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Editor's letter : Dealing with protests
The industry attracts protesters for the
same reason it attracts sponsors – it's
high profile and extremely engaged with
its audience
Profile: Tim Fisher
The CEO of Village Roadshow Theme
Parks reveals how the company's
defied the double-dip global recession
with record attendances to its existing
parks and three more due to open
Museum: The big idea
San Francisco's Exploratorium reopened
in April in a venue three times its original
size. The museum's Linda Dackman
shows how the new space is being used
Aquarium: Den Blå Planet
The CEO and designer describe
Denmark's new aquarium, which is
shaped like a whirlpool and has 20,000
animals and up to 8,000 visitors a day
New opening: Thinking inside the box
The Perot Museum is shaped like a cube
and described as the next generation
of nature and science museums. CEO
Nicole Small explains how and why
Restoration: Home improvement
The Historic Dyess Colony: Boyhood
Home of Johnny Cash project is
restoring the famous singer's house,
educating visitors about the New
Deal era and revitalising the area
Planetarium: The sky at night
Two dome theatres are among the
highlights of Canada's new Rio Tinto
Alcan Planetarium, which shows what's
going on in the universe as it happens
Social media: Smart moves
Find out how to use digital opportunities
beyond your website in a new series
by social media expert Kelly Wheeler
Integrated entertainment system wood rack designs Rackz, UK-based 19 inch rack specialist designer, manufacturer and supplier, has expanded its range of wood finish Credenza rack units. The Credenza range is a self-assembly product in Beech, Knotty Oak and Black Ash designs. It’s been created for commercial applications and for home entertainment and smart home systems to be combined into an integrated package.
attractions-kit.net keyword: rackz
Integrated entertainment system
Syx creates one card for all attractions and more Syx Automations, Belgium, has created a CityCard that combines visits to museums and attractions and includes public transport. The all-in experience card has been launched in Gent, Belgium, allowing visitors to enter the city’s principal museums, other attractions including a boat trip, and public transport without the need for any paper passes. There are two types of cards, one that is valid for 48 hours, another for 72 hours. They cost 25 and 30 Euros. The card comes with a visitors’ guide.
one card for all attractions
Frozen yoghurt store to open at US fun park Frozen yoghurt specialist SweetFrog will open a shop at the Virginia-based Kings Dominion amusement park in spring 2013. The Richmond, US-based self-serve frozen yogurt company will open its store in the newly expanded Planet Snoopy area of the amusement park, near the re-themed Woodstock Express roller coaster. SweetFrog will offer families a large selection of frozen yogurt flavours including fat free, sugar free, and gluten free options. Toppings include fresh fruit, granola, wet walnuts, crushed candy bars, chocolate, caramel and shredded coconut. The park opened on 29 March.
Frozen yoghurt
Bussink Design creates giant moveable wheel Bussink Design, based in Switzerland, has installed a transportable giant observation wheel in Munich, Germany. The brand new Observation Wheel R80XL SP, reaches 80m (263ft) high. It houses 500,000 LED lights, which can be seen from across the city. The giant observation wheel is available in a stationary semi-transportable version for permanent or long term installation and also in a fully transportable version that comes with a base frame.
giant moveable wheel
WhiteWater completes SilkGel slide resurfacing Nessie’s Revenge at the West Edmonton Mall’s World Waterpark in Canada has had a complete makeover with WhiteWater’s new technological innovation, SilkGel. The technology is designed to offer gloss and colour retention and be an eco-friendly, low maintenance product, on which WhiteWater offers a five-year resurfacing warranty against fading and chalking. SilkGel was awarded the Best New Technology Award at IAAPA and was created at WhiteWater’s manufacturing facilities in British Columbia, Canada. It offers UV resistance, consistent gloss and allows for resurfacing with new colours.
