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February 08, 2010
The much anticipated Harry Potter Theme Park is set to soon be completed.
The distinctive shape of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is already visible with its thin layer of fake snow covering it.
The twenty-acre amusement destination is scheduled for an early spring launch. The park, which is believed to ...
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January 27, 2010
AbbaWorld, an interactive experience honouring the musical careers of the founding members of the famous Scandinavian foursome -- Anni-Frid, Björn, Benny and Agnetha – kicks-off this week at Earls Court, West London.
The tiny theme park features 25 rooms showcasing the band’s music and using video footage as well as memorabilia ...
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January 25, 2010
It’s been announced that Merlin Entertainment, the company responsible for operations at the London Eye and Madame Tussauds, is planning a Legoland resort in Florida.
The news emerged this week that entertainment firm has purchased a145 acre parcel of land for the theme park.
Merlin is said to have paid $22 million ...
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January 22, 2010
Universal Parks and Resorts have announced plans for a new theme park in South Korea which will open to the public in 2014.
The company, which operates Universal Studios theme parks in the United States as well as in Japan, has signed an agreement to design and build a $2.67-billion amusement ...
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January 04, 2010
A proposal which would pay homage to the King of Pop the late Michael Jackson and his family background has been expanded to include an optional golf course as well as a theme park which would feature some characteristics of the star’s Neverland Ranch and the once proud Riverview amusement ...
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December 29, 2009
A dispute over money is casting dark clouds over the construction of a new mythical Dark Age-inspired theme park.
Orcestrator, the proposed new tourist park, was seen as an opportunity to pull in thousands of tourists which would have come to the destination to experience the life styles of Vikings. Visitors ...
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December 17, 2009
A top executive said that China is a large enough country to have two Disneyland resorts.
The comments were made by Walt Disney Co. Asia Parks President Bill Ernest, amid concerns the new Disneyland Shanghai park could siphon out visitors from the company’s already active Hong Kong amusement destination.
Ernest commented that ...
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December 16, 2009
On the beautiful island of Phuket in Thailand, the two week blockade of the huge West Sands amusement park project by local residents is over.
The first theme park on Phuket, Splash Jungle, is now scheduled for a January 2010 launch date.
West Sands' owners settle the dispute by allowing public use ...
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December 15, 2009
In the United States, it’s quite a well known fact that there’s always a huge competition amongst theme parks to offer guests and visitors the most extravagant and extreme of all experiences.
One way that amusement parks apparently enjoy competing with each other is with the size and quality of their ...
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December 14, 2009
Elton John and partner David Furnish have officially launched a "pop up shop" which will offer items coming from their extravagant collection of designer clothing for charity.
London's Covent Garden shop is being organised to sell items of clothes and fashion accessories directly from the couple’s flamboyant wardrobes, as of Saturday ...
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