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Penang aiming for eco-friendly theme park Comments Off

Posted on August 24, 2009
If all goes according to plan, the Malaysian island of Penang will soon boast an RM100mil world-class eco-friendly theme park in Teluk Bahang. According to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng a Penang-based company called Sim Leisure, previously involved in Singapore’s Universal Studios Theme Park, has submitted a proposal to the government ... Read More >>

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Category Days Out, Holiday Parks, Shows, Events & Gigs, Theme Parks & Attractions, travel

Vendée’s historical theme park Comments Off

Posted on August 21, 2009
he French coastal region called the Vendée is a fun place. Located south of Brittany, it has Atlantic beaches that stretch for miles. Campsites are plenty to offer families a great stay amidst nature. Sailors and local fishermen give the ocean a saltier texture, especially at Les Sables d'Olonne, from ... Read More >>

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Category Days Out, Experience Days, Holiday Parks, Theme Parks & Attractions, transport, travel

New Nickelodeon park in Louisiana Comments Off

Posted on August 19, 2009
Nickelodeon, which formerly had TV studios and has a cartoon ride at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, has signed a deal with a company based in Louisiana. The agreement concerns the plans for a water park and theme park in the city of New Orleans using the network's well-known image ... Read More >>

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Category Days Out, Experience Days, Holiday Parks, Theme Parks & Attractions, travel

Butlins gets a boutique hotel Comments Off

Posted on August 12, 2009
Butlins. A typical noisy, slightly shabby holiday camp with little kids running around and hoards of visitors trampling the grounds, yes. But you can start thinking boutique spa hotel. Butlins has just invested £20m on its latest addition, the Ocean hotel in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The company has splurged on ... Read More >>

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Category Days Out, Experience Days, Holiday Parks, Theme Parks & Attractions, travel

The world’s first environmental theme park Comments Off

Posted on August 12, 2009
Earlier this month, the world's first green theme park opened its doors, instilling fear in children everywhere that Mickey Mouse might be sidestepped by their environmentally conscious parents in favour of polar bears. When executive director Eric Ritz was asked what he though was the goal of the park, he ... Read More >>

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Taj Mahal and theme park don’t rhyme Comments Off

Posted on August 06, 2009
"Not a piece of architecture…but the proud passions of an emperor’s love wrought in living stones”. These were the words of Edwin Arnold, poet and an editor of The Daily Telegraph. The description is unchallengeable, and the building, everyone could attest, unimprovable. There’s one exception. The Agra Development Authority believes it can ... Read More >>

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Category Days Out, Experience Days, travel

Sign language campaign at Chorley theme park Comments Off

Posted on August 04, 2009
The annual Learn to Sign Week campaign, organized by The British Deaf every October, is being launched today at a Chorley theme park. This year’s official launch of the week-long national campaign will be held today, August 4, at Camelot Theme Park in Chorley, Lancashire. A British Sign Language interpreted ... Read More >>

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Category Days Out, Experience Days, Holiday Parks, Theme Parks & Attractions

New Theme Park in China Comments Off

Posted on August 03, 2009
China's largest theme park, Shanghai Happy Valley, is set to open at the city's Mount She on August 8. The fourth, after similar projects in Shenzhen, Beijing and Chengdu, is a hugely-financed entertainment venture and the brain child of China's Overseas Chinese Town (OCT). Covering an area of more than 900,000 ... Read More >>

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U.K student publishes rollercoaster guide Comments Off

Posted on July 30, 2009
A young adrenaline junky from Newport turned his love of roller coaster rides into a business by publishing a guide to theme parks. Rory Sweeney a twenty year old student from Stow Hill, was stimulated to write the book, Theme Park Insider Guide to Alton Towers 2009, after having ... Read More >>

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Category Experience Days, Theme Parks & Attractions, Uncategorized

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