News: Attractions
Timezone's refurbished Robina FEC will offer multiple entertainment options
Entertainment destination, Timezone, has announced that Zone Bowling - an FEC landmark in the Robina community for over ten years - will reopen its doors on Saturday 3rd April...
Mar 26, 2021
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DARKFIELD SÉANCE supernatural experience returns to Sydney
Darkfield’s SÉANCE – an immersive installation in which guests are engulfed in complete darkness and placed in a supernatural experience - makes its long-awaited return to...
Mar 25, 2021
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AALARA presents need for Federal Government backing for insurance crisis resolution at Canberra meetings
Representatives of the Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation (AALARA) have been in Canberra over the past two days discussing the future of the attractions industries and...
Mar 24, 2021
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Abu Dhabi’s Miral introduces facial recognition at Yas Island theme parks
Miral, the developer behind the main attractions at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, has launched FacePass, a contactless technology that allows visitors to enter and shop within Yas...
Mar 24, 2021
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Sydney Showground gets approval to host up to 60,000 people a day for the Royal Easter Show
The Sydney Showground has advised that it has given approval by NSW Health for it to host up to 60,000 ticket holders on site each day of this year's Sydney Royal Easter Show....
Mar 23, 2021
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Queensland Government funds new regional attractions and ecotourism projects
New regional attractions and ecotourism projects are being funded through the Queensland Government’s $25 million Growing Tourism Infrastructure Fund with eight projects either...
Mar 23, 2021
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SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium releases two rehabilitated sea turtles to the ocean
Following their successful rehabilitation at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium, two rescued sea turtles have been released back into the ocean. SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s is home...
Mar 23, 2021
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Delays to refurbishment of Sydney’s Dawn Fraser Baths sees Mayor prompt investigation
Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne has reportedly referred his Council’s handling of the much-delayed restoration of the harbourside Dawn Fraser Baths to the NSW Auditor-General. The...
Mar 22, 2021
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Report suggests global amusement park market will grow almost 7% in years to 2024
Notwithstanding the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, the global amusement and theme park market will grow by US$19.84 billion during the years 2020 to 2024, progressing at a...
Mar 21, 2021
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SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast celebrates International Day of the Seal
SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast Aquarium is celebrating International Day of the Seal (22nd March) by unveiling its latest upgrades to Seal Island. Seal Island is home to six seals,...
Mar 21, 2021
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2021 Australian Tourism Exchange to return as hybrid event in June
Tourism Australia has announced that its Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) event will return in June this year, as a live event in Sydney along with a virtual event component....
Mar 18, 2021
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378 agricultural shows receive almost $34 million in payments
With COVID-19 having had an unprecedented impact on agricultural shows and field days during the past year and with most events cancelled in 2020, the Federal Government has...
Mar 18, 2021
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Super Nintendo World expansion opens at Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Japan has officially launched its US$550 million Super Nintendo World themed land. Delayed by the Coronavirus pandemic, the ‘Super Mario’-themed precinct is...
Mar 18, 2021
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New backing set to drive RampFest Indoor Skate Park to multi venue operations
Impacted by the Coronavirus closures of last year, Melbourne’s RampFest Indoor Skate Park is looking to expand multi venue recreation and sport facility business. One of...
Mar 17, 2021
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Tourism sector unites for new Sunshine Coast marketing campaign
Visit Sunshine Coast has collaborated with the region’s tourism operators to launch a new marketing campaign targeting the drive market and encouraging Queenslanders to...
Mar 17, 2021
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Puffing Billy Railway launches unlimited access Locals Pass
Victoria’s renowned attraction - Puffing Billy Railway - has released an annual, unlimited-access Locals Pass to encourage the community to get out and start exploring their own...
Mar 17, 2021
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New research dispels suggestions New Zealand tourism too expensive for the domestic market
New research from Wellington-based research and strategy company, Angus & Associates, suggests two thirds of New Zealanders believe they received good or excellent value for...
Mar 17, 2021
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The Sydney Family Show returns in COVIDSafe format
Following a one-year hiatus, the Sydney Family Show returns to the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park from 1st to 18th April in a new COVIDSafe format, assisting in protecting...
Mar 17, 2021
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WAZA officially endorses Razan Al Mubarak for IUCN Presidency
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has advised that, for the first time in its 86-year history, it is endorsing a candidate for the International Union for...
Mar 17, 2021
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Australian reptile venom program sees Coastal Taipan break world record
The extraction of venom from a Coastal Taipan at the Australian Reptile Park has broken the world record for extracting the most raw venom from a single yield. The Australian...
Mar 16, 2021
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Fremantle to deliver carnival attractions for April school holidays
The City of Fremantle is delivering - This is Funmantle - a seaside family-friendly attraction of favourite carnival rides for the April school holidays - from Saturday 10th...
Mar 14, 2021
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Television documentary to explore conspiracy theories and rumours surrounding tragic 1979 Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney
News reports and a three-part ABC investigative documentary are exploring the suspicions, conspiracies and rumours that have been associated with the 1979 Ghost Train fire at...
Mar 13, 2021
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Dubai’s DXB Entertainments gets approval for US$1.17 billion debt transfer
DXB Entertainments, the Dubai-based leisure and entertainment company, has advised that it has won approval from its shareholders to transfer AED4.3 billion (US$1.17 billion)...
Mar 12, 2021
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Sydney Tower Eye commences 40th anniversary with LEGO exhibition
To commence its 40th anniversary celebrations, the Sydney Tower Eye is hosting the LEGO® Brickman Cities exhibition powered by LEGO® City from 26th March 2021. Created by LEGO®...
Mar 11, 2021
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