The Emirates’ aim: to promote the capital as a tolerant global city, and its flagship museum, opening this week, as a bridge between civilizations. By DOREEN CARVAJALNOV. 7, 2017 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A decade ago the French architect Jean Nouvel sketched the bare outlines of a fretted dome on flimsy paper. Today…
Bangkok (CNN) — The Skytrain, over 300 meters directly below, snakes across its elevated track like a miniature toy train. Nearby, cars limp down Bangkok’s Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road in the evening traffic, tiny specks with glowing pinpoints for headlights. But it’s the views of the Chao Phraya River off in the distance that impress the most; unbroken…
FOLEY, AL (WKRG) – The new theme park in Foley announced Thursday that it will be opening one of the area’s biggest haunted houses next week. The “Town of Terror” opens October 6th. According to a press release, OWA will be teaming up with Fairhope’s Nightmare Chambers to bring the attraction, “for more than 10…
Upon its completion in 2016, the 314-meter MahaNakhon was named Thailand’s tallest building. Offering luxury shopping and some of the most expensive properties in Bangkok, the glitzy skyscraper symbolizes a city on the rise. But amid a construction boom in the Thai capital, the skeletons of long-abandoned buildings remain part of the expanding skyline. They stand as…
On Saturday, April 5th our industry celebrated what has come to be known as the “Oscars” of the Themed Entertainment Industry… the 20th Annual Thea Awards Gala. The objective of the Thea Awards is to find excellence and celebrate it. We would like to congratulate all Thea Awards recipients that help create compelling experiences that…
By Dave Parfitt | U.S. News and World Report Contributor April 4, 2017 OWA is a brand-new amusement park currently under construction on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, and the Rollin’ Thunder roller will be the headline attraction. Designed by Italian amusement ride company Zamperla, Rollin’ Thunder will be similar to Thunderbolt, which returned to Brooklyn, New York’s Coney…
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Joel Ward, of ProFun Management Group, has been officially announced as the new General Manager of the 60-story observation wheel being built on the St George waterfront. Joel brings over 25 years of experience in the tourism and attraction industry, including his 18-year tenure at Universal Studios.