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21 people have been killed in PHOTO: MOHAMED MESSARA Mohamed Ali Aroui speaking Tunisia after gunmen targeted to journalists after the event, a museum in the country’s adding that the attack involved capital, also taking hostages. “two or more terrorists The events took place on 18 armed with Kalashnikovs”. March at the Bardo museum Concerns about security in – one of Tunisia’s premier Tunisia have been raised in tourist sites – which sits next to recent months thanks to the Tunisia’s parliament building. political instability in neigh- The siege ended two hours bouring Libya. A large number after the gunmen began their of Tunisians have also left the attack, when security forces country to fight in Syria and entered the museum to retrieve Iraq, adding to concerns that the hostages, resulting in the returning militants could carry death of the gunmen and one Tunisian security forces enter the museum to end the hostage situation out attacks on home soil. member of the counter-ter- Since the attack, 23 suspects rorism team. 50 people were Tunisian national were killed to the country’s Prime Minister. have been arrested in connec- also admitted to hospital. in the attacks. The victims “A terrorist attack [targeted] tion with a terrorist cell linked It is understood that at were Polish, Spanish, German, the Bardo Museum,” said to the Islamic State (ISIS). least 17 foreign tourists and a Italian and Tunisian, according interior ministry spokesman Continued on back cover

Universal Studios Japan Joel Manby named new SeaWorld CEO plans Okinawa theme park Joel Manby has been appointed the new Universal Studios Japan’s president, president and CEO of SeaWorld Entertain- Glenn Gumpel, has said the theme ments, amid hopes the former Herschend park is looking to build a second devel- Enterprises president and CEO can turn opment on the sub-tropical island around the floundering company. of Okinawa – more than 1,500km Manby, 55, joins SeaWorld’s Board of (932 miles) away from its existing Directors, while David D’Alessandro, who park on mainland Japan. served as interim CEO in the wake of the The second development would resignation of Jim Atchison, will continue use the island for inspiration, rather to serve as the company’s chair. than Hollywood movies. Okinawa Serving as president and CEO of Manby wants to turn the tide at SeaWorld is currently trying to sell itself as Herschend Enterprises, Manby oversaw an Asian tourist destination and a such attractions as Dollywood and the growth, expanding the company from six to Universal theme park would be a huge world-famous exhibition basketball team the 26 properties in his 12 years in the role, while step towards solidifying that stance. Harlem Globetrotters. While at Herschend, more than doubling annual net cash flow. More: http://lei.sr?a=2V3W8_A Manby consistently offered profitable More: http://lei.sr?a=h2W6q_A

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Russia plans on sending tourists to ISS by 2018

The Russian Space Agency is planning on taking tourists to the International Space Station (ISS) to cover a funding deficit, which will be made when Nasa stops paying Russia to carry astronauts to the orbiting satellite. Russia has previously sent eight tourists into space – between 2001 and 2009 – but halted the astro-tourism programme when the ISS expanded its crew numbers and Nasa needed the shuttle space to send up its astronauts. Now Nasa is moving away from Russian co-operation and privately developing its own spacecraft for such missions, with US companies including Boeing and SpaceX devel- oping crafts, which Nasa will then pay to use. Nasa’s existing US$76m (€68.9m, £50.8m) contract with the Russian Space Agency expires in 2017. It is thought that soon after that expiration, Russia Tourists would go up in the Soyuz TMA model, filling a vacant seat in the shuttle will begin to offer adventurous tourists the trip of a lifetime, but will extend its attraction in the universe, with the last window, opera singer Sarah Brightman, will existing deal with Nasa by one year. visitor in 2009 reported to have paid an travel to the ISS in September, occupying a The flight would make a visit to the Inter- estimated US$40m (€36.3m, £26.7m) for seat on the scheduled Soyuz rocket. national Space Station the most expensive the pleasure. Prior to the planned tourism More: http://lei.sr?a=K7T3R_A