SilkGel slide
JPM releases new Casino Crazy Open the Box game JPM’s Category B4 Casino Crazy Open the Box is a new game for casino clubs with features intended to deliver player appeal. The Open The Box feature awards a series of cash offers to the player. Each refused offer causes three of the cash values in the Open The Box area to disappear. If all offers are refused, the player is awarded the cash value revealed when a secret reel is lit. attractions-kit.net keyword:jpm
Casino Crazy
Gateway Ticketing part of Crayola Experience refit Gateway Ticketing Systems is implementing a fully integrated solution for The Crayola Experience’s ticketing and access control operations, as part of a major renovation project. Using Gateway’s flagship product Galaxy, the US-based Crayola Experience began its operational transformation in February with Point of Sale admissions and a new eGalaxy Consumer Web Store, which enables visitors to buy tickets online and print them at home.
In a world where imbalance often accumulates quietly, Wildsmith unveils its newest
wellbeing innovation: Silent Loads, an approach designed to meet the needs of modern spa
guests with precision and depth. [more...]
Wherever you are in the world, find the right products and services 24/7 by logging on to Attractions Management’s free search engine www.attractions-kit.net
Read more from this issue of Spa Business magazine
View contents of Spa Business 2013 issue 2
Editor's letter : Dealing with protests
The industry attracts protesters for the
same reason it attracts sponsors – it's
high profile and extremely engaged with
its audience
Profile: Tim Fisher
The CEO of Village Roadshow Theme
Parks reveals how the company's
defied the double-dip global recession
with record attendances to its existing
parks and three more due to open
Museum: The big idea
San Francisco's Exploratorium reopened
in April in a venue three times its original
size. The museum's Linda Dackman
shows how the new space is being used
Aquarium: Den Blå Planet
The CEO and designer describe
Denmark's new aquarium, which is
shaped like a whirlpool and has 20,000
animals and up to 8,000 visitors a day
New opening: Thinking inside the box
The Perot Museum is shaped like a cube
and described as the next generation
of nature and science museums. CEO
Nicole Small explains how and why
Restoration: Home improvement
The Historic Dyess Colony: Boyhood
Home of Johnny Cash project is
restoring the famous singer's house,
educating visitors about the New
Deal era and revitalising the area
Planetarium: The sky at night
Two dome theatres are among the
highlights of Canada's new Rio Tinto
Alcan Planetarium, which shows what's
going on in the universe as it happens
Social media: Smart moves
Find out how to use digital opportunities
beyond your website in a new series
by social media expert Kelly Wheeler
Integrated entertainment system wood rack designs Rackz, UK-based 19 inch rack specialist designer, manufacturer and supplier, has expanded its range of wood finish Credenza rack units. The Credenza range is a self-assembly product in Beech, Knotty Oak and Black Ash designs. It’s been created for commercial applications and for home entertainment and smart home systems to be combined into an integrated package.
attractions-kit.net keyword: rackz
Integrated entertainment system
Syx creates one card for all attractions and more Syx Automations, Belgium, has created a CityCard that combines visits to museums and attractions and includes public transport. The all-in experience card has been launched in Gent, Belgium, allowing visitors to enter the city’s principal museums, other attractions including a boat trip, and public transport without the need for any paper passes. There are two types of cards, one that is valid for 48 hours, another for 72 hours. They cost 25 and 30 Euros. The card comes with a visitors’ guide.
one card for all attractions
Frozen yoghurt store to open at US fun park Frozen yoghurt specialist SweetFrog will open a shop at the Virginia-based Kings Dominion amusement park in spring 2013. The Richmond, US-based self-serve frozen yogurt company will open its store in the newly expanded Planet Snoopy area of the amusement park, near the re-themed Woodstock Express roller coaster. SweetFrog will offer families a large selection of frozen yogurt flavours including fat free, sugar free, and gluten free options. Toppings include fresh fruit, granola, wet walnuts, crushed candy bars, chocolate, caramel and shredded coconut. The park opened on 29 March.
