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new attractions USA
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Terracotta Warriors: China’s I was there, a young British girl (not me!)
famous warriors have been on pulled in the most votes and she looked
tour, first in London and then tickled pink to win.
Atlanta, Georgia and Houston.
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/
Their final stop before marching back to hollywood-studios
Xian is Washington, DC’s National
Geographic Museum, where they will
egion USA
be housed until March 31, 2010. The
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Terracotta Warriors exhibition features
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15 life-sized clay figures unearthed 5
Gossip Girl: Visit the playground
of privileged prep school teens in
Manhattan on a tour of Gossip Girl
sites, with On Location Tours.
from the tomb of China’s first emperor. The three-hour bus tour visits more than
They have been loaned from a stunning 40 locations used in filming of the hit
exhibition in China, taking visitors inside ITV2 series, including boutique store
the emperor’s enormous tomb complex, Henri Bendel. The guides are local New
ation
which was guarded by thousands of York City actresses, who drip-feed behind-
orpor
warriors, charged with protecting him in the-scenes information and little known
the afterlife. The warriors have already facts about the cast and crew. The $38
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pulled in record crowds to their previous tour first went on sale in April and is
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host venues so pre-booking will be offered alongside the company’s other
Busch Enter
essential to secure tickets. The exhibition location tours in New York including
is open daily, except Christmas Day. Sex and the City and The Sopranos.
nationalgeographic.com/terracottawarriors screentours.com
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Sesame Street Safari of Fun:
Elmo, Big Bird and friends will
welcome families with young
children to a new Sesame Street- 6
Dune Raiders: Legoland
California has a new slide attrac-
tion, Dune Raiders, featuring six
side-by-side 50-foot racing lanes
orld
themed park in Busch Gardens, Tampa and two corkscrew slides. It’s located in
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Bay, next spring. It will have rides, play Land of Adventure and themed around an
alt Disney W
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areas and entertainment celebrating the Egyptian bazaar. Lego models on show
spirit of Africa. Among the attractions include a 16-ft tall Pharoah constructed
will be Cookie Monster’s Canopy Crawl, with more than 300,000 bricks. The
Oscar’s Swamp Stomp (a water play area) California park also has a new Bob the
and Big Bird’s Whirly Birdie ferris wheel Builder and the Roller Coaster show run-
ride. There’ll also be a tribal-inspired ning several times daily. The 10-minute
carousel, a junior rollercoaster and a film using 3-D animation is enhanced by
s “splashy” flume ride. A photography special effects such as wind and mist for a
our
studio will give children the opportunity 4-D experience. Attraction World sells
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ation T
to appear in snaps with the Sesame Street one-day Legoland passes for £39 (adult)
On L characters, and they’ll also be able to and £33 (child).
attractionworld.com
share an unforgettable meal with them
too.
buschgardens.com
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The American Idol Experience:
For wannabe popstars, Disney 7
The Wizarding World of Harry
Potter: From next spring, Harry
Potter fans will literally be able to
step inside the young magician’s
has come up with the next best world at a brand new attraction at
thing to singing in front of Universal Orlando Resort. Ambitious plans
Simon Cowell. The American Idol to bring the magic to life include multiple
Experience was a new addition to attractions, shops and a signature eating
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L
e
goland
Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando establishment. Author JK Rowling has
this year and it gives visitors the chance been heavily involved in the project and
to watch and vote for aspiring singers in a Universal says it will be faithful to the
meticulous copy of the hit US TV show. books. Visitors will see inside Hogwarts
If you fancy a piece of the limelight your- Castle, experience the thrills of the
t self, you can audition for the opportunity Triwizard Tournament on the Dragon
esor
to sing on stage as one of three acts per Challenge rollercoaster and take a flight
show trying to win over the audience and on a hippogriff over the castle grounds.
sal Orlando R judges. UK entrants are barred from Located in Universal’s Islands of Adventure,
er
scooping the main prize, a Dream Ticket this park within a park looks set to be
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to the American Idol auditions, but the day magical!
universalorlando.co.uk
TTG Knowledge – November 2009
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