Waterparks News:Slagharen expands with Aqua Mexicana Slagharen theme park and
resort in the Netherlands
has expanded its public
offering following the opening
of its new €6m ($6.7m,
£4.3m) Mexican-themed
waterpark
Theme Parks News:Moscow Hamleys debuts theme park concept Global toy retailer Hamleys
has taken the first step to
becoming an experience
brand after opening a mini
theme park in its new
Moscow store – also the
largest toy shop in Europe
Zoos & Aquariums News:Safari park planned for Egypt resort Plans for a leisure
development in Egypt,
which were derailed by the
Egyptian Revolution in 2011,
are back on track, according
to one of the key players
behind the $1.1bn (€1bn,
£738m) safari, theme park,
hotel and housing scheme
Interview:Marty Sklar Retired Disney Legend Marty Sklar
reveals the secrets of Imagineering,
the legacy of the 1964 World’s Fair
and the lessons he learned as
Walt Disney’s “keeper of the keys”
Talking Point:The $100 Barrier As a Walt Disney World day ticket
enters three-digit territory for
the first time, we ask what this
means for pricing in the sector
Museums:Biomuseo Panama has opened the world’s first
museum of biodiversity, an ambitious
building by architect Frank Gehry. We
meet the team behind the project
Expos:Food for Thought Expo Milano 2015 launches in Italy,
aiming to bring the planet’s most
pressing problems to the fore, not least
how to provide food for everybody
Zoos & Aquariums:On the SAFE Side AZA chair Dennis Pate explains a new
initiative designed to help endangered
animals, and offers some tips from
his world-class Henry Doorly zoo
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