Theme Parks news:Paramount leaves £3.2bn UK project London Resort Company Holdings
(LRCH) – the developer behind the
Paramount theme park in Kent – has
split from the film studio, which was to
act as the attraction’s masthead
Museums & Galleries news:AMNH interns create unique visitor tours
New York’s American Museum of
Natural History (AMNH) is hosting 30
students for a summer of training,
with the interns acting as tour guides
for the 500 camp groups that visit
throughout the summer
Heritage news:Hadrian’s Wall visitor centre opens The long-awaited Landscape
Discovery Centre at Hadrian’s Wall –
known as The Sill – has opened after
more than three years of development
for the British heritage attraction
Technology news:VR startup bringing Norse mythology to life Plans are underway in
Denmark to develop a
travelling VR fantasy
exhibition based on Norse
mythology, which – if
successful – will eventually
be turned into a fullyfledged
theme park unique
to Scandinavia
Interview:Wolfgang Kiessling We talked to Wolfgang Kiessling, who set
up a small parrot park on Tenerife in the
1970s. Today, Loro Parque and Siam Park
are some of Europe’s top attractions
Analysis:TEA/AECOM Theme Index 2016 Effective marketing campaigns, smart reinvestment and facility upgrades
drive growth in Asia-Pacific, but it’s not all plain sailing