

Reporting to the Resort General Manager, you’ll With a hands-on approach and excellent take shared duty manager responsibility for the communication skills, you’ll be used to organising day to day operations across the whole resort and dealing with customers, be innovative with while maintaining productivity, proﬁtability and your ideas and have an infectious enthusiasm that performance of your own specialist areas: These engages and inspires those around you. might include Rides and Attractions, Health and Safety, Food and Beverage, Admissions and Retail, The Trainee Manager programme will be Hospitality and Guest Experience, Maintenance structured over a 12 month period starting and Facilities management. in May 2019 and will include: - A number of placements across different You’ll be a proven leader with experience of areas of the business. managing large teams in a fast-paced operations, - First class training programme to leisure or hospitality environment. You’ll be used to develop skills and knowledge. organising and dealing with guests, be innovative - Senior level mentor from within the business with your ideas and have an infectious enthusiasm and access to external development coaches that engages and inspires those around you. You’ll and experts. be hands on, extremely ﬂexible and an excellent - Ownership of bespoke projects which will communicator. challenge skills and develop learning.

If you are driven and ambitious and want to be part of a brand new adventure (now dawning on the South Yorkshire horizon) then please apply below stating which role you are applying for.

Candidates MUST send a Covering Letter with their application – otherwise they will not be considered. Closing date 10th March 2019.

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