Beacon technology allows guests to track animals at Tennessee Aquarium

The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is the first aquarium in the world to utilise new Merlin runs more than 100 attractions proximity-based technology in its facility as part of the Singapore’s GIC doubles visitor attraction. stake in Merlin to 5.2% The Beacon technology – developed by CloudBeacon Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC – uses Bluetooth to transmit Private has nearly doubled its stake in information over short Merlin Entertainments to 5.2 per cent. distances. The Beacons allow According to Merlin representatives, the mobile app to understand GIC has raised its holding to about 52.6 with great accuracy where The tech allows kids to track creatures around the aquarium million shares from 27.6 million. the fish are through a free Meanwhile, private equity firms CVC app. As visitors reach each planning to offer new beacon “one of the biggest develop- and Blackstone recently launched the creature, the app will offer programmes at different ments since WiFi”, adding sale of their remaining 156.5 million fun facts about them, with times throughout the year. that if used as an advertising shares in Merlin Entertainments. learning challenges for kids. While still a new tech- tool in the retail industry, it Following the purchase, GIC’s stake As the CloudBeacon platform nology, a February analysis could have an impact of up in Merlin is worth in total around makes content easily on the impact of beacons by to US$4bn (€3/7bn, £2.7bn). £220m (US$100m, €93.6m). changeable, the aquarium is Business Insider hailed it as More: http://lei.sr?a=7y8n6_A More: http://lei.sr?a=e9Y3u_A

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Village Roadshow signs AU$500m theme park JV

Australia-based theme park and cinema operator, Village Roadshow, has formed a AU$500m (US$392.3m, €359.3m, £262.7m) joint venture with China’s CITIC to invest in theme parks across the country. Village Roadshow – which operates some of Australia’s most popular theme parks, including Warner Brothers Movie World, Wet’n’Wild Water World and SeaWorld Gold Coast – called the agreement a “major milestone” in its plan to expand the brand into South East Asia and China after more than two years of negotiations. The new management firm will see CITIC take the controlling stake at 51 per cent, while Village Roadshow will take up 49 per cent. However, Village Roadshow will gain a considerably larger 60 per cent stake in the management company which designs, builds Village Roadshow is aiming for a multi-billion dollar Southeast Asia portfolio by 2020 and operates the theme park developments. Both Village Roadshow and CITIC will The CITIC Group – formerly the China in 1979, the Beijing-based company special- invest up to AU$25m (US$19.6m, €18m, International Trust and Investment Corpora- ises in investment and is making its first £13.1m) over the next few years, with CITIC tion – is a state-owned investment company foray into Australia’s theme park market. financing the rest of the AU$500m sum. of the People’s Republic of China. Established More: http://lei.sr/?a=J4N8f_A

Universal Studios tour sets opening date for its Fast & Furious addition

Universal Studios Hollywood has showcased behind-the-scenes 500 criminal objects will be on display footage of the upcoming Fast & Furious addition ‘Black Museum’ going on to its studio tour, public display for first time also announcing an opening date of 25 June. A selection of 500 items from Scotland The behind-the-scenes Yard’s ‘Black Museum’ – previously video includes the fran- only open to serving police and chise’s Dwayne “The Rock” select guests since its formation in Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez 1874 – is to go on display later this and Tyrese Gibson all talking year at the Museum of London. about what the attraction A behind-the-scenes look at Universal’s newest attraction For the first time ever, the collec- will bring, with added footage tion of objects from the Metropol- of what went into filming “This is going to be special,” HD 3D imagery to project on itan Police’s Crime Museum will be the never-before-seen added Rodriguez. “[Visitors] a 400ft (122m), 360 screen, publicly displayed for an exhibition extravaganza coming soon. are going to have the heat of which uses 34, 4K projectors called The Crime Museum Uncovered. “I get the chance to fire flying at you. It’s really a configured to envelop guests The exhibition – kicking off on 9 become Luke Hobbs and sensory-driven experience.” in a ultra-realistic scene. Plans October – will be displayed for six months. kick ass,” said The Rock. The hydraulic motion- also include a refurbed tram. More: http://lei.sr?a=H3m2G_A “And it’s all in 3D.” based ride uses 3D audio and More: http://lei.sr?a=Q2D8B_A