Frozen yoghurt
Bussink Design creates giant moveable wheel Bussink Design, based in Switzerland, has installed a transportable giant observation wheel in Munich, Germany. The brand new Observation Wheel R80XL SP, reaches 80m (263ft) high. It houses 500,000 LED lights, which can be seen from across the city. The giant observation wheel is available in a stationary semi-transportable version for permanent or long term installation and also in a fully transportable version that comes with a base frame.
giant moveable wheel
WhiteWater completes SilkGel slide resurfacing Nessie’s Revenge at the West Edmonton Mall’s World Waterpark in Canada has had a complete makeover with WhiteWater’s new technological innovation, SilkGel. The technology is designed to offer gloss and colour retention and be an eco-friendly, low maintenance product, on which WhiteWater offers a five-year resurfacing warranty against fading and chalking. SilkGel was awarded the Best New Technology Award at IAAPA and was created at WhiteWater’s manufacturing facilities in British Columbia, Canada. It offers UV resistance, consistent gloss and allows for resurfacing with new colours.
SilkGel slide
JPM releases new Casino Crazy Open the Box game JPM’s Category B4 Casino Crazy Open the Box is a new game for casino clubs with features intended to deliver player appeal. The Open The Box feature awards a series of cash offers to the player. Each refused offer causes three of the cash values in the Open The Box area to disappear. If all offers are refused, the player is awarded the cash value revealed when a secret reel is lit. attractions-kit.net keyword:jpm
Casino Crazy
Gateway Ticketing part of Crayola Experience refit Gateway Ticketing Systems is implementing a fully integrated solution for The Crayola Experience’s ticketing and access control operations, as part of a major renovation project. Using Gateway’s flagship product Galaxy, the US-based Crayola Experience began its operational transformation in February with Point of Sale admissions and a new eGalaxy Consumer Web Store, which enables visitors to buy tickets online and print them at home.
Global luxury hospitality brand, Six Senses, has partnered with longevity healthcare provider,
HUM2N, to launch a clinic at Six Senses London, at The Whiteley.
As part of its first hotel partnership, Mayrlife – the medical health resort company known for its
site in Altaussee, Austria – has launched a day clinic at the Rosewood Vienna.
Premium London health club, KX Chelsea, will imminently unveil its most significant
redevelopment since its launch in 2002 to create an integrated wellness model combining
training, recovery and relaxation.
Rosewood Le Guanahani St Barth, on the northeast coast of Saint Barthélemy in the French
West Indies, is offering a programme of ocean-inspired yoga classes between 8-14 June to
celebrate Global Wellness Day (GWD).
Hotel de France, located on the British Isle of Jersey, has created a wellness retreat package
that includes a hot yoga session that will take place in Jersey Zoo’s butterfly sanctuary.
The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi, in Malaysia, has revealed a schedule for Global Wellness Day
(GWD) that includes guided rainforest walks, mindful movement and guided coastal meditation
experiences.
Longevitix, a clinical platform for preventive and longevity medicine, has launched its AI-
powered intelligence system to help physicians deliver continuous, personalised longevity-
focused care at scale.
Atmantan Wellness Centre, an integrative wellness destination in Mulshi, near Pune in India, is
expanding its portfolio by adding a new centre in Hyderabad that will launch between 2028 and
2029.
A recent survey by the UK Spa Association (UKSA) into the industry’s approach to cancer care
has revealed that almost half of participating respondents (46 per cent) are unaware that
cancer is a disability and guests with a cancer diagnosis must be given
Mexican operator, Solmar Hotels and Resorts, is hosting a series of events in celebration of
Global Wellness Day, including a Temazcal ceremony at its Playa Grande Resort and Spa in Los
Cabos.
In a world where imbalance often accumulates quietly, Wildsmith unveils its newest
wellbeing innovation: Silent Loads, an approach designed to meet the needs of modern spa
guests with precision and depth. [more...]
