News: Attractions
Jumping castle operator in Hillcrest School tragedy found not guilty of criminal offence
Criminal proceedings against Rosemary Gamble, the jumping castle operator charged with workplace safety breaches over Tasmania's Hillcrest Primary School tragedy of December...
Jun 5, 2025
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Cultural tourism promoted in Vietnam with launch of immersive cave dining and theatre
Asia Premier Cruises (APC) Corporation has accessed a 150-million-year-old cave in Vietnam’s north to become the extraordinary setting for an immersive theatrical show and a...
Jun 5, 2025
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Aussie Ark celebrates World Environment Day with discovery of healthy Tasmanian Devil joeys
Conservation organisation, Aussie Ark, is celebrating World Environment Day with the exciting news that 10 healthy Tasmanian Devil joeys have been discovered during the...
Jun 5, 2025
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Big Red Group Chief Executive notes experience economy shows optimism albeit with challenges
While the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) recently reducing the cash rate to 3.85% in May 2025 is a welcome move, David Anderson, Chief Executive of Big Red Group (Australia’s...
Jun 4, 2025
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Multi-level indoor Go Kart circuit launches in Vietnam
With Go Karting emerging as a fast-growing motorsport in Vietnam especially among youth, Infinity Racing, has officially launched the country’s first multi-level indoor Go Kart...
Jun 3, 2025
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YOHKA is bringing its fitness challenge to Dreamworld
Australian-born urban fitness racing brand, YOHKA has announced it is launching an event at Dreamworld from 23rd to 24th August. YOHKA is one of the most exciting, fast-paced,...
Jun 2, 2025
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Merlin Entertainments announces opening date for new Legoland Shanghai Resort
Merlin Entertainments has announced that its Legoland Shanghai Resort will open on 5th July. Located in Fengjing in the Jinshan District, Legoland Shanghai contains over 75...
Jun 1, 2025
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Karen Jones named permanent Chief Executive at Destination NSW
The NSW Government has today announced the appointment of Karen Jones as Chief Executive of its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW. Jones, who has been acting...
May 30, 2025
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Transformed Singapore Oceanarium to open in Sentosa
Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) has announced that Singapore Oceanarium will be opening to the public in Sentosa from 23rd July following three months of renovation works with the...
May 29, 2025
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Guulabaa – Place of Koala secures excellence award from Urban Land Institute
This year’s Urban Land Institute (ULI) Asia Pacific Awards announced Guulabaa – Place of Koala as one of two winners from Australia. Announced at the ULI Asia Pacific Summit in...
May 29, 2025
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Aussie Ark launches recovery efforts following catastrophic flooding
Over the past week, relentless rainfall and catastrophic floods caused severe damage to the Barrington Tops Wildlife Sanctuary. With the worst of the floodwaters now receding,...
May 29, 2025
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Glow Zone brings its family immersive experience to showgrounds this winter
Glow Zone is this winter bringing its spectacle of light and entertainment to multiple showground locations - Dapto, Castle Hill and Fairfield. The ‘glowing’ family immersive...
May 27, 2025
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Ocean Park Hong Kong opens up expanded spaces for Panda stimulation
Giant panda twin cubs will be venturing into their expanded activity space with their mother Ying Ying in their habitat at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park Giant Panda Adventure,...
May 27, 2025
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Luna Park Melbourne’s Luna Palace to be restored with expanded operational capacity
Luna Park Melbourne’s Luna Palace is being restored via a $5 million investment from the Victorian Budget 2025/26 along with a co-contribution of $17 million from the site...
May 26, 2025
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Tourism and Hospitality staff offered free entry to Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas
Local tourism, hospitality and retail staff are being offered complementary admission to Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas from 26th May to 22nd June 2025, as a way of saying...
May 26, 2025
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Government funding ensures Adelaide Koala & Wildlife Centre remains open
The South Australian 2025-26 State Budget includes $1.4 million over four years to support the Adelaide Koala & Wildlife Centre, which has been run philanthropically for many...
May 25, 2025
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Luna Park Sydney and Netflix partner to launch ‘Stranger Things’ immersive adventure
Luna Park Sydney and Netflix are partnering to launch Stranger Things: The Experience. This global phenomenon has captivated audiences in major cities around the world. Designed...
May 23, 2025
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International Aquarium Conference to be hosted in China
The International Aquarium Conference will be returning to China for the first time since Shanghai hosted it in 2008. IAC concluded its flag handover ceremony in Guadalajara,...
May 23, 2025
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Disney’s Abu Dhabi theme park to be an indoor attraction
The Walt Disney Company’s announcement earlier this month that it is to launch its seventh Disney theme park on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island will see the new destination operate under...
May 22, 2025
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Questacon achieves major milestone with 13 million visitors
Questacon - the National Science and Technology Centre located in Canberra - has achieved a major milestone in welcoming 13 million visitors and inspiring generations of...
May 22, 2025
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Data helping visitor attractions manage the impact of extreme weather
As Australia’s outdoor visitor attractions cope with the seemingly growing unpredictability of extreme weather, operators are increasingly turning to data to adapt and respond...
May 21, 2025
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MENALAC Awards honour visionaries, innovations, and global benchmarks
The Middle East and North Africa Leisure & Attractions Council (MENALAC) announced the winners of the 7th edition of the MENALAC Awards Gala on 19th May 2025, held for the first...
May 21, 2025
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Court clears Warner Bros. Movie World of wrongdoing over ‘scalping’ injury on Looney Tunes Carousel
Gold Coast theme park Warner Bros. Movie World has been cleared of any wrongdoing in relations to an incident on a carousel ride that left a 12-year-old boy with severe head...
May 21, 2025
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Semnox Solutions to power Saudi Arabia’s Noor Island family entertainment destination
Attractions industry technology specialist, Semnox Solutions, has had its integrated venue management system selected to power the operations of Noor Island - the latest family...
May 21, 2025
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