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Oklahoma Weather Museum designs unveiled

Kinslow, Keith & Todd Architects (KKT) have unveiled concept plans for the Oklahoma Weather Museum in ‘Tornado Alley’ Tulsa. The structure, standing at 250-300ft, (76-90m) tall, takes design inspiration from a hurricane and has aptly been dubbed ‘Tornado Tower’. The top-heavy spiralling tower would be clad in glass with perforated metal panels, using LED lighting to accent sections and make it appear to rotate. Originally envisaged to house a revolving restaurant high enough to harness views of downtown Tulsa, the Arkansas River and the Osage Hills, KKT attempted to assess what other uses the building could have. From this, the Weather Museum idea was born. The spiralling tower destination would provide the traditional infrastructure of a museum – with exhibits that highlight signif- With it’s cladding, the building would look like it was rotating when viewed from the ground icant weather events in Oklahoma – but also a branch of NOAA’s National Severe Storms displays of different types of storm shelters have made offers of support and developers Laboratory. There would also be spaces for and event space for public use. are interested in exploring the residential and weather research, educational areas, storm Although still in the concept phase, the office space the building could potentially offer. chaser training, storm safety information, project is gaining traction. Several investors More: http://lei.sr?a=W5p2k_A

Work begins on THB800m family- focused Phuket waterpark project

Construction of a THB800m (US$24.5m, £17m, €23m) waterpark Finaldi has an extensive art background is underway in one of Thailand’s busiest tourist London’s National Gallery destinations – the southern names Finaldi as director island of Phuket. Phuket Aquapark is set to The National Gallery of London has open later this year, as plans announced Dr Gabriele Finaldi as its by owner-investor Levente new director, following the retirement Perjesi to bring more fami- of current director Dr Nicholas Penny. ly-oriented recreational Finaldi takes up his new role in August, activities to the island are having previously operated as deputy finally coming to fruition. A sketch of Phuket Aquapark, coming soon to Thailand director for Collections and Research at The project, which began the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, in 2009, had stalled in part “There’s an increasing to going to the beach. Both a role he has held since 2002. due to the unpredictable demand for family recre- tourists and local residents He returns to the National Gallery political climate at the time. ational activities,” said want to have a new kind for the second time, having previously The park is being Perjesi speaking about the of experience, especially operated as curator of Italian and Spanish developed by Hungarian firm development to AM2. where the whole family can paintings between 1992 and 2002. Csenki Co and supplied by “Tourists are looking have fun together.” More: http://lei.sr?a=P5t4u_A waterpark specialist Polin. for something in addition More: http://lei.sr?a=y6G9V_A

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The Double Shot launches 12 passengers nearly 80ft Futuroscope, Jora Vision and Ubisoft staff celebrate the win

Double the fun for green-focused Chinese theme park Raving Rabbids propel Jora Vision to award success A ‘Double Shot’ tower ride Chinese city, with the aim of Dutch design company Jora 21st annual awards ceremony. from S&S Worldwide is creating a harmony between Vision is celebrating the third Jora Vision was involved in to be installed at the Eon people and the environment. Thea award-winning project it the design, engineering and Time theme park in Hohhot, The Double Shot, which has been involved in. construction of the dark ride, China. Opening is currently is already in production, French theme park Futuro- working in collaboration with scheduled for late 2015. launches 12 passengers nearly scope’s dark ride ‘The Time sister companies Jora Enter- The mixed-use Eon Time 80ft (24m) through two cycles Machine’, which features tainment and Jora Graphics project, from developer Eon of positive 3-G and negative video game characters the and other Dutch organisations. Time Real Estate Corporation, 1-G ride experiences. Raving Rabbids, received a The ride takes visitors on combines various aspects of The cycle repeats with two Thea Award for Outstanding a journey through time with natural elements with the 30mph launch sequences Achievement at the Themed Raving Rabbids, combining 5D surrounding context of the taking place in every ride. Entertainment Association’s technology with humour.

Senior Embed staff pose with Landmark COO Silvio Liedtke The institute welcomes more than 1,450,000 visitors per year

Landmark installation for Embed in Abu Dhabi Gateway’s Galaxy chosen by Chicago art museum Embed has been selected to large scale rides and attrac- The Art Institute of Chicago which welcomes more than install its revenue manage- tions. Embed also invented has selected Gateway 1,450,000 visitors per year, ment solution at a family a solution to manage the Ticketing Systems as its new is scheduled to go live with entertainment centre (FEC) workshops in the FEC’s ‘My ticketing provider. Galaxy in May 2015. in Abu Dhabi – the 32nd Works’ section, in which Fun Point-of-sale solution “We chose Gateway Landmark Group-owned store Works can use ‘Embed Mobile ‘Galaxy’ will be implemented, Ticketing Systems because to select the debit card and POS’ (emPOS) to control to be used for front gate their Galaxy point-of-sale point of sale provider. access to each workshop. sales, order entry, resource solution offered most of the The new Fun Works FEC in This system will also management, and group enhancements we identified Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi, UAE, will be used to reward guests sales on the web as well as for during our discovery process,” use the ‘Embed System’, which based on their performance online reseller and consign- said Anne-Marie Eischen, provides cashless admission to in each of the workshops . ment sales. The art institute, director of museum finance.

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Mystery illness leaves one fi sh in Tokyo aquarium

A mystery disease has decimated Tokyo Sea Life Park’s tuna population, leaving one sole fi sh surviving in the aquarium’s signature tank. The aquarium’s large tank – previously home to around 160 fi sh – has been reduced to one following the mystery outbreak. “We have had the tuna tank since the aquarium opened in 1989 but never expe- rienced this kind of mass-dying,” said a representative of the aquarium. “We are studying what caused the fi sh deaths, but we haven’t fi gured it out yet. We suspect that it could be due to new factors that were not present before.” Investigators are looking into the case, with a range of hypothesis already on the table, including the tank’s lighting, stress among the fi sh, or possibly a poisonous substance in the water. Tokyo Sea Life Park is down to just one bluefi n tuna fi sh in its signature tank The signature tuna tank, which measures 98ft (29.8m) in diameter, previously held tank’s population starting to deplete in had found a virus among some of the 69 blue-fi n tuna, 52 eastern little tuna December, while only 30 fi sh were still alive dead fi sh, but said that it wasn’t one that and 38 oriental bonito. The remaining by the middle of January. The spokes- is commonly fatal in fi sh farms. fi sh is a blue-fi n tuna, with the rest of the person added that an earlier examination More: http://lei.sr?a=Z8N5u_A

Pittsburgh Police to give city’s zoo employees training in fi rearms

New legislation has been introduced in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that will The centre will be run by Attraktion allow police offi cers to train zoo and aquarium Futuristic Saudi experience employees to use a fi rearm centre nears completion when dealing with a dangerous animal incident. A science centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Pittsburgh City Council which tells the story of information enacted the legislation in technology and communications through response to the 2012 mauling interactive, media-based attractions, is of a toddler, who died after scheduled to open later this year. falling into Pittsburgh Zoo With a hi-tech concept, the & PPG Aquarium’s African The legislation is a response to a dog attack at the zoo in 2012 Virtuality Centre ITCC will feature painted dogs enclosure. robots, simulators, a 4D dome, a 360º The legislation author- turn, will school police on “The zoo and the police theatre and interactive exhibits. ises weapons training for animal behaviour and the have had an informal The four-fl oor Virtuality Centre, the next three years. The zoo’s layout to improve agreement for fi ve years or owned by Saudi Pension Funds, police will train employees emergency response time. so,” said a Pittsburgh Police will be located in Riyadh’s SR6.5bn to use fi rearms in cases The zoo has said it will pay spokesperson. “This proposal (US$1.7bn, €1.6bn, £1.1bn) ‘cyber city’. where an animal poses a for the training and provide is an attempt to formalise it.” More: http://lei.sr?a=V3w3g_A danger, while zoo staff , in the police training for free. More: http://lei.sr?a=Y3s9P_A

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